Dear Readers,
Over the past few months Div.7, of South Park Family School, has been helping the homeless. We have collected 400 blankets and donated them to Rock Bay Landing Homeless Shelter. We have also collected socks, sleeping bags, gloves, soaps and shampoos. Continue reading
Campaigns for the upcoming municipal election are in full swing! To help you get informed before casting your vote, we are offering an opportunity to learn more about candidates’ views on pertinent issues in the Capital Regional District. We invited candidates to participate in a survey asking 4 questions on their plans to address poverty and affordable housing. Continue reading
Campaigns for the upcoming municipal election are in full swing! To help you get informed before casting your vote, we are offering an opportunity to learn more about candidates’ views on pertinent issues in the Capital Regional District. We invited candidates to participate in a survey asking 4 questions on their plans to address poverty and affordable housing. Continue reading
Homelessness Action Week (October 10-16, 2011) takes place each year across Canada. In Victoria, events are coordinated with our partners through the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness. Continue reading
The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recently released a report on the costs of a poverty reduction strategy versus the costs of inaction on the issue. To accompany “the Cost of Poverty in BC” report, the CCPA released a short Youtube clip explaining their report and the numbers they found. Continue reading