Adopt-a-School: Tupper Secondary art sale benefits children in need

More than 1,000 sumptuous pieces of art — photographic prints laminated on vinyl and mounted on boards ready to hang — will be on sale this weekend at Sir Charles...

Adopt-a-School: Refugees tell their stories

Adopt-A-School: Booklet helps refugee students in Surrey The program is operated from the school district’s English Language Learning centre on King George Boulevard, and the Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School program is...

Adopt-A-School: Renu Bakshi picks up tab for needy kids in Nanaimo

NANAIMO — Before she started her own Vancouver media company, Renu Bakshi was a CTV reporter, so it’s no wonder that when she decided to help impoverished children here at...

Adopt-A-School: Vancouver dentist helps take bite out of hunger for city children

The Backpack Buddies program out of Lord Selkirk elementary feeds as many as 65 families each weekend out of a school of 745 students. From the large windows in her...

Adopt-a-School: Brechin Elementary in Nanaimo needs help supporting students with basic needs

Adopt-A-School: Inner-city school in Nanaimo needs help supporting students with basic needs Privation is the reason a recent University of B.C. study found 55 per cent of kindergarten kids in...

Adopt-a-School: Holly Elementary Emergency Fund

It would be an exaggeration to say Shauna Milne and her two sons are living in Surrey. Existing would be nearer the truth. Sitting in the principal’s office of Holly...

Strathcona Community School: Food Program

The Strathcona neighbourhood is vibrant, supportive and close-knit, but many of the residents experience daily challenges that may include poverty and/or low-incomes, language and cultural barriers, addictions, mental health issues...

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ELL Welcome Centre: Bridge Program Community Tours

ELL Welcome Centre is asking The Vancouver Sun Children's Fund for $6,900 to provide cultural experiences and learning opportunities for refugees, to help students acclimatize to their new environment while learning and building connections with others....

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Graham Bruce Elementary School: Breakfast Program

Graham Bruce Elementary School in Vancouver services a diverse population of students, many from low-income families that cannot afford to provide the nutritional breakfasts that children need to get the...

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