This summer, ANHBC ran a design contest, inviting the artists of our communities to portray what the neighbourhood house movement means to them. We would like to spotlight our contest winner, Madeline Berger! Moving to Vancouver at 18, Madeline sought out community through neighbourhood houses and other grassroots organizations. Such support networks enabled them…
Meet Oliver Cowan, a participant and volunteer at Marpole Neighbourhood House, who discovered an extraordinary sense of connection through the Gathering Gardeners. From harvesting crops to sharing meals, Oliver has built friendships, learned new skills, and found a supportive community that embraces them fully.
For Tito Perez, volunteering at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House became a lifeline after moving to Canada as a refugee. Through the Food Hub program, he practiced English, gained skills, made friends, and built confidence—experience that helped him find meaningful work and a sense of belonging.
Neighbourhood houses in December are buzzing with excitement, celebration and soul-warming food. Whether it’s our childcare programs decorating the halls of our houses with stars and stockings, seniors joining together to share songs of peace, or neighbourhood families gathering around a communal table sharing a warm bowl of dahl and roti – this is always…
This Neighbourhood House Impact Story comes from Gordon Neighbourhood House, where the volunteers there are working hard to combat food insecurity in their community by creating community driven food systems that combat food injustice. We hope you enjoy it! Every day, one in seven BC families struggle to put food on the table. Their concerns…
