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Risebridge offers community support
We are so fortunate that Marnie Boers, a Director with Risebridge, made time to answer questions from PAN about their Fall 2025 operations. 1. Tell us about your drop-in times. Where are they, when are they, and what kind of support is provided to people who attend? Community drop-in times…
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Nanaimo’s Free Sunday Night Pasta Dinner
Every Sunday between 5pm to 6pm is a FREE Spaghetti dinner at Harvest Church (6553 Portsmouth Road) known as “On Eagles Wings”. These meals are on hiatus during July & August. Coordinator Susanne Lee graciously answered PAN’s questions about the meal program. 1. What prompted the idea to serve a…
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The TRUTH about PAN
Written by PAN Founder Sarah Pump 🟡The entire PAN team is 100% volunteer. 🟡PAN is run on a shoestring with NO consistent funding. 🟡PAN doesn’t have an office. 🟡PAN doesn’t have a phone number. It’s been a rough few days. We are frequently contacted by people in crisis, but demand…
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Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society
Staff at CVIMS recently spent some of their valuable time to answer questions about the organization and their work. Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society (CVIMS) is a non-profit settlement organization located in Nanaimo, B.C. Established in 1979, CVIMS provides support to newcomers and refugees. Services include settlement, employment, family, language…
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Moms Stop The Harm
Gretchen from Moms Stop The Harm graciously took the time to answer our questions about the organization, what it offers in Nanaimo, her role, and her very personal reason for doing this work. 1. What is the purpose of Moms Stop the Harm? How did it start? Moms Stop the…
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Free support from Literacy Central Vancouver Island
Shaina from Literacy Central Vancouver Island generously shared some of her time with us to describe the resources that the organization provides to the Nanaimo community. 1. Can you summarize what role LCVI plays in the community? We are a non profit organization that provides literacy, numeracy, ESL and digital…
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Why PAN?
Thanks for taking the time to check out Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo. I’m Sarah, the founder. Like most people living below the poverty line in Canada, being low-income wasn’t my life’s plan. But, when I became too sick to work, it was the natural consequence. What I quickly discovered as I…
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