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1,500 Meals Delivered!

To combat hunger in our community, we have partnered with the West End Seniors Network and United Way to cook and deliver meals to isolated…

How to Wear and Make Face Masks

The advice of the World Health Organisation has been that when people wear a face mask in public places it helps to slow the spread…

Anti-Racism Resources

Earlier this week Gordon Neighbourhood House along with the Association of Neighbourhood Houses released a public statement acknowledging the reality of anti-black racism in our…

Statement on Anti-Racism

The Gordon House team has spent the last few weeks in deep reflection about the persistence of structural racism in our communities, and examining our…

Deeper Roots Program

Connect Yourself To The Land Gordon Neighbourhood House offers Deeper Roots, an educational gardening program that provides opportunities to connect with the land and deepen…

Mindfulness

by Darlene Here’s a little information about mindfulness meditation to make it more accessible. Meditation and that wandering monkey mind! Well, minds think, that’s what…

Social DistanSING

In celebration of Neighbourhood House Week 2020 we collaborated with community members to host a unique rooftop concert (dubbed #socialdistanSING) for West End apartment dwellers…

Creating Calm

by Grace Worry serves a useful purpose—it warns us of danger and it motivates us to find solutions. Worrying, however, that goes on for longer…

Naan Lavaash Recipe

by Nahid Serves 8 pieces of Bread Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup warm water 1 tsp salt 2 tsp dry yeast 1/4 cup…

Asian Heritage Month

May in Canada is Asian Heritage Month. We are proud of the Asian heritage in our community and want to share some of the ways…

Reading Resources

Did you know that before Gordon House moved into 1019 Broughton Street it was the original location of the West End public library? We have…

West End COVID Resource List

This blog post contains information on West End resources for seniors, homeless services, food access, public toilets, and community news & connections. Words highlighted in…

Vegetable Stock Recipe

by Joey Cook Time: 1.5 hours Traditionally, making vegetable stock at home involves using whole onions, carrots, celery and herbs that you buy and sift…