Ignite The Warmth

Grassroots non-profit dedicated to alleviating and destigmatizing poverty and homelessness in our neighbourhoods. 📍Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh territory

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

📢 We're looking for participants and peer mentors for our Fall mentorship program! This space will be centred around self and collective care practices to empower ourselves to better empower our communities ✨

Apply before Sept 25: https://t.co/MArN63NCTS

[Joanne Li | 李亚君 @Jeaneah]

collecting resources & call to actions to address the decampment in #DTES as a tiny cry of fury against systemic injustice

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

The long over-criminalization of the DTES community and its members calls for deep systemic and community-led policy change – housing rights has always been an issue of human rights. #DTES #StopTheSweeps #vanpoli

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

Yesterday began the decampment of the tent city on East Hastings, following a fire order from Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.

#vanpoli #DTES

Thread 🧵:

[PACE Society @PaceSociety]

We are seeking donations to help support our unhoused comrades being decamped along Hastings. Please donate, share, and boost this post so we can get folks the resources they need in these trying times. #enddisplacement #vanpoli #housingnow

[City of Vancouver @CityofVancouver]

UPDATED: New location at Carnegie Community Centre 📍
Warming centres remain open in response to the extreme cold weather. We encourage anyone who is sleeping outside to visit one of the centres listed below ⬇️ Hot drinks & snacks are available and everyone is welcome.

[SFU Public Square @SFUPublicSquare]

How can we rethink housing affordability, access & sustainability as we revise local & regional plans like #Metro2050 post-pandemic? Join @sfuurban & @sfupublicsquare for the next edition of the Pandemonium lecture series.

Jan. 27 | 5 p.m. | https://t.co/4TAPMF1RKS

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Missed our virtual speaker panel? Tune into our recording and learn about how different organizations across the Lower Mainland have adapted to serving communities impacted by poverty or homelessness during these COVID times: https://t.co/ZkuW8MNt7Q

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Looking for an organization to support? Find out ways you can get involved with @PaceSociety, @EmploytoF, @LookoutSociety, @MPEastVan, @GivingTruck, @sharingfarm and @WeCauseApp.

Feel free to give these groups or us a shout if you have any questions!

https://t.co/69j6nwHKrU

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Next up are two sisters who co-founded The Giving Truck.
To know more about their journey and their organization, join our virtual event tomorrow at 4 pm (PST).

RSVP: https://t.co/5A13xWK0Sp

Zoom link: in the above link and our website https://t.co/wzlU86bngz

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Our third and fourth Guest speaker.
Learn more about the Pace Society and Mission Possible by coming to our virtual event, COVID-19: Beyond our Homes, tomorrow (4pm PST)!
RSVP: https://t.co/5A13xWK0Sp
Zoom link: On Eventbrite and on our website https://t.co/wzlU86bngz

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Our second Guest Speaker!
Learn more about the Lookout Housing and Health Society by coming to our Virtual event tomorrow at 4 pm (PST)
RSVP: https://t.co/5A13xWK0Sp
Zoom link: Eventbrite page above and our website https://t.co/wzlU86bngz

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

A snippet of one of our remarkable speakers coming to our virtual event tomorrow at 4 pm (PST)!

RSVP: https://t.co/5A13xWK0Sp
(Zoom link on our Eventbrite page and our website: https://t.co/wzlU86bngz)

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

We’re excited to have @ubcprez give a brief video introduction for our event, COVID-19: Beyond our Homes, about what UBC is doing during these unprecedented times.

RSVP today and join us on November 8 from 4-6 pm (PST)!
https://t.co/5A13xWK0Sp

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

While many of us have a home to quarantine in – how do you self-isolate and stay safe when you don’t?

In November, Ignite the Warmth will be spotlighting organizations’ continued efforts in supporting communities impacted by poverty and homelessness during COVID-19

Stay Tuned!

[Ignite The Warmth @Ignitethewarmth]

Excited to be welcoming 7 new youth leaders to our team!

They will be working to develop online programming to highlight some of the efforts of groups across the Lower mainland in serving communities impacted by COVID.

Learn more: https://t.co/wzlU86bngz

#youthempowerment

[Pivot Legal Society @pivotlegal]

"The true focus of these camps should be on helping us do the things to help us get off the street but instead the focus seems to be on surveillance and containment."

https://t.co/ZsNjtqxSwi

[Union Gospel Mission @ugm]

Calling all shoppers! UGM has a new social enterprise called Found Boutique. It's a fashion collective where you do good + feel good with your purchase. All net revenue supports UGM & provides new life for our homeless neighbours

Found opens TODAY https://t.co/vgwzdNM11C 🙌

[UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning @ubcccel]

📢Volunteer Opportunity for UBC students!📢 @Ignitethewarmth aims to bring awareness to the issues of homelessness and poverty. They're currently hiring a volunteer project lead the event & support the Communications and Community Outreach. https://t.co/yjUeSOEAg8

#Volunteering

[Union Gospel Mission @ugm]

Amazing to see these films break down the stigma of the #DowntownEastside and provide valuable insight into the community 👏🙌

The live online screening will be happening this Friday, on June 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m

@VIAwesome
https://t.co/EJaBCJpjaj

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

The federal government announced some Canadians with disabilities will also receive a one-time tax-free payment of $600 to help offset financial pressures.
https://t.co/IkmI9XQj9L