[Viva] pwn and moving forward

[CHARLENE ANDERSON]

Hello ladies of Viva as many of you know and some do not know PWN has closed it's doors for good as of April 4, 2017. Viva has the opportunity as a committee/working group within Positive Living to make some positive strides for the women of British Columbia. What we would like to know is what services you used at PWN including Retreats and what services you would like to continue and what services started up. As things stand when Poz Living moves into the new building on Helmken and Seymour in the early summer Viva has already secured a womens space and we would like to do much much more. 

Thanks for taking the time to let your Viva know what you need/want. 
Charlene Anderson 






From: PWN Board [ mailto:pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca ] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 04 , 2017 1:41 PM 
To: Donna Tennant 
Subject: Update from PWN 

Dear partners and stakeholders, 
Like many HIV and hepatitis C service agencies across the country, Positive Women's Network (PWN) has been affected by a changing landscape of service delivery models and funding. In December 2016 , the PWN Board of Directors announced that it would be pausing services to reflect on the possibility of a way forward given these shifts. 
As the attached letter explains in greater detail, the Board of Directors has reached the difficult decision of closing PWN's doors effective April 4 , 2017. This decision was made after a painstaking consideration of all possible options. 

The Board extends heartfelt gratitude to our members, partners, funders, staff, and leadership for their commitment to PWN over the past 25 years. We appreciate the partner organizations whose programs will accommodate our members, and our staff will be available to support our members in locating alternative programs across the province. We encourage members to reach out to Charisse Knowlan ( charissek at pwn.bc.ca < mailto:charissek at pwn.bc.ca >) or Judy Mitchell ( judym at pwn.bc.ca < mailto:judym at pwn.bc.ca >) for more information about HIV- and hepatitis C-specific services in their region. 
In this challenging time, we ask that you support PWN staff and management in giving their full attention to assisting members with this transition and that you direct any questions regarding PWN's closure to the Board of Directors. You may reach the Board of Directors by replying to this email. 
Sincerely, 

Positive Women's Network Board of Directors 

Brittany Graham (chair), Carly Daoust, Heather Holroyd, Negar Hooshmand-Mozaffar & Patti Telford 

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Positive Women's Network Board of Directors 
www.pwn.bc.ca < http://www.pwn.bc.ca > 
pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca < mailto:pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca > 
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