Starting November 1st.

Simply put, this is the plight of the poor and homeless in our city. Our city. Host of the 2010 Olympic Games, Vancouver is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world. We love our city; but our city has a problem.

Homelessness is on the rise in the Metro Vancouver area with the official count of homeless persons almost doubling from 1,121 in 2002 to 2,174 in 2005. That number continues to rise each day.

It's about time Vancouver took responsibility for its homeless problem.

It's about time the church went beyond its own walls and into the streets.

It's about time teenagers looked outside consumer culture and started serving.

It's about time for a city wide campaign.

Thanks for your willingness to support the Dollar A Day Campaign, a city wide capital campaign to raise funds to fight urban poverty. This campaign was birthed September of 2007 by a group of high school students at Coquitlam Alliance Church who shared a conviction to do something significant with their lives and follow the call of Jesus to love the poor.

Donations to Dollar A Day will be processed through the site www.dollaraday.givemeaning.com and funds will be dispersed to our four strategically selected ministries: Union Gospel Mission, Hope For Freedom Society, Potters Place Mission and Night Shift Ministries.