Richmond Rental Connect (a project of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee) has sent us the following info:

FREE WORKSHOP: Building Successful Tenant-Landlord Relations

When: Jan 22nd from 7 to 9 pm (doors open 6:30)
Where: South Arm United Church – 11051 No. 3 Rd, Richmond BC

Learn about: Rental agreements, rights and responsibilities for both tenants and landlords, practical advice from professionals

To register: email info@richmondrentalconnect.ca or call 604-205-4700 and leave a message. Once you attend, you are eligible to post on the Richmond Rental Connect housing registry. Visit www.richmondrentalconnect.ca for more info.

Disability Alliance BC would like to extend a big thank you to the Health Sciences Association’s Committee on Equality and Social Action for their recent donation to help update and distribute our Disability Benefits Help Sheets series.

Our Help Sheets are an accessible source of disability benefit and program information. Topics range from the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Application to the Registered Disability Savings Plan. All of our Help Sheets are available online and free to download. Visit this link and click on “BC Disability Benefits Help Sheets:” https://disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org/money.htm

Thanks again to the Health Sciences Association for your generous contribution and continued support of Disability Alliance BC!

What:                 Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Free Workshop
Where:               Disability Alliance BC’s office at #204-456 W. Broadway  in Vancouver
When:                Thursday, January 29th from 1pm- 3pm
To Register:      Call Val at 604-875-0188 or email: feedback@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org

We will cover the RDSP, Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and basic financial literacy. The workshop is for people receiving the Persons with Disabilities Benefit or living on low incomes. Staff and volunteers from community organizations are welcome to attend. We’ll be happy to help participants apply for the DTC and RDSP.

*This and future workshops have been made possible through the support of Vancity.