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Our New Artwork
September brought a few décor updates to The Cridge Senior’s Village Centre, specifically in the Grand Lounge, Dining Room, and our hallways. Along with new ...
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The Gift of Steady Supporters
I’m always amazed by the commitment of our monthly donors that help create lasting impact all year long. At last count, we had more than ...
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God Gave Us Gloria: A Cridge Volunteer Story
Gloria Hoeppner, a multi-talented, adaptable, and kind-hearted super-woman, has been a volunteer with The Cridge Centre for the Family since 2022. Her connection to the ...
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Being a Witness to the Work
I have been a member of The Cridge Centre Society for about a dozen years now. I had been aware of a place called “The ...
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On Shift with Sylvia Volk
“Every person is different, every brain injury is different,” says Sylvia Volk, a brain injury support worker based at Mary Cridge Manor, a supported living ...
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Eight Years, Two Boys, One Reindeer Sweater
We don’t have hands-on family nearby. No grandparents down the road, no aunts or uncles on call. So when two spots opened at The Cridge ...
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Working Together to Affect 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 ...
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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 ...
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Advocating for Your Child: Turning Love into Action
When raising a child with support needs, parents quickly learn something powerful – love is not always enough. Love must become action. It must become ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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