Image: A staff or volunteer in the early 2000s. Read – 50 Stories Part 29 During the ’80s, the Distress Centre/Drug Centre made its first forays into having its own […]
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50 Stories Part 29: Nowhere Man – Men’s Lines 1998-2005
Image: Created from the graphic used in Annual Reports to report on the Men’s Line. Read – 50 Stories Part 28 As the Board and management were looking to broaden […]
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50 Stories Part 28: Doing what you need to do – youth lines in the ’90s
Image: Teen Line volunteers in 1996. Read – 50 Stories Part 27 The Teen Line was still going strong in 1990/91 with a new 264-TEEN phone number and almost 5000 […]
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50 Stories Part 27: Collaborate or else – service integration in the ’90s
Image: From a newspaper in the early ’90s. Read – 50 Stories Part 26 A second major focus for Distress Centre/Drug Centre leadership in the ’90s came from both the […]
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50 Stories Part 26: World’s Largest Garage Sale – Fundraising in the ’90s
Image: A musician performing at the 1993 Megathon. Read – 50 Stories Part 25 As requested by the Board, leadership began to look seriously at ways to raise funds internally. […]
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50 Stories Part 25: Money and Leadership – Board direction in the ’90s
Image: AADAC Chair presenting plaque to DC Board Chair, Dell Stephens in 1995. Read – 50 Stories Part 24 Funding was an ongoing issue for the Board in the 90s. […]
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50 Stories Part 24: Connecting with seniors
Image: From a summer newsletter in 1996. Read – 50 Stories Part 23 Meeting the specific needs of seniors for crisis intervention became the subject of discussion among senior-serving agencies […]
50 Stories Part 23: That’s Dedication – Glenda Nyberg, Volunteer from 1983 to 2002
Image: Glenda Nyberg in her home in 2018. Read – 50 Stories Part 22 From the beginning, volunteers have been the backbone of Distress Centre’s service to the community. One […]
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50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met – volunteering in the ’90s
50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met – volunteering in the ’90s Image: Volunteers at the 1994 Christmas party. Read – 50 Stories Part 21 150 volunteers were on the […]
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50 Stories Part 21: Saving a life – Judy’s story
Read – 50 Stories Part 20 Client confidentiality has always been foundational to Distress Centre’s work. Occasionally callers or counselling clients choose to make their stories public, to increase awareness […]
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