2016 Child Poverty Report Card
Working in partnership with First Call, we produced the 2016 Child Poverty Report Card. The Report Card shows that BC continues to struggle with high levels of child poverty, with 1 in 5 children under the age of 17 in BC living below the poverty line.
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BC Families Infographic Series
The BC Council for Families has partnered with SPARC BC to produce a series of infographics about family demographics in regional districts across BC...
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BC and Regional Districts Profiles
This series of fact-sheets shows key community indicators at a glance. How does your region measure up?
New Directions Survey
The New Directions Survey of Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Associations in BC collected data and stories about the sector from 1,865 non-profit organizations in more than 170 communities across BC.
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Survey Report 2015 (PDF)
Community Conversations Report (PDF)
Collectively Speaking (PDF)
The Invisible Senior
Through personal stories, West End seniors shed light on many issues facing older renters in the West End. Produced by West End Seniors Network (WESN) and SPARC BC in collaboration with local seniors, Gordon Neighbourhood House and the West End Seniors’ Community Planning Table.
Metro Vancouver's Debtscape
This report maps the changing ratios of income, debt and assets over the time period between 2007 and 2012 – at the neighbourhood level.
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Not sure what to do this week or weekend?
Check out the below link for #HAW2017 events throughout Vancouver!
https://t.co/jXCYBRZq8H
#HAW2017 event TONIGHT! @WestVan_Youth
Flicks and Forum (two films)
6:30 8:30 PM at Ambleside Youth Centre
Free event! All welcome!
#Haw2017 event TONIGHT @NCCforArts @ 6PM
Hero and Awards Night by Surrey Homelessness & Housing Society
10 year anniversary celebration