Action GroupJoin the End Homelessness Action Group. Please send me an email with your comments,suggestions or enquiry - go to Contact us. More >Homeless FactsIn the 2008 Homeless Count there were AT LEAST 3,062 people homeless in Metro Vancouver. Since 2002,there has been a shocking 137% increase in overall homelessness and a 373% increase in the number of people sleeping outside. /. | [ July 30,2009;10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] First United Thrift Store,340 East Hastings will be holding its official Grand Opening on Thursday,July 30 –Saturday,August 1 (10am –4pm). Special SALE prices. Please stop by,have a coffee and cookies and check out the new store. Please share this invitation with your family and friends. (If you can [...] [...] VANCOUVER –A $14-million collaboration between federal,provincial,municipal and community partners has resulted in the official reopening of the Pennsylvania Hotel,which provides 44 units for Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. [...] [ July 8,2009;1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] ‘How to Forum’on Homeless Action Week Please join us Wednesday July 8th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Plaza 500 Hotel (500 W. 12th Avenue) for a ‘How to Forum’to discuss neighbourhood-based solutions to homelessness. To read newsletter #6 for more information,Click HERE. Please RSVP by July 3rd. Email celine.mauboules@vancouver.ca or call 604.871.6848. [...] | |