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Monday, June 10, 2019 9:00 AM
Renters facing short-term financial difficulties will soon get more help and avoid evictions with new funding for community rent banks.
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 11:00 AM
Fifteen job seekers have gained new boat-building and carpentry skills through a work experience project focused on this year’s Dragon Boat BC Festival in Vancouver.
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 9:15 AM
Healthy, fresh and sustainable food options are now on the table for more than 35,000 people facing food insecurity in the Greater Victoria area.
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Monday, May 27, 2019 12:30 PM
People with disabilities will be supported in living with independence and as full participants in their communities, through $500,000 for community projects that improve accessibility.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:45 PM
With a $3-million grant from the B.C. government, the Victoria Foundation will improve access to fresh, nutritious, affordable food for thousands of people who regularly experience food insecurity.
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 10:15 AM
Six local job seekers will gain work experience in business, marketing social enterprise and event planning while helping the Cowichan Green Community (CGC) expand its food security programs.
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Friday, April 5, 2019 9:45 AM
Under a ministerial order that was issued Friday, April 5, 2019, all B.C. public schools will be required to provide free menstrual products for students in school washrooms by the end of 2019.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 11:15 AM
Twenty-four not-for-profit dental clinics around the province will have their annual operating support from the British Columbia government doubled, helping them provide a mix of free and low-cost dental care to people living in poverty.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:15 AM
An innovative Prince George program will provide training and create work opportunities, which are central to TogetherBC, the Province’s new poverty reduction strategy.
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Monday, March 18, 2019 10:45 AM
British Columbia’s first poverty reduction strategy, TogetherBC, outlines programs and initiatives that will help reduce overall poverty in the province by 25%, and cut child poverty in half, over the next five years.
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