Would you know how to perform life-saving aid when a child needs it? If not, sign up for our Emergency Childcare First Aid Workshop, to be held on April 12, 2014, Saturday. Topics to be covered include: obstructed airway procedures; breathing emergencies and CPR for babies, children and youth; basic first aid for common injuries such as bleeding, burns, falls, … Read more
We are still accepting participants for our Moving Forward Program. Our Moving Forward Program has reopened in the Quaker Meeting House (1090 W. 70th Avenue) for the Winter Term and classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Moving Forward is a goal-setting class designed for immigrant and refugee women who has … Read more
It’s time to register for LEAD Program. Please refer to information below and if you want to learn more about it, please refer to the link LEAD FALL 2015.
The IWNT is an initiative by PIRS aimed at helping immigrant and refugee women fully engage in the Canadian society. This is achieved through monthly meetings with guest speakers, themed discussions and networking for the participants. Read about our successful launch on our blog! About the Event Date and Time: Wednesday, January 15th 2014, 5:30 … Read more
We still have space for our exciting ECE Training Sessions in 2014! We have the Mother Goose Program in January and the Risk Management for Home Visitors in February. Please check posters below for details. Note: The Risk Management for Home Visitors workshop is appropriate for anyone who does home visitations. Complete the PIRS Workshop Registration Form and email … Read more
In cooperation with the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we are launching a Support Group for Latin American Women. This is a great venue for socialization, life-skills development and sharing personal experiences. Child minding is available. Gain knowledge while making new friends! Meetings are held at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House every Wednesday (January 22 to February 26, 2014) from 1:00 to 3:00 … Read more
The Leadership Education and Development Program (LEAD) is a twice a week, eleven-week session designed to enhance communication, social and leadership skills. We invite immigrant women of intermediate ESL skills to check out what this Program has to offer. We are holding two information sessions (January 7th and 9th at 10:00 am). The information sessions and … Read more
Sign up for an important training session coming to the PIRS in February 2014. Certified Canadian Family Educator, David Sheftel, will be sharing his knowledge in a session titled Risk Management for Home Visitors. See poster below for more information. For those interested, complete this form and send to Lupita Boris (lboris@pirs.bc.ca) or fax to … Read more
We are now accepting applicants to the Building Bridges 2014 Class. For those who are interested, please come to our information session at the PIRS Office on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 6:30 pm.
Due to popular demand PIRS is offering Mother Goose Training again. For those who are interested, sessions take place on January 18th and January 25th (two back-to-back Saturdays). Venue will be at the PIRS Office (3680 East Hastings). For those who would like to register, please fill out this form and email to lboris@pirs.bc.ca or fax to 604-298-7115.