This is the largest investment from the federal government in a Jewish community project, says CEO of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver announced it will be receiving $25 million in federal funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage, the largest investment from the Government of Canada in a Jewish communal project in history, according to Ezra Shanken, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
The funds will be used for the redevelopment of the 3.3-acre site at West 41st and Oak Street in Vancouver, B.C. The goal is to transform the JCC into a state-of-the-art multigenerational community hub in the Oakridge area with more childcare spaces, expanded seniors programs, arts and cultural spaces and an expanded Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, said the JCC in a press release.
Not only will the redevelopment work to revamp the JCC provide more amenities for community members, it will also launch the construction of permanent homes for more than 20 nonprofit community organizations and two residential towers that will provide mixed-use rental housing, a portion of which will be below-market rates, said the JCC.
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