Month: November 2024
Gift Cards for Eva Rothwell
We will be collecting gift cards to support Eva Rothwell’s Holiday Gift bags again this year. Cards like Tim Horton’s Shopper’s Drug Mart, Metro, Starbucks, etc. will be collected during the service on Dec. 1. If you are willing, bring your cards to the service and we will get them to Eva. An alternative – … Read more
Winter Donations
Winter Boots, Coats and Clothing Winter is coming and we are in of winter coats and boots for men, women and children. Winter clothing for school aged children and men are one of our greatest needs. Re-usable & Plastic Bags We are also in need of bags for use by our customers. Large plastic or … Read more
The recording of our Nov. 15th Keys to Affordable Housing event is coming but meanwhile…
… you can read a succinct summary of the views of one of the two keynote speakers at our event, Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, here: https://mailchi.mp/chec-ccrl/november-2024-chec-perspective?e=6b5a761178
The housing crisis can only be solved by federal and provincial governments really stepping up
Five members of the Affordable Housing Team spoke at last Sunday’s National Housing Day service. Through different stories and emphases, two themes were central. First, we need to remove exceptions to rent control laws that allow huge rent increases and no-fault evictions that are making rents unaffordable, creating insecurity for tenants and resulting in massive … Read more