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Vancouver, BC (February 2021 ) Cause We Care Foundation Winter Newsletter

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NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION and ORANG

NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION and ORANGE SHIRT DAY

Today we remember and honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. We acknowledge the intergenerational impacts of harms caused in residential schools.

The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations. Today, Canadians wear an orange shirt to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and to promote the concept that “Every Child Matters.”

SAVE THE DATE: Holiday Care Package Drive Our 16t

SAVE THE DATE: Holiday Care Package Drive

Our 16th annual Care Package Drive is coming up in December! Our goal is to distribute 1,200 Care Packages to families in need. Your donations will provide essential supplies and a message of hope to single mother-led families.

This year we will also offer the opportunity for corporations or individuals to sponsor an entire frontline organization - including funding, assembling and delivering the Care Packages to the organization they select. Email info@causewecare.org to find out more.

With your help, we will make the holidays brighter for thousands of children and their families this year!

Date: Move In and Packing: December 5th
Deliveries: December 6th

Location: Rocky Mountaineer Station, 1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver

Keep an eye out for our holiday emails, and watch for updates on social media about how to get involved, donate and volunteer.

COMMUNITY GRANTS Cause We Care Foundation is prou

COMMUNITY GRANTS

Cause We Care Foundation is proud to announce the distribution of close to $300,000 in Community Grants in 2022. We have chosen to invest in programs that effectively support single mothers to improve their economic security, increase their personal capacity, and provide greater opportunities and improved well-being for their children.

These grants, thoughtfully distributed to 12 frontline organizations across the Lower Mainland, will be used to further their work to help single mothers and their families with needs that include transitional housing, support groups, childcare, career coaching, and clinical counselling, among many other services.

Collectively, these Cause We Care Community Grants will serve over 1,300 single moms and their families.

Click on the link in our bio to see some of the beneficiaries of these grants. We look forward to keeping you updated on the work of these organizations in the year ahead.

MOTHER FIGURES 55% of single parent house

MOTHER FIGURES

55% of single parent households are living in poverty, of those 80% are led by single mothers.

The child poverty rate for kids in lone parent families in BC is 5 times higher than their counterparts in families with two parents.

By strategically investing in single mothers in our community through diverse programs and initiatives, Cause We Care hopes to promote economic security for these women, changing not just the trajectory of their lives, but that of their children as well.

#singlemotherstrong #causewecarefoundation #changinglives

Thank you to @Aritzia for providing $500 gift card

Thank you to @Aritzia for providing $500 gift cards for use at your Community Warehouse Sale last week to many of the single mothers we help support. Back-to-school is always a stressful time for low-income families who have to ensure that their children have all of the essential supplies they need to be successful, including clothing. In addition, through our Single Mothers Support Fund, Cause We Care supports dozens of women each year who are students, returning to school to improve their earning potential and economic security for their family. These shopping credits were gifted to current Single Mothers Support Fund recipients, as well as the 21 single mothers living at Cause We Care House.

This generous gift from Aritzia is making a significant difference in the lives of these families. Reducing stress, meeting a need, and reminding single mothers that the community cares about them.

Click on the link in our bio to read about this generous gift.

COMMUNITY GRANTS YWCA Metro Vancouver works to ad

COMMUNITY GRANTS

YWCA Metro Vancouver works to advance gender equity alongside women, families, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people through advocacy and integrated services that help support personal, collective and economic well being.

Cause We Care has provided a grant to help fund the YWCA Single Mothers’ Support Services (SMSS) Program. Eleven separate groups will meet regularly and provide a safe and supportive space where diverse single mothers and their children can access essential services, information, resources and connections that are critical to their social, emotional and economic well-being, particularly during times of crisis. Approximately 150 single mothers will be served through the group programs, and another 500 will receive one to one support through this program in the year ahead.

Find out more about @ywcavan click on the link in our bio.

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