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Four Youth Mentors from the CRUW Program Shared their Stories at the Sustaining Peace Conference at Columbia University in New York City
Bringing the Classroom to the Big Apple: Four Youth Mentors from the CRUW Program Shared their Stories at the Sustaining Peace Conference at Columbia University in New York City At the end of last month, four lucky high school students found themselves out of the classroom for a few days, wandering the streets of New […]
2013 Summer Newsletter
In this Issue Delegation of Integrated Services Honouring The Journey of Youth Strengthening Our Practice National Aboriginal Day CRUW Open House Message from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth Celebrating Helga Stopper Elders forum: Doris Ronnenberg
Youth Mentors on ‘Why are Programs like CRUW Important?’
Youth Mentors Of the 23 graduates from the 2012 CRUW cohort, eight applied to rejoin the program as Youth Mentors the following year. Four positions were available, and the youth hired have offered to share the stories of their journey from participants into mentorship roles. To maintain both anonymity and confidentiality,their stories have woven into […]
Elders’ Advisory Circle
A Message from the CRUW Elders Advisory Circle
CRUW Partners and Sponsors
CRUW Program Partners 1) Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) CRUW was initially made possible through funds raised at the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS). As the lead agency within the partnership, VACFSS continues to hold the primary responsibility of raising funds to ensure the sustainability of the program and […]
CRUW Open House
On July 27th 2013, our Culturally Relevant Urban Wellness Program had our first Open House. The Culturally Relevant Urban Wellness (CRUW) program provides youth ages 12-15 with the opportunity to engage in 16 sessions in the IAH’s Teaching and Research Garden at the UBC farm. Sessions occur every second Saturday from late March to late October, […]
What is CRUW?
The Culturally Relevant Urban Wellness (CRUW) program provides youth ages 12-15 with the opportunity to engage in 16 sessions in the IAH’s Teaching and Research Garden at the UBC farm. The program has released a comprehensive booklet detailing the program’s visions, goals, and its supporting philosophy. To download the program, please click the link below:
Reconciliation Week is Happening in September!
The events being organized under Reconciliation Canada’s mandate include: Community engagement, comprising a series of dialogue workshops in communities throughout BC that have been touched by the residential school experience, in the nine months leading up to the September 2013 events; A Canoe Gathering on Tuesday, September 17 from Kits Point to the Olympic Village […]
2013 Annual Report
VACFSS’ CEO and Board of Directors are pleased to present the 2013 Annual Report. Review the past year’s achievements and learn more about our future programs, projects, and services provided.
2013 Spring Newsletter
In this Issue VACFSS’ 1st Annual Coffee House Dr. Martin Brokenleg: Living by First Nations’ Strengths VACSS 3rd Annual Youth Conference Message from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth Synergy at the Rupert Office CRUW: A Key Innovative Service Provider