Community groups come together to support Surrey’s most vulnerable

SurreyLeader - Oct13-17

Community groups come together to support Surrey’s most vulnerable
By Aaron Hinks
Surrey Now-Leader

Government, social workers, faith groups discuss poverty at housing workshop – Vancouver’s Grandview Calvary Baptist Church pastor Tim Dickau told the group how his church, over 15 years, was able to use its parking lot for a four-storey social housing complex, which they labelled ‘Co: Here Housing Community.’ The church is a month away from finishing the $12-million project, which includes 16 units for homeless people and 10 units that are below market value. The building, which was paid for through various fundraising efforts conducted by the church, and boosted by …
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