Jeremy Hunka

Please meet this COVID-19 survivor named Jennifer, who is also a survivor of residential schools, homelessness, addiction and a former survival sex worker. This #Thanksgiving she is volunteering to help @ugm serve hundreds of turkey meals to homeless neighbors. What an overcomer!

Happy Easter! This weekend staff @ugm wearing masks and face shields are Servíng more than 1200 Easter Ham Dinners to those who may not otherwise get to celebrate 🎉 Fun fact, this guest came for a meal AND also donated while he was here! Nothing says #Easter quite like that.

Standing ovation to our mask-making task force (maskforce!), that is sewing masks for our frontline workers @ugm! Staff, volunteers, and formerly homeless guests are banding together to protect our homeless guests and staff from #Covid19, and making it look good too!

Right now we are taking extra emergency measures at @ugm to help the homeless during #COVID2019! Today we started serving meals ‘to go’ through our doors, shutting down our dining hall to protect against the spread. #endhomelessness #caremongering – at Vancouver, British Columbia

Great to run into this guy today! Ron once was homeless during the winter snow but found refuge at @ugm’s shelter. He says the winter is so dangerous that it can kill you. Today he is housed, sleeping safe and sound during the extreme cold, three years out of recovery! – at Vancouver, British Columbia

This Christmas I got to meet this incredible 22-yr-old, Isiah. He was homeless at just 5-yrs-old, staying at shelters & then getting support at @ugm, such as Christmas hampers, throughout his youth. Now he’s achieving dreams at UBC and giving back. Merry Christmas Isiah!

Amazing!! HUUUUGE thanks to the @Canucks and Jay Beagle for spending time playing street hockey with us in the Downtown Eastside today. Thanks for showing these kids how much they matter @ugm! Best line: “hey Jay, have you kissed the cup?”

Rick was recently homeless in Vancouver, where he felt voiceless. But this election he’s THRILLED to vote for the first time at @ugm, where we’re helping guests cast a ballot. Are you going to vote tomorrow!? Read Rick’s inspiring words. ugm.ca/election-homeless-vot… #vote #elex43

This month I met Jacki, who spent years homeless under a sky train station, battling through the rain. Today she is joyful, housed, and preparing to spend #Thanksgiving serving others in need at @ugm’s Thanksgiving Meal. So honoured to have met her. Inspiring! #endhomelessness

This year I met Frank, who survived homelessness on the streets, terrible trauma, and severe addiction. Today he is overcoming it all, preparing for University, the first in his family to ever do so! Way to go, Frank. You inspire me! @ugm #endhomelessness sfu.ca/fass/news/2019/08/ind…

Keep this story in your back pocket for the next time you feel the world is hopeless, or people don't care. 'Homeless man's dog returned safely': vancouversun.com/news/local-… #endhomelessness

Yes! We did it! We’ve officially broken ground on a new life-saving building in the Downtown Eastside! New housing! New recovery program! All for women and families! In the words of Emily: ‘being homeless was horrible...this new building @ugm will help others like me!’ Thank you!

This week I met Sandra, who was once on the brink of homelessness after struggling through childhood abuse, trauma, addiction, and a suicide attempt. This weekend she will help serve 2500 Easter Meals at @ugm to others struggling. There. Is. Hope! #HappyEaster! #endhomelessness – at Vancouver, British Columbia

Easter! Today! Yes! Huge thanks to all the volunteers helping us serve 2500 EASTER Meals to those who otherwise might go without. Special thanks to the dynamite crew @GlobalBC for thinking of our homeless guests at @ugm. @annedrewa @KOwsianski @GlobalDurant #endhomelessness – at Vancouver, British Columbia

YES! A glimmer of hope! Modular Housing is making a difference and lives are being impacted, according to stats from @ugm . Let's keep going. Let's move forward. Let's hope our efforts continue to improve lives of people in need. #endhomelessness vancouversun.com/news/local-…

Today I visited my grandmother, who for the first time noted that I now ‘have some grey hair’. How should I take this?

Sooo completely blown away by this young man right here! As a child Isiah spent time in shelters and relied on food banks. Today, he’s chasing his dreams in university & sharing his story with courage. Way to go Isiah! So glad @ugm could be part of your journey! #endhomelessness

Happy #Valentines2019 to my beautiful wife! Not only are we marking 10 years of knowing each other today, this morning she took the oath of citizenship and officially became a Canadian Citizen! Congrats @Theseakiwi! #HappyValentinesDay #Canada #CanadianFlag – at Vancouver, British Columbia