Mustard Seed like family to Victoria woman

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The Mustard Seed offers community and support to many people in Greater Victoria.

Raybone, who is 62 and relies on a diability pension, thrives on the companionship that social agencies like the Mustard Seed can provide. “I bond with most of the people,” she said. “It’s very important when you are on your own and you are my age, to have these places open when you don’t have a lot of money to work with.”

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Source: Times Colonist

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