May 4, 2020 by Loren Balisky
My eyes well-up with tears when loss and unexpected love intermingle. It’s happened several times to me during this pandemic. Perhaps you’ve experienced the same. Most recently for me, at last Tuesday’s weekly Kinbrace community meeting where residents hosted a … Continue reading
April 7, 2020 by Loren Balisky
Suspending Tuesday dinners for COVID-19 in mid-March felt apocalyptic, the end of the world as we knew it. Weekly meals in this community of welcome for people seeking refugee protection started in 1998 around our family dining table. These meals … Continue reading
January 21, 2020 by admin
By Anika Barlow, as published in the Vancouver Sun. I live in East Vancouver just off Commercial Drive. My house looks like a nondescript “Vancouver Special” from the street, but it’s far from ordinary by our city’s standards. Over the … Continue reading
July 25, 2018 by admin
Flavours of Hope is running a market pilot with Kinbrace from June-August 2018 to celebrate traditional food, culture and stories of refugee newcomer women in our community. Through the summer food market, newcomer women are empowered to earn a living … Continue reading
March 6, 2018 by Loren Balisky
If you didn’t get a chance to read the comic-style posters telling refugee stories at Vancouver bus-stops earlier this year, here’s your chance. The Mokhovikova family’s story is a powerful witness to the resilience and courage required in the face … Continue reading
December 18, 2016 by Loren Balisky
The forced displacement of millions in our world creates an opportunity to welcome, in trust, those who leave their homes and families to protect themselves from persecution. Trust is a gift we give and receive in a world troubled by fear and suspicion.
December 16, 2016 by Loren Balisky
This simple info graphic shows Kinbrace’s response to refugee claimants goes far beyond housing in Canada.
May 13, 2016 by Loren Balisky
What happens when we follow the lead of one boy, inviting us to welcome refugee claimants? Astonishing generosity that truly turns our world around. Watch this 30-second video to see how we, together, raised more than $65,000.
April 15, 2016 by steve
Volunteers bring skill, creativity, and freshness to the welcome of refugee claimants. And they leave inspired and enriched. What a delight to have Anna Kvasnikova at Kinbrace! From February to April, Anna volunteered two days a week through the University … Continue reading
April 8, 2016 by Loren Balisky
“My people buy these for a very expensive price, and still they drown,” Azad* tells me as he fits into an orange life-vest, looking out over the quiet south bay of Anvil Island, BC. The image of orange life-vests is synonymous … Continue reading