Vancouver
The City of Vancouver joins communities and organizations throughout Metro Vancouver, BC and the Yukon to mark the 6th annual Homelessness Action Week.
The City is sponsoring many events and activities including Vancouver Homeless Connect events at both the Gathering Place and the old Storyeum site.
The City of Vancouver officially proclaimed Homelessness Action Week 2011 October 10 – 16th.
Just Announced
Debate on Homelessness and Affordable Housing - A Free Public Event
Mayoral Candidates: Gregor Robertson and Suzanne Anton
Moderator: Stephen Quinn
Panellists: Frances Bula, Mike Howell and Patrick Stewart
Date: Monday, November 7th at 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30pm)
Location: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church at 1012 Nelson Street, Vancouver (Corner of Burrard & Nelson)
Events
Thanksgiving Meal
Date: Monday, October 10th
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Place: Union Gospel Mission – 601 East Hastings
Annual thanksgiving meal served at Union Gospel Mission
Shared Learnings
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Time: 7:30-9:30am
Place: Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Asia Pacific Hall – 580 West Hastings
Breakfast Dialogue “Shared Learnings” with speakers from Neighbourhood Ministry, DV BIA, and Collingwood Neighbourhood House to discuss their perspectives on what works to address homelessness and what challenges are still being faced.
*Mayor, to open the event at 7:30am followed by Mike Harcourt and 3 speakers.
Mission Connect
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Time: 2:00 – 7:00pm
Place: Salvation Army – 3403 East 49th Street
Connect Event
H’ARTS for the Homeless Gala
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Time: 5:30 – 9:30pm
Place: The Coast Coal Harbour Hotel Ballroom – 1180 West Hastings Street
Lookout’s 3rd annual fundraising gala in celebration of Lookout’s 40th anniversary. All proceeds this year will go to help furnish the common areas at First Place (Lookout’s new building now under construction at Main/First) to make it a real home for 129 residents.
Early bird ticket price is $100 until September 28th. After that it goes up to $140.
- Live funky musicians
- Paintings created before your very eyes
- Great food
- Amazing live and silent auction
- The most fun you’ll have in ages!
- With Emcee CBC’s Kathryn Gretsinger
La Boussole: Building Bridges Project
Date: Thursday, October 13th
Time: 11:30am
Place: Lo Boussole – 612 East Broadway
Lunch prepared, served, and shared by students and La Boussole’s clients.
Lookout Open House
Date: Thursday, October 13th
Time: 1:00 – 5:00pm
Place: Downtown Housing Centre
346 Alexander Street, Vancouver
Goodies and snacks served
Yukon Housing Centre Open House
Date: Thursday, October 13th
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Place: Yukon Shelter and Transitional Housing – 2088 Yukon Street
Lookout Emergency Aid Society is a non-profit organization that provides non-sectarian, lay services to adult men and women who are homeless.
Yukon Housing Centre has 71 emergency shelter beds and 37 transitional housing units.
The Gathering Place Homeless Connect
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Place: Gathering Place – 609 Helmcken Street
A one-stop shop for people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness to directly connect with various services related to employment, health, and housing as well as an opportunity to access free services such as haircuts, foot soaks, and food.
Canada Without Poverty: Poverty and Punchlines
Date: Thursday, October 13th
Time: 7:00 – 10:00pm
Place: Waterfront Theatre – 1412 Cartwright Street
Comedians: Erica Sigurdson and Ivan Decker
In addition to enjoying the comedy, there will be a live auction.
We also invite interest for further auction donations and/or event sponsorship: if interested, please contact Megan Yarema (604-628-0525).
Tickets: $30 in advance or $35 at the door and are on sale online now.
Proceeds will go towards Canada Without Poverty’s work to address the systemic causes of poverty.
Board of Trade Breakfast
Date: Friday, October 14th
Time: 7:30 – 9:30am
Place: TBA
Keynote speaker Judy Graves and panellists Councillor Kerry Jang and Streetohome’s Dick Vollet to discuss homelessness in Vancouver.
Vancouver Homeless Connect 2011
Date: Friday, October 14th
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Place: W2 Community Media Arts – 151 Cordova Street West
The first 200 visitors get a breakfast sandwich voucher from Save-on-Meats!
Food service for the event runs from 12 – 3pm.
Services available include:
- Bike repairs
- SPCA pet care
- Foot care
- Entertainment
- Community, housing and tenant assistance services
- Street nurses
- Haircuts
- Health services and information
- Carvers, art demos and displays
Reopening of Carnegie Centre Celebration
Date: Friday, October 14th
Time: Starts at 3:00pm
Place: Carnegie Centre at the corner of Hastings and Main
Come join us at the Carnegie Centre on Friday, October 14th to celebrate the official “reopening” of the Centre and the 125th birthday of Vancouver! Ribbon cutting is at 9 am, presentations, workshops, storytelling, music, and movies will be happening throughout the day with the official ceremonies beginning at 3 pm in the Carnegie Theatre. Hope to see you all there!
Homelessness Film Night
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Time: 7:30pm to 9:45pm
Place: Tenth Avenue Church – 11 West 10th Avenue
FREE Admission
Films: Bevel Up and Homeless Voices
Guest speaker: Judy Graves, City of Vancouver’s Homeless Persons’ Advocate
Collingwood Community Outreach for Homelessness
Date: Saturday, October 15th
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Collingwood Neighbourhood House – 5288 Joyce Street
A dinner for 100 people to generate ideas for next steps for the H&H Strategy in Renfrew-Collingwood. To build partnerships and programs that can assist in the development of additional and complementary initiatives.
During the entire week:
Aboriginal Front Door Society: Cultural Awareness Workshops
Day-long workshops during HAW (Tues-Fri) that will include cultural teachings by elders and coordinators discussing issues of homelessness and resource info, lifeskills training, healing circle & smudge ceremony.
Frog’s Hollow Neighbourhood House: Creative Solutions to Homelessness
Art exhibition by youth’s who are/were homeless or at-risk to demonstrate solutions to homelessness. Exhibit will be showcased during HAW, during Eastside Culture Crawl, and on a web gallery.
Helping Spirit Lodge: Reclaiming our Spirit – Women in Transition
Workshops for shelter clients to educate support and empower women to embrace the new lives they are beginning. Workshops on wellness/self-care, parenting, housing, employment, spirituality and healing.
La Boussole: Building Bridges
Provide at least 10 presentations and brochures to French immersion schools with facts & info about the realities of homelessness in Vancouver and challenges the homeless face.
ViFineday: Lets Stay Strong
A series of workshops/information sessions to boost self esteem and mental wellness. Workshops are intended to prepare clients to respond in positive ways when faced with new challenges and prevent a new crisis when leaving shelter.
MPA Society Partnering with Landlords to House Homeless
Date: Wednesday, October 26th
Time: ?
Place:?
Registration & display boards for BC Apartment Owners & Managing Association tradeshow in late October.
Megaphone Vendor Blog Project
Date: November 2011 – May 2012
Place: Megaphone – 7 East Hastings
Hold series of workshops for vendors to offer them an online medium to tell their stories and teach how to post stories, pictures, video and audio files on Megaphone website. Used laptops computers will be stationed at Megaphone offices for vendor uses.
Under One Umbrella Connect
Date: March 10, 2012
Time: TBA
Place: Watari Youth and Family Services
Homeless Connect event in Grandview Woodlands to connect people who are homeless or at-risk with service providers, meals, food and entertainment.