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The Victoria Cool Aid Society has been building hope, lives and community in the Capital Region for over 40 years, since 1968, through a wide range of programs including supported housing, community health and dental services, emergency shelter, and a casual labour pool for adults who are homeless or in need of help.
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Do you have an old digital camera you can donate for a Cool Aid tenant? Cool Aid's supportive housing program is starting a photo club and needs cameras. If you can help please contact Mike Raymer at
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 February 18, 2010 – Today marks a year of success and the first anniversary of Every Step Counts, a unique running program founded by the Victoria Foundation and hosted at the Victoria Cool Aid Society.
Drawing on the benefits of running and team work to foster self esteem, confidence, energy and positive growth, the program is for individuals experiencing challenges with addiction, mental health, poverty, homelessness and other social issues.
“By committing to pilot Every Step Counts, our Board was confident it would be an excellent fit for Victoria,” says Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO. “Today’s gathering not only demonstrates the support we have from our community partners but the faces around the room are proof of the positive impact we are having within our community.”
The program has provided a wide range of physical and mental health benefits to the participants, including weight loss, decreased body mass index and decreased waist size. As Dr. David Bell, a physician of several of the runners, put it:
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Bequests
A bequest (gift) to Victoria Cool Aid Society in your will is one of the best ways of leaving a legacy for a better future.
Having an up-to-date will is very important. Unfortunately, a high percentage of Canadians die without making a will (intestate). Processing an estate without a will can be costly and time-consuming, and it cannot take into account your personal wishes and priorities, such as a gift to the Victoria Cool Aid Society.
A well-constructed will can also maximize the value of your estate. For example, a charitable bequest can reduce the final tax burden of your estate by as much as 100% of your income in the year of demise and the previous year. Giving a charitable gift of real estate or appreciated stocks, for example, provides very good tax benefits allowing you to give more to a charity, your loved ones or both.
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February 1, 2010 - AIDS Vancouver Island and Victoria Cool Aid Society have announced that another $100,000 has been raised for the Access Health Centre. This $5.3 million building project is supported by the partner agencies, government, foundations, businesses and individuals. Just $900,000 remains to meet the mortgage-free goal. The building at 713 Johnson Street, occupied since September 2009, is now home to counsellors from the Victoria Native Friendship Centre offering renewed downtown access to urban First Nations services. Later in the year, VIHA will also be moving some of their mental health and addiction services onto the second floor. These valuable partners will add to the integration of services available at the Access Health Centre which provides primary care, dental care, counselling and mental health services to the homeless and other vulnerable, at-risk populations, with a team approach that has been applauded by government, health care professionals and the community. Significant donations in the last two months include:
- Over $25,000 – Individual Cool Aid donors, local physicians and dentists
- $16,000 - BMO Bank of Montreal (BC Division)
- $13,500 - The Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children to pay for dental equipment used in
the treatment of children - $10,000 - CIBC
- $9,000 - Gifts from Victoria Foundation donors
- $2,000 – St. John the Divine Anglican Church members
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