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CTV Morning Live: Mission Possible Pauses Intake
Oct 9, 2022 by Brianna Mau
Matthew Smedley, MP's Executive Director, speaks with CTV Morning Live's Keri Adams and Jason Pires about the...
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Global BC: Mission Possible pauses Employment Readiness Program
Oct 3, 2022 by Brianna Mau
Carolina Jara, a Mission Possible Associate, and Matthew Smedley, MP's Executive Director, speak with Global News about...
Increasing Demand for Mission Possible Services in Face of Growing Uncertainty During Provincial Labour Shortage.
Jun 8, 2022 by Leah Rambally
Jacquelin Brooks, an Associate at Mission Possible (MP), Spoke with Global News about her experience in the Employment...
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Vancouver to spend $2.2 million on street cleaning jobs for homeless
Jun 7, 2022 by Brianna Mau
The ongoing annual program by the City of Vancouver of providing funding to non-profit organizations to employ...
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Over 13,000 human poops were cleaned off Vancouver streets in 2021
Jun 7, 2022 by Brianna Mau
Vancouver City Council passed a motion on Feb. 8 calling for approval of $2,185,000 in grants to non-profit agencies...
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Mission Possible Helps Canada Post Resume DTES Mail Delivery
Jun 7, 2022 by Chance McKee
MP Neighbours Coordinator Jay Hockley and MP Executive Director Matthew Smedley speak with Global News about Mission...
The Cleanest Day of the Year is featured in the North Shore Post.
Jun 7, 2022 by Leah Rambally
Did you catch the North Shore Daily Post's coverage of our exciting kick-off event for our Clean Heroes Campaign, The...
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CBC Radio One + Mission Possible
Jun 7, 2022 by Leah Rambally
Over the past few months, Mission Possible has seen a surge in demand for its life-changing programs. Despite BC...
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Accessible Media (AMI-tv) Profiles Mission Possible
May 4, 2022 by Chance McKee
Reporter Grant Hardy with AMI-tv's Accessible Media, a Canadian cable channel and media organization that focuses on...
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Work experience grant’s fourth intake offers new options
Feb 3, 2022 by Brianna Mau
The fourth intake of B.C.’s Work Experience Opportunities Grant offers $2 million for flexible, paid work experience...
Global BC Month of Giving Back: Mission Possible
Dec 20, 2021 by Brianna Mau
Our Chief Empowerment Officer, Matthew Smedley, sits down with Global BC for their Month of Giving Back. He explains...
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Matthew Smedley: Tapping into untapped talent will ease B.C.'s hiring crunch
Dec 15, 2021 by Matthew Smedley
There is much to celebrate in Canada’s soaring job numbers. New data from Statistics Canada shows that while job...
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MP in Central City Foundation's series "Change Can Happen"
Nov 29, 2021 by Brianna Mau
A multi-part series produced by Central City Foundation, “Change Can Happen” explores community-led programs,...
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Hiring society's overlooked could help cure B.C.'s pandemic-fuelled job crunch
Oct 20, 2021 by Brianna Mau
A Vancouver employment agency is offering a solution to quell a COVID-fuelled job crunch that’s devastating B.C....
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B.C. charity touts diverse hiring as partial solution to labour shortage
Oct 10, 2021 by Brianna Mau
As businesses across British Columbia struggle with a labour shortage, one Vancouver-based charity thinks it has part...
Jasmine Allen Talks with Global News Morning BC
Aug 9, 2021 by Brianna Mau
Our Director of Partnerships, Jasmine Allen, speaks with Global BC about what Mission Possible does, how we get our...
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Surge in demand at Vancouver non-profit that helps people in need find work prompts call for donations
Jul 30, 2021 by Matthew Smedley
A Vancouver non-profit that helps people in need is in need of a little help itself.
For nearly three decades, Mission...
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BC Business + Mission Possible
Jul 30, 2021 by Matthew Smedley
Vancouver-based Mission Possible offers a new, hopeful outlook for the city’s most vulnerable. Now, they need your...
Stephen Quinn Interviews Matthew Smedley on CBC's Early Edition
Jul 30, 2021 by Matthew Smedley
Matthew Smedley speaks with Stephen Quinn about Mission Possible and the work it does to make sure everyone has a...
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