by Rick Georg, Co-Op Radio (It Takes a Village) Buy Tickets Now How it Works Share on Facebook Join us for this much-anticipated fun and fancy evening! With betting on virtual horse-racing, cocktails and canapés from local businesses, a silent auction, prizes, and...
Jocelyne Hamel—Executive Director of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House—adresses the media, joined by: Shane Simpson, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings | William Booth, Downtown Eastside Literacy Roundtable | Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Training &...
Celebrate diversity and LGBT2QIA+ inclusion* at neighbourhood houses this summer! *LGBT2QIA+: Lesbian, Gay/Genderqueer, Bisexual, Trans, Two Spirit, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Agender/Asexual, plus many more identities. In 2019, we’re honoured celebrate the...
To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Lakshmi Ranasinghe, who came to Canada from Sri Lanka, explains how joining a pre-employment...
by Ashley Burr | Breakfast Television “In just 10 hours 18 volunteers will learn how to teach English to women who have recently immigrated to Canada. The Vancouver-based Family Literacy Outreach program has volunteers go to newcomers’ homes for one-on-one...