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 90 people choosing to give each month to support The Cridge Centre for the Family. Monthly donors help ensure that the people we serve receive consistent, meaningful support. Reliable monthly […]
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 organization began through a familiar face, our CEO Adam Richards, who has been part of her family’s life for many years. Gloria has always placed enormous value on acts of […]
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 Cridge” that helped people in many ways. I was kind of overwhelmed to find out all the things that The Cridge Centre for the Family does. So many programs, helping […]
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 environment of individual apartments. She provides personalized practical support to four or five clients a shift, helping each survivor focus and improve upon life skills to manage everyday life more […]
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 Children’s Services in September 2018 (daycare for two-and-a-half-year-old Rupert and out of school care for four-year-old Fletcher, who was just starting kindergarten), it felt like winning the lottery. What we […]
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 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
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 child can feel overwhelming, parents are […]
Dan’s Jokes: From Macdonald House to the World
At Macdonald House, a home for survivors of brain injury, we believe that there is always a way – a way to try new things, a way to get where we are going, a way to think differently. This residence is home to 10 male survivors of brain injury who continue to find new ways […]
Looking Out for Each Other
At The Cridge Seniors’ Services, community shows up in the little moments of everyday life. This summer, one of those moments served as a beautiful reminder of how much we care for each other here. One evening at dinner, a resident got up from the table, saying she had forgotten something in her room. When […]