We were born of a thirst for change. Cause We Care officially launched in May 2007, soon after a group of women volunteered at the Downtown Vancouver Eastside Women’s Centre’s annual Holiday lunch. We served more than 500 less-fortunate women and their children a memorable hot meal, and were touched by the challenges faced by those women and children. We were inspired to organize, and to develop concrete, effective ways to provide a ‘hand up’ through targeted outreach initiatives.
Cause We Care was founded by Andrea Thomas Hill. With her commitment to giving back to the community – and having become a new mother herself – Andrea was particularly drawn to the single women and children living within the harsh realities of Vancouver’s downtown Eastside. Armed with a strong desire to enable positive change in these women’s lives, Andrea founded Cause We Care Foundation.