At the heart of Learning Journeys stands a fundamental question: What lessons and growth points emerge for immigrant women, their families, communities, and service providers in Canada if the…
Read more
2021
-
Episode 1: The Transformative Power of Storytelling -
Learning Journeys is not the finished piece, but the process of creating Learning Journeys is pleased to introduce their newest partner, Njoki Mbũrũ, who is writing a series of blogs that capture the essence of a 2-year long journey: Learning Journeys is…
Read more -
Meet our Board – Gyda Chud Gyda Chud has been a Board member of Pacific Immigrant Resources Society for nearly 40 years. She began her journey when PIRS was based in the Strathcona area, and…
Read more -
Invitation to the Pop-Up Child Care Showcase Celebrate Pop-Up Child Care, a social enterprise launched by Pacific Immigrant Resource Society (PIRS), that provides on-demand,…
Read more -
Partnerships make the world go round 110 PIRS families receive weekly food support from our two Food Hub locations, in Vancouver and Burnaby. Apart from nutritious fruit and veggies, participants also receive a sense of…
Read more -
Sharing our blessings We are so grateful to everyone who supported PIRS’ annual fundraising campaign. Like the immigrant and refugee women PIRS serves, we know that many of you are…
Read more -
The light at the end of the tunnel This testimony was written by Nooshin, a participant in our LEAD (Leadership Education and Development) program. Like autumn weather, immigration has short and gloomy days. You drown in memories of…
Read more