Homelessness Action Week is October 12 – 18, 2014

We are starting our planning now and are looking for volunteers and community sponsors. Please contact us directly for more information and how to get involved. Last year, in partnership with many North Shore agencies, local businesses, supporters and volunteers we helped over 130 North Shore homeless, and those at risk, access much-needed health and care services,Continue reading “Homelessness Action Week is October 12 – 18, 2014”

Salvation Army & Lookout Society Host Friendly Drop-in Soccer – March 22

Salvation Army and Lookout Society are hosting their twice-monthly street soccer game at 6pm on Saturday, March 22 at the John Braithwaite Community Centre gym. All homeless and at-risk people are welcome. Food and drink afterward provided by Lookout Society. For more information, please contact nsemployment@lookoutsociety.ca

If you need a home, we need to know! Count Yourself In: Metro Vancouver Homeless Count March 11-12

The Metro Vancouver Homeless Count will be held across the region from March 11-12.  We are hoping to reach everyone on the North Shore who is in need of a home.  This includes people temporarily staying at a friend’s place, in their car or at a shelter. The survey is anonymous and voluntary, and theContinue reading “If you need a home, we need to know! Count Yourself In: Metro Vancouver Homeless Count March 11-12”

North Shore Extreme Weather Plan – Extra Shelter Spaces Now Open

The North Shore Extreme Weather Plan provides for additional sheltering space to be made available when the weather is severe enough to pose a higher health risk to the homeless. The alert is called on a daily basis. The purpose of this notice is to inform that an Extreme Weather Alert has been called. AdditionalContinue reading “North Shore Extreme Weather Plan – Extra Shelter Spaces Now Open”