Community Support Requested for Evacuees
23 October 2007
Since Friday’s plane crash in Richmond, a number of community groups have offered their assistance to displaced residents. The Richmond office of SUCCESS is asking for the community’s support in finding short-term accommodations for the evacuees who have no insurance and no family or friends to stay with.
This afternoon, members of the Provincial Integrated Recovery Council, Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army and a number of community organizations will be working with the City of Richmond’s Emergency Social Services Unit to conduct needs assessment interviews for those individuals who do not have insurance and friends or family to stay with. Tomorrow, the group will meet to develop an action plan to help these residents.
To help the evacuees, anyone with a room in their home, a vacant apartment or furniture donations, is asked to call SUCCESS so they can create an inventory of available spaces in the community. SUCCESS is also accepting financial donations.
SUCCESS is a multi-service agency in British Columbia. Established in 1973 and incorporated in 1974, their mandate is to promote the well being of all Canadians and immigrants. SUCCESS encourages their participation in the community through delivering services in five major areas: social services, employment services, business and economic development services, training and education services, and health services.
SUCCESS is located at 220-7000 Minoru Boulevard in Richmond. Its hours of operation are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more information about SUCCESS or if you can help, please call 604-279-7180.
