Many Thanks re: Holiday Hampers

Thank you so much for your incredible generosity this year! 

The Holiday Hampers have been delivered and gratefully received by all.  Our Dickens Community pulled together in a big way and we were able to serve 16+ families and individuals this year! That's a pretty significant increase over last year, so everyone should be proud. 

This year's hamper recipients included 11 families, 3 seniors living in our community, 2 youths who've recently aged out of foster care - thanks to "Aunt Leah's" for the connection, and an organization called "BabyGoRound" which helps families in need, care for their youngest members by providing them with baby gear to which they otherwise wouldn't have access.

As always, we are grateful for and humbled by the overwhelming generosity of our Dickens Community — thank you! 

Have a wonderful winter break!

Reminder - Holiday Hampers!

We have been deeply moved by the generosity of the Dickens Community in response to the Holiday Hampers program. We are supporting 17 families and individuals this year who've come through community partners like Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House and Aunt Leah's.  

This is a gentle reminder to everyone that the deadline for returning hamper items is this Friday, December 13 at the end of the school day! 

Tags are up at the Main and Annex and there are still a number that haven't yet been taken, so if you haven't yet had a chance to find a tag, there's still time! 

Your generosity will provide local seniors, families and youth in need, with a bit of extra support at this time of year.  

Childcare BC Survey — Are your needs being met?

As part of the provincial government's on-going efforts to ensure Childcare BC is meeting the needs of families, they have created a survey with questions on your familiarity and experience with existing Childcare BC programs including how you find out about and secure child care, and your opinions on issues that may inform future programs and services. 

This survey is for parents who have any formal care for their children up to age 12 by someone other than a parent or guardian. This confidential survey should not take more than 15 minutes to complete and will be open until January 17, 2020.

Complete the Childcare BC Survey here.

Community Events on our PAC Blog

We've added 3 updates to our "Community Events" page!

For more info, click on the Community Events Tab at the top of the blog...