Valley Integration to Active Living Society (V.I.T.A.L. Society) is a not-for-profit organization based on a model designed between 1989 and 1991. This model provided support to dual-diagnosis clients with challenging behaviors who had experienced difficulty living in their communities. Some of our residents experienced difficulty with legal/correctional systems. Their dual-diagnosis resulted in attempted treatment in a variety of settings that had produced little effect. Service providers with conventional service models were unwilling to continue to support them, resulting in residents spending most of their time in institutions such as Glendale Lodge and Riverview Hospital. With the closure of institutions, there was a need for alternate care models to provide a stable community-placement for these individuals. The model was designed on the aspects of institutional care that was most effective, modifying it to work in a community setting.The Ministry of Social Services and Housing, with some hesitation, accepted the idea of trying the model on an experimental basis.
The Cowichan Intercultural Society (CIS) is a registered charitable society which has provided programs and services for refugees, immigrants and New Canadians over the past 35 years. We provide settlement support services such as: English language classes, tutoring, employment assistance, and we have settlement workers available for one on one client centered support. Additionally, our past and present programs and projects are aimed towards bridging newcomers and the community in partnerships with local government, community agencies and organizations, First Nations, schools and the business community. We are committed to co-creating welcoming and inclusive communities and workplaces.
Cowichan Family Life grew out of a grassroots movement driven by concerned and caring people, who believed counselling services should be available to everyone. We provide peer counselling to individuals, families and couples. A strength-based, solution focused model is used to support people who are dealing with current personal issues that are negatively impacting their lives.
We are a provincially registered not-for-profit organization and a federally registered charity. All services provided by the Society meet the rigourous international standards set by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.Since our
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The Cowichan District Teachers' Association (CDTA) represents teachers who work in 28 schools in School District #79 (excluding Lake Cowichan), serving approximately 8000 students.The objectives of the CDTA are:- to foster and promote the cause of public
The Hiiye'yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society provides health, social, recreational and cultural services to promote individual, family and community self-reliance. These services address the needs and aspirations of aboriginal people and focus on well-being within a cross-cultural context. To provide a cultural bridge between the Aboriginal and non-aboriginal cultures in the Cowichan Valley. To provide a central facility where counselling, information and referral services are provided and where meetings, education and recreation activities may take place. To provide opportunities for the development of Aboriginal leadership in the community. To promote the well-being of Aboriginal people through program development.