Tracy LaPointe
Vancouver, British Columbia
A volunteer with Union Gospel Mission for over 14 years, Tracy LaPointe was once a client of the Mission herself. She has overcome many challenges: she was diagnosed with polio as an infant, and faced addiction and poverty later in life. She began volunteering with the Mission four to five times a week to help the women and children of the Downtown Eastside. She doesn't let the polio-induced paralysis impede her work, and she has proven that anything is possible when it comes to her dedication to the community.