{"id":60,"date":"2025-02-27T06:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:46:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/?page_id=60","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c9c989a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-346627ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">About HAH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Created by youth for youth, Hearts Against Homelessness was born to support young people who are unhoused in British Columbia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f0f2a97b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8778ca4a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:360px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">47% of the homeless population in BC experienced being unhoused before they were 25.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\">Our youth are struggling. We must be part of the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-62aae154\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--3\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-66fad18a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0354.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0354.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0354-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0354-768x743.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:-12vw\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:-5vw;margin-left:-5vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0353-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" style=\"width:202px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0353-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0353-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0353-1-768x641.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--4\">Our Story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--5\">&#8220;I knew I had to do something to help.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since before high school, HAH&#8217;s founder Zohra Khawaja has always had a love for helping her community through volunteer work. But it wasn&#8217;t until one of her close friends found herself without proper housing that she decided she should take a leap of faith and start her own organization. Through her own experiences and supporting her friend as she navigated this challenging part of her life, Zohra began to understand the lack of education available for youth on the topic of homelessness. Her friend&#8217;s story inspired her set up programs that could offer the resources, support, and information to youth who were struggling with housing so that no other children had to experience the feeling of being alone while they tackled these incredibly hard situations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zohra began selling bracelets and candles to raise funds for her programs. Her fundraising efforts have lead her to launch multiple service programs, all working towards the common goal of supporting unhoused youth in her community. Now, the HAH team works tirelessly to continue growing and expanding so that more youth can be reached and impacted. Zohra hopes to one day have programs that ensure not a single young person in Canada is left without the support they need to thrive, no matter their housing situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-74b2cda3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7ce391b6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain has-x-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-quote-is-layout-5dafc681 wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--6\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-085bd3d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>$13,000 raised.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>700 items distributed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>120 students educated. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And even more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hahsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HAH-Logo-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About HAH Created by youth for youth, Hearts Against Homelessness was born to support young people who are unhoused in British Columbia 47% of the homeless population in BC experienced being unhoused before they were 25. Our youth are struggling. We must be part of the solution. 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