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Working Together to Affect Systems Change
March 23, 2026
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
March 23, 2026
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
March 23, 2026
By Linda Pityn and Heather Stevens When raising a child with support needs, parents quickly learn something powerful – love is not always enough. Love ...
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Women’s safety is public safety
March 8, 2026
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?
January 22, 2026
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
December 18, 2025
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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Del Phillips Receives the City of Victoria’s Highest Recognition
December 5, 2025
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, ...
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Welcoming Jennifer Smith as Our New Director of Philanthropy & Communications
December 3, 2025
The Cridge Centre for the Family is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Smith as our new Director of Philanthropy & Communications. Jennifer brings a rich background in relationship-building, ...
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A Visit From The Honourable Wendy Cocchia, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
October 29, 2025
The Cridge Centre for the Family is operated under the distinguished patronage of Her Honour, The Honourable Wendy Cocchia, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D. (Hon), Lieutenant Governor ...
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