One Billion Rising
Lower Mainland Initiative
Creating Care Packages for Women & Children in Need
Join our local project to provide care packages to women and children in the Lower Mainland. As part of the One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women, and the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week initiative to work together for the common good of all, we can help these families on their journey through life's challenging times.
What We're Doing
Join us at one of our upcoming events!
- February 3, 2020 at 6:30pm - Vancouver Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver - Register
- February 5, 2020 at 6pm - L.A. Matheson Secondary in Surrey - Register
For the past eight years, we've been hosting an annual event to help women, children, and families across the Lower Mainland. We've created care packages filled with basic items, and had inspiring conversations about how to help those in need.
In February 2019, we were honoured to have Vera Jones, from Indian Residential School Survivors Society, talk to us about the struggles facing Indigenous women in British Columbia. We also created care packages for almost 1,000 people in our communities.
This year, we're continuing the conversations we've started, and over the course of two events, we'll be providing even more people with life's necessities, such as:
- Soap and body wash
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes
Who We're Helping
We are continuing our annual tradition of helping women and children in shelters and low-income housing throughout the Lower Mainland, such as:
- Ama Transition House
- Azure Place
- Bill Reid Place
- Charlford House
- Cynthia's Place
- Dixon House
- Durrant Transition House
- Elizabeth Gurney House
- Evergreen Transition House
- Firth Residence
- Fraserside Emergency Family Shelter
- Hyland House
- Joy's Place
- Kenkinow Native Housing Society
- Koomseh Housing
- Maxxine Wright Place
- Monarch Place
- Nova House
- Shimai Transition House
- Springhouse
- Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter
- Vi Fineday Family Shelter Society
How to Help
Interested in sponsoring this initiative? Find out more about how you can help local women and children.
Contact UsOn February 3, 2020, we're hosting a family-friendly event at Vancouver Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver where we will be assembling care packages and delivering them to local shelters. Come take part!
Register NowOn February 5, 2020, we're hosting a family-friendly event at L.A. Matheson Secondary in Surrey where we will be assembling care packages and delivering them to local shelters. Come take part!
Register NowSponsors
Gold
World Sikh Organization of Canada
Silver
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints BC Stake
Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen Society
Real Canadian Superstore
Bronze
Friends Contracting & Accounting Services Ltd.
G.B.S. Trucking
Participating Organizations
Centre For Israel and Jewish Affairs
Global Peace Alliance
Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver
Kaur Project
Vancouver Interfaith Network
