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Anonymous Wealthy Couple's $30-million Gift to Help Vancouver's Homeless

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02 Jul 2012 39 views
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Anonymous Wealthy Couple's $30-million Gift to Help Vancouver's Homeless
A $30-million philanthropic gift from an anonymous wealthy couple is allowing the City of Vancouver to reopen Taylor Manor as a home for street people with complex mental health issues.

A $30-million philanthropic gift from an anonymous wealthy couple is allowing the City of Vancouver to reopen Taylor Manor as a home for street people with complex mental health issues.

The contribution of the elderly Vancouver couple will allow the home to operate completely independent of ongoing government support.

The city's representative on housing and homeless issues, was nearly moved to tears by the donors' largesse, saying they had been feeling so hopeless recently.

(READ the story in the Vancouver Sun)

 

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