By Yehuda Mansell The human eye has always amazed me due to its staggering complexity as it translates light into images, allowing our brains to grasp the physical world around us. I have marvelled at the intricate detail of the iris, the sheer variety of hues...
Join the New Hope team! As New Hope expands operations, we are excited to expand our team! We are looking for Live-in Resident Assistants, starting in April 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to serve newcomer refugee families by embodying the spirit of welcome and hospitality,...
New Hope is expanding! We have just purchased a second building where we can immediately provide more transitional housing for newcomer refugee families!New Hope’s long-held dream to expand beyond our Surrey site is now a reality. Our second building is located in New Westminster; it...
By Avril Schatz, Summer Intern 2024 When I was interviewed for the summer intern position, I remember being perplexed as to what it actually looks like for a newcomer refugee to experience hope. Practically, I asked, what does that even look like? Hope is knowing you...
The Board of Directors of New Hope Community Services Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Lui as Executive Director, beginning April 15, 2024. After conducting a rigorous process of reviewing applications and holding multiple stages of interviews with well-qualified candidates, Christina was selected...
by Meagan Madsen “New Hope was like our school. It’s where we learned how to trust again and how to treat people again. Because of this community, we learned how to feel safe again.”These words and feelings came from one of our resident families during their...
[video width="480" height="864" mp4="https://newhopecs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/b0a6d055-6421-4916-bcd0-19fdca7ec307.mp4"][/video] My thoughts here are unapologetically subjective, a much-needed corrective, to thinking that cold empiricism and stats are the only way to tell a compelling story. So, here is my own journey of discovery and wonder, as one who has been prone to...
At New Hope’s community dinners, I often watch our visitors sit down next to our residents, eager to start a conversation. But for some, initial questions are met with blank stares, clearly showing that their conversation partner is not comfortable in English yet. There might...
Running in the DarkThe little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep.She was walking on the clouds, you could see her smiling,She was dreamingShe is now smiling in her sleep.BOOMShe woke up, and no more cloudsShe opened her eyes and hell it wasShe was running...
By Mindy, Lyle, Ada and Luca KozloffOur family has been living at New Hope as Resident Staff for almost five years. We moved to New Hope when Ada and Luca were 5 and 3, and now they’re 10 and 8! When we first heard about...