CityReach In The News
We are grateful for any opportunities to share the work we get to do in this community and invite others to be a part of it! Here are some recent highlights, updates and interviews where CityReach has been featured in local news. Check them out below!
Coldest Night & CityReach Feature - CBC 2021
Father and son brave the snow, walking 23 km from Port Coquitlam to Vancouver for the Coldest Night of the Year campaign. This annual event raises funds for the needy, with a virtual edition encouraging solo walks. CityReach Care Society aims to raise $150,000 to support their growing food hamper program during the pandemic.
COVID-19: Vancouver’s Broadway Church aims to be ‘source of hope and help’ during pandemic
Broadway Church has provided over $2 million in donated food since the pandemic began, offering hope and support to Vancouver’s most vulnerable families.
Coping with COVID: Give generously
CityReach Care Society chair Laurie Wallace (l) and MP Don Davies were on hand to launch the Boxes of Love event on December 19. See page 4-5
CityReach | CTV Interview
Homelessness is at an all-time high in Metro Vancouver with more than 36 people without a place to call home. It's a statistic that organizers on the coldest side of the year want to lower. The Family Friendly Walk supports charities serving hungry and homeless people.
Vancouver organization gives away 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies
CityReach Care Society wants to help local parents with the increase in living costs. They held an event on Saturday, with lots of kids excited to return to school.
We are maxed out:' Vancouver charity struggling to keep up with skyrocketing demand
The surge in demand was initially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now funding has dried up, but the need has only grown, bolstered by rising costs and inflation