Thank you to all the supporters of our Emergency Fund who through your generous donations have made a difference in a variety of ways.

The funds, $7500, directed to the North Shore Crisis Services Society will be used for funding of HOPE’s Place. HOPE’s Place is a second stage-housing program for women and their children who have left a transition house or are living in the community and need to escape an abusive situation.  These families are high risk and/or face multiple barriers in accessing safe and affordable housing.  HOPE’s Place is the only second stage-housing program on the North Shore.

The donation of $10,000 made to the Network of Inner City Community Services Society will be directed in part to their Bright Family Futures Program and other family programs at the community centres they coordinate with (some of which include Ray-Cam Co-operative Centre, Strathcona Community Centre Association, Britannia Community Services Centre).  Funds will also be allocated to the Social Pediatric (RICHER) Initiative program, which is a community-based primary healthcare service specifically designed to meet the unique needs of children, youth, and families in Vancouver’s inner city neighbourhoods.

And finally, a $2500 donation was made to YWCA Semlin Gardens directed to help provide a tenant family with a better future through education.

For the past five years, Cause We Care Foundation has supported families led by single mothers by organizing a Christmas Hamper Drive. Last year, because of generous donations, we filled and delivered 500 hampers to the most in need and helping to carry their families through the holiday season.

Each hamper delivered contained:

$10 Save-On-Foods Gift Certificate

1 can tuna

1 can salmon

1 can pork and beans

1 can pasta sauce

1 package dried pasta

1 box of 2 chicken noodle soup

1 box macaroni and cheese

1 package rice

1 package cookies

1 box crackers

1 package Goldfish crackers

1 box (peanut free) chewy granola bars

1 package hot chocolate

1 box of instant hot oatmeal

1 box of Cheerios

candy canes (minimum 4 per hamper)

Additional items kindly donated with thanks by:

Happy Planet juice

Purdy’s Chocolates

BC Hothouse fresh cherry tomatoes and mini cukes (Windset Farms)

5lb bag potatoes (BC Fresh)

Peri-Peri sauce (Nando’s Chicken)

Coffee (Salt Spring Coffee)

Children’s socks (Army & Navy)

Hampers were delivered to eight front-line organizations including the YWCA’s single mother’s program, 4 transitional housing facilities, a crisis centre in North Vancouver, an inner city school, a day care and three local drop-in centres for women and children living in impoverished neighbourhoods.

For more information, please email us for details or DONATE now online.

At Cause We Care, we strive to help marginalized children through our supply drives and emergency fund.  We are embarking on a capital campaign to build subsidized housing on the downtown eastside, which will provide a home to 22 single mother families. With housing costs in our city unreachable for so many families, this is one of the most important ways to help a family break free from the cycle of poverty.

But we can’t do it alone, contact us to help or donate now through our website.

 It wasn’t until I had children of my own that I realized how difficult it is to provide for, protect and raise a child. I couldn’t help but think how challenging it would be to take on this job without any resources, no partner to share in the tasks, no money and no support. That realization led me to found Cause We Care Foundation.  Over the years, we at CWCF have continued to grow our efforts to bridge the gaps between the haves and have-nots in Metro Vancouver. This new web site is reflective of that growth, and is intended to clearly communicate our mandate, and to drive continued support for our ongoing efforts. 

One of those efforts is a joint initiative with City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Public Library and the YWCA: raising funds to help build the YWCA Cause We Care House on East Hastings. Read about it here. 

For those of you who have supported us in the past, thank you again. To those of you who are hearing about us for thefirst time, please help us create hope for those who are not as fortunate as we are.

Most sincerely,
Andrea                         Ashlyn         Kim        Tanis               Vandana
Thomas Hill                Parolin         Craig     Goldman         Lecky

1) that there would be up to 20 new subsidized housing units and programming space for single mothers and children in need on top of a new public library that the city is planning on building at 720-730 East Hastings Street

2) that the house would be called the YWCA Cause We Care House, in recognition of our contribution as lead donor

We have enclosed a copy of the press release and want to thank all of our volunteers for their past and continued support of our organization. It is because of this support that we felt strongly about sharing this important news with you directly, before it became common knowledge via the press.

We look forward to sharing more details of this initiative with you at our upcoming Mother’s Day Supply Drive on May 3rd – details to follow shortly.

We hope everyone is enjoying a much deserved “Spring Break” and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Most sincerely,

Andrea                         Ashlyn         Kim        Tanis               Vandana

Thomas Hill                Parolin         Craig     Goldman         Lecky

There’s something to be said about the feeling of showing up at school on the first day with a new, clean backpack, fresh school supplies, and a feeling of pride and enthusiasm about the year ahead. Cause We Care Foundation works to ensure that children living in poverty in our community experience that feeling, too.  Each year, we collect donations for new backpacks and school supplies and distribute them to front-line organizations that get them to kids in need. This year will mark our fifth annual backpack drive.  Each backpack we supply is filled with the following:

1 package lined paper

1 package coloured pencil crayons

1 package regular pencils

1 pencil sharpener

1 pencil case

1 pair of scissors

1 12” ruler (cm and inches)

1 package non-permanent coloured markers

1 large glue stick

For more information on how to help, email us for details or DONATE now online.

Mother’s Day is a special time of year for every mother. To celebrate their efforts and make single mothers in need feel special, Cause We Care Foundation hosts an annual Mother’s Day Drive.  We collect donations to purchase necessities for women and children, and in May, we distribute the Care Packages to front-line organizations who get it to those in need.  Last year our care packages included:

1 tube adult and 1 tube of children’s toothpaste

2 adult and 2 children’s toothbrushes

1 shampoo and 1 conditioner

2 bars soap

1 bottle baby wash

1 package disposable razors

1 deodorant

1 package toilet tissue

1 package tampons

1 package baby wipes

1 package diapers

$10 Save-On-Foods Gift Certificate

To help or volunteer for our Mother’s Day Drive, email us for details or DONATE now online.