Providence Farm (Social Enterprise Video)

Providence Farm

Providence Farm is a therapeutic community that provides programs for people who are encountering barriers to education and employment. Their programs include Horticultural Therapy and Vocational Training.

The Sisters of St. Ann gifted the beautiful 400-acre Cowichan Valley property to the Vancouver Island Providence Community Association to develop innovative programs for the community.

Today there are 34 full-time and part-time staff and 130 people participate in their programs. A single guiding principle underlies their success - that caring for the land together is by nature healing and therapeutic.

Adults from the Cowichan Valley who are coping with mental health issues, developmental disabilities and head injuries are a large part of the community at the farm. There are also opportunities for student practicum placements, work retraining, volunteerism and for other individuals seeking what their community has to offer.

Social Enterprise Stories, Snapshots and Videos

Enterprising Non-Profits is putting together a collection of videos and stories/snapshots featuring different social enterprises from around BC.  Below is a video on Providence Farm.  To see videos of other social enterprises, click here.  (And to see our collection of stories/snapshots on other social enterprises in BC, click here). 

Below is the informational video on Providence Farm.