Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Updated June 7: The deadline for application has been extended to June 22. The Call for Proposals for the 2018-2019 New Horizons for Seniors Program – Community based Projects Component and Small grants Initiative Pilot has been launched and will be open from May 7 to June 22, 2018. The emphasis for this email is for the Small… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
The Community Overdose Crisis Innovation Grant application process opens on Monday, June 4th! The Community Action Initiative (CAI), in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) and the Overdose Emergency Response Centre (OERC), has funding available for Community Overdose Crisis Innovation Grants. These grants will augment the impact of the previously… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
Update June 26, 2018: HARM REDUCTION FUND – LETTER OF INTENT ENGLISH TEMPLATE : It has come to our attention that the English Letter of Intent (LOI) template is not allowing some people to change the font to Times New Roman, 12 point, due to content restrictions of the document. As a result, please disregard… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 18th, 2018
This webinar is aimed at ASOs and Community organisations and is sponsored by Viiv Date: Friday May 25th Time: 9 AM Pacific time/ Noon Eastern time Join ViiV on Friday May 25 at noon (EST) for a live webinar where Donna Tennant, a consultant for non-profit organizations, will give you best practices on the art of… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 18th, 2018
Excerpts from the May edition of the Community Action Initiative’s News and Notes for May 2018. Click here to view the entire CAI Update in a new browser window Overdose Emergency Response Centre CAT Grants Community Action Initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) and the Overdose Emergency Response Centre, has launched… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 18th, 2018
Stigma 102 is a new video developed by Universities Without Walls, which provides distance education to “move people and HIV research evidence into practice, and practice into research.” Universities Without Walls provides many e-learning modules to learn at your convenience. . HIV Stigma 102 has been developed as a companion video that follows Stigma 101. Both… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 14th, 2018
The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) helps to ensure seniors will benefit from, and contribute to, the quality of life in their communities through active living and participation in social activities. In anticipation of the next NHSP Call for Proposals, the Government of Canada will provide information to help you with the preparation of… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 4th, 2018
From the Engage blog: The Engage team is excited to announce the Engage Intervention Fund. The purpose of the Engage Intervention Fund is to support HIV prevention interventions with gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM), including trans and Two-Spirit men. Funds are intended to support the development, delivery and evaluation… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 4th, 2018
Adding to resources for those dealing with the ongoing challenges of the overdose crisis, we are pleased to direct members to a series of videos from the Community Action Initiative that are available to view on-demand. They feature Vikki Reynolds in short videos you can watch all at once in under an hour or in 5-15… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, April 21st, 2018
Public Knowledge Summaries provide ongoing and emerging information on BC Centre for Disease Control analytical findings. This information can be freely shared among your colleagues, contacts, and the general public. TOPIC: Estimated impact of the provincial take-home naloxone program on preventing illegal drug-related deaths in BC, 2012-2016… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 12th, 2018
From CBRC For nearly 20 years, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) has been conducting community-based research on the health of gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). We are committed to sharing our findings with our research partners and participants. We have the stats and we’d like to share them with… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
Looking for the most recent provincial information on HIV, HCV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? You can find all that easily on the Smart Sex Resource site. Smart Sex services are provided by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC). Smart Sex offers information and resources on sexual health. If you live in Canada,… Read more »
