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⚫ The '''Victoria Cool Aid Society''', also known as "Cool Aid" is a ] that provides shelter and other services to disadvantaged and ] and adults. It was founded in ], ], in 1968 as an ] for transient youth.<ref name="Green2001">{{cite book|author=Valerie Green|title=If These Walls Could Talk: Victoria's Houses from the Past|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GO5IC70f4xcC&pg=PA44|accessdate=6 July 2013|year=2001|publisher=TouchWood Editions|isbn=978-0-920663-78-3|pages=44–}} - ''He also worked with Cool-Aid, a society which has its origins in the Cool Aid Hostel established in 1968 to provide short-term emergency shelter for transient youth, and today offers a wide range ...''</ref><ref name="Zealand1973">{{cite book|author=New Zealand. Committee on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse in New Zealand|title=Drug dependency and drug abuse in New Zealand: second report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=65ExAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=6 July 2013|year=1973|publisher=Board of Health|page=197}} -''Aid in Victoria and Oolagen in Toronto. Cool-Aid in Victoria was started by the Victoria Youth Council in 1968 to meet the needs of the young transients who flock to British Columbia in the summer.''</ref>
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⚫ The '''Victoria Cool Aid Society''', also known as "Cool Aid" is a ] that provides shelter and other services to disadvantaged and ] and adults. It was founded in ], ], in 1968 as an ] for transient youth.<ref name="Green2001">{{cite book|author=Valerie Green|title=If These Walls Could Talk: Victoria's Houses from the Past|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GO5IC70f4xcC&pg=PA44|accessdate=6 July 2013|year=2001|publisher=TouchWood Editions|isbn=978-0-920663-78-3|pages=44–}} - ''He also worked with Cool-Aid, a society which has its origins in the Cool Aid Hostel established in 1968 to provide short-term emergency shelter for transient youth, and today offers a wide range ...''</ref><ref name="Zealand1973">{{cite book|author=New Zealand. Committee on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse in New Zealand|title=Drug dependency and drug abuse in New Zealand: second report|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=65ExAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=6 July 2013|year=1973|publisher=Board of Health|page=197}} -''Aid in Victoria and Oolagen in Toronto. Cool-Aid in Victoria was started by the Victoria Youth Council in 1968 to meet the needs of the young transients who flock to British Columbia in the summer.''</ref>


== History == == History ==
During April and May 1968, members of the Victoria Youth Council researched the extent and quality of helping facilities available to youth in the Greater Victoria area. For housing, the picture was “dismal” with the ] housing only men, and the ] housing women but charging $2.50 - $3.50 per night. For counseling, the outlook was even worse. This lead to the idea of a hostel and an emergency-oriented, crisis intervention service, run by youth. Having obtained permission from a Vancouver group to use the name “Cool Aid,” the group began operations with a phone number and a single shelter.<ref name="Victoria Project Newsletter, February 17, 1969, page 1">{{cite journal | title=Victoria Project Newsletter, February 17, 1969, page 1}}</ref> During April and May 1968, members of the Victoria Youth Council researched the extent and quality of helping facilities available to youth in the ] area. For housing, the picture was “dismal”{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} with the ] housing only men, and the ] housing women but charging $2.50 - $3.50 per night. For counseling, the outlook was even worse. This led to the idea of a hostel and an emergency-oriented, ] service, run by youth. Having obtained permission from a Vancouver group to use the name “Cool Aid,” the group began operations with a phone number and a single shelter.<ref name="Victoria Project Newsletter, February 17, 1969, page 1">{{cite journal | title=Victoria Project Newsletter, February 17, 1969, page 1}}</ref>


Between 1970 and 1976 Cool Aid evolved into a more serious and adult run organization operating a shelter and medical clinic.<ref name="“Peace, Brother, It’s Chow Time,” Victoria Daily Times, July 26, 1971.">{{cite news | title=“Peace, Brother, It’s Chow Time,” Victoria Daily Times, July 26, 1971. | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref> In 1976 the organization was formally incorporated as the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Over the following years and decades Cool Aid has expanded its shelter facilities and increased the range of services to include medical and dental, counseling, employment and a community center which promotes healthy living.<ref name=" Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid looking to move downtown,” Times Colonist, August 11, 1988.">{{cite news | title=Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid looking to move downtown,” Times Colonist, August 11, 1988. | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid shares in $23-million rehab fund,” Times Colonist, September 21, 1988.">{{cite news | title=Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid shares in $23-million rehab fund,” Times Colonist, September 21, 1988. | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Susan Danard, “Province kicks in for homeless shelter,” Times Colonist, April 20, 1996.">{{cite news | title=Susan Danard, “Province kicks in for homeless shelter,” Times Colonist, April 20, 1996. | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness">{{cite news | url=http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-cool-aid-touts-plan-to-solve-homelessness-1.340664 | title=Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref> Between 1970 and 1976 Cool Aid evolved into a more serious and adult run organization operating a ] and medical clinic.<ref name="“Peace, Brother, It’s Chow Time,” Victoria Daily Times, July 26, 1971.">{{cite news | title="Peace, Brother, It's Chow Time," Victoria Daily Times, July 26, 1971. }}</ref> In 1976 the organization was formally incorporated as the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Over the following years and decades Cool Aid has expanded its shelter facilities and increased the range of services to include medical and dental, counseling, employment and a community center which promotes healthy living.<ref name=" Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid looking to move downtown,” Times Colonist, August 11, 1988.">{{cite news | title=Judith Lavoie, "Cool Aid looking to move downtown," Times Colonist, August 11, 1988. }}</ref><ref name="Judith Lavoie, “Cool Aid shares in $23-million rehab fund,” Times Colonist, September 21, 1988.">{{cite news | title=Judith Lavoie, "Cool Aid shares in $23-million rehab fund," Times Colonist, September 21, 1988. }}</ref><ref name="Susan Danard, “Province kicks in for homeless shelter,” Times Colonist, April 20, 1996.">{{cite news | title=Susan Danard, "Province kicks in for homeless shelter," Times Colonist, April 20, 1996. }}</ref><ref name="Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness">{{cite news | url=http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-cool-aid-touts-plan-to-solve-homelessness-1.340664 | title=Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness | accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
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== References == == References ==
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== Further reading == == Further reading ==
*{{citation|title=Victoria Cool Aid Society - Victoria, British Columbia - PROGRAM TYPE: Housing, Employment, and Support Services |publisher=Canadian Homelessness Research Network |url=http://www.coolaid.org/publications/Case_Study_CoolAid_HomelessHub_2013_June.pdf |format=pdf}} *{{citation|title=Victoria Cool Aid Society - Victoria, British Columbia - PROGRAM TYPE: Housing, Employment, and Support Services |publisher=Canadian Homelessness Research Network |url=http://www.coolaid.org/publications/Case_Study_CoolAid_HomelessHub_2013_June.pdf }}


== External links == == External links ==

Latest revision as of 08:00, 29 July 2019

The Victoria Cool Aid Society, also known as "Cool Aid" is a charitable organization that provides shelter and other services to disadvantaged and homeless youth and adults. It was founded in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1968 as an emergency hostel for transient youth.

History

During April and May 1968, members of the Victoria Youth Council researched the extent and quality of helping facilities available to youth in the Greater Victoria area. For housing, the picture was “dismal” with the Salvation Army housing only men, and the YMCA housing women but charging $2.50 - $3.50 per night. For counseling, the outlook was even worse. This led to the idea of a hostel and an emergency-oriented, crisis intervention service, run by youth. Having obtained permission from a Vancouver group to use the name “Cool Aid,” the group began operations with a phone number and a single shelter.

Between 1970 and 1976 Cool Aid evolved into a more serious and adult run organization operating a shelter and medical clinic. In 1976 the organization was formally incorporated as the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Over the following years and decades Cool Aid has expanded its shelter facilities and increased the range of services to include medical and dental, counseling, employment and a community center which promotes healthy living.

See also

Homelessness in Canada

References

  1. Valerie Green (2001). If These Walls Could Talk: Victoria's Houses from the Past. TouchWood Editions. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-0-920663-78-3. Retrieved 6 July 2013. - He also worked with Cool-Aid, a society which has its origins in the Cool Aid Hostel established in 1968 to provide short-term emergency shelter for transient youth, and today offers a wide range ...
  2. New Zealand. Committee on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse in New Zealand (1973). Drug dependency and drug abuse in New Zealand: second report. Board of Health. p. 197. Retrieved 6 July 2013. -Aid in Victoria and Oolagen in Toronto. Cool-Aid in Victoria was started by the Victoria Youth Council in 1968 to meet the needs of the young transients who flock to British Columbia in the summer.
  3. "Victoria Project Newsletter, February 17, 1969, page 1". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ""Peace, Brother, It's Chow Time," Victoria Daily Times, July 26, 1971".
  5. "Judith Lavoie, "Cool Aid looking to move downtown," Times Colonist, August 11, 1988".
  6. "Judith Lavoie, "Cool Aid shares in $23-million rehab fund," Times Colonist, September 21, 1988".
  7. "Susan Danard, "Province kicks in for homeless shelter," Times Colonist, April 20, 1996".
  8. "Victoria Cool Aid touts plan to solve homelessness". Retrieved 8 February 2014.

Further reading

External links

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