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Anger is an emotion that we often use to protect o

Anger is an emotion that we often use to protect ourselves from vulnerable feelings.

Underneath the rage is the primary emotion that we immediately feel before anger sets in.

✅ Take a pause when anger arises
✅ Listen to yourself
✅ Pay attention to why you are feeling anger
✅ Address the fear, guilt, shame, hurt, jealousy, embarrassment, rejection, etc that's really the cause
✅ Practice managing your reactions

Visit https://cmha.ca/documents/feeling-angry for more information and anger management ideas.

Parent & Child MOTHER GOOSE Program is happening t

Parent & Child MOTHER GOOSE Program is happening tomorrow morning! 🐤

In partnership with the McBride & Valemount Public Libraries each week from 9:30am-10am, staff will engage children ages 0-5 years and their caregivers with stories, songs and rhymes. Anyone is welcome to join in on the fun, however.

For more information or to join virtually, email Lotte at lotte@rvcsbc.org or call us toll-free at 1-844-324-2004.

#inspirelifelongreaders
#literacymatters
#bettertogetherRVCS

Tomorrow is Moe the Mouse!! This program guides ca

Tomorrow is Moe the Mouse!! This program guides caregivers to build speech and language skills with their children ages 3 to 5 through fun and engaging indigenous story-telling with puppets, sounds, stories and songs. 🐭

Join us and Moe the Mouse every Wednesday between January 20th and March 10th 9-9:30am during Family Place Drop-In. Anyone is welcome to join without needing to partake in the remainder of the Family Place program.

Email Charlene at charlene@rvcsbc.org or Lotte at lotte@rvcsbc.org if you'd like to attend Moe the Mouse. You can also call us toll-free at 1-844-324-2004.

#moethemouse
#indigenousliteracy
#bettertogetherRVCS

➡️ We have postponed our Come FLOW AWAY With M

➡️ We have postponed our Come FLOW AWAY With Me program to start tentatively on January 29th due to an increase of Covid cases in community. ⬅️

✅This program is FREE
✅ Running for 4 weekly sessions
✅ Classes are held at 99 Gorse Street in the RVCS Classroom from 2:30-3:30pm.

If your 4-6 year old would like to participate in this action-packed, mindfulness-based class with different themes each week, please email pepita@rvcsbc.org or call 250-566-9107 to register. All Covid safety precautions are taken seriously.

#mindbrainandbody #mindfullness #creativemovement #BetterTogetherRVCS

Family Place Drop-In McBride is on the agenda each

Family Place Drop-In McBride is on the agenda each Wednesday from 9am-noon. 🎉

Each week will involve different activities and engaging things to do with your kids ages 0-5, including the engaging Mother Goose and Moe the Mouse Programs each morning.

To join in on the fun, call
Charlene at 778-763-1329 or email charlene@rvcsbc.org

*Covid protocol in place. Meetings may be held virtually dependent on the PHO and are subject to change each week.

Join us for a little family fun at Family Place Dr

Join us for a little family fun at Family Place Drop-In Valemount each Wednesday from 9am-noon. 🎉

Each week will involve different activities and engaging things to do with your kids ages 0-5, including the engaging Mother Goose and Moe the Mouse Programs each morning.

To join in on the fun, call
Sharon D. at 778-763-1294 or email sharon.darragh@rvcsbc.org

*Covid protocol in place. Meetings may be held virtually dependent on the PHO and are subject to change each week.

Repost @justgirlproject 🧡 People-pleasing is

Repost @justgirlproject

🧡 People-pleasing is a very common learned trait and goes beyond kindness.

Do you find yourself changing or altering your behaviours for the sake of someone else?

Do you feel like it's effecting the relationships with your loved ones or yourself?

Check out ways that you can address your people-pleasing habits ➡️

Are you looking for ideas on where to go after pos

Are you looking for ideas on where to go after post-secondary? ✅

Want to learn new skills and take your career to the next level? ✅

Register for the Virtual Career and Post Secondary Education Event running from Feb. 1st to Feb. 5th, 2021. 👀

⛔ Visit events.blackpress.ca to sign-up for FREE webinars. ⛔

If you'd like assistance from our WorkBC representatives, call us at 250-566-9107 or toll-free 1-844-324-2004.
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#workbc
#buildyourcareer
#gethiredtoday
#bettertogetherRVCS

Be a part of making meaningful change in the Valle

Be a part of making meaningful change in the Valley by joining the Food Security Committee and roundtable discussions.🥖🥑🥕

Let's collaborate to identify gaps in services with the aim of improving hunger in our communities.

Contact foodsecurity@rvcsbc.org for more information or to sign up for the next scheduled meeting.

#foodsecurity
#feedtheworld
#zerohunger
#foodmesh
#secondharvest
#bettertogetherRVCS

To many, menstruation is seen as unclean, embarras

To many, menstruation is seen as unclean, embarrassing or taboo. This perpetuates a painful and stifling stigma that is also linked to the barriers of accessing menstrual products. 💜

Let’s start a broader discussion of menstruation. Together, we can end period poverty in the Robson Valley, because You Matter. Period.

We are gladly accepting donations of products such as tampons, pads, menstrual cups, new underwear, sports bras and sanitary wipes for our Safe Home Information and Support Program.

Drop- off bins will be available in Valemount at IDA Pharmacy, IGA, and the RVCS office.
You may drop off in McBride at AG Foods, IDA Pharmacy and the RVCS office.

If you are in need of these products, please call our Safe Home Coordinator, Cat, on her direct line at 1-778-763-1260.

#perioddrive
#letstalkaboutperiods
#nothingtobeashamedabout
#bettertogetherRVCS

The power is back on in Valemount, but our office

The power is back on in Valemount, but our office will remain closed until tomorrow morning.

We will be back into the swing of things at 10am-6pm.

See you then!

With the power out, our Valemount office will be t

With the power out, our Valemount office will be temporary closed until further notice.

We will announce once the doors are open.

Thank you for your understanding, and stay safe out there!

⚠️Warning⚠️ Suicide information.... . . .

⚠️Warning⚠️ Suicide information....
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Statistics show that death by suicide rates have actually reduced during the pandemic. The theory is that during times of global distress, mental health issues certainly rise, though many feel a sense of support through the 'come together effect'.

We are truly in this together...
and know that you are not alone. ❤

If you are feeling unsafe, please seek medical attention by calling 911 or getting yourself to a medical health facility.

Consider calling the following 24/7 crisis lines:

Northern BC Crisis Line
1-888-562-1214 (24/7 365 days)

The Canada Suicide Prevention Service
1-833-456-4566 (24/7 365 days)
Send a text to 45645 (4pm-midnight)
Standard text messaging rates apply
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#suicideprevention #youmatter #savealife #itsokaytonotbeokay #howareyoureally
#BetterTogetherRVCS

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/statistical/suicide_knowledge_update.pdf

Family Place Drop-In McBride is on the agenda each

Family Place Drop-In McBride is on the agenda each Wednesday from 9am-noon. 🎉

Each week will involve different activities and engaging things to do with your kids ages 0-5, including the engaging Mother Goose and Moe the Mouse Programs each morning.

To join in on the fun, call
Charlene at 778-763-1329 or email charlene@rvcsbc.org

*Covid protocol in place. Meetings may be held virtually dependent on the PHO and are subject to change each week.

Join us for a little family fun at Family Place Dr

Join us for a little family fun at Family Place Drop-In Valemount each Wednesday from 9am-noon. 🎉

Each week will involve different activities and engaging things to do with your kids ages 0-5, including the engaging Mother Goose and Moe the Mouse Programs each morning.

To join in on the fun, call
Sharon D. at 778-763-1294 or email sharon.darragh@rvcsbc.org

*Covid protocol in place. Meetings may be held virtually dependent on the PHO and are subject to change each week.

#Repost @endingviolence • • • • • • Do

#Repost @endingviolence
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Do you know the signs of an abusive relationship?⁠⠀
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Abusive partners are masters of manipulation. They'll use minimizing and gaslighting as tactics to maintain power and control. They'll call you crazy and tell you you are overreacting.⁠⠀
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Knowing what to look for can save your life or a friend's life. Check out the 5 signs of an abusive relationship.⁠⠀

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If you're experiencing abuse in a relationship, RVCS has confidential anti-violence workers ready to support you. Call us toll-free at 1-844-324-2004 to see how we can help.⁠ 💜
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#bwss
#batteredwomen #domesticabusesupport #domesticviolence #domesticviolenceawareness #empowerwomen #endsexualviolence #endVAW #endviolence #endviolenceagainstwomen #equalrights #familyviolenceawareness #GBV #genderbasedviolence #harmreduction #protectwomen #relationshipabuse #supportservices #supportsurvivors #traumahealing #traumasupport #VAW #victimsupport #womensrights #womensrightsarehumanrights #womensrightsmovement

🍗🥦The Food Security Program at RVCS has just

🍗🥦The Food Security Program at RVCS has just launched our free Pantry Program.🍍🥕

This is an additional option for emergency food relief in the Robson Valley, alongside the Valemount Food Bank, The Great Room and the McBride Food Bank.

We have received numerous shipments of food from @2ndharvestto and are looking forward to many more. This is delicious and nutritious food that is food that would have ended up in the landfill.

They have provided us with eggs, frozen chicken, frozen turkey, and frozen fish. We are so grateful to be receiving these great sources of protein that we can distribute to the folks in the valley in packages, through community organizations, and in prepared food at our soup and bun in McBride. A BIG thank you to Uncle Marks Kitchen for helping us store this food while we get our freezers up and running.

If you are in need of food or want to be part of getting it to people who need it, contact foodsecurity@rvcsbc.org and we will provide you with food and support in directing you to some great options in the Robson Valley. ❤

#foodsecurity
#nourishyourbody
#endhunger
#bettertogetherRVCS

With the McBride Public Library and the Community

With the McBride Public Library and the Community Literacy Task Force by our side, we are whipping up some delicious soup at Soup & Bun To-Go on Wednesday, January 13th between noon and 1pm.

Come to the McBride Library meeting room off of the 5th Avenue entrance, where volunteers and staff will hand you your meal.
*Covid measures in place.
*Soup is by donation.

#bettertogetherRVCS
#foodsecurity

We are shining the light on our exceptional roster

We are shining the light on our exceptional roster of valued employees with a new campaign called the 'RVCS Staff Spotlight.' 🔦

This week we would like to recognize our newest staff member, Rebecca! Rebecca has already proven herself to be an integral part of our team, taking her position as Food Security Coordinator to the next level. She has set up a variety of new services that benefit countless people in our community, including her Pantry Program and food rescue project that keeps hungry mouths fed and food from going to waste. 🥬🥦🍌🍉

While Rebecca's educational background is in Environmental Science and Biology, she's no stranger around the kitchen. Her passion for cooking and teaching were fostered from her work in the outdoor education industry, where she spent 12 years going on all sorts of adventures with youth. Much of that time was devoted to menu planning with limited resources; getting creative with food was a challenge Rebecca loved to take on and readily uses in her work today.

"I have been in the Robson Valley for the past two years and love seeing the all of the wonderful home cooks that share their creations skills at potlucks and events (when we were able to have them)," says Rebecca.

We appreciate you, Rebecca, and all that you do! 💚

#ourstaffrocks
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#BetterTogetherRVCS

We would like to acknowledge @redcrosscanada for t

We would like to acknowledge @redcrosscanada for their generous donation of a 60 day supply of PPE to our frontline staff, and also for the Disease Transmission Training that they are providing our team.

We are better when we work together. 💪

Thank you!!

#BetterTogetherRVCS
#canadianredcross
#covidprotection #staysafe
#protectingcommunities

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