#EverydayHero

"I want to do this, but can I, really?": Let's talk about economic well-being and volunteering

Written by: Mio Senzaki Date: April 11, 2022 Meet #EverydayHero Amanda: Amanda, who nurtures an interest in social enterprise and entrepreneurship, volunteers with Employ to Empower, an organization based in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) that serves aspiring entrepreneurs. Employ to Empower supports entrepreneurs on their journeys to create their very own businesses. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Amanda has been involved with the organization virtually. Economic

The secret to volunteering is finding that ‘stickiness’

Written by: Mio Senzaki Date: March 16, 2022 Meet #EverydayHero Truman: During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Truman embarked on a meaningful adventure to help out his community’s non-profit and charitable organizations. Many of these organizations still had to keep moving along and continue to serve the most vulnerable sectors, despite the limitations set by the pandemic. During a time when most people reduced their volunteering activities, Truman decided to do the comp

Never let age stop you from making a difference: The story of 13-year-old volunteer Kaydenze

Written by: Serena Li Date: February 21, 2022 Meet #EverydayHero Kaydenze: How do you best teach young children what volunteering is? Simple: You show them. That’s what 13-year-old Kaydenze Zamora does, even as one of the youngest volunteer leaders at Red Fox Healthy Living Society. In fact, that’s what inspired them to start volunteering in the first place at such a young age. On Fridays, you can find Kaydenze setting up the learning space for drum group, teaching younger ki

How youth are handling the COVID-19 pandemic: Sven's story

Written by: Suki Chhoeun (Program Manager at Red Fox Healthy Living Society) and Captain Scott Legacy Society Date: February 21, 2022 Meet #EverydayHero Sven: Sven Chen, a youth in the tenth grade, decided to volunteer to lessen the burden of the pandemic on his life. Sven, who is passionate about recreation and land stewardship, shared that the Red Fox Healthy Living Society’s Seed Generation program really helped him through a very dark time during the height of the pandemi

It’s a matter of life or death: How a teen volunteer created a school club that can save lives

Written by: Serena Li Date: February 9, 2022 Imagine this: It’s a regular Friday evening. You are a 15-year-old student who has decided to treat yourself to some food at the mall. You briskly walk to the food court and get in line for some tacos. You’re impatiently waiting, rocking on the balls of your feet when suddenly, a loud yell pierces through the white noise and you hear, “Help! Help!” You turn towards the noise and see a teenager shrieking, scrambling to look for some

“But Mom, this is the 10th time we’ve moved!”: Surrey, BC student on his journey to connect

Written by: Serena Li Date: February 9, 2022 Meet #EverydayHero Raunik: Raunik Sahota had a childhood that few kids could relate to. He had feverishly moved at least 10 times due to various reasons before even graduating from high school. People often forget how emotionally stressful and overwhelming the process of moving is; it’s not just the shuffling of your items from one place to the next, but it’s also the idea of having to uproot yourself and somehow acclimate to compl