AVI Health & Community Services Nanaimo

01/11/2026

It is very wet out there today! Class is still on, but please be safe on the roads, and if you can't then please stay home

01/08/2026

More pics from the archive. We've had many collaborations with VIU over the years: workshops, participation at health fairs and the annual AIDS Walk.

01/08/2026

My name is Faith, (she/her) and I identify as a q***r cis-woman. I am a 3rd year Social Work student at VIU and feel very lucky to be doing my practicum at AVI. When I am not busy at school, I love to spend my time near the ocean with my dogs and partner or taking care of my garden and indoor plants.

I'm looking forward to learning more about harm reduction, collaboratively working with service users and AVI staff, and connecting and building trusting relationships with community members. Thanks for taking the time to read about me!

01/08/2026

I’m Randy (he/him), a 4th year BSW practicum student from the University of Victoria. I was born in Winnipeg but moved to Alert Bay when I was 13, so Vancouver Island has always been home. I’ve got a degree in Child & Youth Care, am of mixed Indigenous ancestry (Ojibwe, Cree and Métis), q***r and have lived experience with problematic substance use.

My goal at AVI is to learn more about harm reduction, how to better support the community and meet people where they are at. I love crocheting, being out in nature, swimming and hiking. I’m looking forward to making connections and getting to know the community.

01/07/2026

Just sharing some photos from our archive: Andrew, our Community Garden Volunteer (2024); Courtney, STI Nurse (2025) and Syd, Health Centre Manager at the Wesley St Show & Shine Fundraiser (2023).

12/10/2025

Claire, Team Lead, Outreach & Education leading an Overdose Awareness and Take Home Naloxone training to staff of The Hope Centre at The Haven on Gabriola Island.

12/02/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to recognize our 30th anniversary & World AIDS Day.

11/28/2025

The education team has been busy in the community the last couple of weeks. Here's Cheyenne (BSN practicum student) and Qui (Health Promotion Educator & Outreach Worker) at the Spotlight On Health Care event.

11/27/2025

Outreach workers Levi and Sean hard at work assembling harm reduction kits.

11/25/2025

Members of our Outreach, Education and Addiction Medicine teams attending the Addictions Fair at Tillicum Lelum.

11/24/2025