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1. Sandals or flip flops

2. Gym clothes and workout wear

3. Water bottles

4. Shorts

5. Jeans


To learn more about donating clothing items click here. Thanks for your support!

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Southridge Junior School grade four’s in the International Baccalaureate Program visited CHV to learn more about youth homelessness. The grade four students selected a real life issue, researched it, take action as a result of their findings and then presented their findings at a special exhibition.

They sent Mark this great card thanking him for teaching them about youth homelessness. We wish them good luck on their project!

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Be sure to check out Wear to Care Clothing Swap if your in North Vancouver:


There are lots of events taking place this weekend for Mental Health Week including the one listed below on Saturday, click here to see all the events taking place in the Lower Mainland.

CMHA Vancouver Burnaby Branch and Mood Disorders Association of BC Exhibit & Information Table—May 12
Learn more about the programs and services of CMHA Vancouver Burnaby branch and the Mood Disorders Association of BC at their exhibit and information table at McGill Library, 4595 Albert St., 1-3pm. Visit http://www.mdabc.net/ or http://www.vancouver-burnaby.cmha.bc.ca/ to learn more about either organization.

 

It is not to late to donate in honour of your mother! Get the details here.


Have a fun and healthy weekend!

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I’ve been working with “Johnny” since August of 2011.  His first stay with Covenant House was back in March 2010 and since then; he has had 14 stays with us. The duration of those 14 stays were typically for one or two days and this youth usually left without telling anyone where he was going. He didn’t invest much time into building any relationships with his youth workers. Johnny battled daily with his mental health.

This stay, Johnny received a new diagnosis of “Bipolar Disorder”.  He said to me, “Jackie, I’m Bi-polar.  I guess I’m one of those people now”.  A couple of weeks went by and Johnny was struggling, but he came to terms with the fact that he was Bipolar and battled through some of the stigmas associated with the diagnosis, like a true warrior. He has attended all of his doctor’s appointments, educated himself on a daily basis of his diagnoses, remembered to take his medication, has built relationships with his workers and is even currently attending school.

One day this week, Johnny approached me and asked if he could make a request. His request was to be given permission for a weekend visit with his family.  Historically, Johnny has had a particularly fragile relationship with his family and he has been through a lot because of it.  He left his family home when he was 13 years old, as he and his step-father did not get along.  Now he wanted to visit them. This request was granted and Johnny was super excited! 

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Mental Health Week is a national event that encourages people to learn, discuss, listen and engage around the topic of mental health. This year's Mental Health Week theme is Mental Health for All!

The Canadian Mental Health Association has wonderful information regarding mental health and about events for Mental Health Week. One section worth exploring is "Kids Have Stress Too!"

At Covenant House Vancouver we believe it is important to be open and frank about mental health as this reduce stigma and encourages people to reach out and get help if they need it.

We hope this picture of Walter relaxing improves your mental health for the day and brings you some joy!

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Mother's Day is quickly approaching and if you are thinking of a unique way to honour your Mother, consider an in-honour gift!

By donating to Covenant House Vancouver you will give the gift of hope to the more than 1,400 young people we help each year. Your loved one receives a personalized notification of the donation made in their honour and the tax receipt is sent to you. We also accept donations in memory of lost loved ones.

Here are some ways to make your tribute or memorial gift:

1)      Online –Click the Donate Now button and at the bottom of the donation page you will see a section called ‘In Tribute’ where you can enter the information about your gift and the e-mail or mailing address of your Mom..
2)      By Phone- Just call 604-638-GIFT (4438) and ask to make a tribute or memorial gift and we will take all of the relevant information for your donation.
3)      By Mail – Include a note in your donation envelope letting us know who the donation is in honour or memory of, who we should notify and their e-mail or mailing address, your message and phone number. 

For more information or special requests contact Kristy Hayter at 604-639-8940 or hayter@covenanthousebc.org.

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For the past four years, Covenant House Vancouver has been fortunate to receive the generous support of BC Housing’s Community Connections program for our 30 Days for 30 Nights campaign. 30 Days for 30 Nights has the goal of raising all the money required to operate our Crisis Shelter for the entire month of December (our busiest month), and thanks once again to the support of BC Housing, we were able to reach this goal! What’s more, the Community Connections program continues to be the largest organizational supporter of this campaign!

Community Connections is BC Housing’s employee-driven community investment program, involving a donations drive, employee fundraising activities, and employer supported volunteerism.  Employees have identified investment “pillars” which channel their giving to charities as selected by the staff as a whole. 

Thank you again to BC Housing for helping to make our goals a reality and to everyone who contributed to this year’s campaign – we couldn’t have done it without you! 


Caption: From left to right: Campaign Co-Chair Agnes Ross, Vice President of Human Resources for BC Housing, Tristan Klassen, Development Officer for Covenant House Vancouver, and Campaign Co-Chair Dan Maxwell, Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for BC Housing.

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