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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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,…
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drag – ISH Fundraiser November 28th
We are so thrilled that Brick and Lavender has offered to produce one of their legendary drag shows, drag –…
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Partner Highlight: “Everyone ‘gets’ emergencies”
In this article, the Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN) team breaks down the sustained benefits of their “Neighbours Helping Neighbours” program,…
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Building Community is Good for Business
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Landlord BC’s quarterly print magazine, ‘The Key.’ Read the original…
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Online Appointment Booking
Fantastic News! We have begun to roll out an online booking system for many of our sexual health and primary…
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ISH CHC Funding Appeal
Island Sexual Health Community Health Centre is facing an imminent interruption to its sexual health services due to a funding…
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Igniting Resident Leadership
Over the past five years, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) demonstration partners piloted a wide range of social connectedness programs in…
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Community, Connection, and Courage: A Look Back at VSAC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting
Each September, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) community gathers to reflect, connect, and move forward with renewed energy and…
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Rental Space Available at ISH
We are offering a bright and spacious clinic space for lease at Island Sexual Health Community Health Centre, located at…
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Thursday Evening Clinic Closures
Effectively immediately, our Quadra St. clinic will be temporarily closing at 4pm on Thursdays due to reduced staffing levels. We…
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Phone Line Changes
Effective Immediately, we have made changes to our phone line hours due to reduced staffing levels. Please read the information…
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Everyone “gets” emergencies
Why collective preparedness is a popular gateway for neighbours to help one another. …
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What if neighbours helped neighbours more? Here’s what we learned!
Neighbours Helping Neighbours: Pilot Learning Report (2023-2025) is now available. …
