Capital Direct I Income Trust is Championing Single Mothers Together

February 15, 2024

LOOK WHAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED WITH CAPITAL DIRECT'S SUPPORT!

As we start the year with excitement about initiatives and goals for 2024, we at the Cause We Care Foundation want to reflect and acknowledge Capital Direct who played a part last year in our mission to help single mothers achieve economic security and create positive futures for themselves and their children. You have inspired action through your ongoing donations to our Holiday Care Package Drive and our Single Mothers Support Fund, and we have been successful together in championing single mothers in our community.

HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGE DRIVE

On December 5th our volunteers and donors gathered at BC Place to assemble and deliver 1,200 care packages valued at over $250 each to 37 frontline organizations who provide ongoing services and resources directly to single mothers and their children. We are grateful for their valuable assistance in ensuring each Care Package reaches a family in need.

SINGLE MOTHERS
SUPPORT FUND

In 2023, Cause We Care expanded our reach and was able to support more single mothers than ever before. By the end of the year, we realized investment in the futures of 47 single mothers through our Single Mothers Support Fund (SMSF). With a total of $278,000 in grants, we effectively met the needs of single mothers pursuing education, and equipped them to provide stability for their families by supporting ongoing living expenses such as groceries, childcare, transportation and utilities. The SMSF supports women with diverse backgrounds and experiences, including survivors of domestic violence, new immigrants, refugees and widows. These women are pursuing a wide range of education and vocational training such as Environmental Engineering, Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Social Work, Education, Library Information and Human Resources.

One of our admirable recipients describes how the SMSF has made an impact in her life:

“I am so thankful to have had your organization's support. I honestly cannot imagine having to work more than I did to support my family while enduring an incredibly stressful practicum and final term. I am so grateful to have had that financial cushioning, as well as the silent hopes of the hundreds of donors contributing to CWC pushing me forward. Sometimes, when things were hard, I would imagine them all cheering for me. I ended up graduating second in my class of 432. I was also hired into a full-time position three weeks before I graduated. Please tell your donors that their cheers were heard and now they have something more to cheer about: a win! A little family of four off to a great re-start at life.” -Sophia*, Graduate of the Faculty of Education, SFU

Thank you to all of those who helped in making a difference and who continue to support Cause We Care as the most effective way to fund single mothers and their frontline organizations in the BC Lower Mainland. We are excited to see what we can do together in 2024!

Cause We Care Foundation
408 - 611 Alexander St
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6A1E1
[email protected]
www.causewecare.org