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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What We're Doing

For the past eleven 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 care package assembly event which 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
Kekinow 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.

Attend

On February 20 from 11am to 2pm, we're hosting an event to assemble care packages for those in need. You can come and be part of the process!

8115 132 Street
Surrey, BC
V3W 4N5

Map

Delivery

We've already gathered volunteers to deliver the assembled care packages!

Thank You

Organizers

Local Congregations of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2021 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.

Live Event Recording

2021 Playlist

One Billion Rising

Lower Mainland Initiative