If you have a project to improve your neighbourhood, you could get a grant from the City

Do you have a cool idea to improve your Kelowna neighbourhood?

If so, you have just over two weeks to apply for a Strong Neighbourhoods grant, the deadline for which is Friday, Nov. 2.

Residents can receive up to $1,000 for a neighbourhood enhancing project, which has brought many incredible ideas to life in recent years.

“We’ve seen many innovative ideas come to life through the Neighbourhoods Grant, and we’ve been excited to see neighbours come together to connect and build relationships by working on a project,” said Tanya Sletten, community development coordinator.

“By fostering good relationships with those who live around you, you can help enhance your community’s safety and feelings of welcoming and inclusivity.”

These grants are funded through the City’s Strong Neighbourhoods Program with support from the Central Okanagan Foundation.

More than 400 residents participated in nine projects this year, including the creation of a neighbourhood garden, back alley painting, rebuilding a fence and an aeration project.

“It was a windstorm that collapsed our neighbourhood fence that actually brought the whole neighbourhood together”, said Paul Malkinson, the fence project coordinator, who said that the community knows each other on a whole other level following the project.

The Nov. 2 deadline is for projects happening between January and April of 2019, but residents can apply to this grant program all year long.

For more information on Neighbourhood Grants, click this link.