Not Myself Today

Have you ever had one of  ”those days” ? I think that we all have. Just one of those days when you feel “off”. I can remember, at the time of losing my mother, having quite a few of those days. I can remember sitting on the couch, just doing nothing and suddenly I would realise that hours had gone by. Luckily, with the encouragement of family and friend and with my own knowledge of mental health issues, I was able to address what turned out to be a depression, and move forward.

Many people  are not aware  that sometimes “those days” can be the beginning of …

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Could Your Agency Create A New Volunteer Role?

 

In August the Ministry of Social Development announced additional funding for the Community Volunteer Supplement Program (CVS). This program encourages people on income and disability assistance to volunteer by providing up to a $100.00 supplement to offset volunteer expenses such as travel or clothing.

An estimated 13,000 disability assistance clients have been on a waitlist – some for up to three years. Some of the folks on the waitlist have been volunteering already and others now have up until October 31st to find an appropriate place to volunteer.

As you can imagine the advisors at Volunteer Victoria have been very busy. We have had …

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Connecting Volunteers

This article first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on August 26th, 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria.

The Ministry of Social Development recently announced additional funding for the Community Volunteer Supplement Program (CVS). The CVS program encourages people on income or disability assistance to volunteer by providing up to a $100 monthly supplement to offset volunteer expenses such as travel or clothing.

Applicants who were waitlisted on August 8th will have until October 31st, 2011 to submit a request for a CVS application – and …

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Feeling Grateful for Volunteer Access

Hello! I am pleased to lend my name to the list of writers that have  been contributing to this fabulous blog. I run the Access program here at Volunteer Victoria and my intent is to periodically write posts about our unique service and how it fills a much needed niche in both the world of volunteerism and mental health wellness.

Funded by the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Volunteer Access has been a program of Volunteer Victoria since 1990.

We provide specialized services to individuals with mental health and / or addiction issues wishing to become engaged in volunteer work but requiring some support and /or …

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