spur magazine: Summer 2024
Today, the challenges of affordable housing, food insecurity and mental health, to name just a few, can seem overwhelming. I am reminded of a wise person’s words to a much younger me, “just start where you stand.”
In this issue, you’ll meet many people who have done just that — started where they stood, to make a difference. Whether it’s supporting immigrant women from Africa on their journey of becoming new moms in a new city, creating a comfortable play and gathering place in the courtyard of a
housing complex, teaching seniors how to use tablets so they can stay connected or mobilizing 250 volunteers to help neighbours in Cochrane; each of these stories started with seeing a need, then doing something about it.