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This past April, Building Caring Communities (BCC) hosted its second discussion around a key determinant to resilience: interpersonal skills. (Read our first determinant discussion on positive outlook) Our working definition of interpersonal skills being: The skills and dispositions that help …
Daryl is a brilliant visual artist who loves to bowl, works at a pizza shop, volunteers with Quest Food Exchange, and collects pop can tabs to fundraise for Spina Bifida. He also goes swimming at Killarney Community Centre a few …
David L has an extensive knowledge of pro wrestling and a real gift for the gab. In the past months he’s developed these into a podcast series covering the big leagues and Vancouver’s own Elite Championship Wrestling League. He’s becoming …
The rain was torrential, our meeting was last minute and I wondered if anyone was going to show. Community Connectors are used to this feeling – we rarely pick the people we work with up at their homes because we …
Building Caring Communities is shifting our focus from Community Connections to Communities of Resilience. It’s a shift that has sustainability in mind – while exploring gifts, interests and skills, connecting folks to new places, deepening relationships and expanding social …
Krista took the train. She chose a seat in the corner, and sat down. Time moved, the train moved, but she stayed still. Somewhere between hills and ocean, she quietly opened her notebook. Her hand travelled across the pages, trembling …