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Funding has dried up to help needy and hungry students in Abbotsford
“They come in with nothing,” says a school youth worker in Abbotsford. “So, I’ve been bringing stuff from home.” B.C.’s decision to halt its $20-million student and family affordability fund...
2025/2026
Help us help schools feed children
Just last year the federal government launched its National School Food Program promising to spend $1 billion over five years. Canada is a late arrival to the concept of feeding...
2025/2026
Struggle to feed, clothe students worsens for B.C. schools
Adopt-A-School is launching its 2025 campaign even as schools deal with more students in need Since The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund launched its Adopt-A-School program in 2011, more than $15.1...
2025/2026
Please help us fill needy kids’ stomaches
Since AAS began in 2011, it has provided millions of free meals for children who would not otherwise have been fed. Over the past year, the Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School campaign...
2025/2026
Demand for charity and help growing every year
“I don’t want to deny any kid. Being the person on the front line who has to say no to their faces is heartbreaking.” Tammy Mojtahedpour has been the child...
2024/2025
A little help can make a huge difference
So many students live with hunger, financial insecurity or unstable housing conditions COURTENAY — Poor attendance is the most main reason many impoverished students fail to graduate, says Karma Taiji,...
2024/2025
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Literacy Program at Queen Alexandra Elementary
David MacKinlay’s relationship with Queen Alexandra Elementary began through his commitment to the school’s “Fill the Gaps” program, for which he delivered bi-weekly dinner packs containing meals for 30 families....
2024 Adopt-a-School
Join the Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund in supporting children and families in need throughout British Columbia. Our Adopt-a-School campaign has been providing vital support to those in need for more...
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