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Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·408 - 552 CLARKE RD · COQUITLAM, BC · V3J 3X5·BN 727847691RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Employment Services: Facilitate training and work experience opportunities helping individuals build skills and secure jobs. This program addresses barriers to employment offering personalized support and resources. Food Security: Distributes over 500 food baskets on a weekly basis to individuals and families in need. Provide wrap-around support to address the root causes of food insecurity connecting recipients with additional resources and services. Mental Health Initiatives: Offer various activities based on community feedback including volunteer opportunities sharing circles mentor Show more

Employment Services: Facilitate training and work experience opportunities helping individuals build skills and secure jobs. This program addresses barriers to employment offering personalized support and resources. Food Security: Distributes over 500 food baskets on a weekly basis to individuals and families in need. Provide wrap-around support to address the root causes of food insecurity connecting recipients with additional resources and services. Mental Health Initiatives: Offer various activities based on community feedback including volunteer opportunities sharing circles mentorship programs and workshops. These initiatives aim to support mental health through community engagement peer support and education. Express Arts for Youth and Children: Provide art-based programs and workshops for youth and children encouraging self-expression creativity and emotional well-being. This initiative supports personal development and mental health through artistic exploration. Multicultural Connections: Full-day festival featuring cultural booths performances interactive displays workshops and virtual tours. This event educates and celebrates Canada's diverse cultures languages and landscapes fostering a sense of unity and mutual respect. Community Forums: Organize forums to gather community feedback and discuss solutions to local issues. These forums facilitate collaboration among stakeholders to develop effective strategies for community improvement.

New programs

Empower Home: Assist unhoused and at-risk individuals in securing safe affordable housing. Provide tailored housing solutions including referrals to temporary shelters long-term housing and support services to ensure stability. This program helps clients navigate housing systems and access necessary resources. Career Catalyst: Provide work experience for youth and people with disabilities. Offer practical work experience in our thrift stores helping participants develop job skills and gain valuable experience. This program supports career development and enhances employability for youth Show more

Empower Home: Assist unhoused and at-risk individuals in securing safe affordable housing. Provide tailored housing solutions including referrals to temporary shelters long-term housing and support services to ensure stability. This program helps clients navigate housing systems and access necessary resources. Career Catalyst: Provide work experience for youth and people with disabilities. Offer practical work experience in our thrift stores helping participants develop job skills and gain valuable experience. This program supports career development and enhances employability for youth and individuals with disabilities. Thrift and Thrive: Empowers youth and adults through hands-on experience at our thrift store. We equip individuals with practical job skills soft skills financial literacy through on the job training mentorship customer service and workshops to foster employability and self esteem. Advocacy for Community Needs: Amplify the voices of vulnerable Indigenous and multicultural community members. Ensure these groups have a voice and a seat at the table in decision-making processes. Advocate for policies and practices that address their unique needs and challenges. Throughout all our programs and services we lead with the Indigenous philosophy of 'All My Relations ' embracing our shared responsibility to care for each other our planet and all living beings. This guiding principle ensures our work is rooted in interconnectedness and mutual support

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

42¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 42¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

41%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.1 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$1.1M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

5%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

12%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-03-31$23K85¢15%
2020-03-31$29K87¢13%
2021-03-31$137K
2022-03-31$226K3%121.5 yr
2023-03-31$1.7M11%8.4 yr
2024-03-31$1.1M42¢41%0.1 yr
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length

  • Sun, HuiTreasurerarm's length
  • Hall, EdBoard Chairarm's length
  • Engen, AmandaDirectorarm's length
  • Cynthia, JimDirectorarm's length
  • Wells, Donarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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