Community & Culture

Intergenerational Wellness

Stream

The purpose of the Intergenerational Wellness stream was to assist Japanese Canadian individuals and families heal the intergenerational impacts that BC government actions in the 1940s had on the Japanese Canadian community. There were three categories of funding to support intergenerational wellness. Category 1 grants supported projects that facilitated intergenerational Family Sharing & HealingCategory 2 grants assisted with Seniors Intergenerational Group Wellness projects supporting seniors and Survivors. Category 3 grants assisted with projects supporting Intergenerational Group Gatherings that addressed the collective historical trauma of the Internment Era experience.

Intergenerational Wellness Intake 1

Applications Opened: September 1, 2023

Applications Closed: December 15, 2023

Category 1 & 3 Projects completion deadline:
April 30, 2024

Category 2 Projects completion deadline:
December 31, 2024

Intergenerational Wellness Intake 2

Applications Opened: April 15, 2024

Applications Closed: May 24, 2024

Category 1 & 3 Projects completion deadline:
September 30, 2025

Category 2 Projects completion deadline:
June 30, 2025

Intergenerational Wellness Advisory

Lucy Komori
Carley Okamura
Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Nichola Koyanagi
Jeff Masuda

Intergenerational Wellness Assessment

Lucy Komori
Intake 2
Carley Okamura
Intake 1 & 2
Eiko Eby
Intake 2
Nichola Koyanagi
Intake 1 & 2
Jan Nobuto
Intake 1 & 2
Taya Mikado
Intake 2
Alex Miki
Intake 1
John Endo Greenaway
Intake 1

Other Funding Streams


Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present.
We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.