BCCPD would like to thank the Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation for their generous donation of $2,000 to support BCCPD’s Women with Disabilities Networking for Health and Wellness sessions.

We are very grateful for the support of the Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation. With their assistance, over the next few months, we will be providing peer support and health education sessions for women with disabilities on: sexual health, menopause, food (in)security, and physical activity.

On behalf of the BCCPD Board, staff and volunteers, thank you to the Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation!

We will provide more information on our website and social media networks, when we have confirmed and scheduled the dates for these sessions.

BCCPD has received the following notice from StepUp BC at the Vancouver Foundation, about an upcoming workshop for non-profit organizations:

StepUp BC Invites You to a Free Workshop: Attract Talent, Retain Employees, Grow Your Non-Profit!

Are you challenged with:
• Retaining good employees?
• Finding great people in a competitive hiring landscape?
• Building a strong leadership and succession planning?
• Supporting volunteers?

StepUp BC will be offering a free one-day workshop to help you solve your human capital challenges in Vancouver on Thursday July 24, 2014. During the workshop, we’ll be showing you how you can use our resources, developed specifically for non-profits in BC, to build capacity, make the most out of your existing talent and more. We also want your feedback. Did you find our resources useful? What would you like to see more of? Your feedback will ensure our resources stay top notch and may even give us ideas for future resources!

Workshop Details:
Date: July 24, 2014
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (a light lunch will be provided)
Where: Coast Coal Harbour, 1180 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Registration link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jfx9fkcab&oeidk=a07e9hsozd5c8321e7e

The session kicks off with industry expert Mr. Eyyub Hajiyev presenting “Non-profit Labour Market Study and What it Means for Your Organization” the first ever comprehensive labour market study of the non-profit sector in BC. During this session you will learn:

• The composition of the BC non-profit sector labour force, wages benefits, volunteers and use of contractors with a focus on Metro Vancouver
• Expected skills shortages and strategies necessary to address the shortages
• Competitive advantages of the sector in hiring qualified staff

In the afternoon, Dr. Steve Patty will be facilitating a special training session on the “Art and Practice of Evaluating Impact.” The session is designed specifically to address the challenges faced by non-profits. During this session you will:

• Learn how to demonstrate the true value of your investment in people
• Explore and learn about evaluation design and strategy methods
• Apply evaluation strategies to prove and to improve organizational impact

Seating for this workshop is limited so, please RSVP by Friday July 18th at 5:00 pm at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jfx9fkcab&oeidk=a07e9hsozd5c8321e7e

See you July 24!

Registration for this event is kindly managed by StepUp BC partner, Aspect.

Visions: BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal is seeking a personal experience story from an older adult (60+) OR family member of one!

An upcoming issue of Visions magazine is focusing on Mind-Body and the interconnections between mental and physical health.

Visions’ editor is looking for an older adult (60+)—or family member of an older adult—who is willing to share their story of the mental health impact of a sudden loss of physical health and functioning—maybe from accident, injury, an event related to aging, or a chronic condition that developed only in later-life. They’d like to hear your story of dealing with the loss of functioning (maybe short-term, maybe long-term) and how it affected mental well-being and how that in turn impacts physical recovery. And how you have moved forward to improve overall well-being—or supported a loved one during this difficult transition. Contributors need to be living in BC, and a family member could be any age, and any relationship (partner, sibling, child, close friend!)

Articles are written in plain language with an informal tone. According to the editor, “You don’t have to be a ‘writer.’ If you can write an email or a letter, you can write for Visions!” Articles are only a page and half long and you will have 3 weeks to write it. If you’re thinking of writing an article, you must contact the editor before you begin writing.

Contact: visions@heretohelp.bc.ca

The contributor of an approved article would get a $75 honorarium and at least 3 free copies when the issue publishes in October.

For more about Visions magazine: http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions