In a time when inflation is rising and people are struggling to pay rent some months, the Central Okanagan Foundation has come to help a local organization.

On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the foundation donated $50,000 to the Canadian Mental Health Association香蕉视频直播檚 (CMHA) Central Okanagan Rent Bank program.

This program through CMHA is a one-time interest-free loan and emergency grant to help people pay for their homes that are facing financial troubles.

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Gawliuk also adds the rent bank program saw a 49 per cent increase in loan requests last year. In that year, CMHA Kelowna received 431 applications for the rent bank program. In total, they gave out $31,304.21 in loans and $74,630.08 in grants. Applicants must complete a pre-assessment to determine program eligibility.

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CMHA Kelowna launched the program in 2021.

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