Hollyburn Community Services Society 2024 Gift Catalogue by HollyburnCommunityServicesSociety

Give a Gif t that Counts ... Give a Gift that Counts ...

Give the Gif t of Hope Give the Gift of Hope Help homeless North Shore youth and seniors for as little as $20

“I have found that among its other beneﬁts, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”

Maya Angelou

Hollyburn Community Services Society is committed to using all funds raised from this catalogue to support the program of your choice.

For a complete description of our programs and services see inside the back cover.

For as Little as $20 You Can Positively Alter the Path of a Homeless Youth

$20 Welcome youth with a gift of pajamas and socks at the North Shore Youth Safe House.

$45

Give a youth a chance to hit the ice and stay in school in our Hockey Heroes program.

$75 Present homeless youth with the skills to manage their new home through our Life Success Program.

$80

Nourish a hungry youth for a week while at the North Shore Youth Safe House.

$90

Support youth to get on their feet with a month of transportation to access school, work, or counselling.

$190 Sponsor a youth for a week in our Rewired, Skilled Trades employment program

$200

Support a youth to enroll in a post-secondary school program, ensuring they have training for lifelong employment.

$225 Shelter a cold and scared youth for a week at the North Shore Youth Safe House.

$400 Help a youth secure permanent employment through our Skilled Trades Employment Program--Rewired.

$450 Your chance to be Santa Claus!! Shower 10 youth with gifts and dinner.

YOUR Gift achieves solutions in YOUR community.

Hollyburn is excited that its 5 R’s program has been selected by the West Vancouver Foundation’s Give Where You Live Campaign.

The “5 R” approach ensures holistic support by addressing:

Residence: Finding stable living conditions.

Resources: Accessing community services and support.

Relationships: Fostering healthy connections with family and peers.

Recreation: Oﬀering activities that promote mental well-being.

Resiliency: Equipping individuals with skills to thrive.

Every donation will be matched up to a total of $20,000. Use the QR code to make your matched donation.

Why help? Because ...

• The North Shore has one of the highest numbers of youth and seniors experiencing homelessness

• Poverty often underpins the various challenges we address

• Homelessness in our community is a result of unaﬀordable or unavailable housing

• Domestic violence crosses all incomes, cultures and neighbourhoods

• Helping youth is our greatest return on our investment

Provide Hope and Dignity to our Most Vulnerable Seniors

$20

Ensure a senior safely gets to their community centre, doctor, or friend with your gift of transportation. Gifts under $50

$30

Provide a senior with much needed personal supplies through our Seniors’ Housing Outreach program.

Gifts under $100

$50

Provide a gift card for food and nutrition to a senior living on the streets until housing can be found.

$70 Help a senior access much needed ﬁnancial resources through our Seniors at Housing Risk program.

$80 Shelter a senior and provide a warm bed for a week at the Seniors’ Safe House.

Gifts under $250

$225

Help a homeless senior ﬁnd permanent and aﬀordable housing.

Gifts under $500

$300

Nourish a hungry senior for a month at our Seniors’ Safe House.

$450 Your chance to be Santa Claus!! Shower 8 seniors with gifts and dinner.

How to Give

• Go to www.hollyburn-society.ca and click on the donation button

• Send a cheque to Hollyburn Community Services Society 104-267 West Esplanade North Vancouver BC V7M 1A5

• Call Joy Hayden at 604-512-2483 or email her at jhayden@hollyburnsociety.ca

• Give the gift of the season year round. Become a $20 monthly donor and join our growing community of supporters celebrating Hollyburn’s 20 years of progressive action.

You will receive an oﬃcial tax receipt for your gift.

If your donation is in honour of someone special, we will send them a card letting them know of your generous gift.

Please let the following person know a gift was made in their name:

Name

Programs & Services

YOUTH SERVICES

North Shore Youth Safe House provides emergency housing for youth 14 to 18 years old and acts as a single point of entry to connect them to much-needed services that can break the cycle of homelessness.

Life Success Program oﬀers transitional housing to homeless youth, while providing life skills training and support to ﬁnd permanent housing. Once graduated, 95% remain housed and employed.

Youth Education Navigator supports marginalized youth to enroll in and graduate from post-secondary programs and training.

ReWired is a program supporting youth with barriers to employment to get into the skilled trades through work experience, employment, and advanced training.

Hollyburn Hockey Heroes provides an opportunity for youth-at-risk to play hockey as an incentive to stay in school. 85% of youth partaking remain in school and graduate.

SENIORS’ SERVICES

Supporting Seniors to Remain Housed prevents homelessness by providing support to seniors with chronic tenancy issues. By preventing evictions, we keep seniors housed.

Seniors at Housing Risk oﬀers support to seniors who are at imminent risk of homelessness.

Seniors’ Housing Outreach oﬀers support to homeless seniors in our community.

Seniors’ Safe House oﬀers a safe place for homeless seniors or seniors living in unsafe or abusive situations.

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES

Free Counselling Services for individuals and families requiring a safe place to address the trauma they have experienced.

Specialized Victim Services supports children and adults who have experienced domestic violence.

North Shore Intimate Partner Violence Unit: Hollyburn continues to be a central member of the North Shore Intimate Partner Violence Unit (IPVU) which provides integrated services to the North Shore victims deemed at highest risk of lethality. Hollyburn Specialized Victim Support provides two embedded Victim Support Workers.

Hollyburn Community Services Society is a non-proﬁt charity that has a robust mission to end social issues in our community. We work and advocate to ensure families and individuals are safe, that youth are productive and engaged and that our youth, seniors and families have sustainable and aﬀordable housing.

Your tax deductible donation can provide:

• shelter and housing for hundreds

• poverty relief for the poorest

• education and employment for youth

• wellness and counselling for those who need to heal

• access to much needed resources and services

Contact Us

104-267 West Esplanade, North Vancouver BC V7M 1A5 604-987-8211 jhayden@hollyburnsociety.ca www.hollyburn-society.ca Charitable Tax Number 86378 5770 RR0001