ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 3RD ANNUAL CHILDRENS ART COMPETITION

We are pleased to announce that the winner of Victoria Park Community Homes' 3rd Annual Childrens Art Competition is Emily Huibers, age 10.

Emily's winning entry will adorn the cover of the 2012 Annual Report to be published in May 2013.

Here is her work of art:

Our Second Prize went to Hao Vy Hoang and Third Prize went to Tierry Kombo.

Congratulations Emily, Hao and Tierry and thanks to everyone who submitted a work of art.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2ND ANNUAL CHILDREN'S ART COMPETITION

We are pleased to announce that Madison Steringa, age 12, has one 1st prize in our 2nd Annual Children's Art Competition. Her artwork, pictured above, will appear on the cover of our Annual Report this year, to be published in May 2012.

The second prize winner was Mahir Khandaker. There was a tie for third prize, Anastasia Coates and Mahfuza Akter were both awarded 3rd prize.

Congratulations to the winners and our sincere thanks to all the children who participated. The entries we received this year were outstanding.

Victoria Park Wins Hamilton Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Business Achievement Award

We are extremely proud to announce that Victoria Park Community Homes Inc. has won the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Business Achievement Award in the Non Profit Category.

The Awards Ceremony took place on March 26, 2012 at Carmen's Banquet Centre.

This award is a great honour and was made possible by the hard work and dedication of our staff and volunteer Board of Directors. Victoria Park Community Homes Inc. has been serving the community since 1974. We look forward to continuing to serve families and individuals in our community in the years to come.

MEETING THE ACCESSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS OF OUR TENANTS, APPLICANTS, VISITORS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

The new Accessibility Standard for Customer Services comes into effect across Ontario on January 1, 2012. Any organization with employees is required to establish policies, practices and procedures on providing goods and services to people with disabilities.

Victoria Park Community Homes is committed to meeting and responding to the customer service needs of our tenants, applicants, visitors and members of the public including people with disabilities. We have developed policies and procedures and forms. These are now available for you to view and/or print via our website. Please cut and paste the following link: http://www.vpch.com/forms/Accessible%20Customer%20Service%20Needs.pdf

These policies and forms are also available upon request at our main office, 155 Queen Street North, Hamilton, ON L8R 2V6.

FIRST ANNUAL ART COMPETITION WINNERS

The winner of the First Annual Art Competition is Alley Potter, age 12, of Brantford. Her winning entry will adorn the cover of this year's Annual Report.

Second prize went to Labiba Ahmed, age 12, of Hamilton and Third prize went to Madison Steringa, age 11, also of Hamilton.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who submitted artwork. All the submissions have been posted for viewing at our main office, 155 Queen Street North, Hamilton.

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Victoria Park Community Homes (VPCH) is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and is a private non profit corporation with a dedicated team of Board volunteers and staff committed to strengthening individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities by providing stable quality affordable homes. We currently provide affordable housing in Hamilton, Brantford, Burlington, Waterdown, Kitchener, Waterloo, and Milton.