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Purses with Purpose Raises over $5,000

May 9, 2023

Our Purses with Purpose spring fundraiser raised over $5,000! Almost eighty purses, handbags, and satchels have found a new owner.

We want to thank everyone – volunteers, businesses, donors and bidders, who made this fundraiser a success. The money we raised will be used for our in- and afterschool social-emotional learning programs.  

R+R Program evaluated in International Journal

We're pretty proud of SWOVA’s R+R program and it turns out that we have reason to be.  Recently a review of the evaluation results for our program by Buote and Berglund, was published in the international Journal of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice.  The...

Lasting a Lifetime

The Pass It On Project - Phase II is a mentorship program, which partners young high school women with Grade 8 girls. The aim is to foster connections and friendships, which promote the health and safety of young women and girls. Funding from the Status of Women...

The Bystander Effect?

A sexual assault in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia in September has aroused much concern and discussion.  A young woman aged sixteen was drugged and sexually assaulted at a party by a group of young men. It was videotaped and posted on the internet.  The result has...

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