Posted:
April 21, 2021
Not Alone campaign helped closer to reality
East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) partner Concentra has awarded one of its top three national awards of $10,000 to the ‘Not Alone’ campaign, a joint effort by the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) and Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society (KKCFSS) to raise funds for the establishment of Foundry East Kootenay in Cranbrook.
Foundry East Kootenay is a forthcoming wellness centre for youth ages 12-24, that will provide walk-in mental health and substance use services including primary care, counselling, peer support, employment and education resources.
The centre will serve the entire Interior Health East Kootenay Region comprising a population of more than 85,000 people. This funding contributes to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s goal of raising $1.4 million for the ‘Not Alone’ campaign to bring Foundry to the East Kootenay area.