Category: Health
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Helping Grieving Children and Youth Find Connection, Hope, and Healing
Helping Grieving Children and Youth Find Connection, Hope, and Healing When a child loses a parent, sibling, caregiver, or other loved one, the impact reaches far beyond the immediate grief. Bereaved children and youth face increased risk of anxiety, depression, social isolation, academic challenges, and other long-term emotional and mental health impacts. Yet specialized grief… Read more
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A Permanent Home
Thanks to the visionary support of The Rix Family Foundation, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) has purchased its first permanent home at 3454 Lougheed Highway. Read more
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Reshaping Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Care in BC
Navigating cancer as an adolescent or young adult (AYA) is extra challenging and the difficulties are not nearly as well understood or supported when compared to children and older people. Read more
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Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration
The Rix Family Foundation funding has contributed to every aspect of Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration. Read more
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Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) Program
Across cancer types, cutting-edge genomic analysis is being used to inform treatment planning. Read more
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BC Cancer Breast Cancer Research
The Rix Family Foundation has been a dedicated and generous supporter of BC Cancer’s breast cancer research program. Read more
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CKNW Kid’s Fund
The CKNW Kids’ Fund mission is to provide timely support to vulnerable kids with physical, mental, and social challenges living in BC communities. Read more
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Gynecologic Cancer Research
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is grateful to The Rix Family Foundation for enabling life-saving ovarian and endometrial cancer research … Read more
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CMPT Accomplishments & Impacts
Canadian Microbiology Proficiency Testing (CMPT) and the Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management (POLQM) have a mandate to improve the quality of testing in Canada … Read more
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Canines for Care Program
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is grateful to The Rix Family Foundation for helping VGH pilot a canine scent detection program to track down harmful infections like C. difficile. Read more
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