Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria

10/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Annual General Meeting and panel discussion. It was a meaningful evening of reflection, connection, and shared learning.

Our sincere thanks to our Board members for their leadership, dedication, and ongoing commitment to our mission. Their guidance continues to strengthen our work in the community.

A heartfelt thank you to our panelists: Melissa Giles, Dr. Karen Urbanoski, Anne Hodge, Arpita Panday, and Hollis Thorau. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge, experience, and insight from across housing, research, and front-line support.

The discussion explored how housing, financial stability, employment, emotional well-being, and other supports are interconnected for people experiencing gender-based violence. A recurring theme was that every intervention is part of a broader picture, and that integral support depends on systems working together.

We reflected on key questions: How can services be better coordinated and more accessible? How can we reduce the barriers people face when seeking help? These questions did not have simple answers, but conversations like this one bring us closer to solutions. We look forward to continuing this dialogue with our partners and community.

Thank you also to all participants for attending, sharing your perspectives, and contributing to this important conversation.

Stay tuned for a video summary of the evening!

10/20/2026

Join us for our AGM & Panel Discussion as we explore system gaps, share local solutions, and discuss how collaboration can better support people experiencing gender-based violence.

📅 Tuesday, October 27 | 5:00–7:30 PM
📍 Esquimalt Pavilion, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt

🗓️ AGM at 5:00 PM | Panel discussion & Q&A at 6:00 PM

🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

10/19/2026

🗓️ Mark your calendars!

October 28th is the 4th Annual Child & Youth Service Providers Networking Event
We’re excited to welcome everyone back for our fourth year of bringing service providers together!

Come connect with local organizations and learn about the programs and services our community partners offer to support the health and well-being of children, youth and families across our region.

Thank you to the City of Langford for hosting us and for their ongoing support of The Village’s Initiative work.

This event is in collaboration with The Village Initiative

10/07/2026

You are invited to our Annual General Meeting & Panel Discussion

Local Solutions, Shared Responsibility: Bridging Systems to Address Gender-Based Violence

📅 Tuesday, October 27, 5:00 – 7:30 PM
📍 Esquimalt Pavilion, 1070 Tillicum Road, Esquimalt

Join us for our AGM + panel discussion on where systems are working, where gaps remain, and how groups are collaborating to support people experiencing gender-based violence.

Agenda
5:00: Annual General Meeting
5:30: Registration, networking & refreshments
6:00: Panel discussion & Q&A

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cspcs-agm-panel-bridging-systems-to-address-gender-based-violence-tickets-1999621725409?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

09/30/2026

Tomorrow, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

This day is a time to come together as a community and reflect on the ongoing impacts of residential schools and colonialism. Taking time to reflect helps us understand this shared history and how it continues to affect us today.

We stay committed to working with our community to support healing, and build a future grounded in respect, understanding, and equity.

Our team will be joining events across the region to learn, listen, and reflect alongside our communities:

- Songhees Nation South Island Powwow
at Royal Athletic Park / 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., grand entry at 12 p.m

- Sixth annual Ride & Reconciliation
at Songhees Point Park / 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

- A Gathering of Remembrance & Care at SNIWWOC office / 990 Hillside Avenue /
5 p.m. to 8 p.m

Our offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30. We'll reopen on Thursday, October 1.

09/22/2026

General Voting Day is Saturday, October 17, 2026.

If you live in the Capital Regional District, this is your opportunity to vote for the people who will represent our community.

We've gathered some information and resources to share:

Where to vote? What time?
https://lnkd.in/g5cm6Bki

For new voters: Where can I register?
https://lnkd.in/e86KagN7

More information?
https://lnkd.in/guNKsbsR

09/17/2026

The Greater Victoria Coordinated ID Services will be on-site facilitating an ID Clinic at Project Reconnect.

The Greater Victoria Coordinated Identification Service offers free, respectful, client-centred help getting or replacing ID for our community's underserved populations.

✅ Birth certificates (all of Canada)
✅ BC Services Card & BCID
✅ Secure Status Card renewals
✅ ICBC appointment booking
✅ Mailing address support

ID can open doors to housing, healthcare, income support & more.

Can't make it this September 22? Drop by one of our weekly clinics.

🔗 Clinic calendar
https://communitycouncil.ca/id-service/

09/16/2026

Art for Social Transformation: Home, Homelessness and Social Policy is a new collaborative research initiative exploring how art and lived experience can work alongside traditional research to shape more inclusive housing policy.

A collaborative research project between Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria [] x Royal Roads University [] x Nova Arts Hub [], funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Learn more:

Statistics often don’t get to the heart of the matter. That’s why a new Royal Roads–led project is exploring how to complement numerical data through artistic expression. In partnership with the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria and Nova Arts Hub, the initiative brings art,...

06/30/2026

We will be closing early on Tuesday, June 30th, and closed for the rest of the week. Our office will reopen on Monday July 6th. See you then!

06/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our event; Addressing Housing Inequities: How Community-Based Research Can Improve Health and Housing Outcomes.

We are grateful to our panelists for sharing their knowledge, experiences, and insights, and to all attendees for contributing to an engaging conversation about how community-based research can help create meaningful improvements in housing and health outcomes.

A special thank you to our sponsors for helping make this event possible: Country Grocer Royal Oak, Save-On-Foods, Moka House, and the UVic Right to Housing Aspiration Research Cluster.

We appreciate everyone who took part in this important discussion and helped bridge the gap between research and real-world action.