Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership: Michelle Shaw

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership. For almost three decades, Michelle Shaw has been devoted to helping young people and families in our local communities through her work at PCRS.

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Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership: Mariam Bouchoutrouch

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership. For several decades, Mariam Bouchoutrouch has been of incredible service to immigrant women, their children, and their families.

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Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership: Olivia Jim

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership. Olivia Jim has been working tirelessly for almost two decades to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.

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Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership: Aboriginal Front Door

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership. Through tremendous efforts, Aboriginal Front Door has created a welcoming place in the DTES where Indigenous people can go for a time out, access supports and participate in various activities.

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Change Can Happen. Our 2024 Profiles in Community Leadership: Shannon Skilton

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership. Shannon Skilton has been providing unwavering support for women challenged with addictions for over thirty years.

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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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