NEWS AND STORIES
Follow our blog for stories from our field countries, Good Neighbors' highlights and news from our community.
Violence against aid workers: why does it happen?
On this World Humanitarian Day, we want to honour workers who provide support for people in need and shed a light on the issues that led workers to get killed or injured while performing their work.
Read more
Heroes from Home: helping people in Guatemala
The next episode of Heroes from Home will feature our amazing and crazy-talented ambassador
Chad Price, the fantastic Cindy Quick and many artists from around the world! – August 14 at 9:30 PM EST via Facebook Live (via Good Neighbors Guatemala – @ gnguate)
COVID-19: $23,105.91 raised for food relief!
Thanks to our supporters, we helped feed our community in London, ON during the worst time of the pandemic. Our amazing donors gave assistance to: Mission Service shelters, the London Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels’ clients – with meals prepared by Youth Opportunities Unlimited (pictured above, before quarantine). This is what we call local love!
Read more
Good Neighbors supports victims of domestic abuse
The Good Neighbors shelter in the US provides a safe haven for women and children.
Read more
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge: over $1,000 donated!
We would like to thank you all one more time for participating in the Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2020.
Even though we didn’t win the grand prize of $20,000, your donations in June through the campaign reached a total of $1,250.40 to different projects and campaigns!
Read more
Good Neighbours offers emotional support for kids
Good Neighbors is providing phone counselling for children in South Korea and is distributing a kit to help with mental health.
Read more
What do you know about food safety?
Although we often take food safety for granted, this is also an issue in developed countries. People just normally do not think about it unless they get food poisoning.
Read more
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge in June: we are in!
All online donations in June via the Great Canadian Giving Challenge are automatically considered ballots for us to win a $20,000 prize from CanadaHelps! You could be helping us feed more people in London, Ontario, and also in Guatemala through our COVID-19 Food Relief efforts (minimum $3 donation required).
Read more
Our donation of hand sanitizers and paper towels
Three 20L pails of hand sanitizer and twelve units of paper towels (6-packs) were donated to Meals on Wheels London this Tuesday. We are truly glad to be helping seniors and people with disabilities during this difficult time.
Read more