Summer is almost here! Send your child to one of these cost-friendly camps around the Lower Mainland found in our updated 2018 guide, many offering financial assistance to those who need it. Also included are listings to different organizations that may provide additional funding. Please send us a note if we’ve missed anything!
A note from our friends at RUSH in regards to a rally taking place this Thursday. Please see below, and sign up on the Facebook event page if you plan on attending. Thank you! Greetings Richmondites United for Supportive Housing: We finally have confirmation that Richmond city council will be holding their Open Meeting … Read more
Join YVR food and beverage workers to let management know that workers’ need a $15 minimum wage now — not in four years as the province has committed to — and job retention for all YVR contracted workers. Other major western seaboard city airports such as Seattle and San Francisco already have living wage policies … Read more
On Sept. 28, 2017, the Richmond Advocacy and Support Committee and the Richmond Poverty Response Committee hosted the first annual Richmond Action Forum — Eliminating Barriers to Participation. The objectives for this project and for this event are to help those living in poverty develop a space/community to share their stories; educate local service providers … Read more
The Richmond Poverty Response Committee launched the “Eliminating barriers to participation for Richmond residents experiencing poverty” project in late 2016. The first phase of involved a series of facilitated conversation circles where both individuals experiencing poverty and agency staff could share their stories in a safe environment. Below is an executive summary of the final … Read more
The 2017 Richmond Homeless Connect takes place on Oct. 19. Please see below on how you can help: After eight years of holding Homeless Connect events we would love to say that homelessness is ended in Richmond. It is not, but in looking back over the years, many things are in place that were not … Read more
You are invited to the first annual Richmond Poverty Action Forum on Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. The event is to help identify and and understand the issues faced by Richmond residents living on a fixed income. There will be discussion and activities around the subject … Read more