To raise awareness about poverty and to spread our message to as many people as possible, we are running a Facebook contest from April 7 to April 21 where two winners will be selected to win a $75 gift card to Future Shop, or a pair of passes to the VanDusen Botanical Garden! To enter, … Read more
The BC Healthy Living Alliance (BCHLA), a group of organizations that have come together with a mission to improve the health of British Columbians, released a report yesterday titled On the Path to Better Health. Examining trends over the last 10 years in the province with regards to chronic disease, it highlights items such as a … Read more
This story from the CBC illustrates how poverty can have an enormous affect on a child’s mental health and well being. Although the article talks about Hamilton, ON the themes are universal. Read on: Poverty can be a powerful predictor of a child’s mental health. A child who lives in poverty is three times more … Read more
Here is a note from Shawn Pegg, director of policy and research at Food Banks Canada, regarding this year’s federal government budget. Yesterday, the federal government unveiled a relatively low-key budget with few of the type of new, large scale measures that are often expected from these exercises. Over the past year, Food Banks Canada … Read more
With Family Day happening just a couple of days ago, here’s a timely op-ed piece in the Vancouver Sun about a call for action to reduce family poverty. When MP James Moore asked a Vancouver reporter whether governments have an obligation to ensure kids don’t go to school hungry, his comments were rightly criticized by … Read more
In addition to our upcoming March workshop for Building Successful Tenant-Landlord Relations, here is the schedule for the next few months. The below dates, with the exception of November, will be held at the Richmond Caring Place (7000 Minoru Blvd.) from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 345/50. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., please email info@richmondrentalconnect.ca … Read more
Here is a great post about the shortcomings of the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) by Kendra Milne. She talks about the lack of enforcement of the RTB when it comes to legal disputes between tenants and landlords. Have a look below. Safe and secure housing is a … Read more