Work continues on the project of advocating and enabling the creation of a free drop in youth program/space in central Langford for 13-18 year olds. Student input into the City's new strategic plan clearly indicated a high level of interest. Of the 8 questions asked of Belmont students, the question "does Langford need a youth drop in centre?" received the highest number of "yes" returns in the entire student survey. The environmental scan that we conducted on Youth programs in Langford, provided further proof that a Youth Space is needed. We are working collaboratively with the City of Langford and other stakeholders, recognizing that this will be a longer term project. Our enabling efforts thus far have included discussions with numerous service providers including the Boys and Girls Club. We have also been busy establishing our networking connections with organizations like The Foundry Project and The Village Initiative ( https://thevillageinitiative.ca/ ). Youth engagement and involvement in community is a LRAS priority.
We now have agreements with the City of Langford (Parks and Fire Rescue) and Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) to work together on park projects in Langford. LRAS is now a partner in the stewardship of Westhills Park; contributing to general clean up, removal of invasive species, and making the park fire smart (reducing fire risk). We have a total of 5 events planned in Westhills; 4 sponsored by LRAS and 1 by Langford Fire Rescue (Firesmart). In addition to these 5 events, LRAS will also support any other Langford events that GVGT has planned...so there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer for community events. Please mark these 5 Westhills dates in your planner: March 09, April 07, May 11, July 14 (change made from the 13th) and September 14th....10AM to 1PM. All community members are welcome. More specifics below with the "find out more" button.
Update 08 August 2024. On the evening of Wednesday August 14th, LRAS will host a community event from 7-9 PM at Gordon United Church (935 Goldstream Ave). All members of the public are invited to attend.
The event is called "Canadian Newcomers Information Session" and is aimed at providing information to all community members on the support services available to Canadian Newcomers in our community. Information tables will be set up for representatives from: Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS), Inter-Cultural Association (ICA), Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees (VICCIR), Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC), Manzouri Immigration Inc., Literacy Victoria and Gordon United Church. Of note, VIRCS, will be providing information on the brand new BC Newcomer Services Program (BC NSP); these support services to be delivered in Langford. Hope to see you there!!
Update 25 June 2024. We continue to advocate for Langford based support programs for newcomers to Canada. At our last meeting with Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS), they announced they have secured funding to provide a "BC Newcomer Services Program" (BCNSP) in Langford. Last week, we met with the program manager and toured potential Langford rental sites including our recommendation of Centennial Centre, a good central Langford location. We are very excited by this development as it is great news for the Langford community. We have also started planning, in conjunction with VIRCS, to host a "Canadian Newcomers Information Session" in Langford in mid August. We will continue our efforts in this project to get more services provided in Langford.
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