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In 2020-2021, 3,166 food hampers were delivered, providing 11,035 individual healthy meals. Following this project, Food Security Research Project in partnership with Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS) at Kwantlen Polytechnic … Read more
As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020, PIRS conducted a comprehensive needs assessment with over 350 participants and identified that food access was one of the most pressing … Read more
In 2019, PIRS launched 2 new exciting initiatives: the Mobile Child Care Project (later, Pop Up Child Care) and Learning Journeys. Pop Up Child Care aims to solve two problems: … Read more
2017 was a significant year for PIRS. We experienced considerable growth and our budget nearly doubled. Therefore, we were able to expand programs and pilot new ones. With new funding … Read more
PIRS partnered with Vancouver Community College to deliver the Entry to Hospitality Careers for Women, which trained a total of 33 immigrant and refugee women for entry-level positions in senior … Read more
With new funding from Seedlings Foundation, we expanded the Building Bridges program into Burnaby and at the initiative of one of our graduates, Natalia Verand, we revived the International Women’s … Read more
In the fall of 2016, PIRS partnered with the Vancouver School Board to deliver the Vancouver Early Years Refugee Program. The program includes a home visitor program and a refugee … Read more
In late 2015, PIRS set out to fill a gap and respond to the needs of newly arrived refugee women and their young children. Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC) programs … Read more
2015 marked the celebration of PIRS’ 40th Anniversary. That year alone, 458 immigrant women and 34 children and 26 countries of origin participated in our programs.
In 2013, PIRS launched HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) in collaboration with MOSAIC, our second home visiting program which extended our relationships with women and families who … Read more