January 2022
South Asian Seniors Have a CRN "of Their Own"

The APNI Community Response Network (CRN) supports Surrey’s South Asian seniors. Newly established in July 2021 in partnership with the Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC and the City of Surrey, the CRN was doing the work of a CRN long before officially becoming one. Read more.
Social Prescribing Program Coming to Langley

The Langley Community Response Network (CRN) is partnering with the Langley Seniors Resource Society (LSRS) and Fraser Health to launch a social prescribing program to support the community’s adults and seniors. Read more.
CRNs at Work

Our local Community Response Networks (CRNs) have been busy all winter!

Check out the photos from Castlegar, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie, Sparwood, and the Tri-Cities! Read more.
Volunteer of the Month
Mr. Surendra Handa is 80-years young and the coordinator of the APNI (South Asian) Community Response Network (CRN).

Although the CRN was just established last summer, he has been supporting seniors since 2008.

Thank you, Mr. Handa, for everything you do! Read more.
BC CRN Spotlight
Google “Jas Cheema” and “Surrey” together, and the search engine will spit out about 366,000 individual results.

Except for, maybe, a dozen or so items, the first four pages of “Jas Cheema” are, indeed, about BC CRN’s Regional Mentor for Surrey, South Surrey, White Rock, and Langley.

Allow us the pleasure to introduce you to Jas! Thank you, Jas, for everything you are doing to support communities! Read more.
Provincial Learning Event

Building and Supporting Financial Resilience (Train-the-Trainer): Feb. 15, 2022, 10:30 AM to 12 Noon (PDT)

Presenter: Murray Baker, Manager, Financial Empowerment, Family Services of Greater Vancouver. Read more.
Professional Development Events & Campaigns
February is Black History Month. Be sure to check out the virtual event information and related resources. Read more.
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