FRIENDLY DROP-IN SOCCER Homeless and at-risk people welcome • Saturday, January 11 • 6:00pm – 7:00pm • John Braithwaite Community Centre gym Food and drinks after provided by Lookout. See details below: notice – street soccer Jan 11 For more information please email: nsemployment@lookoutsociety.ca
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Dundarave Festival of Lights – Support North Shore Transitional Housing
This Saturday Nov. 30th marks the start of the @DundaraveFest Festival of lights on Dundarave Beach in West Vancouver. Each Saturday, a full day of concerts is presented in a field of 100 Christmas trees on the beach, all to help raise awareness about homelessness, bring the community together, and raise funds for Lookout’s NorthContinue reading “Dundarave Festival of Lights – Support North Shore Transitional Housing”
Report: BC had a child poverty rate of 18.6 percent – the worst rate of any province in Canada
2013 BC Child Poverty Report Card: The latest figures from Statistics Canada (2011) once again show that BC is the worst province in Canada when it comes to major measures of child poverty: – BC had a child poverty rate of 18.6 percent – the worst rate of any province in Canada, using the before-taxContinue reading “Report: BC had a child poverty rate of 18.6 percent – the worst rate of any province in Canada”
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”