CTV News: Calls for stronger domestic violence protections in B.C. heard by province
By Anna McMillan Organizations that respond to intimate-partner violence say they’re feeling a renewed sense of hope that changes will be made to B.C.’s justice system to better protect women. Their optimism stems from a recent meeting between service providers, police leaders and provincial politicians, including the attorney general. “It was the first meeting of […]
The Canadian Press: Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
by Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Edwin Bergsson’s friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. “It’s incredible that I’m here today,” Bergsson said in an interview. He had overdosed after taking what he believed was crystal meth. But while he […]
Working Together to Effect Systems Change
Left to right: Amanda McFarlane (BrainTrust Canada), Barb Butler (BI Survivor), Tori Dach (The Cridge Centre), Ali P (BC Brain Injury Association), Maggie Spizzirri (Brain Injury Alliance), Janelle Breese-Biagioni (BC Brain Injury Association), Linda Sankey (South Okanagan Similkaeen Brain Injury Association), Helena Konanz (MP, Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootney), Michelle McDonald (Brain Injury Canada), Karen Mason, (SOAR), […]
Helping Children Find Their Voice
At The Cridge Children’s Services, we are often privileged to be with children from their infancy through the toddler years and into elementary school, as many continue with us as they enter out-of-school care. We delight in watching children grow, and we take their development seriously at every age and stage. A central focus of […]
Advocating for Your Child: Turning Love into Action
By Linda Pityn and Heather Stevens When raising a child with support needs, parents quickly learn something powerful – love is not always enough. Love must become action. It must become research. It must become persistence. And sometimes, it must become advocacy. The Cridge R & R Family Services understand that, while advocating for a […]
Women’s safety is public safety
To mark this International Women’s Day, we collaborated with other women’s services and anti-violence organizations to publish the following open letter in the Times Colonist. Text is below. View the print copy of the open letter here. Intimate partner violence impacts everyone. It crosses every boundary – age, income, culture, and community. It is not […]
CHEK News: Second Chance Cafe creates job opportunity for brain injury survivors
The Second Chance Cafe aims to help brain injury survivors rebuild their lives and get back into the workforce. The cafe, operated by the Cridge Centre for Family, offers an opportunity for survivors of brain injury to gain some employment readiness skills and get back into the work force in an accommodated and flexible and […]
What Will It Take? What Needs to Change?
On Wednesday, January 21, The Cridge Centre for the Family, alongside community and anti-violence organizations from across Vancouver Island, held a press conference, behind the Victoria Courthouse, in response to the killing of Laura Gover and to the broader systemic failures that continue to place victims, survivors, women, and their children at risk in the […]
The Gift of Rest
A heartfelt thank you to our local hotel partners for generously providing stays for The Cridge R & R Family Services clients this year. Because of you, parents had a night away and were able to rest, reset, recharge, and rejuvenate. Together, the following partners made a meaningful difference in the lives of over 220 […]
Del Phillips Receives the City of Victoria’s Highest Recognition
Photo by the City of Victoria, featuring 2025 honorary citizen recipients Al Hasham, Carol Brown, Del Phillips, Karmen McNamara, Logan Ford, Marceline Moody, Olivia Hahn, Robert Milne and Ted Alexis. Del Phillips, a director on the board of The Cridge Centre for the Family, has been honoured with the City of Victoria’s prestigious Honorary Citizen […]