Foundry Richmond

Join us on our Instagram page this coming Monday as we partner with Richmond Addiction Services Society - RASS to explore what wellness in all our life areas looks like during a quarantine. Also, there will be prizes! Find us at @Foundryrichmond on instagram

On March 3 and 4, if you see someone wearing this button, please consider participating in a short survey. The information gathered will help us all. The survey takes 5 minutes and is voluntary and anonymous and voluntary. The information we gather is critical to making the needs of our community known. - You can take the survey at one of these locations on March 4 or call 604 644 7247 - Richmond Drop-In Resource Centre... 8280 Gilbert Rd (Salvation Army building) 10am-2pm Coffee and snacks in the morning Lunch at 12 Connections to mental health and substance use services Help with Government Services Internet and computer access Help filling out housing applications Connections to local resources - City Centre Community Centre 105-5900 Minoru Blvd Multipurpose Room 2 Soup from 12:30pm to 2pm - Richmond Public Libraries Brighouse 100-7700 Minoru Gate 9am-930pm Ironwood 11688 Steveston Hwy 9am-9pm Cambie 150-11590 Cambie Rd 10am-9pm Steveston 4111 Moncton St 10am-9pm - Richmond Food Bank 100-5800 Cedarbridge Way 10am-2pm See more

Foundry Richmond is looking to hire a Parent in Residence through Family Smart. If you are currently or have lived experience as a caregiver of a youth or young adult experiencing mental health challenges, check out https://familysmart.ca/careers/ for more details on the role.

Compassion. Conversation. Destigmatization. - These are the same values Foundry upholds when delivering services to young people. Join in for Bell Let’s Talk Day and help destigmatize mental illness one kind word at a time! #foundrybc #bellletstalkday #mentalhealthawareness

Call all youth! Are you passionate about sharing your voice with your community. Do you want to take part in determining the direction that we take as a city? Sign up to one of the many advisory boards and share your ideas. Make change happen. http://ow.ly/6PPb50wbQWH

A spectacular opportunity for youth! The City of Richmond is looking for creative, visually-appealing art that celebrates Richmond’s diversity, landscapes, activities and unique experiences. Contest winners will receive a $300 honorarium along with a full-sized banner featuring their winning submission! Visit http://www.richmond.ca/banners for contest rules and submission details. #foundry #foundryrichmond

It’s International Youth Day! Did you know that Richmond uses the 40 Developmental Assets model to help create programs specifically for youth? When the community supports the external assets (Support, Empowerment, Boundaries, Constructive Use of Time), they allow young people to reach their full potential. #foundry #foundrybc #foundryrichmond #internationalyouthday

Vancouver’s annual Pride Parade is happening in the West End at 12pm TOMORROW August 4th! Be sure to go there early to get a good seat. A celebration. A protest. A party. Whatever it means to you, you are accepted wholly for who YOU are. Let’s celebrate love! #foundryrichmond #foundrybc #pride2019 #stillfighting50 #vanpride

A few weeks ago we had a great turnout at the Richmond Library from Caregivers and Parents in Richmond that wanted to share their hopes and ideas of what Foundry Richmond should look like. Feel free to take a look at the ideas that were gathered here! Thank you for your participation Richmond! #engagement #foundry https://foundrybc.ca/location_ne/parentandcaregiversummary/

Be sure to check out Thompson's Summer Fun in the Park event this Thursday July 18th! There'll be a grilled cheese truck, singer-songwriter Charlie Barstow, and a professional yo-yo show! If you'd like to participate in bubble soccer, please register with Darren at [email protected]. For more information on the event visit their page: http://ow.ly/IN1z50v08mY

Looking for something to do this summer? Come to Summer Fun in the Park! Every Thursday at Thompson Community Centre from 6-8pm

Come Walk, Run, or Bike with all our community this Saturday! The event runs from 9am to 1pm, and everyone is invited! http://ow.ly/9C2a50uULLJ

If you haven't already, don't forget to sign up for our FREE Parent and Caregiver engagement event next week at the Minoru Library! Register here: https://foundryrichmondparent.eventbrite.ca