Category: Families
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Nanaimo’s Free Sunday Night Pasta Dinner
Every Sunday between 5pm to 6pm is a FREE Spaghetti dinner at Harvest Church (6553 Portsmouth Road) known as “On Eagles Wings”. These meals are on hiatus during July & August. Coordinator Susanne Lee graciously answered PAN’s questions about the meal program. 1. What prompted the idea to serve a…
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Learn about Vibe Bikes
A huge thank you to Dustin of Vibe Bikes for his willingness to answer some questions about their organization! 1. What is the purpose of Vibe Bikes? The purpose of Vibe Bikes is to provide free bicycles for kids and affordable bicycles for adults. 2. What is your role and…
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Childhood Poverty and the Canada Child Benefit
By PAN Contributor Cody Wolfe The Canada Child Benefit, introduced a year after the Liberals took power in 2015, has helped nine out of ten families with children under 18 receive more benefits than they did under the previous system, the Universal Canada Child Benefit. After the inception of this…
Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo 