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BC Rapid Transit Company (BCRTC) and Thales Canada employees sweated together on a hot afternoon in June for a good cause: building docks at the Sasamat Outdoor Centre. The employees volunteered their time through a The Vancouver Sun United Way Day of Caring. Sasamat Outdoor Centre, funded by United Way, inspires personal growth and leadership
The BC Council for Families has awarded the 2015 Carol Matusicky Distinguished Service to Families Award to the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). HELP is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network based at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia that brings together many scientific viewpoints to address complex child
UPS really knows how to deliver! At the second annual UPS Plane Pull for United Way, 17 teams of 15 people played tug-of-war with a 127,900 pound jet. Teams competed against each other to see who can pull the plane fastest 20 feet down the tarmac at YVR. Awards were given to the best dressed
This Saturday, June 6th from 12-4 pm is the second annual UPS Plane Pull for United Way. This amazing team building fundraising event matches man against machine, all in an effort to raise funds for United Way programs. 18 teams of 15 people will play tug-of-war with a 127,900 pound jet and compete against each
What do you do when you need some heavy lifting on a project? Call United Way to help organize some community muscle through The Vancouver Sun United Way Day of Caring Program. That’s exactly what Alexandra Neighbourhood House in Surrey did this past week to help get things in top shape for the summer season and get ready to welcome
B.C.’s Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, released a seniors housing report last week that demonstrates a genuine need for increased financial support for low and moderate income seniors in this province. The report provides 18 recommendations on ways to assist seniors with reducing the burden of housing costs and providing more options for seniors to ensure
Stephen Webster is United Way British Columbia’s new Vice-President of Marketing and Communications. He will join on June 29, 2015. Webster is a dynamic marketing professional who has dedicated his career to design, education, and business. He was most recently Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Vancouver Art Gallery where he has successfully built attendance
In her day job, 30 year old Oge Anoliefoh is passionate about the environment at Vancouver Airport Authority. In her job as an environmental technician, she is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance in areas such as air quality, water quality, and hazardous materials management Outside of work, she’s passionate about her community environment and is
David Black has a long history of work in social justice. He is president of MoveUP representing about 12,000 union members at public and private sector companies in British Columbia. David has included a gift in his will to his charity of choice: United Way British Columbia. “It gives both my wife and I comfort
“Dwell in Possibility” wrote the poet Emily Dickinson. That is, in a nutshell, what participants of the United Way Public Policy Institute (UWPPI) get to do when they meet each month at UBC Robson Square—the venue sponsor for this innovative six-month training program which equips non-profit leaders on how to influence the public
A story published in Business in Vancouver references a report released April 29 by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Working for a Living 2015. The report calculates that the cost of raising a family with two children – with both parents working full time – has jumped almost 24% since 2008 in Metro Vancouver.
There is something about cold countries, speculates Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Brahman in a piece in today’s Vancouver Sun. The top five happiest nations in the world are Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada. Perhaps not surprisingly, all of the happiest nations are also wealthy. In determining what it means to be happy, the UN
What do kids need most to grow up strong, proud, kind, and fulfilled? The answer is surprisingly simple: to be loved. That’s according to Dr. Adele Diamond, Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at UBC, one of the keynote speakers at the recent Success by 6 Conference hosted by United Way British Columbia
United Way and soccer go head to head! Our good friends over at McMillan LLP have not only raised over $324,000 for United Way over the years, they are so passionate about soccer and supporting kids in our community, that they are making sure every Vancouver Whitecaps FC goal counts! The McMillan ‘Corners for Kids’
TransLink employees, unions and its family of companies came together again in 2014 to raise over $277,000 for the community through their annual United Way British Columbia campaign. This employee-driven campaign provides a model of how working together for the community can bring lasting change. Employees from TransLink, B.C. Rapid Transit Company, Coast Mountain Bus
Forty-three. That’s the percentage of kids in Tri-Cities’ Coquitlam River neighbourhood who start school at increased risk of struggling in the classroom—and in later life. United Way British Columbia today launched the next phase of a bold early childhood initiative at James Park Elementary schoolin Port Coquitlam. United Way Avenues of Change has one resounding
In a press conference earlier today, United Way British Columbia announced that it has joined the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition in support of transit and transportation improvements through a traffic congestion improvement tax. “United Way believes that every person who lives here should have access to the same opportunities to build a better life
Employees at Fraser Health Authority take care of people in their community every day through their work. And every fall they give back even more with their annual campaign to support children, families and seniors through United Way. The 2014 campaign raised over $120,000. Coordinators at over a dozen facilities volunteered to organize fun events,
Vancouver is known around the world for our picturesque waterfront. The Gateway to our community and the largest in Canada, Vancouver’s port has significant employment and economic impacts to communities provincially and nationwide. And helping the community is top of mind for the maritime industry. At United Way, solving problems in our community means more
Four months ago, Rahima, mom of three children, suffered from an anxiety attack. Having moved from Afghanistan, twelve years ago with her husband, she didn’t have any support from extended family. The care for the children, the household and day to day responsibilities became too much. “When my friend found out what happened,” Rahima says,