The Family Services of the North Shore’s (FSNS’s) Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP) kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) on April 6 with a “Teal Tuesday” event for all staff. Everyone was encouraged to wear teal-coloured clothing or pin … Continue reading
Category Archives: In the News
Join our Provincial Services team as our program coordinator!
The Program Coordinator of Provincial Services will be responsible for coordinating services, trainings, projects, and other initiatives and activities that support the anti-violence programs served by EVA BC’s Provincial Services stream. This position involves program outreach and engagement, needs assessment, … Continue reading
The EVA BC office has moved!
We’re excited to announce that as of April 11, 2022, the EVA BC office is in a new space. We look forward to growing together in this new location. Please update your records with our new mailing address : Ending … Continue reading
Sign the pledge and be a champion for sexual assault awareness and prevention
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 10 to 16 is BC’s Prevention of Violence Against Women Week. We call on community leaders to sign the pledge to be a champion and commit to working with your communities to help … Continue reading
Tracy Porteous honoured
EVA BC joined many friends, influential leaders and dignitaries to honour our founding executive director, Tracy Porteous, online on March 10. Tracy Porteous founded EVA BC 30 years ago, in March 1992 (originally named BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance … Continue reading
EVA BC is hiring! Seeking two administrative coordinators
EVA BC is currently seeking to fill two administrative coordinator positions in Vancouver. The administrative coordinators will be responsible for supporting the overall administrative responsibilities for the Prevention Services and Communications stream or the Cross Sectoral stream. The duties of … Continue reading
Tracy Porteous Acknowledgment Celebration
It is our absolute pleasure to invite you to celebrate and honour Tracy Porteous, the founding (former) Executive Director of the Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC). For all of you who knew and worked with Tracy, please join … Continue reading
Be More Than a Bystander sets up for 2022
EVA BC kicked off the new year with the BC Lions, training a new crew of the team’s players to take the Be More Than a Bystander message out to schools across BC later in the coming months. Since 2011, … Continue reading
“Building on Resilience” at inspiring Fall 2021 Training Forum
This November 24 to 26, more than 500 participants came together from across the province and across programs that respond to gender-based violence, for EVA BC’s Fall 2021 Training Forum, Building on Resilience. With a series of inspiring keynotes, educational … Continue reading
Additional funding doubles reach of Emergency Sexual Assault Services Program
Funding from the BC Provincial Government means that an additional 26 organizations from across BC will receive grants to deliver coordinated emergency sexual assault response services, bringing the total projects funded to 49 and making a significant step toward meeting … Continue reading