Applications for the 2024 Ethel Tibbits Scholarship — available to women who have been Richmond residents for at least one year, have financial need, and require training to enter the workforce or upgrade skills to improve their ability to support themselves and their families — is open now, closing on September 27. Click here to … Read more
The City of Richmond and Richmond Public Library will be offering its fourth Snacks & Facts session on Tuesday, May 28 from 2:00 – 4:00pm at Ironwood Library, as part of the new Community Services Connectors Pilot Program. This session will focus on renters’ rights and housing navigation supports, like tenancy law and advocacy, and … Read more
Reminder! Tomorrow (April 11) is Richmond’s next free monthly Community Services Pop Up at Brighouse Library from 3 to 5 pm. Drop by and meet local organizations who can help residents with lower fixed incomes get connected to: ✅ Affordable rental housing information ✅ Family resources ✅ Newcomer supports ✅ Disability supports ✅ Mental health … Read more
Tax season is upon us again, and the deadline for filing 2023 Canada Revenue Agency personal income tax returns is April 30. The following Richmond organizations offer a mix of drop-off /pick-up and in-person income tax preparation assistance primarily for low income individuals ($35,000 annual income or lower, $35,000 to 37,500 with one child) and … Read more
Richmond Homeless Connect (RHC) first put together a community information guide during the onset of Covid to help connect Richmond residents with organizations providing free meals, health services and much more. It has proven so popular that local agencies have requested the document be regularly updated, and thanks to the hard work by RHC it … Read more
While the B.C. Medical Services Plan is quite comprehensive, it doesn’t cover everything — particularly for the unique needs of seniors. The Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver have put together this handy resource guide, identifying MSP gaps and how to address them, called Accessing health services not covered by MSP. For those that would … Read more
On June 1, the Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition held its third annual general meeting, with the attendees pictured above. Read the report to review 2022’s activities and accomplishments.