Grant Recipient
Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees Association
Amount funded: $30,000.00
Funding year: 2026
Non-Qualified Donee:
Primary Demographic: Newcomers, Immigrants and Refugees
Vital Signs Issue Area: Health & Wellness
Grant Snapshot: Refugees and immigrants in our community face significant barriers to mental health support, including financial constraints, language differences, and a lack of culturally appropriate services. VICCIR eliminates these obstacles and provides trauma-informed, multilingual counseling services. Through this work, VICCIR addresses urgent mental health needs, fostering resilience, inclusion, and social cohesion and ensuring equitable access to mental health resources.