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 […]
Times Colonist: Art-therapy program helps women build confidence after brain injury, abuse
A three-dimensional yellow daffodil pops out of a pink and purple canvas painted by Emilie Morris-Campeau, a survivor of brain injury and intimate-partner violence. She’s one of a handful of people with similar experiences who take part in an art-therapy program at the Cridge Centre for the Family. Art pieces by women in the group […]
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 […]
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 […]
Getting Through It, Together
Living with a brain injury can be an incredibly isolating experience—but meaningful peer support can make all the difference. Having a safe space to connect with others who truly understand the journey of recovery brings comfort, strength, and a renewed sense of hope. At The Cridge Brain Injury Services, two weekly peer support groups are […]
Victoria News: Victoria family’s legacy of giving brings new support to brain injury survivors
A family legacy dating back to 150 years fuels a donation that will sustain the Second Chance Cafe in Saanich for years to come. Growing up in the Cridge family comes with stories of community works dating as far back as great, great, great grandfather Bishop Edward Cridge whose work alongside wife Mary led to […]