@collingwoodnh.bsky.social
Providing services and community development initiatives for residents in the Renfrew-Collingwood area of east Vancouver. https://www.cnh.bc.ca/
If you are interested in supporting us through this challenging issue, we encourage you to reach out to all levels of government and share how these funding cuts affect you and/or your community. We also accept financial donations for those interested and able to do so: www.cnh.bc.ca/donate.
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We continue to seek other funding sources to integrate into affected programs at CNH, and we are working with other organizations to challenge the lack of settlement supports with federal parties.
For more information on ongoing, temporary and closed programs, visit: www.cnh.bc.ca/ircc-program....
We are grateful for this support, but we recognize that there continues to be a gap. In addition to some funding sources being temporary, a handful of services remain closed as of March 31, 2025. This includes employment services, multi-lingual support, and higher-level language instruction classes.
05.06.2025 01:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0In addition, we continue to receive ongoing funding from the provincial government, which provides one settlement worker and restorative circles.
05.06.2025 01:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Within the last two months, we have received assistance from an endowment fund to support youth settlement programs until March 31, 2026. We have also received a subcontract with @mosaicbc.bsky.social to support lower-level language instruction classes until the end of December 2025.
05.06.2025 01:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks to the generous support from community partners, Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is pleased to announce that some settlement programs impacted by federal budget cuts will remain open, either temporarily or on an ongoing basis.
05.06.2025 01:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0💪👏 We stand with Collingwood Neighbourhood House and others speaking up for newcomers amid recent funding cuts. Read CNH's press release below.
Decoda also lost funding for our Immigrant Parents as Literacy Supporters program. Learn more: decoda.ca/saveipals/
#SupportNewcomers #SaveIPALS #Literacy
Learn more at: www.cnh.bc.ca/media-releas....
#IRCC #cdnpoli
Chris Friesen stands behind a podium inside a program room at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. Behind Chris is a group of supporters urging the federal government to take action on increasing immigration services in Canada.
A woman stands behind a podium inside a program room at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. Behind her is a group of supporters urging the federal government to take action on increasing immigration services in Canada.
Jenny Kwan stands behind a podium inside a program room at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. Behind Jenny is a group of supporters urging the federal government to take action on increasing immigration services in Canada.
Today, we stood alongside the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC (ANHBC), and Frog Hollow, South Vancouver, Mount Pleasant, Little Mountain and Kiwassa neighbourhood houses in our plea. We also heard from newcomers who shared their settlement journeys, ISS of BC, and @jennykwan.bsky.social.
15.03.2025 04:37 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Like many organizations, CNH was surprised by IRCC funding cuts at the end of 2024, only three months before taking effect on April 1, without any transitional planning. CNH lost 100% of funding after providing settlement services for 40 years in a part of Vancouver that many newcomers call home.
15.03.2025 04:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We also called on #RachelBendayan, the new minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), as part of a group impacted by federal cuts to settlement services at the end of this month.
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Betty Lepps stands behind a podium inside a program room at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. Behind Betty is a group of supporters urging the federal government to take action on increasing immigration services in Canada.
Just hours after #MarkCarney was sworn in as Canada's prime minister, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, along with a group of neighbourhood house organizations in Vancouver, called on federal parties to address rising anti-immigrant sentiment ahead of an imminent election.
15.03.2025 04:37 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0MP Jenny Kwan implies that the federal government failed to consider the impact of decreased immigration onto the Canadian GDP and less choices for domestic students as universities close departments.
She emphasizes how policy blame cast on immigrants have led to hate towards ethnic minorities.
It’s a packed house here at Collingwood Neighbourhood House in advance of a presser from a coalition of neighbourhood houses regarding immigration services in our communities.
14.03.2025 17:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
ICYMI, cuts to fed funding for newcomer supports hurts people already here in B.C. My @thetyee.ca piece on how thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
18.02.2025 23:28 — 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0“In the last 10 years, these programs have been instrumental in this neighbourhood to building culture and identity, while addressing community needs and bringing people together," says Robert Moya, CNH youth settlement worker.
Read more at @thetyee.ca, as reported by @kehyslop.bsky.social.
Earlier this year, we announced that federal funding for settlement programs at CNH would be fully cut by March 31, 2025.
These cuts affect services for newcomers across Canada. At CNH, this impacts several programs, 20 staff and countless participants.
This includes licensed child care (including $10/day child care), a community health care clinic, a non-profit pharmacy, settlement services, recreation programs, homelessness outreach, food and art initiatives and much more.
Learn about current programs and opportunities at: www.cnh.bc.ca.
Offering a wide range of programs and services, we aim to support residents of all ages through low and no-cost activities. All activities emphasize social connections, capacity, cross-cultural sharing and life-long learning.
06.02.2025 21:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Welcome to Collingwood Neighbourhood House: A place to belong, a place to grow! 👋
Located in East Vancouver's Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood, we have served the community for 40 years.
