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...
by Ashley Burr | Breakfast Television “In just 10 hours 18 volunteers will learn how to teach English to women who have recently immigrated to Canada. The Vancouver-based Family Literacy Outreach program has volunteers go to newcomers’ homes for one-on-one...
Esther Paysan (left), Winnie Lee and Kathy Au take advantage of a recent sunny afternoon and break out the checker board at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House’s new parklet. Photo by Dan Toulgoet by Jessica Kerr, Vancouver Courier New parklet at Mount Pleasant...
Kelvin Yang (left) and Ivy Choy, with sons Anson, 5, and Michael, 3, after one-on-one tutoring sessions through Family Literacy Outreach at Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House on June 9, 2018. by Susan Lazaruk, Vancouver Sun Parents Ivy Choy and Kelvin Yang look forward...
by Laura Sciarpelletti · CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2018 3:00 PM PT | Last Updated: August 26 ‘We wanted to make a public space that’s visible to a really diverse group of neighbours’ Listen to the full story: East Vancouver has a new park. And...