About CommunityLINK

CommunityLINK (Learning Includes Nutrition and Knowledge) provides nearly $50.5 million in funding [9KB] to all 60 boards of education to support vulnerable students in academic achievement and social functioning.

The funding helps school districts provide services such as breakfast and lunch programs, inner city and community school programs, school-based support workers, and counselling for at-risk children and youth.

CommunityLINK policy outlines the Ministry’s expectations for the use of CommunityLINK monies. Boards of education are required to submit reports on CommunityLINK results by mid November each year using the CommunityLINK reporting template .

The 2008/09 CommunityLINK reporting template has been further streamlined. Most significantly, the ‘Financial Overview’ section requests data already collected by Secretary-Treasurers’ offices. For convenience, the required Financial Overview section of the 2008/09 CommunityLINK reporting template is provided as a separate document.

Questions, comments or suggestions about CommunityLINK? Please contact Diversity and Equity Branch, EDUC.DiversityandEquity@gov.bc.ca, BC Ministry of Education.