Pairing homeless pets with loving owners since 2001. FURS works to save all breeds of dogs from euthanizing shelters and high-risk situations in the Richmond region. Adoptable Dogs Click the link below to be taken to our Petfinder page!
Manly said the shelter tries to leave two emergency beds free for unhoused patients discharged from hospital but it’s not an appropriate environment for people with serious health challenges. “Homeless shelters should not be a dumping ground for homeless patients but we are,” he s...
Homeless shelters are not designed to provide care for seniors, she said. The shortfalls range from a lack of space to safely store medication to a higher risk of falls in shelters that weren't designed with accessibility in mind, she said. Many seniors can't get...
Commitment and dedication are a part of who I am. I was on the original board of directors. I served as the director for the Cameron Foundation, which works toward revitalizing Peterburg. People were supportive and helped out, because they realized we were backing them and helping the communit...
Assess neighborhood infrastructure needs; advocate for on-street trash cans and bus shelters. Assess bike rack needs and fund bike racks around the neighborhood. Work with the neighborhood to develop marketing strategies and a communication plan. ...
vaccine include frontline essential workers, people 65 years and older, people 16 through 64 years old with a high-risk medical condition or disability that increases their risk of severe illness from COVID-19, and people living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters and migrant labor ca...
She says the government worked closely with shelters in the city to make sure people were being brought to the evacuation centre. She says all day on Thursday, she drove around with a homeless man, whose name she didn't provide, trying to find people still on the street. ...
If granted, the change will not end the decriminalization pilot, a move the BC United, B.C. Conservatives and the federal Conservatives have advocated. People will still be able to possess 2.5 grams of illicit drugs such as fentanyl and cocaine in private residences...
She said she hopes to see the federal government recognize the need for other infrastructure as well. "Many communities ask for shelters, they ask for transition homes, they ask for wellness, recovery or treatment centres. These are the solutions that Indigenous Peoples ...
To the southwest, in government-held Latakia, Raeefa Breemo said only those packing into shelters seemed to be getting aid. “We need to eat, we need to drink, we need to survive. Our jobs, our lives, everything have stopped," Breemo said. ...