Our News and Stories
Neighbourly Together: Brenda’s story
“When I was unexpectedly retired, I thought, What do I do? I move forward. With the support of my family I was encouraged to get out and get involved in something new. I came to Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. I decided to take Senior Peer Counselling, which led to training as a Neighbourly Together volunteer. I just feel so good working with seniors.”
Fire Across The Land
Brad Marsden (Gitskan Nation) led us through a powerful experiential workshop to help educate service providers of the collective trauma that has impacted Native people throughout Canada’s history.
Celebrating 40 years as Neigbhours
Hundreds of people gathered under our roof on the tenth of May to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. From seniors like George Jolly who was part of the neighbourhood in the 1970’s, to new parents swaddling our tiniest community member, everyone was welcomed in the spirit of joy and friendship.
Juliana’s Story: Struggling at home? We can help you find work
Juliana was going through a major life transition. While recovering from a car accident, she was in the middle of family legal issues after leaving an abusive partner, and was living with her teenage son in second stage housing. Juliana also had a three-year employment gap, and needed to develop job search skills as well as a professional network. She also mentioned having low self-esteem and health issues.