Japanese Canadian Survivor Health and Wellness update January 2025

January 6, 2025 – JCSHWFS Grant Distribution Mailings Resume

Happy New Year to you and your family! 明けましておめでとうございます!

Despite all the challenges of 2024, the JCSHWFS Board is pleased to announce that

7,000 grants have been awarded to over 4,000 Survivors. Over $20 million has been

distributed to date to address Japanese Canadian Survivor Health and Wellness needs.

With the Canada Post strike impacting mail across the country in December, almost two

thousand cheques were held at our office in Vancouver, forcing us to find alternate

distribution mechanisms to send out the cheques to those in need. Outreach Workers

contacted the eldest Survivors and those of high priority to see who required their grants

urgently to be sent by courier. Three separate courier batches were sent out. A

volunteer was also sent to the USA Postal Service to mail those within the USA and

other countries.

Once the strike ended, it took several days for Canada Post to accept new mail. On

December 23, 2024, the JCSHWFS mailed out approximately 1,100 cheques. We still

have over eight hundred that will be mailed out in January. We thank you for your

ongoing patience.

For 2025 we continue to focus on the living Survivors’ applications. Priorities also

include Survivors living overseas.

The application deadline for health and wellness grants approaches on March 31, 2025.

Please ensure that you share the word to eligible friends and families. Thank you for

your ongoing support.

With warm regards,

JCSHWFS Team

For enquiries, please contact our JCSHWF General Phone/Toll-free phone or email

JCSHWF General Phone: 250-797-6300

JCSHWF Toll-Free phone: 1-833-368-6462

JCSHWF Email: help@jcwellness.org

The List of Outreach Workers is available on our website: JC Wellness Outreach

Workers