Spotlighting one of our amazing team members so you can learn more about the people who help make our organization what it is. This time, we’re chatting with Danielle Verzosa from Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House about their role as Community Engagement and Communications Coordinator, their passions, and a few fun facts! What does Neighbourhood House…
When Safa Abdulmalk arrived in Canada at the age of 11, she carried with her the weight of a difficult and disrupted childhood. Born inside a taxi on a warm, sunny day in Syria, her mother often remarked that Safa couldn’t wait to be born, eager to see the world from her very first breath.
Anyone who gets to spend time at Sasamat Outdoor Centre knows that it is a magical, connected and tranquil place – filled with lively campers, leaders and volunteers in the spring and summer months. Sasamat Lake is on the ancestral and stolen territory of the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and Stó:lō (Stolo) Nations, colonially known as Belcarra.
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.
Our next feature in the #GiveToGrow #SummerStorySeries is from Vinita Sud, a yoga teacher, passionate community member, and neighbourhood house Board of Directors volunteer who found meaning and connection at Alex Neighbourhood House. We hope you enjoy Vini’s story, told in her own words. Alex Neighbourhood House has played a pivotal role in my journey…
Introducing Saba, a landscape architect, a passionate community member and advocate for boulevard gardens who has found a unique way to financially support the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (MPNH). Saba’s journey began with his Instagram project, where he posted photos of every boulevard garden he encountered. To Saba’s surprise, his Instagram account gained a significant…
Aaniin, boozhoo, indinawemaaganidook. Natasha Meryl Miskwaa Dibik Giizis nindizhnikaaz. Mikinak nindodem. Michi Saagiig nindoonjiibaa. Hello, all my relatives. My name is Natasha Meryl Miskwaa Dibik Giizis. Turtle is my totem. Michi Saagig is where I am from. My role within ANHBC is Program Coordinator of the Indigenous Youth Employment Program (‘IYEP’), through Frog Hollow Neighbourhood…
ANHBC’s Childcare Directors and staff play an instrumental role in providing exceptional care to families of all backgrounds. Beyond fostering an inclusive, nurturing environment, they create opportunities for children to grow alongside their community. To honour Child Care Month in BC, we are sharing a story from Stefani Chandler, Childcare Director at Alex House. “Alex…
Belonging in Unceded Territory is a project that deeply explores and questions our situation as uninvited guests on the unceded and stolen territories of the Coast Salish peoples. It asks us how we reconcile the fact that we are settling here on a land that is not our ancestral land, and whose people never gave…
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…
