2026 - 2030 Surrey Financial Plan

MAYOR, COUNCIL AND GRANTS—DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

2026

Approved Amount

Non-profit Organization

Description

Request

ASPIRE Mental Health and Community Social Services aims to provide short-term, high-impact mental health and social support to vulnerable families in Surrey.

Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society (MFBCS)

1,000

Health and Social Services

Nisa Learning will deliver culturally responsive workshops to address domestic violence in Muslim and ethnic communities in Surrey.

Nisa Foundation

2,500

Health and Social Services

Funding toward the Wildlife in the Schools Program, which makes environmental education accessible to students.

Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society

3,000

Environmental

Community English Classes serve newcomer women in Surrey, helping to improve English language skills while fostering self-confidence, a sense of belonging, and meaningful community. The Children of the Street Program is focused on raising awareness and preventing child/youth sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society

3,000

Health and Social Services

PLEA Community Services Society of BC

2,000

Health and Social Services

The 4 C Level UP with Project Purpose initiative provides events, workshops and mentorship opportunities for South Asian women.

Project Purpose Society

1,000

Cultural and Recreational

Voices Across Generations is a one-day, all-ages seminar (April 2026) that will celebrate cultural heritage through intergenerational storytelling. Funding for the Punjabi-speaking peer support and Family Navigator program to support parents and caregivers of children with autism and developmental disabilities.

Quintessential Community and Mental Health Support

1,500

Cultural and Recreational

REACH Child and Youth Development Foundation

2,500

Health and Social Services

Funding requested to support two public Pop-Up StoryWalks® in 2026 – one in a Surrey park and one at the Central City Shopping Centre.

READ Surrey/White Rock Society

1,000

Cultural and Recreational

The Music for Seniors Expansion Project will bring personalized music therapy tools and live music to seniors living in non-profit care homes in Surrey.

Rick's Heart Foundation

2,000

Cultural and Recreational

The Caregiver Support Program provides a welcoming, family-friendly space where parents, grandparents, and caregivers can connect, learn, and recharge.

Semiahmoo Family Place

2,500

Health and Social Services

Support towards operating expenses for vessels and equipment used in marine search and rescue operations stationed at Crescent Beach.

Semiahmoo Peninsula Marine Rescue Society

Community Promotion

5,000

The Dosti Friendship Project is a peer support initiative designed to create safe, inclusive, and welcoming spaces for queer South Asians and their friends in Surrey.

Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society

3,500

Cultural and Recreational

The Peer Support Program provides opportunities for Surrey residents with a spinal cord injury to attend events and activities, both in person and online.

Cultural and Recreational

Spinal Cord Injury BC

3,500

Funding for the expansion of the Running & Reading Club+ after-school learning program to deliver access to physical activity, social-emotional learning, and literacy support to at-risk children in grades 1-6.

Start2Finish Canada

5,000

Health and Social Services

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