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Knowing the community we serve

As a community foundation, Vancouver Foundation believes in making our community a better place for everyone. We strive to have a positive, lasting impact on the future of our community.

But in order to serve our community, we need to know our community. Really know it. Not just what we think we know from the work we do every day with hundreds of non-profit organizations in metro Vancouver. We need a broad, far-reaching perspective, a critical and thorough examination of the state of life in our region.

That’s why we produce Vancouver Foundation’s Vital Signs for Metro Vancouver report. A cross-section of research experts from different spheres of our community choose statistics that tell the true story of life in our region. A public opinion survey breathes life into the report because how people feel about our region and their lives is just as important as the numbers. The survey and statistics merge together to create a full picture of life in metro Vancouver.