From November 2022 to March 2023, NSUN members Helen, Susan and Heather ran a breakfast program that saw them taking hot coffee and breakfast sandwiches to Stadacona and Topaz Parks every Sunday – including Christmas and New Year’s Day which both fell on Sundays during this time. When NSUN resumed regular meetings after a summerContinue reading “NSUN Breakfast Program in 2024”
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NSUN’s 2023 Year in Review
History The Fairfield Gonzales Support for the Unhoused group (FGSU) was formed at the end of October 2020 by a small group of neighbourhood residents with a shared interest in supporting those without homes camping 24/7 in the parks located in Fairfield Gonzales; Meegan/Beacon Hill, Gonzales, and Hollywood. In June 2021, we renamed our group,Continue reading “NSUN’s 2023 Year in Review”
154 submissions sent to Housing Advocate through successful joint project
Planning the project with The Shift Since fall 2022 NSUN, along with members of the Living/Lived Experience of Homelessness Network (LLEOHN), The Backpack Project, and the Peer2Peer Indigenous Society, have been in discussion with an organization called The Shift around doing a project in Victoria. The Shift is an organization helmed by Leilani Farha, theContinue reading “154 submissions sent to Housing Advocate through successful joint project”
Washrooms needed for people living on Pandora Ave
One of our members spoke to the Victoria City Council on January 12, 2023, about the need for 24-hour washroom access and other supports to improve sanitation and safety for people living on Pandora Ave. She called on Council to take three important actions. Watch the presentation starting at 14:40: https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=fdff5deb-9294-4da7-b00a-e2ecafc5a794.
Neighbourhood Solidarity with Unhoused Neighbours 