July 2008  

July 07, 2008

Being a new staff person at Union Gospel Mission, I've had the opportunity to be taken around our various sites to see some of the work we do.  I've been amazed at the broad impact we have in the...

 


July 15, 2008

The Mobile Mission was successful in helping make a decision with 38 yr old male named Rick Vanderhal to leave the street. Rick was a regular user of mobile mission services....

 


July 16, 2008

My name is Raymond, and I am a father of three boys, and my partner’s name is Lila....

 


July 17, 2008

On Tuesday, April 15th, a former client named Anna came to the Drop-in that we had not seen for many months....

 


July 18, 2008

When Jade came in she had just left a very expensive facility saying that they did not have what she wanted.  One weekend after she arrived here she also made that same decision about UGM's Lydia...

 


July 19, 2008

It’s 10PM and we are loading the van with sandwiches and new pairs of socks. The dashboard says that it is 20 degrees outside.  I am about to go on the trip of a lifetime....

 


July 20, 2008

In the streets of the poorest postal code of Canada, I meet the women who live here on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside every day....

 


July 21, 2008

Almost two weeks ago, a former client named Lydia came to the New West Drop-In Centre to visit with the staff and to give an update on her personal progress....

 


July 22, 2008

On Tuesday afternoon, we left for our retreat to Rivendell Retreat Centre on Bowen Island.  There were 12 residents of our Alcohol &...

 


July 23, 2008

Every morning during my commute through Vancouver’s business district to the Downtown Eastside, I pass the side of the Victory Square Cenotaph that bears the engraved words, "Is it nothing to yo...

 


July 24, 2008

Carrie is a Korean student who has just completed a two month internship through UBC Interchange.  She has enjoyed her experience so much that she is extending her time as a volunteer for one mor...

 


July 25, 2008

If you are reading this, you’re on The Street: Union Gospel Mission’s blog....

 


July 27, 2008

The city of Vancouver is home to an abundance of beauty and talent, but remains weighed down by dire social issues....

 


July 30, 2008

Vancouver, BC -- While Oppenheimer Park has recently received attention for all the wrong reasons, on Saturday, August 9, the park will be transformed into a clean and joy-filled place for over 3,500 ...

 


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