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.

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World Interfaith Harmony Week

What We're Doing

For the past nine 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 through our online event, and physically-distanced care package delivery will 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
  • Joy's Place
  • Kenkinow Native Housing Society
  • Koomseh Housing
  • Maxxine Wright Place
  • Monarch Place
  • Shimai Transition House
  • Springhouse
  • Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter
  • Vi Fineday Family Shelter Society

How to Help

Become a Sponsor

Interested in sponsoring this initiative? Find out more about how you can help local women and children.

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Attend Virtually

On February 1, we hosted an online event to help us learn about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, the effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence rates here in the Lower Mainland, and provide a first-person account from someone who has been able to make a new life for themselves, thanks to these shelters.

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Volunteer

We've already gathered volunteers to assemble and deliver care packages in a safe, physically-distanced way!

Thank You

Sponsors

Centre For Israel and Jewish Affairs

Great Little Box Company
Living Interfaith Sanctuary

Living Interfaith Sanctuary

Real Canadian Superstore - Newton, Surrey
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Surrey

Surrey BC Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Vancouver BC Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
World Sikh Organization of Canada

Organizers

Centre For Israel and Jewish Affairs
Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen
Living Interfaith Sanctuary

Living Interfaith Sanctuary

Local Congregations of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
World Sikh Organization of Canada
Worldwide Shift Disturbers

Event Resources

The live event for 2021 has already happened, however there's still a lot to learn. This year, we created 1,100 care packages for women and children living in shelters and low-income housing. As part of the One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women, this one-hour inspirational event launched our week of service. It also educated us about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, the effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence rates here in the Lower Mainland, and provided a first-person account from someone who has been able to make a new life for themselves, thanks to these shelters.

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