A red van offers help to women who work on Victoria’s risky streets

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Outreach workers for Peers, a non-profit support group for sex workers, tries to make a difference in the lives of those living and working on the streets of Victoria.

The red van acts as a meeting place and mobile harm-reduction centre, with clean needles and mouthpieces for crack pipes — along with free clothes and toiletries, donated by local stores and individuals.

Read the article: A red van offers help to women who work on Victoria’s risky streets

Source: Times Colonist

Author: Judith Lavoie