August 2025
For Our Kids Burnaby In The News
For Our Kids Burnaby In The News
Check out these two great pieces spotlighting For Our Kids Burnaby!
The Kids Get It: For Our Kids Burnaby
WE-CAN Impact Story by Tara Joan Nyhan
There’s something to be said for the networking benefits of having children. Kids make friends as easily as we tie our shoes, then their friends’ parents become your mutual acquaintances, and very quickly the whole neighbourhood opens up to you. Even if it doesn’t happen like this, there are well-established structures in most communities to make sure it does. However, kids don’t bring people together because they want to, or even because their parents want to; simply in the act of being kids, they invite an intense amount of care from anyone who dares get too close. And the ability to care, loudly and unapologetically, is something every climate initiative is born from. For Our Kids is a prime example of this phenomenon, and their branch in Burnaby is who we’ll be spotlighting today.
Many people have the luxury of being able to forget the fact that children born in this decade will be growing up in crisis. For parents like For Our Kids Burnaby’s Kate McMahon, it’s a fact that defines their world; “Having kids, you have to be optimistic. I need to know that the world is going to be okay for them, and I’m doing my part to help get us there.”
Charitable Choices: Kate McMahon of For Our Kids Burnaby
Article in Vancouver Guardian by Lauren Kannwischer
For Our Kids Burnaby is a grassroots, family-led climate advocacy group working to build a stronger, more resilient community for future generations. Since launching in 2022, the group has brought together parents and kids through hands-on environmental activities like native planting, invasive species pulls, art builds, and climate rallies — all with a strong sense of joy, community, and purpose.
Local lead Kate McMahon, a member of the national For Our Kids advisory council, helped found the Burnaby chapter after realizing the urgency of the climate crisis for her children’s future. She and her team work to empower families with the tools, skills, and connections they need to take meaningful local climate action — from advocating for city policy changes to simply getting their hands in the dirt together.
Whether you’re interested in a mending circle, planting event, or writing your first advocacy letter, For Our Kids Burnaby offers an open invitation to join a growing network of families protecting what matters most.
