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[14 Dec 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: Coffee Time, Community Soups, Door Knocking, One to One Peer Counselling, Volunteer Training, Information, Referrals, Women’s Chat, Flu Clinics, Appointments Assistance, Chore Assistance, Special Events, Community Kitchen Partnership, Peer Training Sessions

ABOUT: Assists seniors who are most in need, through the creation of a volunteer network that allows seniors to help themselves. Our senior volunteers are integral to the program because they understand first-hand the problems and daily lived…

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[7 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: umbrella organization, research, resources, training

ABOUT: Shelter Net BC is a provincial membership driven organization whose purpose is to provide support to, and enhance the capacity of, organizations in British Columbia that serve the homeless and those at risk of homelessness…

British Columbia, Browse Organizations, Housing, Housing for PHAs »

[27 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: housing provider, portable subsidies, rent supplement, housing for PHAs

ABOUT: The McLaren Housing Society of British Columbia is a non-profit organization that provides safe, affordable housing to men, women and families who live with HIV/AIDS, are in financial need and yet are able to live …

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[26 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: emergency housing, shelter, life skills, medication monitoring, volunteer opportunities, social events, transitional shelter, medical clinic, resource centre, workshops, mentor program, employment programs, office facility use

ABOUT: The Victoria Cool Aid Society has been building hope, lives and …

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[25 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: transitional housing, meals, support, advocacy, hygiene facilities, food safety training, drop in centre, internet use, library, medical services, clothing, outreach, referrals

ABOUT: Our Place is a non-profit society formed by the alliance of the Open Door and The Upper Room in 2006. We have moved into our new facility to …

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[24 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: supportive housing, counselling, recreation, housing search support, advocacy, workshops, home visits, Aboriginal Health Clinic

ABOUT: The VNFC mandate is to meet the needs of Native people in the Greater Victoria area by providing them with services and information designed to enhance traditional values and cultures of the Native Peoples…

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[23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: housing provider, affordable housing, subsidized housing

ABOUT: The Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) is a non-profit provider of over 1200 rental units of affordable housing in the Capital Regional District of Victoria, BC…

AIDS Service Organizations, British Columbia, Browse Organizations, Community Services »

[23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: harm reduction, support groups, drop-in, activism, needle exchange, bed bug cleanup

ABOUT: The Vancouver Area Network of Drugs Users (VANDU) is a group of users and former users who work to improve the lives of people who use illicit drugs through…

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[22 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: case management, document and application assistance, housing search support, life skills, support groups, counselling, peer support, nutrition education, volunteer opportunities, home visits, pantry program, workshops, helpline

ABOUT: AIDS Vancouver exists to alleviate individual and collective …

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[21 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

SERVICES: information, mediation, dispute resolution, for tenants and landlords, tenants rights

ABOUT: The Residential Tenancy Branch provides landlords and tenants with information and dispute resolution services. The information on this web site will help you understand your rights and responsibilities under …