Since 2006, The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society has awarded more than $5 million to over 1,700 individual students.
Read MoreVital People
The Victoria Foundation sponsors a television news feature series with CHEK TV called Vital People. Airing each Sunday on CHEK News @ 5, Vital People shares the stories of people and organizations working on the issues highlighted in the Victoria’s Vital Signs® community report that the foundation publishes annually.
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The Prostate Centre
The Prostate Centre is developing innovative software that supports men in taking control of their prostate cancer treatment.
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The Cridge Nature Preschool
The Cridge Centre for the Family will launch the region's first nature preschool this fall; children will be outside for the entire school day.
Read MoreVital People in Print: Eco Learning Hive
The Eco Learning Hive provides teacher and parent resources to connect youth in our region with environmental learning opportunities.
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Wear 2 Start
Wear 2 Start assists women in finding appropriate clothing for job interviews and also coordinates haircuts, make-up and dry cleaning. Learn more…
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Literacy Victoria’s Bookmobile
Literacy Victoria's Bookmobile lends books to some of Victoria's most marginalized individuals.
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Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
Join the Victoria Women's Sexual Assault Centre for Victoria's Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®, and break the silence surrounding sexualized violence.
Read MoreVital People in Print: Leadership Victoria
One of Leadership Victoria's four Community Action Projects, "When Opportunists Knock", is featured in the May 2013 Boulevard Magazine.
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Artemis Place Society
Artemis Place Secondary and the Young Parent Program provide education, support, life skills and child care to teen girls in Victoria, BC.
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