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CANADA | Dec 04, 2025
[Impact Story] Elizabeth's story (Volunteer Cowichan Better at Home)
After years of keeping the world out, Elizabeth finally welcomed life back in thanks to Better at Home.Elizabeth first joined Better at Home through Volunteer Cowichan in Duncan, BC, in 2021, receiving grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, she preferred volunteers leave items
READ MORE[Article] Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remain
Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remainAdvocates say the location-based model, similar to catchment areas, could fix Canada's primary care
Long-awaited Port Hardy community health centre opens Tuesday
Click HERE to read the full articleThe North Island Community Health Centre will finally be opening August 8 in Port Hardy, British Columbia.The health centre has been under construction all summer an
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 IMPACT AWARDS!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORENOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 IMPACT AWARDS!Emerging Leader Award - for volunteer engagement professionals who have been in the field for one to seven years. NOMINATI
[Survey] The Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC).
Survey purposeThe purpose of this survey is to understand and document rural residents’ and communities' experiences of input into or engagement with health care decision-making.Your voice will help
[News] United Way BC comes to Cariboo to support community food security, more
United Way BC has been working in Williams Lake on a new video project to build support in the community.Three employees of United Way were at the Williams Lake Farmers’ Market on July 14 to chat wi
[News] Expanded hubs will give more people access to good food
People in the Interior, Lower Mainland, central and north Vancouver Island will have better access to an increased supply of affordable local food with $7.5 million in funding to United Way British C
[News] Government of Canada funds three projects in Alberta to empower seniors to age in their homes
News releaseJuly 17, 2023       Gatineau, Quebec       Employment and Social Development CanadaAfter a lifetime of hard work, seniors want to live healthy, safe and independent lives. Ma
[News] Canada announces New Horizons for Seniors Program funding for projects in Windsor, Ontario
The New Horizons for Seniors Program is a federal grants and contributions program that funds projects that empower seniors in their communities and contributes to improving seniors’ health and well
[Article] Making cycling safer and more accessible for all
For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Whidden has been cycling on urban and city roads.“When my sister and I were growing up in Victoria in the 1970s, our parents would take us from Esquimalt to
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