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Every dollar of your donation stays in central and northern Vancouver Island, building stronger communities, helping kids succeed, and moving families out of poverty.

What We Do

What We Do

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Lives You've Changed

Lives You've Changed

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Ways to Help

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What's New

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Ollie found his joy

December 2019
When Ollie started with a local therapeutic riding program in Errington six years in ago, he couldn’t walk or communicate.
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Overdose Prevention Resource Guide 2019 - Central Island

November 2019
A community coming together for the central island's opioid epidemic.
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The Power of Giving

November 2019
On GivingTuesday, Show Your Local Love and Fight Homelessness
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Highlights from the 2019 Nanaimo Vital Signs report

November 2019
With a steadily growing population, increasing housing costs, and shocking crime rates, our city needs help and we need to continue to take action, now more than ever.
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Where Your Donation Goes

Your donation helps people overcome poverty, kids be all that they can be, and communities become strong.

 

Overcoming Poverty

Overcoming Poverty

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Successful Kids

Successful Kids

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Strong Communities

Strong Communities

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Need Help?

If you’re looking for mental health support, shelter, addictions treatment, food banks and more,
we can help. 

The United Way-funded bc211 program is a confidential referral service (by phone/text at 2-1-1 or online at bc211.ca) get free information and support right in your community.

Call or text, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. 

The program operates in over 160 languages! 
 

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Lives You've Helped Change

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Cowichan Women's Night shelter, one year in operation

December 2019
One year ago on December 20th, the Cowichan Women’s Night Shelter opened its doors to provide homeless women with a safe, warm place to sleep, plus dinner and breakfast.
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Samantha built self confidence and learned to fly

November 2019
Girls Group, you gave me wings to fly very high
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Peter had a hard time finding and keeping a home

November 2019
Peter had a hard time finding and keeping a home
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A new friendship helps Liz feel less isolated

October 2019
With all her friends and neighbours gone, Liz felt alone and isolated in a community where she once knew everyone. A new friend changed all of that.
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