Our Place serving up 1,000 Christmas meals

Our Place Society and volunteers from throughout the community will be helping spread holiday cheer by providing a festive Christmas meal to those in need.

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Bridges for Women fuels learning with morning meals

Women enrolled in Bridges for Women programs often choose to feed their children, and go hungry themselves. The Food for Thought initiative helps offer healthy meals to program participants on limited budgets

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Saanich police to “cram the cruiser” with food, toys

The Saanich police are teaming up local schools to collect donations for families in need.

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Help others through texts this holiday season

This Christmas you can text donations to CFAX’s Santas Anonymous and the Salvation Army.

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Editorial: Dinner shows Victorians care

Staffed by volunteers and funded by community donations, the Mustard Seed’s annual Christmas dinner provides a festive holiday event for those in need.

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Victoria’s unemployment rate improves

Victoria’s unemployment rate has seen a decrease in the last month.

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Free Christmas dinner draws 750 at Bay Street Armoury

The Mustard Seed, Vancouver Island’s largest food bank, served Christmas dinner to hundreds of Victoria’s less fortunate.

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Homeless man prepared to camp on Mayor’s lawn

Mayor Lisa Helps is willing to listen to Brandon Clarkson, a man in Victoria experiencing homelessness.

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A Victoria homeless man takes his plight to the mayor, but instead of going to City Hall, he goes to her home

A Victoria man experiencing homelessness hopes to discuss issues of poverty directly with the mayor, Lisa Helps.

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Mustard Seed services annual Christmas dinner to those in need

The Mustard Seed serves Christmas dinner to those experiencing homelessness or poverty in our community.

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