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When Carla Carvalho decided to immigrate to Canada with her family, she didn’t anticipate having major job search problems. Originally from Brazil, Carla and her husband were confident that this … Read more
Winston Szeto · CBC News · Posted: Mar 20, 2022 7:00 AM PT Newcomer Cindy Chan graduated from Dalhousie University in the early ’90s and directed learning programs for three Hong Kong universities for … Read more
Last month, we introduced our Food Skills For Families to build food literacy skills for newcomer women, teaching them how to prepare and cook new and unfamiliar foods and to … Read more
PIRS is gravely concerned by the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. According to the WHO, over 18 million people have been affected by the conflict to … Read more
For over 20 years, Cindy Chan led innovative programs and projects at prominent universities in Hong Kong. When she arrived in Canada in 2021, she was eager to find work … Read more
Inge Bailey joined the PIRS community as a volunteer in the mid 1980s, and is still an active contributor to PIRS today. As a board member during the early days of … Read more
xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories/Vancouver, B.C VANCOUVER, March 8, 2022—Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is embarking upon a 2.5-year initiative to create a feminist pandemic response and … Read more
VICTORIA, December 9th, 2021 Released by BC Ministry of Attorney General Seventy organizations receive grants for anti-racism data engagement Community organizations throughout B.C. are receiving funding to help them engage … Read more
“Painting, creating, and playing give children, especially those who have experienced trauma, the chance to express themselves in creative ways. They don’t feel pressured or judged. When children paint, it … Read more
Our PIRS community is so grateful and lucky to have volunteers, donors, and mentors who have been with us since the beginning, and we love learning from their stories and … Read more