Educational programming for youth and families got a boost this week as Mayor Victor Cumming presented the North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society with a cheque for $672.47. The funds came from the 2018 Kindness Meters program.
鈥淭he work that NOYFSS does every day in our community is helping to change lives,鈥� said Cumming. 鈥淭he team works with children, teens and families who find themselves in difficult circumstances, but with grace and kindness they help instill confidence and offer outstanding support for a wide breadth of needs.鈥�
The funds donated to NOYFSS today will go towards non-funded skill building and educational programming.
鈥淒onations like these allow young people to participate in programs at no cost to them or their families,鈥� said Dean Francks, Executive Director of NOYFSS.
Orange Kindness Meters were installed in Vernon鈥檚 downtown core in 2016. The goal of the program is to encourage community members to donate loose change for organizations that help those in need, rather than giving money to individuals who are panhandling.
But last year鈥檚 donations were less than half of what the meters collected in the two previous years. Therefore Cumming is trying to get NOYFSS a few more dollars.
鈥淚鈥檝e got a challenge with council to bump it up,鈥� said Cumming, who donated the first $100.
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