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UNITE TO CHANGECampaign Kick OffTHANK YOU to everyone who attended our Community Fund Kick Offs in Comox, Campbell River, Port Alberni, Parksville and Nanaimo!View photos of the Kick Offs here .Remember that you can donate anytime to United Way's Community Fund by clicking on the big blue button at the top of this page.Your donation stays local and helps people in your community.Starlight Galaxy Film Festival for TeensClick button.All night movies on Friday, October 3 for school aged students! Get more info here . United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island serves the Central Island (Ladysmith, Gabriola, Nanaimo, Parksville-Qualicum and Port Alberni), the Comox Valley and Campbell River. United Way is directly involved in major issues that impact our community:poverty

We built two homes in 2004, two in 2006, two in 2007 and two in 2009. To raise funds for these home building projects, we build playhouses and sheds to raffle off at fairs and private functions. We do deconstructions, which keeps tons of waste out of the landfills and all recovered building materials are sold at our ReStore locations in Courtenay and Campbell River. Habitat for Humanity is an independent, charitable, faith-based housing program dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. We build simple, decent, and affordable houses and provide interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. The Habitat program is about home ownership and providing a long-term solution designed to break the poverty cycle. How did Habitat Start? Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976 in Americus, Georgia by Millard and Linda Fuller. The program developed from the concept of partnership housing , based on Christian principles, where those in need of adequate shelter work side by side with volunteers from every walk of life to build simple, decent houses. Habitat for Humanity Canada was born in 1985, with the foundation of the first Canadian affiliate in Winkler Manitoba. In early 1988 an Habitat for Humanity Canada national office was established, which is currently located in Waterloo, Ontario. To mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.

L'Arche Comox Valley is a community of people with and without developmental disabilites sharing life together and celebrating the unique value of each person, revealing each other's gifts and recognizing our need for one another.L'Arche is a faith-based society and as such its values of compassion, inclusion, respect for diversity and the dignity of the individual are shared Canadian values. It has no affiliation with any church or religious community and welcomes all from any belief and ethnic background into its communities.

Welcome to L'Arche Comox Valley!L'Arche Comox Valley is a community of people with and without developmental disabilities sharing their lives together. In L'Arche we live, work, pray and learn from one another. We are invited to share fully in community life, to live a life that's unique and help each other to discover one's hidden gifts.L'Arche Comox Valley has a home Jubilee House , in Courtenay, British Columbia, a supported independent living program, for people living on their own and an Outreach and Creative Art Centre where people come to participate in different activites such as beading, painting, and candle making.L'Arche is an international organization founded 50 years ago in France. L'Arche began in Canada in 1969, and local educational leader Lock Mawhinney and a group of dedicated volunteers created L'Arche Comox Valley in 2000.

Advocacy for individuals having issues with:MSD issues: social assistance, disability, PWD, tribunals and appeals, discrimination.CPP:pension, survivor's benefits, SAFERS.Landlord-Tenancy:mediation, dispute resolution hearings, rental, repairs, eviction.In addition, issues involving Employment Standards, debt, and utilities such as phone and hydro.Business Incubator Centre:Open to women of Aboriginal descent, including Status, Non-Status, Metis and Inuit women, this program is designed for those interested in starting a small business, or in the early stages of business operations.The program includes business training, one-to-one mentoring and fully furnished office space and equipment including phone, computer, printer, fax and copy services.All services are FREE.Provides support to elders in the community including weekly Elders lunch, transportation to medical and other appointments, to multi-community dinners and lunches, and to cultural and special events in the central Vancouver Island region

We visited several farms and community gardens to observe and participate in gathering ingredients and the evaluation of food production. Daily preparation and harvest of healthy in season snacks and lunches each day and prepared for the creation of a full meal for all of their families on Friday. We also prepared sprouting kits for each family with the motivation of providing nutritional boot to any meal. A visit from a local yogurt company was a great education opportunity for the participants to learn about the process of making yogurt while anticipating our yummy creations. Thank you to Amara Farm, Sea View Game, CV Farmers Market, Tree Island Yougurt for supporting the Young Cooks! And a special thank you to United Way for funding our summer camp program!Our after school program will start once schools get back into to session, start date TBA. In the mean time check out our community kitchens and gardens workshops as they are open to youth and families.

Welcome! Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue has played a vital role in the Comox Valley for over 35 years and we look forward to many more years of service.We are a volunteer organization providing a wide range of search and rescue services, including rope and swift water rescue, avalanche rescue, and first aid. Our coverage area ranges from Oyster River in the north to Cook Creek in the south and from Buttle Lake in the west to the Georgia Strait in the east, including Denman and Hornby Islands. We also work closely with other Search and Rescue groups to provide mutual aid to Vancouver Island communities.Our highly committed volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In 2011, we collectively contributed over 10,000 hours to search and rescue operations, educational programs, and community events. In early 2012, we recruited 20 new volunteers for the upcoming Ground Search and Rescue course.

Good planning is the key to success in many things in life, and being ready to care for ourselves and our families following an emergency is one area where planning can make a life-altering difference.The Comox Valley Emergency Program functions in partnership with Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, and the Comox Valley Regional District to provide coordinated emergency programming to the entire valley.The purpose of integrating the emergency program is to ensure that each area's transcend geographic and political borders.

It's a chance for other families to come out and get some really good deals on gently-used children's clothes and other items. Anything from strollers to games to bikes might be on sale. It's a great event for YANA to connect with families in the Valley and to help with something that benefits us all.This semi-annual event held at the Courtenay Legion is a Comox Valley favorite with something for everyone. Gently-used clothing, accessories and toys are all on sale for fantastic prices. You can become a seller, strictly buy, or volunteer. and by popular demand, there is also the option to donate this year.There is typically a line-up down the street for this sale.

Camaraderie that comes with being a Union member.Strength that comes from standing together as a group.Protection from a legally binding contract that is negotiated by the people you elect and approved by you and your coworkers.Clear expectations for wages, benefits, pension contributions, employer policies, schedules, work hours, and job security.Set for LifeBeing a member of Local 1611 gives you access to training courses that will advance your skills and career. Whether your goal is to work on bridge construction, in a precast plant, or in traffic control, Local 1611a€2s Training Plan has developed the courses and customized training to achieve it and take you from basic instruction to supervisory training.Members tell their storiesThere was time in my life when I was lost and I hit rock bottom but I never lost hope or the will to survive! I always kept a smile on my face, but I was lost, and alone.