On Homelessness and Grocery Carts

by | POSTED: Nov 13, 2013

" On the streets, a shopping cart is called a "buggy." When I was homeless, I avoided "pushing a buggy" as.

DOTS Donates Clothing to Temporary Thrift Shoppe to Help Restock after the Fire!

by | POSTED: Nov 07, 2013

Thank you to DOTS Clothing Store for donating three pallets of women's clothing to our Temporary Thrift Shoppe on Wednesday,.

Move the Homeless Along?

by | POSTED: Oct 01, 2013

The other day I was talking with two of my staff about the increasing efforts we are seeing across the.

Bissell Centre Voted Best Non-Profit in Edmonton

by | POSTED: Sep 26, 2013

In the recent annual readership poll undertaken by Vue Weekly, Bissell Centre was voted the best non-profit in Edmonton. Each.

Let’s End Poverty in the Alberta Capital Region

by | POSTED: Sep 24, 2013

120,000 people in the Alberta Capital Region live in poverty - 37,000 of them are children. It's time for a.

Volunteers Needed For Riverbend Harvest Days

by | POSTED: Sep 20, 2013

Riverbend Gardens has been an amazing experience for participants of Bissell Centres recreation programming. Throughout the summer, many of our.

24/7 MAP on APTN

by | POSTED: Sep 11, 2013

Yesterday, APTN aired a great segment about our 24/7 Mobile Assistance Program  (MAP). The story profiles a young single mother.

CEO Update on the Thrift Shoppe Fire

by | POSTED: Sep 04, 2013

First off, everyone at Bissell Centre is grateful for the many organizations and individuals who approached us to ask how.

Thrift Shoppe Fire Monday Night

by | POSTED: Sep 03, 2013

Sometime Monday evening between 6:15 and 7:00 pm a fire broke out in the sorting area in the back of.

Media Release – Thrift Shoppe Fire Monday Night

by | POSTED: Sep 03, 2013

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bissell Centre Thrift Shoppe Fire Monday Night EDMONTON, AB Sept 3rd, 2013 – Between 6:15 and.

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