Adopt-A-School campaign raises record funds for B.C. kids

This year’s Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School campaign resulted in a record $923,774 being sent to 129 schools across the province…..more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Windebank Elementary: Native Games Program

Windebank Elementary School in Mission has applied for a $3,500 grant from The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund Adopt-a-School program for an All Aboriginal Healing and Native Games Program. With a goal...

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Florence Nightingale Elementary: Outdoor Education

In an effort to provide needy students the same camp opportunity as other classmates enjoy, Florence Nightingale Elementary School in Vancouver is asking for financial support so that its needier...

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Queneesh Elementary: Community Connections

The Community Connections program at Queneesh Elementary in Courtenay is designed to provide engagement opportunities for students and their families through game nights, family picnics and geo-caching events. The school...

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