Seed Grants
Cycle 3Â seed grant recipients announced
The BC Centre for Palliative Care has announced the grant recipients in the third funding Cycle of Seed Grants. The Centre is giving $119,858 to 25 hospice societies and other non-profit organizations from across B.C. These grants will help the award recipients to improve access to compassionate palliative care closer to home and empower people to have a voice in their own care through advance care planning.
The seed grants program is designed to strengthen the role and develop the capacity of communities to become more compassionate and supportive for people facing serious illness, frailty or loss. In addition to funding, the program offers training and coaching, access to implementation and evaluation tools, and resources for eligible organizations.
The 25 award recipients were selected through a rigorous review process by a committee comprised of thoughtful individuals who come from BC communities and are free from conflict of interest with potential applicants.
Congratulations to the successful seed planters! We are excited at the BC Centre for Palliative Care to partner with the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association and each of the award recipients as their amazing projects unfold.
Full list of Seed Grant Recipients and Projects in Cycle 3Â
| Grant Recipient | Project |
| ACTS Seminaries of TWU | End of Life Conversation Game |
| Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC dba Kitsilano Neighbourhood House |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| BC Bereavement Helpline | Anticipatory Grief Circles of Support Facilitator Training |
| Beacon Community Services | Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning at SHOAL Centre for Seniors |
| Boundary Community Hospice Association |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| Callanish Society | Strengthening our Circles of Support: How to become more culturally-responsive |
| Camp Kerry Society | Beyond One Voice: building compassionate community through dialogue and song |
| Campbell River Hospice Society | Embracing Caregiving, Grief and Loss through Companioning |
| Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House | Creating Compassionate Care in our Community |
| Comox Valley Hospice Society | Facing a New Reality: education and support needs of bereaved families after Bill C-14 |
| Compassionate Neighbourhood Health Partners Society | Facilitating Advance Care Planning Discussions in Neighbourhood Settings |
| Desert Valley Hospice Society (two) | Hearts and Hands – Compassion Training for Caregivers |
| Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley | HSCV Advance Care Planning Information Program 2017-2018 |
| Huntington Society of Canada | Huntington Disease Palliative Care Education |
| Merritt & District Hospice Society | Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Sessions |
| New Denver Hospice Society | Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Sessions |
| New West Hospice Society | Compassionate Communities: Training Compassionate Citizens for the Good Neighbour Partnership |
| Pacific Rim Hospice Society | West Coast Compassionate Care |
| Powell River Hospice Society |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| Salmo & District Hospice Society |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| Salt Spring Hospice Society |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| Shuswap Hospice Society |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
| Sunshine Coast Hospice Society | Children & Youth Grief Support |
| Surrey Hospice Society | Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning sessions for the South Asian community |
| Terrace Hospice Society |
Peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning Public Sessions & End of Life Conversation Game |
Advance Care Planning peer facilitator resources (password required)
Seed Grants – Cycle 1 and 2 Recipients
In 2016, the first two cycles of funding were awarded to 34 hospice societies across the province.  Read more about the recipients and their projects.
The Seed Grant Program is funded using a grant from the B.C. Ministry of Health and presented in partnership with BC Hospice and Palliative Care Association.
