Project Zero

To wrap up the ‘18-19 Project Zero year, it’s an honor to present to you the leaders of our external Poverty Outreach Program. Established in the winter of 2018, Poverty Outreach started as a small scale event with a team of 10 volunteers to distribute holiday care packages around Downtown Eastside. From then on, this single-time event has evolved into an ongoing program, where iterations of our first Winter Outreach Run have become a tradition and a source of inspiration for the team. Through each run, we are reminded that real change cannot be achieved through one outreach campaign and that homelessness cannot be solved through the mere act of giving out socks or hot meals. Though our runs may be deemed futile, they are an emblematic gesture that we do care, and that we do want to help. Whether it’s 1 or 100 people reached, our members are ready to combat the dangerous apathy surrounding poverty.

Sometimes it only takes actions as small as choosing to use a reusable coffee mug, eating in instead of taking-out, and putting waste in its rightful place that ends up inspiring change on a larger scale. You may not think much of it, but it all adds up. How will you help the Earth this Monday, and in the 365 days that follow?