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Looking for a warm-up to the All Together 2024 Symposium? Then check out the All Together ECHO ... we're continuing the inspiring conversations about compassionate communities that were sparked at our 2022 symposium! The All Together ECHO series expands on themes from the 2022 All Together Symposium. Inviting connection, trust and innovation through the ECHO [...]

Six months into the Grief and Bereavement Literacy ECHO series, we continue to reach a wide audience on a variety of topics on the theme. Moving, engaging, and educational, the Grief and Bereavement Literacy series goal is to bring head and heart together to facilitate change. The sessions are open to anyone with an interest

A successful joint funding application by BCCPC and the Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has secured $25,000 from UBC’s Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund. The funding will allow the Carnegie Community Centre to conduct grief and bereavement support programming in 2024 and 2025, integrating BCCPC’s bereavement research into the Carnegie Centre’s grief and

Compassionate communities can take time to build. The payoff can be immeasurable, however, with people gaining access to much-needed services and connections when they need it the most. Meghan Derkach, the Executive Director at Cherryville Community Food & Resources Society, and her team are making this happen by providing a safe space for conversations around death and dying. As

Looking for a way to make connections with others who support people experiencing life-limiting illnesses? Don't have the time – or the budget – to attend a conference or other traditional training opportunities? ECHO is the ideal combination of education, peer connection and collaboration … and did we mention it is free? The BC Centre