Support for Society's Less Fortunate

Thank you to our regional committees who worked tirelessly in December in order to support society’s less fortunate.

Lynette Robinson, on behalf of the NS Area Council 1, delivered a donation of socks, mitts, gloves, coats, and various other items to the Phoenix Youth Shelter based in Halifax, NS on December 17, 2020. Phoenix was the only organization accepting this kind of donation in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

More information about this organization is available at phoenixyouth.ca

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On December 18, 2020, the PSAC Charlottetown Regional Women’s Committee donated four gift bags to Anderson House, the city’s women’s shelter. The bags contained gift cards to local stores to help the women buy something they might truly need for the holiday season. It was a small token meant to bring good cheer and a bit of dignity to these women undergoing such difficult times. On photo, Debi Buell, Chair, Michelle Neill, Treasurer and Valérie Quinn, Secretary, met at a safe distance to get the gift bags ready.

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On December 20th the Moncton Young Worker Committee with the help of the PSAC Atlantic Francophone Director, planned and served a Pizza lunch at the House of Nazareth Homeless Shelter. Over 70 meals were served.  

In the photo from left to right, Dale , Léo-Paul, André (Young Worker Committee Chair), Sylvie (Young Worker Committee Treasurer) and Shanny (Francophone Director)

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The Halifax Regional Women’s Committee provided items to support Stepping Stone, a charitable organization that provides services and supports to the following:

• Sex workers, current and former;
• People at risk of entering the sex trade; and,
• Trafficked persons.

They provided them with hats, mittens, neck warmers, personal care items,etc.

They also provided food donations to Hope Cottage, an organization feeding the hungry in Halifax for more than 50 years.

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The PSAC Western PEI Women’s Committee did one last good deed before the new year: they surprised local women in Bloomfield and Tignish by assisting them with a portion of their groceries.

The committee wanted to reach out to women while giving them the freedom to buy special items that may be needed at that time of the year.

It was a great way for members to introduce their committee to local communities while providing much needed support.