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Addressing more personal care needs increases quality of life for Victory House residents

Submitted by vnoble on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:52am

Fifty may be the new thirty for some of us. But for those living with serious, chronic mental health challenges, the opposite is often the case.

Team, community pull together to open shelter in a hurry

Submitted by vnoble on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 9:52am

They say it takes a community to raise a child and Trudi Shymka, Director of Women’s Services for St. James Community Service Society, says it also takes a community to open a shelter.

St. James has "amazing" response to SBIA's Zero Waste Challenge

Submitted by vnoble on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 3:02pm

 

St. James 2011 Annual Report to the Community now online

Submitted by vnoble on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 2:46pm

Click here to read the 2011 St. James Annual Report to the Community

St. James turns 50!

Submitted by vnoble on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 8:22am

Read about our history, check out a visual timeline of St. James, and see photos of events celebrating our bi-centennial on our special 50 Years webpage.

Please complete our survey!

Submitted by vnoble on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 10:31am

We want to know what our supporters think about the work of the St. James Community Service Society. Your opinions and thoughts will help to shape our future. Click here to complete the survey online.

Spring 2011 Newsletter

Submitted by Jonathan Oldman on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 5:03pm

Read the latest news from St. James in our Spring 2011 Newsletter. Women's safety in Vancouver's emergency shelters, our new supported housing project, the results of our 2010 / 2011 Hospice fundraising campaign... and Elizabeth Taylor!

Volunteering for the Homeless Count

Submitted by Jonathan Oldman on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 11:29am

Last night, I spent a couple of hours interviewing people at a Vancouver homeless shelter (not one of those managed by St. James) as part of the 2011 Homeless Count. I spoke to about a dozen people, asking them questions about why they had become homeless, how they manage, and what it will take for them to get a permanent place of their own.

Homeless Count 2011 - Happening Today!

Submitted by Jonathan Oldman on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 11:12am

Today is the regional homeless count across the Lower Mainland, the first full such count since 2008 (though the City of Vancouver conducted its own count in 2010). The project, staffed by 800 volunteers who fan out across the city and through emergency shelters, is crucial in providing current data on the numbers and circumstances of those who are homeless. While no single-day count is perfectly accurate, it is a big help in estimating progress made and the remaining gap.

Women's 24-Hour Emergency Shelter in the DTES

Submitted by Jonathan Oldman on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 12:25pm

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