Would you like to work with vulnerable youth and help them learn the basics of cooking and healthy eating? The Richmond Food Security Society is looking for a kitchen facilitator for the Stir it Up program. Interested parties should contact Erika Simms, more information can be found here.
A short while back, the Richmond Poverty Response Committee prepared a submission to the provincial government recommending an introduction for a poverty reduction strategy. We are happy to announce it will be part of the consultation report going to cabinet and the finance committee for consideration in preparing B.C Budget 2015. See page 38 of … Read more
Children advocacy group First Call released their annual report card on child poverty in B.C. this week. The report details some startling findings, including: One out of every five B.C. children live in poverty. Children living in lone-parent families, the vast majority of them single mother families, had a shocking 50 per cent poverty rate … Read more
When a developer purchases land on which to construct a new property, there is often one or more existing residences that remain vacant until torn down to make room for new ones. Rather than going this conventional route, Richmond builder Balandra Development has chosen a more philanthropic approach by turning old residences into temporary housing for women and children fleeing domestic … Read more
Going back a few years, the Richmond Poverty Response Committee and other local community organizations hosted “Building Hope: Richmond Affordable Housing Forum” on Oct. 30, 2010. Just like its name, Building Hope provided a venue for attendees to talk about, and become educated on, various affordable housing strategies focused on the city at the time. To celebrate the … Read more
How is it that we have seen a non-stop construction boom in Vancouver over the past decade-plus and yet we still have huge homelessness and affordable housing problems? This is a question posed and explored by writer Marc Lee in an article on Policy Note. Below is an excerpt from the piece. It varies cyclically but … Read more
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, or CEDAW, was adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly. Often described as an international bill of rights for women, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. Last week, West … Read more