The Little Locals Fund

The community support our shop has spearheaded over the past 3 years has grown to the point where it needs it’s own name!

The Little Local Fund is our new non-profit organization that will continue to maintain and grow our community support and initiatives. Up until April 2025, the free parent programming, drop off depot, agency communication, etc have all been financed and facilitated by the owner and team members of Reclaim MBK. Due to the volume of labour and resources required to continue and grow these efforts, a non-profit was founded to facilitate the snow ball of growth and funding needed to ensure long term success.

The back offices of Reclaim MBK are being renovated into a community space that will accommodate our free parenting meet up groups, volunteer programs, and will be available for other community groups and classes to use. That same space will also be the new home for our donation hub. 

The Holding Space will be a place to gather, to learn, to collect, and hold space for each other. As part of our commitment to sustainability and accessibility, The Little Locals Fund will help break down the stigma and social construct of either being someone who donates, or someone who needs donations - instead, we can all be someone who helps their community thrive and reduces environmental impact.

The Donation Hub → The Holding Space:

The donation hub is going through a transition of its own. We work with so many agencies and community outreach groups that are stretched incredibly thin supporting our friends and neighbors who are facing any number of barriers including housing/food insecurity, family crisis, addictions, lack of mental health support etc. While these agencies rely heavily on donations of anything from socks to sleeping bags, the sorting, storing, and database management is extremely time consuming. Along side our community agencies and in alignment with our commitment to sustainability, our donation hub is currently undergoing the transition to a trading post style of operating. 

We will accept any and all donations outlined in our donation hub list. These donations will be sorted, catalogued, and stored in The Holding Space. Community agencies will be able to access The Holding Space at their convenience to pick up the items they need for their clientele WHEN they need it with an open door policy. The donations received by The Holding Space will also be available to the general public in exchange for volunteer hours for those able to give their time and a subscription model for those able to give financially.

Karma Points + The Holding Space:

Volunteers who spend supporting The Little Locals Fund will earn Karma Points that can be used towards any items donated to The Holding Space. Community members who choose a subscription to The Holding Space are able to redeem their Karma points the same way as our volunteers - subscription holders can reload their karma card as much as they want to between monthly subscription top ups if they want to access more. 

Karma Points:

Karma Points can be earned through volunteering your time with The Little Locals Fund or through the redemption of Reclaim Rewards - the loyalty program of Reclaim MBK. 

Karma Points can be purchased and added to your Karma Kard at anytime if you wish to access more items from The Holding Space. 

Karma Points have no cash value, are non-transferable, and cannot be used towards the purchase of products sold by Reclaim MBK.

We are currently in Phase I of our non-profit creation:

Phase I:

• Policies, board of directors, and bylaws are being created
• Renovation and floor plans are being finalized
• Funding + grant requests
• Wholesale Little Locals proposals are sent to retailers province wide

Phase II:

• Renovation completion
• Booking schedule opens
• Karma Kards activate + Subscription Opens

Phase III:

• The Holding Space is fully funded + operational
• The Little Locals Fund employs 4 full time employees
• The Little Locals clothing + family lifestyle brand is carried by 10+ retailers in AB/SK/MB