SCL Children's Fund
Our Mission
The SCL Children's Fund is dedicated to improving the education, health, and welfare of children. The Foundation was originally founded and named in honour of Madame Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981), who received international acclaim for her tireless efforts to better the lives of China’s children. Since its creation in 1981, the Foundation has evolved in recent years to focus mainly on the needs of children in Canada, while still supporting some children’s programs in China. We strive to fill gaps and address children’s needs that will otherwise go unmet.
Announcements
Successful Fundraising Dinner
On the evening of October 25th, over 200 of our supporters gathered at the Sun Sui Wah Restaurant in Vancouver for this year’s fundraising dinner. It was a wonderful evening, with delicious food, lovely harp music played by Ms. Tegan Noiseux, raffle tickets available for a chance to win fabulous prizes, and beautiful jewelry generously donated by True Love Forever Jewelry available for purchase with all proceeds going directly to the Foundation and its programs. Those in attendance were able to learn about our programs and see videos from some of the organizations we have funded explaining how our funds have helped needy children. The dinner raised over $57,000, which will help us support more such programs in the coming year to help even more children. We want to thank everyone who made this event such an enormous success!
New Mission Stataement
At the June 10, 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Foundation, a new Mission Statement was adopted by the membership to more clearly state the goals of the Foundation. The new mission statement specifies that "The SCL Children’s Fund is dedicated to improving the education, health, and welfare of children. We strive to address unmet needs and fill gaps in existing services."
Record Number of Small Grant Applications Received
The deadline for accepting small grant applications for projects beginning in 2026 has passed. We received a record number of applications, which indicates the high amount of need in the Vancouver area for extra funding to make sure that children receive the services they need and deserve, as well as the importance of the Foundation’s work. We will be working hard to evaluate these proposals and to try to help as many of these children as we can. We plan to notify the successful applicants by December 19, 2025.
Highlights of Our Work
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Over 95% of the funds we raise go directly to programs which help children. Here are a few examples of our achievements:
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Provided access to alternative communication devices for 96 children with disabilities who cannot speak, with many more children expected to benefit in the future
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Provided summer tutoring in English and other basic skills to 15 students, mainly refugees, in the Downtown East Side (one of the poorest areas in all of Canada)
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Provided a culturally safe drop-in program for up to 15 indigenous children and caregivers that helps connect them to their community
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Trained teachers and set up reading libraries in 3 schools in poor rural areas of China, thereby encouraging over 390 students to develop a love of reading
And much more.....
