Victoria Brain Injury Society (VBIS) received funding for critical expenses and to increase frequency of the Coping Strategies program (developed by the Prince George Brain Injured Group), and expand case management and community awareness initiatives.
A client was involved in a car crash in November 2009, which left her with a closed-head frontal lobe injury. She was unable to return to work or continue schooling, and faced numerous other issues. She completed the coping strategies course in 2015, where she gained life changing confidence and skills. She is now completing her Masters of Arts in Inter-cultural and International Communication at Royal Roads University.
Since October 1, 2015, VBIS has provided case management services to 218 clients and over 900 individual sessions. We’ve seen unprecedented levels of demand for our services, and are working in new and innovative ways to try to meet this increased need, but additional funding is absolutely vital to meet the rising demand for services.
Funding provided by the Brain Injury Alliance allowed us to leverage another $59,814.14. And, over $8,000.00 of in kind labour was donated by our fantastic team of dedicated volunteers. We thank the Government of British Columbia.
