YWCA Metro Vancouver has announced the 75 nominees for the Women of Distinction Awards, presented by Scotiabank, and they are pleased to return to an in-person awards gala this year on May 26, 2022.

The 2022 Variety Show of Hearts Telethon raises over $6.9 million to benefit children with special needs in British Columbia

Registration is now open for Workout for Women’s Day. I caught up with two of the organizers, Andi Davis and Danya Rogen, to learn more about their initiative

Join Unique Get Together Society (UGTS) on February 27th at Surrey City Hall for a Black History Month Celebration. Admission by donation.

Join Fam Jam Kitchen, a fun cook-along event, April 9th led by celebrity chef Bruno Feldeisen with all proceeds supporting local families in need

Employ to Empower, whose mission is to reduce stigma in the community for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside residents, hopes to support its 100th DTES resident through its Entrepreneurship Program this year.

Join the fourth annual Workout for Women’s Day in Vancouver. Local instructors will lead over 40 sessions in person and over Zoom from March 1-8, 2022 all in support of three great causes.

Megaphone has released episode one of the Voices of the Street podcast today — its first foray into audio storytelling by people with lived experiences of poverty, substance use and incarceration.

Show Your Heart BC! I’m once again hosting my photo contest for the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon. Share and tag a photo and you could win up to $200 in prizes from White Spot.

Earlybird tickets are on sale now for the 2022 Herstory in Focus virtual gala in support of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre in Vancouver