Current Partnerships

The Red Cross knows that community groups play a critical role in providing services to assist people and the entire community recover from disaster. That’s why we work alongside community groups to strengthen local initiatives and services, and ensure our efforts are not duplicated.

Support to community groups ensures the needs of the community are reflected in relief and recovery activities. All current partnerships (and the services provided) have been identified as needs by fire-affected communities across British Columbia. Below is a list of our community partners to date:

British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Provided financial assistance to support evacuees by providing care for family pets during evacuation and pets left behind evacuation lines.
First Nations Health Authority – Provided transportation for an Ulkatcho First Nation community and family gathering.
Boston Flats Trailer Park Fire Aide Fund – Provided financial assistance for community BBQs for Boston Flats residents.
Q’wemtsín Health Society – Provided financial assistance for a community BBQ hosted by Skeetchestn Indian Band.
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council – Provided financial assistance for hunting, harvesting and food preparation for the winter months.
British Columbia/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation – Provided retroactive financial assistance for emergency relief supplies and support to community members in Williams Lake during the emergency.
Food Banks BC – Provided financial assistance for coordination, support and distribution of supplies to food banks across the province.
BC Cancer Foundation – Provided retroactive financial assistance to the Centre for the North Comfort Fund for specialized accommodation support provided to evacuees.
Nazko Valley Community Centre – Provided financial assistance for a welcome home gathering for community members.
Riske Creek Recreation Commission – Provided financial assistance for an appreciation dinner for volunteers who supported the community during the emergency.
United Way of Thompson Nicola Cariboo – Provided financial assistance to support the social services to provide services and support for both the evacuees and local community members.
Clearwater Secondary School – Provided financial assistance for student programs.
City of Prince George – Provided financial assistance for a community appreciation BBQ.
Lower Similkameen Indian Band – Provided financial assistance to support a traditional healing ceremony.
ʔaq̓am – Ktunaxa Nation, ?Esdilagh First Nation, Alexis Creek Indian Band, Ashcroft Indian Band, Bonaparte Indian Band, Canim Lake Band, Esk’etemc First Nation, Lhoosk’uz Dene Nation, Lhtako Dene Nation, Lower Similkameen Indian Band, Nazko First Nation, Simpcw First Nation, Skeetchestn Indian Band, Soda Creek Indian Band, Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, Tk̓emlúps Te Secwépemc, Tl’etinqox Government, Toosey Indian Band, Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation, Ulkatcho First Nation, Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band, Williams Lake Indian Band, Xali’p First Nation, Xeni Gwet’in First Nation Government, and Yunesit’in Government, - Provided financial assistance to First Nation communities impacted by a shortage of traditional foods as a result of the wildfires.
ʔaq̓am – Ktunaxa Nation, ?Esdilagh First Nation, Alexis Creek Indian Band, Ashcroft Indian Band, Bonaparte Indian Band, Canim Lake Band, Esk’etemc First Nation, Ltako Dene Nation, Lower Similkameen Indian Band, Nazko First Nation, Simpcw First Nation, Skeetchestn Indian Band, Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, Soda Creek Indian Band, Tk̓emlúps Te Secwépemc, Tl’etinqox Government, Toosey Indian Band, Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation, Ulkatcho First Nation, Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band, Williams Lake First Nation, Xali’p First Nation, Xeni Gwet’in First Nation Government, and Yunesit’in Government - Provided financial assistance to First Nation communities impacted by a shortage of firewood to heat on-reserve homes.
ʔaq̓am – Ktunaxa Nation – Provided financial support for a community gathering to support healing in the community.
Tl’etinqox Government – Provided financial assistance for the coordination of emergency relief activities including coordinating replacement of fridges after power outages in the community.
Thompson Nicola Regional District – Provided financial assistance for an appreciation dinner for volunteers who supported the community during the emergency.
Loon Lake Road Community Recreational And Agricultural Society – Provided financial assistance for emergency firewood.
Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society – Provided financial assistance for an informational program for caregivers and parents of youth impacted by the fires.
Bonaparte Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for a firefighter appreciation event and community dinner.
Ashcroft HUB Society – Provided financial assistance for a community event to provide local residents with an opportunity to find out more about the services available after the wildfires.
Toosey Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for a community welcome back event.
Four Paws Foodbank – Provided financial assistance to care for pets of evacuees at the ESS service centre.
North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association – Provided financial assistance for cleanup for the Barriere Livestock Evacuation Centre.
Peter Skene Ogden Senior Secondary School Parent Advisory Council – Provided financial assistance for mental health-focused speaking events in secondary schools.
Cariboo Christian Life Fellowship – Provided financial assistance for counselling and mental health services in the South Cariboo region.
Ashcroft Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for a community feast.
Nicomen Indian Band – Provided financial assistance to bring the community together to better prepare for future emergencies.
Ashcroft Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for community healing events and activities.
Ashcroft Indian Band – Provided financial assistance to produce a community film to support healing and recovery.
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council – Provided financial assistance for cultural events and activities to support recovery of the Ulkatcho First Nation community.
Canadian Mental Health Association, South Cariboo Branch – Provided financial assistance for emergency relief mental health supports.
Rotary Club of Williams Lake – Provided financial assistance for basic firefighter training workshops.
Regional District of East Kootenay – Provided financial assistance for a community banquet event in appreciation of volunteers and personnel who assisted during wildfire season.
100 Mile House Wranglers Junior B Hockey Club Society – Provided financial assistance for the Wildfire Appreciation Month.
Nuxalk First Nation – Provided financial assistance for emergency travel and lodging for elders impacted by the fires.
Village of Clinton – Provided financial assistance for the 2018 Communities in Bloom awards and conference to bring the community together.
Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council – Provided financial assistance for community events to support recovery of the Dalkeh Nation community.
Alexis Creek Indian Band, Bonaparte Indian Band, Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, Tl’etinqox Government, Toosey Indian Band, Xeni Gwet'tin, Yunesit’in Government – Provided financial assistance to communities to feed horses and cattle where the land and hay supplies have been impacted by the fires.
Big Creek Community Association – Provided financial assistance for a community thank you dinner.
Friends of Bouchie-Milburn Society – Provided financial assistance for the Bouchie-Milburn Day community events.
Horsefly District Board of Trade – Provided financial assistance for the repair of an accessible community trail damaged by the fires.
McLeese Volunteer Fire Department – Provided financial assistance for a community strengthening event to thank those who assisted during the wildfires.
Pet Safe Coalition of Canada – Provided financial assistance for Wildfire Preparation Training related to domesticated animals.
Cariboo Community Church – Provided financial assistance for the facilitation of drop-in community events for families.
City of Quesnel – Provided financial assistance for the delivery of community engagement events to contribute to enhanced emergency preparedness.
Cariboo Chilcotin Amateur Radio Society – Provided financial assistance for facilitating radio training for local residents and upgrading essential radio infrastructure.
Tl’etinqox Government – Provided financial assistance for the Wildfire Warriors Appreciation Luncheon.
Western Canada Youth Bike Coalition Society – Provided financial assistance for training and capacity building through work on multi-purpose community trails.
Alexis Creek Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for wildfire-related transportation and funeral costs.
Thompson Nicola Regional District – Provided financial assistance for riparian assessment & danger tree remediation projects.
High Bar First Nation- Provided financial assistance to carry out a land management project to support community recovery by helping protect the 2017 wildfire impacted Southern Secwepemc lands from further damage due to mushroom picking.
1st Williams Lake Junior Cadets Society – Provided financial assistance to support the coordination of a workshop facilitated by Mental Health First Aid Canada and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
City of Williams Lake – Provided financial assistance for the delivery of a wildfire information expo and barbecue.
Anahim Lake Community Association – Provided financial assistance for hosting the annual stampede event to bring local residents together and support recovery.
United Way of Thompson Nicola Cariboo – Provided financial assistance for the coordination of numerous anniversary events in fire-affected communities to aid in recovery.
Ashcroft Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for wellness supports in the community.
Bonaparte Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for holding a series of traditional ‘Talking Circle’ events to support Band staff through the recovery process.
GROW (Graduation Routes Other Ways) School District 27 – Provided financial assistance for the provision of a ski program aimed at reducing isolation and strengthening community ties for home-schooled youth and their families in Cariboo Chilcotin region following the wildfires.
District of 100 Mile House – Provided financial assistance for a Volunteer Appreciation BBQ to honour volunteers who assisted 100 Mile House during the 2017 BC Wildfires.
Horsefly Volunteer Fire Department – Provided financial assistance for the improvement to water supply access allowing the fire department to respond more effectively to future fires.
Cariboo Bethel Church – Provided financial assistance to hold mental health workshops for social service and care providers to better equip them to respond to the needs created by the wildfires.
Nuxalk Nation – Provided financial assistance for the coordination of a Firefighter Strengthening Ceremony and community dinner.
Horsefly River Roundtable – Provided financial assistance for the coordination of a 2-day festival to strengthen the community after the events of the 2017 BC Wildfires.
Arts on the Fly Festival Society – Provided financial assistance for hosting an Art and Culture Festival to support community recovery.
2 Rivers Remix Society – Provided financial assistance for holding a 2-days festival to help First Nations youth to support community recovery and increase resiliency.
Secwepecmc Health Caucus – Provided financial assistance for a traditional ceremony marking the passing of a member of the Esk’etemc First Nation as a result of the wildfires.
Xeni Gwet’in First Nation – Provided financial assistance for holding a community event in support of recovery from wildfire season.
Samaritan’s Purse Canada – Provided financial assistance for specialized case management support for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the wildfires.
Cariboo Presbyterian Church – Provided financial assistance to support access to mental health resources to people in the Nazko area to aid in the community’s recovery.
Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society – Provided financial assistance for increased counselling services.
Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch – Provided financial assistance for the promotion of resiliency through workshops and self care programs.
Bonaparte Indian Band – Provided financial assistance to support six hunting trips for those in the community who have been unable to hunt due to the fires.
Likely and District Chamber of Commerce – provided retroactive financial assistance to support firewood purchase and distribution to residents who were unable to source firewood locally.
Cedar Crest Society for Community Living – Provided financial assistance for an evacuation preparedness project supporting people with developmental disabilities.
Ulkatcho First Nation – Provided financial assistance for the Firefighter Readiness Training project.
Ulkatcho First Nation, Tl’etinqox Government, Bonaparte Indian Band – Provided financial assistance for pest eradication services to support recovery.
Quesnel Shelter & Support Society – Provided reimbursement for food costs incurred during the emergency phase after the fires.
City of Williams Lake – provided financial assistance for the community to host the Hometown Hockey community event in Williams Lake.
Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area – Provided financial assistance to build and implement specific community resiliency strategies.
Cariboo Community Church – Provided financial assistance for programs to support families and parenting.
Pet Safe Coalition Society of Canada – Provided financial assistance in support of emergency relief care for pets and services provided to pet owners impacted by the wildfires.
British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals- Provided financial assistance for creation of Standard Operating Procedures & public engagement materials to more efficiently respond to needs of animals during emergencies.
North Cariboo Métis Association- Provided financial assistance for taking healthy Relationships program to remote Indigenous communities in Quesnel and area.
Thompson Nicola Regional District- Provided financial assistance to support multitude of projects aimed at increasing public safety and reducing financial burden on communities.
Contact Women’s Group Society- Provided financial assistance for Domestic Sexual Violence Outreach Project to provide targeted support services and strengthen formal and informal psychosocial support networks in Williams Lake and area.
Interior Community Services- Provided financial assistance to support families and communities by providing recreational opportunities and counselling services for individuals and families in Kamloops and surrounding area.
Denisiqi Services Society- Provided financial assistance to address increased demand for mental health services for psychosocial recovery of children and youth in Indigenous communities impacted by the 2017 wildfires.
Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch – Provided financial assistance to support homeless or near-homeless individuals in Williams Lake through Community Bridge to Housing First Program.
United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo-Provided financial assistance to support ongoing cross agency and ministerial coordination within the mental health & psychosocial support sector in Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Ashcroft and adjoining areas.
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association – Provided financial assistance for post wildfire child and youth counselling support
Volunteer Kamloops – Provided financial assistance for development of a volunteer management database to increase preparedness in the event of future disaster.
100 Mile House and District Community Policing Consultative Committee - Provided financial assistance for continued delivery of expanded victim services to help address the impacts of the 2017 wildfires.
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Society - Provided financial assistance for continued delivery of expanded victim services to help address the impacts of the 2017 wildfires
Punky Lake Wilderness Camp Society - Provided financial assistance for continued delivery of expanded victim services to help address the impacts of the 2017 wildfires.
South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society - Provided financial assistance to address mental health needs in Ashcroft, Cache Creek, and Clinton area through continued enhanced support for ministry mandated programs including Police-based Victim Services, School-based Mental Health, Family Support & Drop-in Program.
Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society- Provided financial assistance for continued increase in service delivery in monitoring and meeting ongoing community mental health needs.
Nazko Valley Community Centre- Provided financial assistance to support emergency preparedness activities designed to better equip the community to respond immediately themselves in an emergency.
Food Banks BC- Provided financial assistance for emergency planning and training resources to allow efficient management of food needs during an emergency.
Cariboo Friendship Society- Provided financial assistance for continued delivery of expanded caregiver and post-partum therapy services in Williams Lake area.
School District #74 - Gold Trail - Provided financial assistance to introduce the Canadian Red Cross’s Respect Education Program and a video project to strengthen the capacity for recovery of school’s staff and youth.
Canadian Mental Health Association- South Cariboo Branch - Provided financial assistance for continued increased delivery of clinical services to 100 Mile House & surrounding area, in response to increase in need associated with the 2017 wildfires.
Thompson Nicola Regional District - Provided financial assistance for replacement of equipment to the TNRD- Loon Lake owned fire hall to ensure it can continue operation.
City of Williams Lake - Provided financial assistance for the continued increase in service delivery of the City’s Police-based Victim Services Program.
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society - Provided financial assistance for programs to support First Nations families with knowledge, support, and tools to manage mental illness together.
First Nations Health Authority - Provided financial assistance to provide funds for non-clinical mental health & wellbeing supports to 28 First Nations communities and 7 Nations impacted by the 2017 wildfires.
Fire Chief’s Association of BC - Provided financial assistance to provide grant funding for recruitment, training, and relevant equipment to eligible fire departments in BC, to increase community resiliency.
Contact Women’s Group Society - Provided financial assistance for the continued delivery of increased counselling support through Stop the Violence Program over the next two years.
Ashcroft Indian Band - Provided financial assistance to support fire mitigation and vegetation management work as part of disaster risk reduction efforts.
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre - Provided financial assistance to maintain increased post-fire service delivery of supportive programming delivered by family and child youth support workers.
Canadian Mental Health Association, Cariboo Chilcotin Branch - Provided financial assistance for increased service delivery of core psychosocial services in Williams Lake in response to increased need associated with the 2017 wildfires.
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association - Provided financial assistance to support culturally appropriate activities aimed at improving psychosocial supports and building local capacity among Band leaders and resiliency among youth in rural indigenous communities.
?Esdilagh First Nation - Provided financial assistance for implementation of basic, initial set up of Emergency Operations Centre signage and resources.
Western Canada Youth Bike Coalition Society - Provided financial assistance for building of multi-purpose community trails to enhance social and physical health & well-being of communities involved.
Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Society - Provided financial assistance for delivery of additional financial literacy coaching sessions and workshops to individuals in fire-impacted communities.
Bella Coola Community Support Society - Provided financial assistance for an 8 week Equine Assisted Learning Skills Development Program to support the well-being of youth members following the 2017 fires.
Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin Society- Provided financial assistance for the restoration & relocation of regional artifacts displaced during the 2017 fires.
Cariboo Regional District- Provided financial assistance to cover increased costs related to treatment of wood waste to help encourage clean-up and fuel management on properties within the region after the 2017 fires.
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Society- Provided financial assistance for the implementation of an initiative to support safely managing the mushroom harvest in and around the Northern Secwepemc communities directly impacted by the 2017 wildfires.
The Board of Education of School District No. 27 (Cariboo Chilcotin)- Provided financial assistance to build capacity in mental health literacy & mental wellness within School District 27 to address increased psychosocial needs in the Cariboo region heavily impacted by the 2017 fires.
Cariboo Regional District- Provided financial assistance for the Community Liaison Program to promote long term community resilience through improved information-sharing related to emergencies to reduce risks and loss associated with emergency events.
T’it’q’et First Nation- Provided financial assistance for members to carry out cultural practices aimed at transferring traditional knowledge & strengthening community support networks with a focus around traditional foods and plants affected by 2017 fires.
Canadian Mental Health Association Prince George Branch- Provided financial assistance to enable increased mental health supports and clinical interventions in Quesnel for individuals and families dealing with the impacts of 2017 fires.
Canadian Mental Health Association South Cariboo Branch- Provided financial assistance for the continued delivery of increased Stop the Violence program support to the 100 Mile House and surrounding area, in response to increase in needs associated with the 2017 wildfires.
Axis Family Resources Ltd- Provided financial assistance to maintain an increased level of services in the Cariboo Region to address violence prevention and family support services for those in wildfire impacted areas of Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Quesnel.
T’it’q’et First Nation- Provided financial assistance in support of emergency preparedness activities designed to better allow the community to respond in an emergency.
Pacific Dawn (Disabled Women’s Network)-Provided financial assistance for support groups for women with disabilities in multiple fire-impacted communities to strengthen networks and support following the 2017 fires.
City of Quesnel- Provided financial assistance for activities to support community engagement and promotion of good practices related to disaster risk reduction.
Cariboo Regional District (CRD)- Provided financial assistance to contribute to the redesign of the CRD’s website to improve its effectiveness as a critical resource for emergency preparedness, emergency response and community recovery.
Interior Health Authority (IHA)- Provided financial assistance for the continued provision of support to rural healthcare workers in fire-impacted regions by providing access to clinicians through the Project ECHO telehealth service.
Williams Lake Indian Band - Provided financial assistance for the implementation of a project to manage invasive species that will address wildfire impacts to the local eco system, mitigate future wildfire risk, and build local capacity for management of invasive plant species.
Interior Health Authority – Provided support for clinical counselling outreach for fire-affected communities within the BC Interior.

The above list will continue to be updated.