Giving Tuesday campaign targets support for Victoria health centre [Video]

A Greater Victoria non-profit has launched a $1.5-million fundraising campaign to build a health centre on the main floor of its Crosstown development.

“We all know that people need a roof over their head. They need shelter. They need food. They need the basics. But you also need support for your health,” says Cool Aid Society CEO, Elin Bjarnason.

The Dr. Joe Haegert Community Health Centre helps fulfill the vision for essential services and supports on the Burnside Road East development site.

“We’re really excited to be launching Crosstown Campaign,” says Cool Aid’s director of philanthropy and community engagement, Alyson Dahl. “We’re doing it on Giving Tuesday as we have a matching campaign for $100,000. So any gift that’s given right now will be matched up to $100,000 by an anonymous donor.”

Cool Aid says the health centre will provide wrap-around health care to people who are homeless, or challenged …