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Respectful Relationships Re-design!

January 17, 2018

We are delighted to share news of recent funding from #SaltSpringIslandFoundation in the amount of $26,250!  Funds will be used to update and re-redesign the award-winning #RespectfulRelationshipsProgram which has served more than 10,000 youth across the Southern Gulf Islands over 17 years. The Program teaches youth to choose nonviolent behaviors; foster safe, stable, nurturing relationships between young people and caring adults in their community; develop and implement school-wide activities and policies to foster social connectedness and a positive social environment; and change societal norms about the acceptability of violence and willingness to intervene.  Our deep gratitude to SSI Foundation for their support of this vital community program!

Each year SSI Foundation measures community needs to identify areas requiring attention. Read this year’s helpful and informative report here:

https://ssifoundation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SSIF-Vital-Signs-Report.pdf

Grant cheque presentation photo

Coast Capital Supports Pass-It-On Girls!

Coast Capital Supports Pass-It-On Girls!

Pssst! We’ve received $5,000 in funding from @Coast_Capital ...Pass It On Girls! Our sincere gratitude to #CoastCapitalSavings for their generous support of the Pass It On Girls #MentorshipProgram.  In this program, high school young women provide structured group and...

Dec. 6th Vigil – Please Join Us

Dec. 6th Vigil – Please Join Us

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women We invite everyone to attend a Candlelight Vigil Centennial Park Wednesday, December 6th, 2017  **4:30-5:00pm**  To honour and remember all women who have been killed by violence. We will meet at the...

A Transformative Year…from Caterpillar to Butterfly

A Transformative Year…from Caterpillar to Butterfly

A blog post by Kate Nash Often the effects of a program like Pass It On are not ones you can easily quantify or even see. Yes, there are responses to surveys or the positive comments the girls shout out on the last day about missing the program or loving the time...

Pass It On: Boys – Survey Results & Evaluation

Pass It On: Boys – Survey Results & Evaluation

In the Fall of 2016, SWOVA’s Pass It On - Engaging Boys & Young Men Project set out to find out about the needs of boys and young men (cis- trans- & non-binary inclusive)  in the Salt Spring Island Community and ways to address these needs. Surveys and focus...

We Want to Hear from You: Boys & Young Men

We Want to Hear from You: Boys & Young Men

SWOVA’s ‘Pass It On - Engaging Boys and Young Men Council’ is soliciting input from boys and young men 13-19 years (cis- trans- & non-binary inclusive) in our 5- minute online survey (link provided here). This is a project coordinated by David Norget and...

We’re hiring! Male Facilitator – Contract

We’re hiring! Male Facilitator – Contract

Position Title:  Male Facilitator, Respectful Relationships Program ("RR") Contract: November 1, 2016 - May 30, 2017   The successful candidate will have education, job skills and training in the areas of youth violence prevention, social justice, community organizing...

We Reflect the Beauty of the People We Love by Kate Nash

Winter seems to be a time of great change and learning for me. My mother passed away this year on January 1st. For anyone who has lost a parent, the mixed emotions and loss will be familiar. When a parent dies we flounder between our adult selves and the child inside...

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