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Article: St. Andrew's-Wesley Homelessness and Mental Health Action Group: Benefit Concert and CD Launch to Help End Homelessness; Supporting the work of First United Church in the Downtown Eastside.
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- September 29, 2009
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 29, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Helping to end homelessness and furthering the work of First United Church Mission in the city's troubled downtown eastside will be the focus of an upcoming benefit concert and CD launch at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, on Wednesday, October 14th.
"The downtown eastside continues to be the poorest postal code in Canada," says Rev. Ric Matthews of First United. "There is an urgent need to break the cycle of homelessness, mental illness and addiction that afflicts this area and to build a greater sense of belonging and hope. That is our continuing goal, but to achieve it, we need the help of ...
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