The Comox Valley Transition Society has received a grant from the Department of Justice Canada鈥檚 Victims Fund for the purpose of marking Victims and Survivors of Crime Week.

This year鈥檚 theme for the week, May 28 鈥� June 3, is Empowering Resilience, a particularly fitting theme for the Transition Society, which is celebrating 30 years of service to women and children who have experienced abuse and violence, poverty, homelessness, and/or addiction.

鈥淓verything we do is about empowering resilience, supporting women and children during the most challenging times in their lives, and helping them to recognize and build on their strength, courage and resources as they move forward in their lives,鈥� executive director Heather Ney said. 鈥淥ver 30 years, we have provided service to literally thousands of women and children, and we want to pause for a moment and celebrate that fact.鈥�

The Transition Society will be holding an event honoring their volunteers and featuring Tracy Porteous as a speaker. Porteous is the executive director of Ending Violence Association of BC, and an internationally recognized leader in the movement to end violence against women and children.