Earlier this month, the Richmond Centre for Disability launched the Supports for Independent Living project aimed at putting people in the “driver’s seat of their life.” To do so the project focuses on two streams — one providing resources for career development, and the other for community participation. Coordinators will assist those taking part in everything from discovering a … Read more
Join the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive (BCTFD) this September 17. The event delivers food and financial support to local food banks in B.C. — volunteers will be collecting food in more than fifty communities across the province. Last year, over 440,000 pounds of food was collected by more than 5,000 volunteers, valued at approximately $1,100,000, … Read more
We read often about poverty affecting demographics such as children and seniors, but one group that isn’t addressed nearly as much as it should be is the queer and trans community. People who identify as LGBTQ deal with high levels of poverty and marginalization as well — for example, one in four queer and trans youth … Read more
This latest report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that First Nations children are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than kids in any other demographic in Canada. The exact percentage calculated is 51 per cent, with that number rising to a startling 60 per cent for children living on … Read more
Considering 82 per cent of British Columbians believe the proposed $10 a Day child care plan would be beneficial to parents, it’s somewhat surprising that we don’t yet have anything concrete in place. The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the Early Childhood Educators of BC have just released their 2016 update of the plan reflecting … Read more
Richmond PRC has signed onto an open letter calling upon the federal government of Canada to perform an environmental review of the proposed George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project, and to consider alternative courses of action such as focusing on public transit. You can read the entire letter on the Wilderness Committee website.
Ever wonder how much it costs, on average per month in B.C., for a nutritionally-balanced diet? In 2015, that number is $974, or $60 more than it was in 2013. This is one of the many facts laid out in the BC Provincial Health Services Authority’s report on food costs released last month. Click the … Read more