Homeless Helpers

COVENANT HOUSE SLEEP OUT: PROFESSIONALS EDITION

February 5, 2020 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

SLEEP OUT: PROFESSIONALS EDITION Sleep on the street for one night, so homeless youth don’t have to. You Can Help We are challenging working professionals […]

The Duchess of Sussex sipped Tetley tea and spent more than an hour with shelter managers and frontline workers, learning about issues faced by marginalized and vulnerable women. (Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre/Facebook)

Meghan Markle visits women’s homeless shelter on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

January 15, 2020 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

The Duchess of Sussex discussed issues affecting women in the community Meghan Markle met with women at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre in Vancouver on […]

2019 BC Blanket Drive

November 22, 2019 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

BLANKET BC’s 10th ANNUAL “DRIVE ON THE LINE” CAMPAIGN **NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST BLANKET DRIVE** On November 22nd & 23rd, Blanket BC Society will be launching its […]

Four Steps to get Systems Mapping Going in your Community

May 7, 2019 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

This blog is part of a monthly series by the Systems Planning Collective to support communities in all their systems planning priorities. Stay tuned for next month’s blog! […]

Megaphone Magazine Speakers Bureau

March 4, 2019 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

Megaphone’s Speakers Bureau, established in 2019, is a public awareness program connecting audiences with speakers who have lived experience of drug use and overdose prevention. […]

Christmas Message from Peter Thompson Megaphone Vendor

December 25, 2018 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

As December 2018 frost crunches underfoot and we hunch our shoulders against the cold , I’m looking ahead to winter solstice: that welcome day when […]

Let’s have housing justice at 58 West Hastings and recognize housing as a human right

December 1, 2018 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

For more than a decade, residents of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) have been fighting for housing justice to ensure that low-income residents are not displaced […]

Blanket BC Annual Blanket Drive November 16 & 17th

November 8, 2018 John Zakharia Vancouver 0

BLANKET BC’s 10th ANNUAL “DRIVE ON THE LINE” CAMPAIGN **NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST BLANKET DRIVE** On November 16th & 17th, Blanket BC Society will be launching […]