MEDIA
Media inquiries
FSGV would be pleased to speak to media about any of the areas our organization works in, including:
- Youth homelessness
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Mental health
- Newcomers to Canada
- Food issues (security, procurement and resources for low income families)
- Grassroots community programming
- Financial empowerment
- Community volunteerism
- Community building
- Adoptions
Media CONTACT
Releases
- Directions celebrates 10 years of EA Media Room (Jun 2018)
- Food Insecurity Hits Hardest for Youth on Vancouver Streets – ANITL 2018
(Feb 2018)
FSGV IN THE MEDIA
2018
- An alternative to moving up the ladder (FSGV Director of Specialized Supports Karen Dickenson Smith on avoiding staff burnout through lateral moves)
Charity Village | Jul 2018 - The Lockpicker (interview with Marnie Goldenberg, Director of Youth Services)
CBC The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Jul 2018 - What is the keystone to mental health in the workplace? (Gregg Taylor, President of Family Services Employee Assistance Program)
PeopleTalk Magazine | Jun 2018 - Vancouver ‘media room’ celebrates a decade of giving homeless kids a place to create
Vancouver Sun | Jun 2018 - Directions Food Program (segment in On the Coast)
CBC Radio | Mar 2018 - Youth camp out to raise awareness of food security issues for street youth
Vancouver Sun | Mar 2018 - A Night in the Life (interview with Directions Youth Services youth)
CKNW The Jon McComb Show | Mar 2018 - A Night in the Life (interview with Marnie Goldenberg, Director of Youth Services)
Roundhouse Radio | Mar 2018 - An upcoming night on the town will give Vancouverites a glimpse into the life of hungry, homeless youth
Georgia Straight | Feb 2018 - Quietly strengthening Vancouver families for 90 years
Vancouver Sun | Feb 2018 - FSGV celebrates 90 years
Stephen Quinn interviews CEO Karin Kirkpatrick | CBC Early Edition | Feb 2017 - Family social services agency that started with $25 donated car celebrates its 90th anniversary
CBC News | Feb 2018 - Family Services of Greater Vancouver marks 90th anniversary
Vancouver Courier | Feb 2018 - Anxiety Over Housing
Radio interview with FSGV counsellor Michelle Crowley | The Jon McComb Show, CKNW | Jan 2018
2017
- Directions Youth Services fundraiser, A Night in the Life
Radio interview | Roundhouse Radio | 2017 - Housing anxiety drives B.C. residents to seek professional help
Vancouver Sun | Dec 2017 - Stress, trauma, and burnout: Vancouver nonprofits warn the fentanyl crisis has pushed them to a breaking point
The Georgia Straight | Dec, 2017 - 10 things you and your spouse will definitely fight about in your baby’s first year
Today’s Parent Magazine | Nov, 2017 - Youth homelessness advocate Joe Roberts to complete cross-country trek with finale event in Vancouver
The Georgia Straight | Sep 2017 - City of Vancouver intensifies drug needle pickups in Crosstown Elementary School and Andy Livingstone Park
The Georgia Straight | Jun 2017 - A night in the life of a Vancouver street kid
Metro Vancouver | Apr 2017 - Family Ties: Get ready for Master Chef Junior – cooking classes for kids
Burnaby Now | Mar 2017
2016
- Vancouver, B.C. agree to add shelter beds as homeless population grows
The Globe and Mail | Dec 2016 - The heroic mental health workers helping Syrian refugees recover from the trauma of war
National Observer | Nov 2016 - Cooking up a storm in Richmond’s friendship kitchen
Richmond News | Jun 2016 - Number of homeless people in Vancouver reaches 10-year high
The Globe and Mail | May 2016 - More than $1.2 million to bolster youth services in DTES
BC Government News | May 2016 - Youth homelessness the big worry as Vancouver does annual count
News 1130 | Mar 2016