As an artist, Gary was a great candidate for Vancouver Native Housing Society’s Skwachàys Artists’ Lodge where he spent three years until the spring of 2015. As a resident artist, he worked with the lodge’s architect to design one of Vancouver’s most beautiful residences.
Changing the status quo
Almost 70 years ago, 14 families in Vancouver banded together with their own limited funds to start the fledging financial cooperative, Vancity Credit Union. It was in response to a time when banks were refusing to lend money to buy homes in certain neighborhoods deemed too risky. They couldn’t have imagined that their upstart venture would become the largest credit union in Canada.
John McLernon inducted into Business Laureates Hall of Fame
Streetohome Board Chair John McLernon was inducted into the Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame in May 2017. The award is bestowed to individuals with outstanding business achievements, enduring contributions to the province, as well as a deep commitment to the community.
Frank Giustra’s bleeding heart
Frank Giustra has always followed his heart – whether that’s ascending to the top of the heap in the mining industry, or charting a new course in the film industry. It’s his heart that first became engaged in the homeless issue. Once it was, his intellect kicked into high gear to find solutions to what was becoming an increasingly intractable issue in the city.
A lifelong dedication to helping the homeless
When Heather and Lloyd Craig’s lives intersected with homelessness more than 40 years ago, they had no idea it would become a lifelong preoccupation. She was a public health nurse working on the downtown eastside; he was a commercial banker working in the city core.
Frank Giustra Receives Dalai Lama Humanitarian Award
Congratulations from all of us at Streetohome to Frank Giustra (@Frank_Giustra), Board Member, on receiving the Dalai Lama Humanitarian Award. His Holiness presented awards to Frank, and business leaders John Volken and Djavad Mowafaghian, whose vision and leadership have exemplified a compassionate spirit that has changed lives.
