Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
2131 Renfrew Street V5M 4M5 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Building Community Virtual Event is tonight! We are fully registered but stay tuned to the highlights of the night. Other ways to celebrate #NHWeek2021 and win a special prize? 1. Tag the name of your local neighbourhood house... 2. Share your thoughts about building a community with neighbourhood houses on your social media platforms with #NHWeek2021 Or, simply just spread the word by sharing this post! #NHWeek2021 #mynhstory

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. We stand in solidarity in this nationwide endeavour to draw attention to this issue that persists even today. Show your support online by wearing red and posting a picture on social media with the hashtags #NationalDayofAwareness, #MMIW, #MMIWG and #NoMoreStolenSisters.

From our preschool: It’s been so beautiful to see our studio coming to life with our chalk explorations. Almost everyday by small groups, children have an encounter with chalk and it’s many possibilities... By now they are experts in crushing it with different tools and almost daily a new way is discovered: You can crush the tiny pieces with a big piece, or with your knees, knees are hard, you can also jump on them they break but the big pieces hurt, the tiny ones don’t... Soon enough we have mountains of chalk and colourful dust starts flowing through tiny fingers and toes over and overThis flow really seems to be what captures them. Each child interacts with it in their own unique way there’s this wonderful dance between getting to deeply discover chalk in its many forms, and seeing it as a representation of their individual experiences; chalk dust can be a snow, the beach, fire dust... Emma wondered if we could use chalk dust to make mud I think we just add water and mix it and then it’s like mud The next day, I decided to present the water in spray bottles as a way to prevent a flood running from the loft to the classroom. With this new addition, some problems were encountered: How to best maneuver the spray bottles? How many sprays do you need to make it muddy? Why can’t we just dump the water on the dust? Or can we? Some children simply enjoyed the unexpected change in vibrancy of the colour as they sprayed the water It’s a sunset! yelled Isaac Some started to mold it into round shapes I think we can make the dust be chalk again, suggested Hattie. They left the balls of mud chalk to dry overnight and they really did look and worked like chalk! The children were excited that their theory worked and I wondered if they would set out to make lots more the next day after seeing the results. They made just a couple more, and then they went back to crushing and piling and making the chalk jump and dance again.

This Spring, we have 3 exciting volunteer opportunities for you to consider. Whether it's supporting isolated seniors in the Hastings-Sunrise area or nurturing the P'ipa:m Lelum Indigenous Garden, there is something for everyone to get involved with. Click the link to know more: https://www.froghollow.bc.ca/get-involved/volunteer/ #volunteer #froghollowneighbourhoodhouse

We've received more than 20 impactful stories so far, and some of them will be featured in our virtual celebration night on May 6th Where is yours? Today is the LAST day to submit your neighbourhood house stories. Take action now: https://forms.gle/hDCfs6Eif6bhn2WY8 #mynhstory

Art Panels up at Make it Art Program Frog Hollow’s 'Make It' program's mural panels find a temporary home at Sole Food Street Farms near Olympic Village. This exhibition will be up until March 1st, so go for a walk to check out youth’s art and get some fresh air. A huge thanks to Sole Foods Street Farms for the opportunity, Jamie of www.cowlickcombs.com for support with the installation, and of course the artists for making the beautiful pieces. @joocfx @nuclearjackal... @nearly_contained_chaos @mr_faded___ If you are interested in purchasing these pieces to support the youth artists please contact the artists directly, or message for more information. 'Make It' is an art therapy inspired program that focuses on improving mental health and well-being. Currently our members are creating large scale self-portraits on plywood panels to be displayed in the local community and businesses. We are looking for youth artists (16-30) to join our group. We're also looking for businesses and public spaces to display the work! To get involved please contact [email protected]. Frog Hollow’s 'Make It' program is currently funded by the Coast Capital Savings Foundation and The Vancouver Foundation, Emergency Community Support Fund, administered by United Way of the Lower Mainland and The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/froghollowmakeit and on Instagram @arthollow.

The Youth Program's Scholarship and Bursary program is offering financial literacy sessions targeted for 14-18 year old students. We do have some limited space for folks outside this category that may be interested as well. Living a Financially Healthy Life Feb 2, 2021 at 4:30 PM Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81779973992... Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/137147029457 How To Invest Money So You Don't Have to Borrow Money Feb 26, 2021 at 4:30 PM Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87884591256 Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sb-session-10-how-to-invest-mon

Our bi-weekly drum circle is now open for registration for the 2021 Jan- Mar sessions. The next circle is on Jan 29th, 2021, 1-2pm, facilitated by our beloved Kat Zucomulwut Norris You can now register to receive the zoom link here: https://www.froghollow.bc.ca/waacus-salee-programs-all-nat/

Goodbye, 2020. Hello, 2021! Happy New Year to you all Sign up for an important talk in the first week of 2021!... Thursday, Jan 7th, 2021, 7-9pm. Join an online discussion facilitated by Vancouver City Councillor Michael Wiebe. A discussion will influence Vancouver's first-ever Public Safety Plan. #Time2Talk Public Safety. Live-streaming is also available. Sign up to join by clicking the link below. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/time2talk-public-safety-tickets

You must have heard about BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, a must-read book on Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants in the year 2020. As a botanist, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. A great opportunity to join the conversation with her in the coming UBC free event to learn more about the topic.

No matter where you are from or which holiday you celebrate, it's the time of the year you spend with the people you love. We wish you a wonderful and cheerful winter holiday See you in 2021 We had fun recording this short video. Watch it by clicking the link below to feel our LOVE for you https://youtu.be/dGtsvb0eclg

Our Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program is back! This cycle, we are welcoming Spanish-speaking parents with children 0-5 years old (newcomers and PR holders) Check the posters for details to sign up! Click the link for more details https://www.froghollow.bc.ca//nobodys-perfect-parenting-p/ Please share and spread the word

We are seeking your support to help us to reach our fundraising goal of CAD3,000 for the Holiday Hamper Program this season! This fundraising will end on Dec 18th 2020. For over a decade, we have provided support and much needed cheer to at least 40 families in our community each holiday season. ... Be the support this year! Learn more: https://www.froghollow.bc.ca//2020-frog-hollow-holiday-ha/

Check out the Schedule of Events for the virtual celebration on Saturday! Shhhh... Santa is coming too.. don't tell! it's a surprise.

Shane Pointe, who gifted Frog Hollow the Salish names for our intention and commitment towards decolonization, Waacus Salee (Frog Spirit) and P’ipa:m Lelum (Frog House), will be with us on February 1st via zoom in the workshop: Language of the Land. We are so glad to reconnect with Shane, the proud Musqueam artist, to continue the conversation and stories about the land, culture and people. Check the poster for details to join us.

Dear families and friends of Frog Hollow, 2020 Winter Holiday Celebration event - Zoom into the holidays! is here This year, we are celebrating togetherness and resilience. We look forward to seeing you there! Check the posters for more details. Sign up today