A new financial commitment will help ensure local youth and families get timely access to the right care at the right time. RBC is committing $50,000 for Foundry Kelowna in support of the Youth Navigation program.

Art Monahan, Branch Manager, Kelowna RBC Royal Bank explains they recognize the need for mental health services to work together as efficiently as possible. “Many youth and families are stuck navigating a complex and segregated array of mental health services,” says Monahan. He adds that RBC has a long history of supporting initiatives that help children and youth realize their potential, “Our commitment to funding navigation at Foundry Kelowna will help ensure youth and families are able to get timely access to the right care.”

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On the heels of receiving national recognition for his work advocating for mental health, Kelowna’s 15 year old Finn Pihl has been named a leader for the same, here at home.

Finn received the Community Leader Award for Youth Volunteer on Monday night, in Kelowna. He was co-nominated for the award by CMHA Kelowna and the KGH Foundation for his leadership as the key face in the Not Alone campaign, a fundraising collaboration between the KGH Foundation and CMHA Kelowna to raise $2M for Foundry Kelowna.

On October 17, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) named Finn as a Difference Maker; one of Canada’s 150 Leading Canadians for Mental Health for his work “building awareness, raising funds and establishing himself as an impactful mental health speaker.”

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The Canadian Mental Health Association, (CMHA) Kelowna is celebrating receiving a $50,000 grant from The Home Depot Canada Foundation for Foundry Kelowna. The grant is part of The Orange Door Project Grant Program, which supports repairs, renovations and/or modifications to housing accommodations or other support facilities for homeless youth. The funding was used to construct the teaching kitchen and resource room at the newly built Foundry Kelowna.

Together the kitchen and resource room are core and essential elements of the overall program at Foundry Kelowna. The two spaces are connected and open up as one large room where at youth have access to housing supports, education and are provided skills for life. It is a place to learn basic cooking skills to ensure they do not go hungry and for those that want to learn more advanced skills may lead to potential employment in a commercial kitchen.

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