To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Sharon Babu, former preschool program director, explains what the schoolchildren’s Breakfast...
An interview with facilitator Carmen Contreras by BC Council for Families New parents often feel isolated and overwhelmed and struggle to meet their basic needs, but programs like Nobody’s Perfect Parenting can help. Nobody’s Perfect Parenting (NPP) is a free program...
Kids like Bronte and Izak need a safe outdoor space to play! We’re building a parklet outside our House so we can help them learn and grow together. It’s almost here! The parklet outside Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House is all set to be built this weekend on...
Satinder Singh first came to Collingwood Neighbourhood House 26 years ago, seeking childcare. The neighbourhood house movement helped her find her purpose in life. Try a little social experiment. Go up to your friend, colleague or neighbour, and ask them the name of...
For the first time in 99 years, a full solar eclipse was visible across the entire contintental United States. Vancouver’s H.R. MacMillan Space Centre offered a front-row seat to the viewing, and we’ve also found inventive ways of bringing the planetarium...
