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Listen to Sharon Gregson on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Sharon Gregson, child care advocate and one of the leading voices for the Ten Dollar a Day Child Care Campaign, joins HD to discuss why universal child care is needed in BC.

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Listen to Matthew Smedley on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Matthew Smedley, Chief Empowerment Officer of Mission Possible, joins HD to talk about the importance of low-barrier employment opportunities in low-income neighbourhoods.

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Listen to Mariam Bouchoutrouch on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Mariam, Executive Director of Pacific Immigrant Resources Society, joins HD to talk about the importance of providing supports and settlement services to newcomers.

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Listen to Jennifer Johnstone on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Jennifer joins HD to talk connections, belonging and the importance of having a shared vision for the future of low-income neighbourhoods.

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Listen to Alice Kendall on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Alice Kendall, Executive Director of Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, joins HD to talk about the personal safety of women in low-income neighbourhoods.

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Listen to Ginger Gosnell-Myers on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Ginger Gosnell-Myers, the first Indigenous Relations Manager at the City of Vancouver, joins HD to talk about urban planning as seen through an Indigenous lens.

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Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. These individuals and their organizations have demonstrated that change can happen in our community.

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Community Report: An update on the ongoing Opioid Crisis in the DTES

In 2017, Central City Foundation published a Community Report entitled “On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: How community organizations and their staff are coping.” Six years later, we are experiencing yet another year of tragic, record-breaking numbers of deaths from overdose in BC and set out to reinterview our community partners to hear about how they are coping today.

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See how your donations are building a more inclusive, resilient community through the investment in community-led solutions that help people in the inner city improve their lives.

An innovative grant ensures hundreds of youth in Surrey have access to essential supports at the City Centre Youth Hub

Central City Foundation President & CEO Jennifer Johnstone is featured in AFP Canada's National Philanthropy Day story

Helping give people a lift to work
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