RICHMOND POVERTY RESPONSE COMMITTEE – Minutes
November 3rd, 2011
Present: John Roeder, De Whalen, Alex Nixon, June Humphrey, Cecilia Hudec, Bessie Li, Janice Lambert, Margaret Dixon, De Whalen, Lynda Brummitt (staff)
Chair: Janice Lambert
Recorder: Bessie Li

Introductions and speakers
This meeting started with a presentation from Volunteer Richmond Information Services, as a follow up to our discussion at the October ...
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Affordable Housing Task Force ~ Minutes
September 21st, 2011 – Caring Place
Present: Wendy Meloche, Deneanne Quamme, De Whalen, Sina Le Page
Staff: Lynda Brummitt

Introductions
Approval of Agenda – approved as circulated.
Minutes of Previous Meeting – approved as circulated
Formation of Richmond Homelessness Coalition – Homes for All
On July 12th a meeting was held of the many groups and volunteers ...
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Poverty Response Committee ~ Minutes
October 13th, 2011
Present: John Roeder (Chair Finance Committee), Deneanne Quamme, (KAIROS), Margaret Cornish (St. Alban’s Church), Alex Nixon (Richmond Food Bank), Cecilia Hudec (Inn from the Cold), Bessie Li (intern)
Regrets: De Whalen (Women’s Resource Centre), Sina LePage, Hamid Ghanbari
Staff: Lynda Brummitt
Chair: Alex Nixon
Recorder: Bessie Li
Approval of Agenda
Previous minutes – September minutes ...
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Poverty Response Committee ~ Minutes
September 8th, 2011
Present: Margaret Hewlett (Richmond Food Bank), Marg Dixon (Literacy Richmond), John Roeder (Chair Finance Committee), Deneanne Quamme, (Richmond Community Meals), Alex Nixon (Richmond Food Bank), De Whalen (Women’s Resource Centre), Cecilia Hudec (Inn from the Cold)
Regrets: Patricia Leiser (PCRS), Janice Lambert (Richmond Family Place), Kareen Hudson (Family Services of ...
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St. Alban’s extreme weather shelter is closing after 28 days
Alan Campbell, Richmond News / Published: Friday, January 09, 2009
Some of them peer out curiously from under the brims of their hats.
A couple of the older ones seek anonymity behind their bushy beards, while a few of the younger members feel more secure flicking up their hoods ...
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UBC researcher adds to growing data on physical cost of being young and poor

By Tom Sandborn
Published: January 6, 2009 TheTyee.ca
Growing up in poverty can physically harm a child’s brain development, suggests a new study co-conducted by a University of British Columbia researcher.
Add that to a growing stack of findings that child advocates are using to argue ...
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Half of the turkey consumed in British Columbia each year is consumed during the Christmas season.
 
BC has 56 turkey producers who generated $41.9 million in turkey sales in 2007
 
BC is pretty self-reliant when it comes to turkey. We import less than 2% of the turkey we produce domestically.
 
British Columbians are the third largest turkey gobblers ...
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First Call’s annual BC Child Poverty Report Card was recently released. From the media release:
The Olympics are nearly here and British Columbia is still trailing all other provinces with the worst child poverty rate, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures in the new BC Campaign 2000 Child Poverty Report Card.  This shameful distinction has ...
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New outreach program doesn’t reach out far enough to help woman keep her kids
Nelson Bennett, Richmond News – Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
A recent court ruling that allows the homeless to camp in parks may have come just in time for Tammy Carlow. The Richmond woman is officially homeless, and two of her children are now ...
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Homelessness Action / Affordable Housing week for 2008 is Oct 12–19.  The Faith Communities Housing Group is reissuing the liturgical resources prepared by Rev. Marilyn Chan of Broadmoor Baptist Church for your use in worship or bible study during this week. Download Resources
Please feel free to use it in the way that works best for you.  If ...
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