[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I meet Angie and Rick Beynon as they are arriving at Newcastle Place, where they have been serving as volunteers for ICCS for the past several months. I am wrangling donation boxes out of my car as they drive up and Rick immediately takes charge,...
Construction will begin next week on a new 59-unit supportive housing building at 702 Nicol St. Nanaimo. The four-storey building design includes 52 studio suites for people experiencing homelessness in the community. In addition to the studio units, one floor will feature seven units with two...
As I sit to start my chat with Tanya, she is in motion, smiling and expressing herself through voice and face and hands. It is in fact movement that resounds in her story, with a journey marked by change and an ever forward momentum. Tanya is...
In every life there is a turning point, and every person has impacts on others around them. “There’s always a ripple effect. If you’re doing good, you’ve got positive energy and you’re happy and you’ve got a great outlook on life, that ripple effect is...
Kymba is ready to speak, and to let her voice be heard. It has been a long road to get here. As she tells her story, it is clear that though she has always had something to say, she has not always been listened to. Very...