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[IMAGE: Building Bridges program participants, guests, PIRS board, and staff members at the online graduating conference event on May 23rd, 2021.] In 2020, we started a new program at PIRS … Read more
[Image: “Every Child Matters” designed by K’omoks/Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation artist Andy Everson] We are a group of immigrant and newcomer women in Metro Vancouver. We came from different parts of … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Stands with Muslim Canadians: Statement on Islamophobic Murder of London Family On Sunday June 6th, 2021, a Muslim family … Read more
We are thrilled to announce this new initiative, Unpacking Greatness, championed by Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) in partnership with PowHERhouse! It is an innovative, inviting, and inclusive engagement, activation, … Read more
Celebrate March 8th with us by watching the above film, Stories and Experiences of Immigrant Women and Childcare in BC: A PIRS Learning Journeys project by and with immigrant women. This … Read more
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 settlement … Read more
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
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 the … Read more
Celebrate Pop-Up Child Care, a social enterprise launched by Pacific Immigrant Resource Society (PIRS), that provides on-demand, on-site, child care services and connects immigrant and refugee women with child care … Read more
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 security … Read more