[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Katie Cole, ICCS Communications Intern “He’s strutting around here somewhere…” The words hang in the air as I accompany one of Newcastle’s program managers on my first attempt to interview Jay, the recent recipient of an anonymous donation of work boots. This designated gift was given back...
by Sandra Fox, Manager Newcastle Place On a beautiful sunny June day, Newcastle outreach staff Nora and Donna took 2 clients from Newcastle Supportive Housing for a field trip to North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. The Center is a non-profit and were kind enough to donate...
21 June 2021 – Island Crisis Care Society is excited to announce an exciting new venture! In an effort to ensure the on-going responsiveness of its programming to clients and community, Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) has taken a bold and exciting step forward; moving into...
It may seem sometimes as though ICCS clients and staff and donors live quite different realities, with vastly different life experiences and backgrounds. Yet in fact, often when we learn each others’ stories, we find that we are much more connected than we might ever...
Thomas Clifton was walking back to his home at Newcastle Place on Nanaimo’s Terminal Avenue on Thursday, June 3rd, when a horrible sound ripped through the early evening. A car had careened off the road, ripped through seven sections of guard rail at the side...