Success Stories – Page 2 – Gifts with Vision - The United Church of Canada

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...

Nov 19, 2021

Thank You for Sharing Food and Comfort

In the three remote Indigenous communities of Red Sucker Lake, God’s Lake Narrows, and Garden Hill in Northern Manitoba, supplies and visitors come by plane. This means that groceries and other necessities are especially expensive for local families. With the...

Nov 19, 2021

Thank You for Providing Tuition Assistance

Hamdan wants to become a doctor someday. As the oldest son, this young teenager dreams big amidst the daily struggles that he and his family face. His family came to Lebanon in 2011 because of the war in Syria. Hamdan’s...