Since its start in December of 2023, Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo has worked to connect low-income people and families with resources that tend to be harder to find.
Created by Executive Director Sarah Pump, Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo (PAN) is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the standard of life for those with lower incomes by breaking down barriers and sharing resources available in Nanaimo.
PAN was created after Pump became unable to work due to chronic illness and quickly discovered the difficulties those living with low incomes face finding resources
While she said she was lucky with her background as a librarian to research the resources she needed, she says this is not the case for everyone.
In hopes of connecting more people in the community with resources they might not know about, PAN is hosting a one-hour presentation on November 15th between 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the downtown Nanaimo Harbourfront location of the Vancouver Island Regional Library.
