Province and City of Vancouver partner to provide winter shelters
People in need of shelter in Vancouver will have access to additional shelter beds during the cold and wet winter months. The B.C. government will […]
Homeless news
Volunteer or Support Blanket BC on November 20 and 21
http://www.blanketbc.org/drive-on-the-line.html
Vancouver executives Sleep Out to help tackle youth homelessness
Vancouver’s plummeting temperatures and rainy nights are hard enough when you have a dry home and a warm bed to go to. But imagine how […]
Watch a video tour of the Vancouver Housing Crisis
Vancouver housing crisis: $10 tours of DTES show desperate need Tour part of Heart of the City Festival Housing advocates in Vancouver offered, for $10 to […]
Heart of the city festival in Vancouver
Please visit their website now http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/ Wednesday October 28 to Sunday November 8, 2015 Featuring over 90 events at over 25 locations throughout the Downtown Eastsid […]
A homeless shelter shakes up a neighbourhood.
There are 235,000 people experiencing homelessness in Canada. It’s time to stop ignoring the issue. It’s time to stop saying “It’s not my problem”. It’s […]
WHAT IS POVERTY COSTING US IN BC?
Think we can’t afford to end poverty? Actually, we can’t afford not to.
You’re Invited! Open House at VCC Employment Services Centre
Vancouver City Centre Employment Services Centre invites you to join us for our Open House and 3rd year anniversary celebration! Wednesday, September 23, 2015 2-4pm 900-1200 Burrard St., […]
Salvation Army in Vancouver again is caught charging 40 dollars for shoes
Salvation Army Thrift Store in Vancouver does it again. In May 2015 we wrote about them charging 25 dollars for donated used shoes. However, instead […]