CRNs At Work
Wii’O’om’ Niin CRN Celebrates Christmas in July! The Wii’ O’om’ Niin CRN team of Marilyn Brown, Ross McCrae, and Lorraine Half joined local vendors and
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Our Top 5: Resources for July/August
Transformative Change: Advancing Cultural Safety Across British Columbia (Webinar Recording, 2022): Across BC and Canadian health systems, First Nations, Métis and Inuit experience racism and
Decolonizing WEAAD: Celebrating World Elder BIG LOVE Awareness Day
For this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), several BC Community Response Networks (CRNs) took a pledge on June 15 to end elder abuse.
Our Top 5: Resources for June
The Practical Guide to the Elder Abuse and Neglect Law in Canada (Video Recording, United Way BC, 2022): The new bilingual (English and French) Guide
Our Top 17 (!): Headlines for June
The province’s Community Response Networks (CRNs) have been spreading the word on adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect prevention with their local news outlets. Check out
Campaigns & Professional Development Events
BC CRN Online Workshop Offering: It’s Not Right! July 5, 2022, 12 – 1 PM (PDT) on Zoom In this workshop, you will learn how
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers: A Practice in Relationship Building
Our volunteers are the heart of every community response network (CRN). They are caring, committed, and incredibly creative people who find the best ways to
Spring Safety Campaign Highlights Continued Need for Coordinated Community Responses
A month-long educational safety campaign organized by the Vancouver Marpole Community Response Network (CRN) and the South Vancouver Seniors’ Network in March engaged the community
CRNs At Work
Westshore Communities Proclaim WEAAD 2022 Thanks to the work of Westshore Community Response Network (CRN) Coordinator Gabi Townsend, several Victoria-area communities, including the city of
Volunteer of the Month: Terrie Orthner, Burnaby CRN
Terrie joined the BC CRN as the Burnaby Community Response Network’s (CRN) Coordinator in March 2020. Back then, she had some extra time – her
