IWAV

05/29/2026

We are still hiring for our Summer Student positions!

These positions are ideal for youth interested in communications, social media, retail, fundraising, community engagement, and nonprofit work. Students will support the operations of the Thrift Store while helping develop creative ideas to increase community engagement and store sales in support of IWAV’s anti-violence programs.

All proceeds from the Transitions Thrift Store support IWAV programs and services on Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.

Position Details:
🛍️ 30 hours/week
💲 $23/hour
📍 Salt Spring Island
📅 The 2 Positions run June–August 2026
👥 Ages 15–30 eligible through Canada Summer Jobs

Please send your cover letter and resume to: [email protected]
Attention: Gregory Foster Bourgoin, Thrift Store Manager

Check out the full job description here:https://iwav.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Job-Description-Summer-Student-2026.pdf

05/19/2026

Violence exists in our community—and IWAV is here to help.

Sometimes people reach out because something doesn’t feel right, even if they don’t know exactly how to describe it.

Maybe you feel unsure in your relationship.
Maybe you’re walking on eggshells.
Maybe you’re trying to figure out your options or don’t know who to talk to.

You do not need to have the “right words” or be certain about what’s happening to reach out.

IWAV Outreach Services offers free and confidential support for women—including trans women—as well as non-binary and LGBTQ+ community members across Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands. We also support caregivers seeking help for children and youth.

📅 Outreach Support
Monday to Friday, 9–5
📞 (250) 537-0717
📧 [email protected]

☎️ 24/7 Violence & Abuse Helpline
📞 Toll-free: 1-877-435-7544
📞 Local: (250) 537-0735
📧 [email protected]

05/14/2026

Today is Moose Hide Campaign Day. 🧡

The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement to end violence against women, children, and all those along the gender continuum. It began with Indigenous men and boys standing up to take action against gender-based violence and to support safer communities for everyone.

At IWAV, we believe violence prevention is the responsibility of all of us. Today is an opportunity to reflect, learn, have conversations, and recommit to building communities grounded in respect, safety, and care.

Learn more about the Moose Hide Campaign here:
https://moosehidecampaign.ca/

Campaign Day Livestream We will be live-streaming of the ceremony from Toronto, ONTARIO ; Below are embedded YouTube videos of all the available livestreams as part of Moose Hide Campaign Day. They are also available to through the event platform, but you can also watch them here, or directly on You...

05/13/2026

Our Spring 2026 IWAV Newsletter is here. 💛

Inside, we’re sharing:
• updates on IWAV services and community impact
• the next phase of the Norton Road affordable housing project
• recent fundraising and community events
• and why monthly giving is so important right now

Every day, IWAV provides counselling, advocacy, crisis response, prevention programs, and housing support across the Southern Gulf Islands. This work depends on stable, reliable funding.

Monthly donors help ensure support is here—not just during emergencies, but every single day.

Even small monthly gifts help create consistency, stability, and safety for people in our community.

Read the full newsletter and learn more about joining our Monthly Donor Circle: https://iwav.org/2026/05/08/our-spring-2026-iwav-newsletter-is-here/

Learn more about IWAV and Donate anytime here: https://iwav.org/donating/

05/12/2026

We’re excited to share that IWAV Executive Director Alicia Herbert will be participating in Amazing Island Women: A Panel Discussion on May 21 at 1:00 PM at ArtSpring

This inspiring conversation brings together a group of remarkable Salt Spring women to reflect on leadership, community, resilience, and the many different ways success can be understood and experienced. The discussion will explore personal journeys, challenges, hopes for the future, and what it means to live and lead in a small island community.

Panelists include:
• Aletha Humphreys
• Alicia Herbert
• Gail Sjuberg
• Sue Newman

📍 May 21, 2026
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM

Moderated by photographer and journalist Connie Kuhns, the panel accompanies Homage — a powerful exhibition celebrating influential Canadian women through handcrafted necklaces and storytelling.

More information here: https://artspring.ca/event/amazing-island-women-a-panel-discussion/

05/11/2026

We are looking for 2 summer students to join our team!
🛍️ 30 hours/week
💲 $23/hour
📍 Salt Spring Island
📅 The 2 Positions run June–August 2026
👥 Ages 15–30 eligible through Canada Summer Jobs

https://iwav.org/employment/

We are hiring! Come join our team at the Transitions Thrift Store!
JOIN OUR TEAM! ☀️

The Transitions Thrift Store is hiring two Summer Youth Retail Marketing Coordinators!

Do you enjoy social media, community events, thrift shopping, creative projects, or connecting with people? This summer job is a chance to build skills in retail, marketing, fundraising, and nonprofit work while helping support IWAV programs in our community.

Position Details:
🛍️ 30 hours/week
💲 $23/hour
📍 Salt Spring Island
📅 The 2 Positions run June–August 2026
👥 Ages 15–30 eligible through Canada Summer Jobs

Students will help:
🛍️ Process and display donations
📱 Support social media and promotions
🤝 Assist customers and community engagement
✨ Help develop fun ideas for events and fundraising initiatives

If you’re friendly, creative, organized, and interested in learning more about community work, we’d love to hear from you!

📅 Apply by May 22
📩 Please send your cover letter and resume to: [email protected] Attention: Gregory Foster Bourgoin, Thrift Store Manager
🔗 Full job posting at: https://iwav.org/employment/

05/08/2026

What does a monthly gift support?

It helps sustain the services people across the Southern Gulf Islands rely on every day such as:
🚨 Crisis response
🏠 Second-stage housing
💬 Counselling
🤝 Outreach and advocacy

Monthly donors provide steady, reliable support that helps keep these programs strong, accessible, and available when people need them most.

$25/month = $300/year of real community impact.

Give monthly. Build safety. Create change.

Read our Spring Newsletter and find out about the work we do and the impact your support will have:https://iwav.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Spring-External-Newsletter-2026-FINAL-2.pdf

02/14/2026

Did you know that all proceeds from sales at the Transitions Thrift Store go towards our programs and services?
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day this Saturday Feb 14th for 25% all regular priced items in the store! *excluding Boutique items

Come celebrate Valentine’s Day this Saturday Feb 14th for 25% all regular priced items in the store! *excludes boutique items.

01/27/2026

We’re now 85% of the way to our goal for Norton Road, with $425,000 left! We have until February 12, 2026 to raise the full purchase price.

Since 2015, IWAV has managed Croftonbrook, originally a 20-unit affordable housing community. As the housing crisis deepened, IWAV expanded the site through a two-phase development, adding 54 new affordable rental homes for seniors, families, and working Islanders.

Croftonbrook stands as a testament to IWAV’s determination and ability to turn vision into reality. That same determination is guiding the Norton Road project, which aims to provide safe, affordable homes and expand our support services.

In 2024-25, IWAV’s work reached hundreds of people across the Southern Gulf Islands affected by poverty, violence, and abuse:
• 457 calls answered on the 24/7 Crisis Line
• 50+ women and children found refuge at the Transition House
• 15 families began rebuilding at The Cedars Second-Stage Housing
• 150 women and children received counselling and support
• At Croftonbrook, 76 adults, 15 children, and 24 pets live safely in affordable homes

Please consider joining your neighbours and friends who are making this possible. You can see all our supporters so far here: https://tinyurl.com/5ccst8m2

You can donate here: https://ssifoundation.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1596
Learn more about the project here: https://iwav.org/norton-road

Thank you for standing with us!