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December 21, 2023
Houndstooth Second Hand Boutique Customer Appreciation Event – 30% Off!
Join us at Houndstooth Second Hand Boutique from December 19th to December 24th for our Customer Appreciation Event! You won’t want to miss out on the amazing discounts we’re offering—30% off everything in-store. As we embrace the Christmas season and...
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December 5, 2023
Christmas Treasures at Houndstooth!
Embrace the festive spirit at SOSBC Houndstooth, where Christmas has officially arrived! Located at 4166 Main Street, our new secondhand boutique store is now adorned with holiday charm, making it the perfect destination to immerse yourself in the joy of...
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November 9, 2023
Houndstooth Second Hand Boutique Grand Opening: November 10th, 2023
Exciting news for all thrift store lovers in Vancouver! The grand opening of the Houndstooth Second Hand Boutique is happening this Friday, November 10th, 2023. Located at 4166 Main Street, the new thrift location promises a unique shopping experience with...
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May 2, 2023
4 NEW DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD
Dear SOS Children’s Village BC community and staff: We are delighted to announce 4 new Directors on the Board of our organization. Our Board is composed of accomplished individuals who share a deep commitment to our mission and bring a...
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February 10, 2023
A WILL IS A POWERFUL TOOL
Why more Canadians are leaving a gift to charity in their Wills We are lucky. Supporters of SOS Children’s Village BC are thoughtful individuals, who share a concern for the plight of kids in care and youth aging out of...
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November 18, 2022
RECENT ACTIVITIES AT SOS BC
Welcome to the fall season at SOS Children’s Village BC! I am here to update you on some of the recent activities at SOS BC. There’s a real buzz this season and we want to be sure you are a...
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October 19, 2022
THRIFT STORE 30TH ANNIVERSARY
It’s our thrift store 30th anniversary! 30 Years of Thrift In 2022, the SOS Children’s Village Thrift Store Foundation celebrates 30 years of being a presence in the Steveston community supporting children and youth who need it most. In its...
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July 14, 2022
UPDATES FROM THE LAST FEW MONTHS
Here are four updates from our Executive Director from the last few months: Reunification of a Village Child with Biological Family Farah Collier, our Village Director, has steadily been working over the last year and a half with our partnered...
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August 24, 2021
AGING OUT OF CARE SERIES PART 2
BUILDING TRUST AND BELONGING As children grow up in the foster care system they often move around a lot. This can result in youth never getting a chance to build lasting relationships before aging out of care, and they can...
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August 5, 2021
THE THREE S’s OF QUALITY CARE
Let’s talk about the three S’s of quality care. When you make a donation to SOS Children’s Village BC, you’re donating to an organization that is truly involved with the community we serve. As I’m writing this, I’m remembering a...
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May 21, 2021
WE MEET YOUTH WHERE THEY ARE AT
One of our successes at SOS Children’s Village BC is that we ‘meet youth where they are at’. We don’t say “tell us all your experiences and we’ll help you through it”, our staff work with youth to find out...
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May 10, 2021
HOME INTO A COMMUNITY SCHOOL
How We Turned a Home into a Community School at the Village The front door swings open and laughter starts filling the entryway. The kids all walk into the house, pass through a health and safety check, and then finally...
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April 1, 2021
IN MY OWN BACKYARD
It All Starts with a Pair of Boots On a dreary Friday morning, the youth at the Village gathered in the backyard and spent the day working together to turn several fallen trees into an impressive wall of firewood. Ravi, from the...
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March 10, 2021
THRIFTING FOR A CAUSE
There’s a reason why thrifting has become so popular in the last few years. In a world of fast fashion and cheap clothing options, our landfills are overfilling with clothes and products that have only been used a couple of...
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February 19, 2021
MAKING A HOUSE A HOME
Making a House a Home in partnership with EQ3, Buenen Design, and SOS Children’s Villages Canada I want to share a project with our supporters that brought hope and light into our Village in late 2020. After trying to manage...
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January 29, 2021
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
It is with great pleasure that we announce SOS Children’s Village BC has received the Federation of Community Social Services of BC’s Award For Excellence for 2020. SOS BC is one of only five organizations to have received the Award...
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December 9, 2020
AGING OUT OF CARE SERIES PART 1
Welcome to our aging out of care series. We recently met up with a former youth in care, an SOS Alumni, who moved away from SOS Children’s Village BC programs when they transitioned out of care. We continue to be...
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November 26, 2020
CARE LEAVERS CONVENTION
This article titled ‘First Voices of the International Care Leavers Convention’ is from SOS Children’s Villages International: ‘’Why are others, not leading my life, making decisions about my life?” “We are left alone in my place(s), with our house of...
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October 30, 2020
KERRISDALE THRIFT STORE CLOSING
On September 22nd 2020, the Board of Directors and Management Team for the SOS Children’s Village Thrift Store Foundation came to a final decision regarding the operations at our Kerrisdale location. It is with heaviness that we announce our Kerrisdale...
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October 21, 2020
DECOLONIZING THANKSGIVING
This month, many of our communities celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in some shape or form. It’s something we’ve observed our whole lives, since it’s an annual holiday. We’re asked to consider what we’re thankful for and to think back on...
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September 30, 2020
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
In recent weeks, we have seen a steady decline in our volunteers willing to come in to support our thrift stores due to the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in our community and the impending second wave. Thus, our urgent...
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September 22, 2020
THRIFT STORE UPDATES
SOS Children’s Village BC operates two charming thrift stores in our Lower Mainland community in Steveston Village, Richmond and Kerrisdale, Vancouver. So, we would like to share some thrift store updates. When COVID first hit, we had to shut our...
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September 3, 2020
NAVIGATING A NONPROFIT DURING COVID
As a small nonprofit in Surrey, we know many other nonprofits have been experiencing similar challenges navigating during the time of COVID. We have seen federal and provincial funding to support businesses and ways in which we can access this...
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March 6, 2019
SOS BC INTERVIEW ON CKNW
SOS Children’s Village BC was featured on CKNW this weekend! Douglas Dunn and SOS caregiver Tamara were interviewed on John Daly’s show for 17 minutes (wow!) and they were awesome. Please have a listen and/or go to our Facebook page,...
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February 20, 2019
BC BUDGET 2019
BC Foster parents will receive first increase in a decade. The provincial government is increasing the amount foster parents receive by $179/month. Thank you Carole James! www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2019/affordable.htm ...
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