Canadian Contributions - Janata Sewak Society

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Many of the children attending inner-city schools in Vancouver come to school hungry. Healthcare, proper diet and physical fitness are often at minimal levels. The result for many children is poor health and lack of sustained energy. The children do not choose poverty.

◊ Canadian Contributions

		The JSS support individual and families in need. Gloria (left )is a single mother of two. Both her children suffer from brain tumours and require ongoing care.
In 2008, Vancouver experienced a drop in temperature that left four Downtown Eastside homeless shelters scrambling to find blankets. The JSS donated 308 blankets and 100 new jackets to Salvation Army Harbour Lights for distribution. Each year the JSS donated much needed supplies, such as jackets and socks, to the homeless in the Downtown Eastside.
		The JSS gave a cheque to the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion to support teens with developmental disabilities in becoming fully participating members in society. The program doesn’t receive government funding.
JSS volunteer Gurdev S. Sandhu presents a cheque to BC’s Children’s Hospital.
		The JSS provides meals for special-needs children at the Variety Learning School in Coquitlam.
JSS volunteer Ben Gill presents a scholarship to Jessica Pillay of Queen Elizabeth Secondary in Surrey. “I am proud to receive this scholarship. I hope you will be able to continue supporting students in the future. Thank you.”
		JSS volunteer ? presents a scholarship to Agnon Wong of John Oliver Secondary in Vancouver.
BC Children Hospital
		Canadian Red Cross