Please note, these lists are not exhaustive and the charities included, while confirmed as registered charities through the Canada Revenue Agency, have not been vetted by Calgary Foundation.
National
- BC SPCA – Wildfire Emergency Fund: BC SPCA news Aug. 13 re: wildfire response in Thompson, Okanagan and Kootenays
- CanadaHelps – BC Wildfire Relief Efforts
- Community Foundation of South Okanagan Similkameen: SOS Wildfire Response Fund, supporting people and communities impacted by the Summerland and Bald Range wildfire.
- Central Okanagan Foundation: 2026 Wildfire Response Fund, supporting emerging community needs and recovery efforts where they are needed most in the immediate and long term.
- Community Foundation North Okanagan: Wildfire Response Fund, supporting immediate shelter, local evacuees, and long-term mental health counseling.
- United Way BC: coordinates regional emergency funds providing local food security, essential supplies, and trauma and mental health support programs.
- Canadian Red Cross – 2026 BC Wildfires Appeal: manages province-wide appeals to supply immediate relief, lodging, and recovery assistance.
- Desert Sun Counselling & Resource Centre Society: Facebook shows this charity is running emergency evacuee support programs across the South Okanagan (community meals, emergency vouchers, trauma support).
- Native Counselling Services of Alberta (Calgary programming)
- Metis Calgary Family Services (Calgary programming)
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (U of Manitoba)
- Indian Residential School Survivors (BC provincial organization)
International
- International support:
- Canadian Red Cross – Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
- Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Islamic Relief Canada – Afghanistan Emergency Appeal
- Samaritan’s Purse – Support for Afghans
- UNICEF Canada – Afghanistan Emergency Fund
- UNHRC Canada – The UN Refugee Agency – Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
- National support:
- CanadaHelps – Additional charities across Canada supporting Afghanistan emergency relief efforts.
- Local support:
- Canadian Red Cross – Donate to the Middle East Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
- Doctors Without Borders Canada – Working in Palestine/Gaza
- Canada Helps – Organizations working to provide immediate and on-going relief to people affected by the Israel-Hamas war.
- Unicef – Children’s voices on life, recovery and the future of the Gaza Strip
- Canadian Red Cross – Donate to the Nepal Flash Floods Appeal
- International support:
- Canadian Red Cross – Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Winter relief 2026 Appeal
- Canada Ukraine Foundation – Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
- GlobalMedic – Ukraine Conflict Response 2022
- HART Humanitarian Aid Response Team – Refugee Crisis in Ukraine.
- Humanitarian Coalition – Crisis in Ukraine
- UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency – Ukraine Emergency
- UNICEF Canada – Ukraine Emergency Fund
- Samaritan’s Purse Canada – Ukraine Response
- Salvation Army Canada – Crisis in Ukraine
- National support:
- Canada Helps – Additional charities across Canada supporting Ukraine emergency relief efforts
- Local support:
- Women in Need Society – clothes, household items, or furniture
- International support:
- Canada Helps – Venezuela Earthquake Response
- CARE Canada – Venezuela Earthquake Response
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