Category: Resources

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has completed an RFP process for HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Women. This RFP included three components: Component 1. System Navigation and Support Component 2. Network Mobilization and Peer Navigation Services for Women Living with HIV Component 3. Peer-led Indigenous Harm Reduction Programming PHSA is… Read more »

Yúusnewas announces First Directions Film Release

Yúusnewas, the Indigenous youth program within YouthCO, hold a retreat for Indigenous youth from across the province every year. This year we had the honor of hosting 22 vibrant Indigenous youth. We did one day of sexual health workshops, and three days of film making with our friends at Reel Youth. This retreat was made… Read more »

Live and Love with HIV 

Live and Love with HIV is a new blog and online community where women, partners, and couples living with HIV, and the people who love them, can come together to talk about sex, love, relationships, and pleasure. We believe it’s time to de-medicalize our sex lives, and reclaim our right to enjoy sexuality and intimacy. At Life… Read more »

Vancouver Foundation LEVEL Grant Applications Now Open

  Supporting Indigenous and racialized immigrant and refugee youth in staff leadership and board governance   Vancouver Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of 2018 Youth Granting under our new LEVEL initiative. This initiative seeks to LEVEL the playing field by empowering young Indigenous and racialized immigrant and refugee leaders to amplify their voices in matters… Read more »

PAN has recently released a new report, Evaluation Survey Report: PHAC’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) Processes and Impacts – reported by community-based organizations in BC. The following is from the Executive Summary, which outlines the history of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) funding and the evaluation of the the new funding process. (Read… Read more »

Peer Compensation and Resources

Update: See our Peer Worker Support and Compensation page for additional resources, including PAN’s policy and procedures support people with lived experiences in employment and volunteer organizations. Peer compensation is a timely topic with more projects and organizations implementing “Nothing About Us, Without Us” principles in their work place. Peers have always been an amazing… Read more »

We’re Looking for Harm Reduction Experts!

Dear Partners: In May, 2018, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) launched an : open and competitive process for funding under the Harm Reduction Fund. To support the review of the submissions, PHAC is assembling an external review committee who will be tasked with selecting the Letters of Intent to be recommended for funding…. Read more »

Promoting a Healthy Drinking Culture in BC: Convening Grants for Community Dialogues Applications are now available! Community Action Initiative is seeking community-based organizations in municipalities across BC to lead and collaborate with other partners to explore alcohol-related harms caused by moderate-risk drinking in their community, and work together towards building a healthier drinking culture. CAI will award… Read more »

This comes from the Public Health Agency of Canada Special Issue of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: The Opioid Crisis in Canada – Enhancing Knowledge to Support Action, Part I Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 38, No 6, June 2018 Guest Editor: Fiona Kouyoumdjian Issue includes: Commentary – Building the evidence… Read more »

Regional Training in Prince George: #PANintheNorth18

Several members of the PAN team were welcomed in Prince George for the regional training on June 5-6. A sincere shout out and thank you from the PAN folks that attended (Stacy Leblanc, Janice Duddy, Mona Lee, Jaydee Cossar, Tabitha Steager and myself) to the people from Positive Living North (Prince George and Smithers), Central Interior… Read more »

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 »

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 »