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Number of hungry kids triples this year at Nanaimo secondary school
“The north end of Nanaimo used to be an affluent area but that’s changed a bit. We see a lot of families moving in here from Vancouver and the mainland...
2018/2019
Eastside school needs funds to help feed kids
Sometimes it’s the parents who admit they aren’t keeping a safe distance from hunger. But mostly it’s the children who tell the tale, says Vanessa Mani, the Enhanced Services worker...
2018/2019
Kids at needy Duncan school “living in hopelessness”
The problem with becoming a statistic — such as being one of the 20 per cent of children living in dire poverty in this province — is that you stop...
2018/2019
Downtown Eastside school breakfast program
For those struggling to stay housed and feed themselves on marginal incomes or social assistance that’s how it’s done. Pride is an extravagance, resilience is more useful. To those who...
2018/2019
Sidoo family helps hungry students at Gladstone Secondary
The school district estimates poverty makes 10 per cent of the school population vulnerable and the most obvious signs are students arriving at school hungry and in need of nourishment....
2018/2019
Adopt-A-School: Vulnerable and needy in Nanaimo
“Some people think this is a high-end area but they don’t see how some families are living in basement suites,” she said. Susan M’Gonigle has trouble picking out the right...
2018/2019
Schools in Need
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Henderson: Kindergarten Ready
Henderson Elementary School in Vancouver has asked The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund Adopt-a-School program for $10,000 to continue the important work of its Getting Ready for Kindergarten program. Many students attending...
Vancouver Technical Secondary School: Breakfast Club
The breakfast program at Vancouver Technical Secondary School in Vancouver is organized and staffed by student groups, who last year served up 13,000 breakfasts to students over the school year....
Pitt Meadows Secondary: Community Breakfast Program
Pitt Meadows Secondary School serves more than 4,000 meals a year to 125 students, and they can’t do it without your support. The school is situated in an area of...
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