Success Stories – Gifts with Vision - The United Church of Canada

May 02, 2022

Thank You for Supporting Advocacy for Single Women

When Geeta, who lives in the Indian state of Rajasthan, was unexpectedly widowed, her in-laws made her life so difficult that it was impossible for her to stay in the multi-generational home they shared. Geeta is just one of an...

Mar 01, 2022

Thank You for Helping Revitalize the Haida Language

Nine dedicated Elders from Haida Gwaii are bringing the endangered Haida language to future generations. Once there were over 15,000 fluent speakers of Haida, but today, because of assimilation tactics like residential schools, almost all Haida people speak English at...

Feb 23, 2022

Thank You for Supporting Housing Assistance

Larry was “sleeping rough” in Edmonton’s river valley—a wooded parkland in the city, where hundreds of people without homes camp year-round. He would make the long trek every day to Bissell Centre, our Mission & Service partner, to do his...

Dec 15, 2021

Thank You for Supporting Employment Programs

Shawn was living in a tent and struggling with his mental health when he first came to Stella’s Circle, our Mission & Service partner organization in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He was quick to anger, which made personal relationships difficult, and...

Dec 01, 2021

Thank You for Providing School Supplies for Children

Tamilarasi, a thoughtful and studious 15-year-old from a small village in Tamil Nadu, South India, is well-equipped for her schooling with a backpack full of supplies. In Tamilarasi’s village, girls her age are frequently pulled out of school to be...