Humanitarian Award
Established in 1980, the Humanitarian Award was created to provide charitable organizations access to a distribution network of broadcasters to better communicate their message. One or two organizations per year are selected from all applicants received. The $1,000,000 value campaign runs on BCAB member Radio and Television stations the year following the award presentation from March 1st to February 28th.
Past Humanitarian Award Recipients:
- 2024 Seniors Services Society of B.C and Tailgate Toolkit Project
- 2023 Inclusion BC and Shop Local BC
- 2022 Never Accept Hate Coalition
- 2020 CH.I.L.D Foundation
- 2019 Honour House Society
- 2018 BC Society of Transition Houses
- 2017 GI Society – Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
- 2016 Canadian Mental Health Association – BC Division
- 2015 Pain BC
- 2014 Science World
- 2013 BC Epilepsy Society
- 2012 Ending Violence Association of British Columbia
- 2011 BrainTrust Canada
- 2010 Children of the Street Society
- 2009 KidSport
- 2008 The Looking Glass Foundation
- 2007 Covenant House
- 2006 British Columbia Persons With Aids Society
- 2005 The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
- 2004 Junior Achievement of British Columbia
- 2003 BC Schizophrenia Society
- 2002 ALS Society
- 2001 Canadian Diabetes Association
- 2000 BC Alzheimer’s Association
- 1999 St. John Ambulance
- 1998 Canadian Mental Health Association
- 1997 The Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
- 1996 The Salvation Army
- 1995 Scouts Canada
- 1994 Crimestoppers / Heart & Stroke Association of B.C. (joint award)
- 1993 B.C. Assn of Volunteer Centres / B.C. Association for the Family (joint award)
- 1992 B.C. Literacy / B. C. Transplant Society (joint award)
- 1991 Big Brother & Sisters of B.C.
- 1990 Racial Harmony
- 1989 B.C. Special Olympics
- 1988 University Hospital
- 1987 Rick Hanson, Man in Motion World Tour
- 1986 B.C. Museums Association
- 1985 The Arthritis Society
- 1984 Pulse of Life Society
- 1983 Children’s Health Research Foundation
- 1982 Diabetes Association
- 1981 B.C. Children’s Hospital
- 1980 B.C. Association for the Mentally Handicapped