Second-stage housing is for women and children who have stabilized after fleeing immediate danger from domestic violence. The Cedars has been in operation since 2012 and today houses up to 12 people in 7 subsidized units. Your support keeps the Cedars' doors open.  Thank you!

We are very excited about the enrichment we are able to provide our clients through the Cedars Garden Program. Not only is this garden providing fresh food and food security for our residents, but they are participating in the growing and marketing of the produce. Many of the women and children we serve have little experience with gardening or with preparing garden produce, so in a community way we are able to help develop healthy living habits. One of our most exciting enhancements to the program this summer is the hiring of two of our residents with a WorkBC grant to gain some work experience while they help us expand the project. They are delighted with this opportunity! Our dream is for the Cedars Garden Program to become a self-sustaining social enterprise, earning income from seed sales and market produce while providing opportunities for our residents to meaningfully participate. We will soon debut our products at the Tuesday Market in Ganges - come and see us there!

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