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AHA MEDIA films Protest Action at BC Housing in Burnaby to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
BC Housing has announced that funding will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time the New Fountain Shelter would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets!
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard toconnect people to the medical and social services they need.
You can make a difference by emailing or phoning the mayor of Vancouver, the provincial government, BC Housing, or your federal government representative and tell them you feel housing for the homeless is important and necessary.
Below are 120 photos and 13 videos of Protest Action at the BC Housing office in Burnaby to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) on Wednesday April 20, 2011
AHA MEDIA films Protest Action at BC Housing to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
BC Housing has announced that funding will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time the New Fountain Shelter would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets!
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard toconnect people to the medical and social services they need.
You can make a difference by emailing or phoning the mayor of Vancouver, the provincial government, BC Housing, or your federal government representative and tell them you feel housing for the homeless is important and necessary.
Below are video and photos of Protest Action at the BC Housing office to SAVE New Fountain Shelter on Terminal Ave in Vancouver on Wednesday April 20, 2011
Thursday April 14, 2011 daytime of 24 hour Soccer Marathon to save New Fountain shelter at Vancouver Art Gallery
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard toconnect people to the medical and social services they need. BC Housing has announced that funding will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time the Shelter would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets.
Below are photos of Jenny Kwan, Mike Farnsworth and Sarah Blyth
Below is a video of a cheque being awarded to New Fountain Shelter
Street Soccer Canada team from Vancouver Downtown Eastside present video of Homeless World Cup 2010 at First United Church
Our local Street Soccer Canada team from Vancouver Downtown Eastside recently presented a video of their memories of their time at Homeless World Cup 2010 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to members of First United Church
Letter Writing Campaign For the New Fountain Shelter
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Tuesday, February 15 at 6:00pm – March 31 at 9:00pm
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DTES Vancouver
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Hello friends,
As some of you may know, the New Fountain Shelter is currently fighting to stay open. Our shelter is full nightly with approximately 45 homeless people. We feed, provide support in a person’s search for housing, distribute clothing donations and of course provide shelter for those who have none. We are collecting letters of support. They can be simple or complex. They could express a personal experience at the New Fountain Shelter, or they could generally address the positive impact of shelters on our community. If each of you takes the time to write and send even a small paragraph it will have a major impact. Please send letters of support to: jakeh@phs.ca and jessicaj@phs.ca. Thank you, we are depending on your support! New Fountain Shelter Staff |
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