Powell River Brain Injury Society Success Stories

Powell River Brain Injury Society received funding to meet organizational needs, and to expand their amazing healthy and green initiatives, providing support, education, and advocacy through goal specific unique programming.

The Nutrition, Cooking and Gardening Program provides clients with the skill set required to work at the Centre’s garden and kitchen. Clients learn to do garden maintenance, harvest the bounty, and preserve delicious home grown food.

One client had not worked since a car crash ten years before that had left him feeling suicidal and with an acquired brain injury. He reported the first day of work he was standing in front of the mirror shaving, getting ready for work, and smiled because he felt so good; just as he did before the accident. His work ethic was impressive enough the that Society offered him a permanent part time position in the garden.

Another client went on to start his own landscaping business. He’s now so busy that we rarely see him anymore… and that’s a good thing! We’re very proud of this young man. He came through our doors a little over a year ago, a lost soul who knew no one, and had moved to Powell River to escape the street life of Surrey. He blossomed so much in the program as his self esteem and self confidence increased; this program was all he needed to succeed.