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Shannon VanRaes

Shannon VanRaes is a news and features reporter at Future of Good.

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Yellow brick apartment buildings with black steel fire escapes.
Non-profit housing could hold key to current crisis, so why aren’t politicians talking about it?

67 per cent of Canadians say they see visible homelessness in their community.

Manitoba to translate legislative documents into Anishinaabemowin
Cultural supports key to reducing Manitoba’s exceptionally high child apprehension rates: study

27 per cent of all First Nations birthing parents experienced the removal of one or more of their children over the last 20 years in Manitoba.

Ian MacIntyre of the Liberal Party, Gerry Gervais of the Green Party, Leah Gazan of the NDP and Cam Scott of the Communist Party take part in an election debate about accessibility at Winnipeg’s First Unitarian Universalist Church, while sitting behind a long table holding up green signs with the letter "Y" on them, on April 8, 2025
Few politicians are talking about Canada’s disability benefit: advocates want to change that

An estimated 73 per cent of people with an intellectual disability live below the poverty line.

Mino’Ayaawag Ikwewag, Klinic see investments in Two-spirit, trans healthcare
Terry Fox, young man with curly blond hair and a prosthetic leg, runs down a street in the year 1980 while crowds of people cheer him on from the sidewalks.
Terry Fox Foundation collaborating to expand cancer research, philanthropy

While survival rates for some types of cancer have improved, cancer remains the leading cause of death in Canada, killing an estimated one in four Canadians.

Time to shift from acknowledgement to action for Indigenous wellbeing: experts

Too often, Indigenous people have to repeat themselves to be heard.

A Canadian flag hangs from the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg.
Non-profits push for recognition during compact federal election campaign

Canada’s non-profit sector still doesn’t have a home in government.

Police-reported hate crimes jumped by 32 per cent in one year: Stats Can
Uncertainty of Trump’s trade war signals tough times for Canadian non-profits

Pivot to local procurement policies could benefit social purpose ecosystem.

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