After more than a year of hard work, a group headed up by Lucie McKiernan and Marg Penney is pleased to announce that Restorative Justice has now achieved Charitable Status from the Federal Government. Some months after we submitted the mounds of paperwork, CRA got back to us saying that if we made some small wording changes to the purpose statement in our constitution, we would qualify.

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Our President, Donna Schmirler, called a Special General Meeting; the motion was passed, and we got the final approval. We are still a non-profit society, but we are now also a registered charity. This helps us in 2 big ways:

• People who make donations can now receive income tax receipts and

• We now qualify for some grants that we couldn’t apply for before

You can now donate through Canada Help:

1. Go to Canada Help (canadahelps.org) and search for Restorative Justice of the Sunshine Coast. Complete the donation form, submit and receive a receipt in your inbox​

2. Donate via our website (rjpsc.ca): https://www.rjpsc.org/donate

 

Thank you for being an essential part of the Restorative Justice Program of the Sunshine Coast!

Together we can continue to make a positive impact in our community.