Building Bridges is a program offered by PIRS that aims to provide immigrant women with the skills for their future career plans. Beyond her long list of acquired skills, Marialejandra … Read more
Building Bridges is a program offered by PIRS that aims to provide immigrant women with the skills for their future career plans. Here, Florina shares how she developed not only … Read more
Our program staff, teachers, early childhood educators, home visitors, and outreach support workers go the extra mile for our participants. Join us and become part of a hard-working, compassionate and … Read more
Join us on November 27th! We are inviting you to come by our office on Wednesday, November 27th between 5 and 9 PM. There will be small bites, drinks and … Read more
At this year’s Annual General Meeting, we are honoured to welcome past, present and new Board members, staff and volunteers. This year, we shall meet on Monday, October 28th from … Read more
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with PIRS. Please email our Volunteer Coordinator: Jugnoo Salahuddin, at jsalahuddin@pirs.bc.ca for information about our volunteering opportunities.
This fall, PIRS is excited to re-launch the Entry to Hospitality Careers for Women program in partnership with VCC. The fully-funded course equips women with the foodsafe and hospitality skills … Read more
Is English your second or additional language? Are you working or looking for work? Want to improve your writing skills for the workplace? This is a workshop for you! Presented … Read more
On Refugee Rights Day, (April 4th, 2017) PIRS released a position paper on barriers refugee women face in accessing language and employment programs. The paper urged government and settlement organizations … Read more
On Tuesday May 30th, join PIRS and our host, Bal Brach for an inspiring evening of storytelling about belonging. The evening will feature Carmen Aguirre and Crisanta Sampang sharing moving … Read more