Stories
News and stories from the neighbourhood
Thank-yous, lessons learned and updates from the programs you help fund.
Pantry
Three years, 84,000 visits: what the Neighbour Pantry has learned
Our longest-running program has changed shape every year. Dev Raman explains what we stopped doing and why.
Mentoring
Why a retired welder signed up to be a mentor
Walter spent 40 years on a shop floor. Now he spends Thursday evenings helping a young adult plan her first job application.
Water
The tap at Kesi Hill: a year of clean water
Twelve months after the pump was installed, the water committee reports on repairs, school attendance and the new market garden.
Kitchen
Soup, stories and a borrowed recipe: inside the Community Kitchen
On a Wednesday evening, 96 volunteer cooks and 140 diners share a table. Here is how it all comes together.
Workshops
A bench, a drill and a first chair: the Tool Library turns two
From a single shelf of borrowed drills to 4,200 loans and a full workshop calendar, here is what two years of lending tools has taught us.
Reports
Where your donations went in 2025
A plain-language summary of last year's income and spending, with links to the full figures on the Transparency page.
Community Fund 2026
Help us serve 250,000 meals this year
Every gift to the Community Fund keeps the pantry, kitchen and water projects open. Watch the total grow as neighbours chip in.
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Upliftly
A community charity feeding neighbours, mentoring young adults and bringing clean water closer to home.
Elm Street Hall, 214 Elm Street, Harlow Bend
(555) 010-0142
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