Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is pleased to open applications for this year’s scholarship of $750 in honour of long-term staff, Nina Vacca.
Presented by the CNH Board of Directors, the Nina Vacca Scholarship is awarded to a Renfrew-Collingwood community member who is pursuing the field of Early Childhood Education. Applications are open to all newcomers.
How to apply
Apply online by Sunday, July 27, 2025. For questions, please call 604-435-0323 or email info@cnh.bc.ca.
Nina’s legacy at CNH
Nina arrived in Canada as a refugee and was a lifelong learner; she pursued her Early Childhood Education certificate later in life.
Nina worked at CNH for over 25 years. Her roles included manager of the LINC (Language Instruction to Newcomers) childcare program and childcare worker in the Families Branching Out and Family Place programs. She always showed a lot of love and care in the work she did with children.
Her contributions and work did not stop with her caring for children at CNH: she volunteered in her community every year to organize events for the Chilean community.
“Nina was a great support to my son and me in the first months of our arrival in Canada. She listened to us and empathized with my son and me. She had arrived 15 years before us. She was my son Juan Carlos’ first English teacher in Canada, and she comforted my son Juan Carlos when he was frustrated.”
Nina passed away in 2021. Nina’s legacy is celebrated by CNH through this scholarship.
