Interconnectedness Initiative year in review, 2025-2026
Thanks to the ongoing support of the Victoria Foundation, Phase IV of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative (I.I.) was launched in September…
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Contributing to The Miniverse
The human body is covered in 2-4 million sweat pores. Dragonfly wings are covered in tiny spikes, invisible to the…
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Connection in Action: What we built together
Reflecting on six weeks of exciting events, gatherings, and neighbourly action across the Capital Region. …
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Vicarious Trauma & Burnout Interviews Report
In March 2026, VCST conducted qualitative interviews with senior managers from five organizations that provide services to immigrants and refugees…
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Book-ISH – A book drive and sale fundraiser
We are so excited to announce the Queer Reads book club at Books and Shenanigans are hosting an upcoming book…
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Loneliness Awareness Week
Marmalade Trust founded Loneliness Awareness Week (June 15 – 21) in England in 2017, and it has since grown into…
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Connection in Action: A coordinated response to Loneliness Awareness Week
More than 20 local organizations team up to promote stronger social connections. …
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Real ideas for building connection: What connectors are doing for Loneliness Awareness Week
Widespread loneliness and social isolation are big challenges, but the way we can move past them is often through the smallest and most ordinary of actions. Many meaningful connections happen… …
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Simple ways to ignite new connections
Practical ideas for building neighbourly connection, one step at a time. …
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VCST Participates in VAST Dialogue “Building Resilience and Understanding Against Hate”
In April, VCST teamed up with the Vancouver Association of Survivors of Torture (VAST) to lead a Victoria-based session of…
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VCST Launches “Voices Against Hate: Survivor-Led Circles for Change”
VCST is excited to announce that we have received funding from Canadian Heritage in the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program for…
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HNC Feature: “No Place like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis”
Jessica Barrett, author of No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis, writes, “most people actually yearn…
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Welcome to our new cohort of Connect & Prepare partners!
BRN’s facilitator training expands the reach and impacts of Connect & Prepare. …
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Announcing Capital Region Connection in Action
A new regional community-building initiative in the Greater Victoria area. …
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RECAP: Making Healthcare More Accessible for Immigrants & Refugees
Building Connections between Settlement Workers & Healthcare Providers in Victoria, BC With Haley Smith (ICA) and Sein Youn (DVUPCC) Summary…
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Practical and Emotional Supports are “Close To Home”
West End Seniors’ Network’s “Close To Home” program aims to grow social connections and reduce isolation and loneliness–especially in multi-unit…
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HNC Feature: Where Social Connection Becomes Care
How we navigate our homes, relationships, and communities evolves as we age across the life course. This beautiful digital storytelling…
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Partner highlight: No help needed, we’re Canadian!
One of the most important learnings from Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) pilot was that connecting is an…
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Partner highlight: How neighbourly connections can help us “age in the right place”
Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s (BRN) Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) pilot (done in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective and ten delivery partners)…
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Holiday Hours
A reminder of our adjusted hours and closures over the upcoming holiday season. Island Sexual Health wish you all a…
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Decolonizing our Language
A few months ago, we wrote an article sharing our learning about terminology we were using in our work to…
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HNC Feature: The ‘Paradox of Proximity’
What does the “Paradox of Proximity” mean to you? Bloxhub, Denmark’s Nordic hub for sustainable urbanism, describes it this way:…
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HNC feature: The Walrus Talks on place and belonging
How do the places where we gather shape how we connect? This is a question that Hey Neighbour Collectives Director,…
