News Items tag as: Elizabeth Fry Society

Protest against domestic violence planned for steps of Kelowna courthouse
July 08, 2020 - 7:30 PM

Robyn Nicole didn’t have to be living with her new boyfriend for very long to be scarred for life.
COVID-19 has changed the way Okanagan social workers help people in distress
June 21, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The COVID-19 lockdown is making it harder for people suffering from some forms of abuse to get the help they need but it also makes it harder on those delivering that help.
The highs and lows of connecting through video conferencing for Kelowna non profits
June 05, 2020 - 5:00 AM

Diane Entwistle really doesn’t do 435 Zoom calls every day — it only feels that way.
Sexual assault and drug overdoses: two hidden costs of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Okanagan
May 29, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Some of those who are suffering the most from the COVID-19 pandemic have not been diagnosed with the disease.
Domestic violence hides in the shadow of pandemic: Elizabeth Fry Society
April 03, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Michelle Novakowski worries the COVID-19 pandemic will play right into the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence.
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Protest against domestic violence planned for steps of Kelowna courthouse