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The United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) and the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy have funded two warming centres to open in the city of Nanaimo between January 18 and March 31. Warming centres provide a vital respite from cold weather for people experiencing homelessness this winter. Offering a warm […]
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Safety, trustworthiness and partnerships are the key to promoting healing. Trauma-informed practice means being committed to collective learning and action, committed to a culture of learning together.
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Every night volunteers load up their van and travel around Nanaimo to distribute food, clothing and bedding to people experiencing homelessness.
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