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Thursday November 20, 2025, 10am to 12pm Where: Online, Zoom Who: Workers in settlement, counselling, mental health, healthcare, and any other sector that works with immigrants and refugees RSVP: info [at]…
If you have been keeping up with VCST’s communications via our website and our social media, you may have noticed a slight change in how we talk about the work…
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It is thanks to the Victoria Foundation that we can launch Phase IV of our initiative.
In July 2025, VCST wrapped up another successful funding year for our Interconnectedness Initiative. This was our third year of funding to develop and implement programs to support survivors of…
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Thanks to the ongoing support from the Victoria Foundation, Phase III of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative came to a successful conclusion in July 2025.
May 7, 2025 onlineWith Presenters: Dr. Yaya de Andrade and Ana Pavon Introduction As part of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative, on May 7, 2025, we welcomed 41 participants to our online…
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We operate predominantly from the unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people, today known as the Songhees and Xwsepsum First Nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations (the Tsartlip and Tseycum nations).
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The fourth case conference of the I.I. took place on March 27, 2025, with the participation of 13 people from seven organizations
May 7 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Are you a frontline worker in the settlement, counselling, and victim services sector that struggles with vicarious trauma and burnout? Join our…
What started as a small 20 minute presentation quickly became an engaging hour-long group discussion.
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On February 27, 2025, VCST hosted distinguished community advocates and researchers Dr. Yaya de Andrade and Joan Simalchik from Toronto to speak about their perspectives on working with survivors of torture developed over 30 years of advocacy work.
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At the Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture‘s Annual Symposium on February 25, 2025, VCST Board President Ana Pavon and Project Manager Melinda Quintero shared key findings from our stakeholder round-table series and our…
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Interconnectedness Initiative research report and key findings.
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This position has been filled. Funding agency: Victoria FoundationProject term: August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025Position: Project ManagerContract: Temporary, part-time, arms-length (the contractor is not an employee of VCST)Contract…
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As part of our Interconnectedness Initiative, we held a training workshop on April 3rd 2024, with the participation of 14 people, from seven of our stakeholders: VAST, ISS of BC, VICCIR, ICA, VIRCS, CIS, and VCST.
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