Morgan’s Public House was packed on June 4 to a sold-out fundraiser dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of White Rock Peninsula. Approximately 120 people attended, including three Sources staff, to raise money for various international charitable projects as well as Sources’ Hot Lunch Program at Women’s Place.
We are pleased to officially announce that our Essentials to Housing Support Services have been approved for $322,826 through the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) by Metro Vancouver. This will help cover the program’s operating expenses over 18 months and enable the Sources Community Resource Centres to continue providing advocacy and support services to help people in our community stay safe, secure and well in their own homes. Read More…
Community and arts leader Chris Thornley presented a cheque for $500 to Sources CEO David Young on May 21 following a successful Tribute to Van Morrison event – a highlight of White Rock’s Irish Festival.
Sources’ Family Law Program was recognized for the outstanding work it provides to women in the area of legal advocacy by the Soroptimist International of White Rock at their Grants Awards and 65th birthday celebration on May 12, 2015. Read More…
Every Spring for the past two decades, Sources has put on a highly anticipated Gala to raise money for our social wellness programs. With this year being the Gala’s 20th anniversary, the chosen theme had to be the Roaring Twenties! Read More…
Most people don’t think they will ever be homeless. Certainly, no one plans or wants to be homeless. But sometimes, something out of your control happens and you find yourself on the cusp of losing your home.
That’s what happened to Nick Seguin. At 26 years old, Nick was living on his own in a basement suite in Surrey, working at a call centre and taking classes for school. He never missed a payment on his rent, until June 2014, when he suddenly got sick. Read More…
More than 300 people took part in SOURCES’ second annual Coldest Night of the Year walk in White Rock on February 21, 2015. These individuals marched 2 km, 5 km and 10 km routes by the chilly seaside to raise funds and awareness for Sources’ homeless prevention services and Rent Bank. Read More…
‘Tis the season of giving! On December 10, 2014, Sources held its annual holiday fundraiser Season of Trees at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey. All 17 beautifully decorated trees were auctioned to a generous audience, raising close to $10,000 for Sources’ early childhood education programs. Read More…
Ken and Bonnie Fletcher have been decorating their South Surrey house with a dazzling assortment of Christmas lights for 17 years. Ten years ago they began collecting donations for Sources Community Resource Centres’ White Rock/South Surrey Food Bank, after a friend suggested they do something with their amazing display to help the community in some way. Read More…
Close to a hundred people stood in the rain in a parking lot Friday morning in front of Sources Newton Resource Centre in Surrey. Hoodies, rain jackets, umbrellas and tarps kept people dry as they waited for the 9th Annual Homelessness Awareness March to begin. Read More…
