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Here is a list of links to community resources that may be of use to you. I have done my best to organize them into useful categories (you will note the same resources might show up in more than one category).
Charitable Organizations
Canadian Red Cross Society
Victoria Foundation
United Way of Greater Victoria
Volunteer Victoria
Community Resources of Greater Victoria & Surrounding Areas
Beacon Community Services
Burnside Gorge Community Association
Community Social Planning Council
James Bay Community Project
Mustard Seed
Quadra Village Community Centre
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island YMCA
Counselling Services
Affordable Therapy Network
Cedric Centre for Counselling Inc.
Citizens Counselling Centre
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society
Men's Therapy Centre
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Seniors Serving Seniors
South Island Centre for Counselling & Training
Family Services of Greater Victoria
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island
Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services
Umbrella Society for Addictions and Mental Health
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
Youth Space
Disabilities & Accessibility
The Action Committee of People with Disabilities
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
Capital City Volunteers
Community Living Services
Community Options for Children and Families Society
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Victoria Disability Resource Centre
Individual Pursuits Program
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island
Together Against Poverty Society
Labour, Employment & Workers'
Beacon Community Services
Bridges for Women
John Howard Society of British Columbia
PEERS Victoria Resources Society (Safe Sex Work)
Together Against Poverty Society
Educational Accessibility
Our Place Society
Empowerment Organizations
Credit Counselling Society
PEERS Victoria Resources Society (Safe Sex Work)
Vancouver Island Persons with Aids Society
Victoria Youth Empowerment Society
Restorative Justice Victoria
Experiencing Homelessness
Victoria Cool Aid Society
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Our Place Society
Out of the Rain Youth Shelter Victoria
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Experiencing/Responding to Violence
Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling (Mary Manning Centre)
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Greater Victoria Police Victim Services
Men's Trauma Centre
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Family(together or apart)/Parent/Childcare
Burnside Gorge Community Association
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Dialogue & Resolution Services
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society
Family Caregivers of British Columbia
James Bay Community Project
Mustard Seed
Origins Canada
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Parent Support Services Society of BC
Quadra Village Community Centre
Family Services of Greater Victoria
Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services
John Howard Society of British Columbia
Young Parents Support Network
Vancouver Island YMCA
Food/Nutrition
LifeCycles Project
Mustard Seed
Our Place Society
Quadra Village Community Centre
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island
Grief & Bereavement
Learning Through Loss (Youth)
Victoria Hospice
Health Care & Home Support
Beacon Community Services
Family Caregivers of British Columbia
BC Ministry of Health links
Healthlink BC
Island Sexual Health Society
8-1-1 Nurses Line
Our Place Society
PEERS Victoria Resources Society
Seniors Serving Seniors
Umbrella Society for Addictions and Mental Health
Vancouver Island Persons with Aids Society
Housing & Shelter
Beacon Community Services
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Victoria Cool Aid Society
Our Place Society
Residential Tenancy Office
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island
Together Against Poverty Society
Immigrants & Refugees
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Services Society
Indigenous, Metis & Inuit
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Hulitan Family & Community Resources
Island Metis Family & Community
Metis BC Nation
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC
Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services
Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Legal Information & Human Rights
BC Human Rights Coalition
Legal Services Society
Family Services of Greater Victoria
The Law Centre (University of Victoria Faculty of Law)
Together Against Poverty Society
Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
LGBTQIA+/2S
Island Sexual Health Society
QMUNITY
Rainbow Health Ontario
Teaching Tolerance
Mental Health & Addiction
Al-Anon Family Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
BC Schizophrenia Society
Beacon Community Services
Cedric Centre for Counselling Inc.
Citizens Counselling Centre
Mustard Seed
Victoria Cool Aid Society
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Umbrella Society for Addictions and Mental Health
Youth Space
Poverty & Financial Resources
Credit Counselling Society
Together Against Poverty Society
Restorative Justice
John Howard Society of British Columbia
Restorative Justice Victoria
Seniors Support
Beacon Community Services
Better at Home
Burnside Gorge Community Association
Capital City Volunteers
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society
Family Caregivers of British Columbia
Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation
BC Ministry of Health links
James Bay Community Project
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Seniors Serving Seniors
Silver Thread Service for Seniors
Social & Public Services
Government of Canada
Office of the Ombudsperson
Spiritual/Religious
The Upper Room
Thrift Stores & Affordable Shopping
Beacon Community Services
James Bay Community Project
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
Transitional Housing
The Cridge Centre for the Family
John Howard Society of British Columbia
Victoria Women's Transition House
Youth Services
The Cridge Centre for the Family
Island Sexual Health Society
Learning Through Loss
Out of the Rain Youth Shelter Victoria
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Quadra Village Community Centre
Salvation Army Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
John Howard Society of British Columbia
Victoria Youth Empowerment Society
Vancouver Island YMCA
Youth Space