3-H Craftworks
Provides vocational therapy to disabled adults
A.S.K. Friendship Society for Seniors
Adult day care centre mainly for seniors with physical or cognitive
disabilities.
Aboriginal Art and Culture Celebration Society
Organizes events for National Aboriginal Day.
Aldergrove Elks (B.P.O.E) 66
Fraternal organization for the betterment of our community.
Amnesty International Group 52
Works to raise awareness of international human rights abuses.
ARIES Project
School for street involved native youth aged.
Arts Council of Surrey
Attention Deficit Disorder Support Association (ADDSA)
Offers information and support to individuals and families.
BC - Yukon Society of Transition Houses
Represents transition houses, safe homes and children's counselling programs
across BC and the Yukon.
BC Association for Quality In Health Care
Provides information on quality and risk management issues for health care
providers in BC.
BC Association of Volunteer Centres
Promotes volunteerism and effective management of volunteers in BC.
BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Provides support, information, education, training, advocacy and
representation for directors, staff and tenants of non-profit rental housing in
BC.
BC Pets and Friends
Pet visitation society where volunteers take their pets to visit
people confined to care institutions.
BC Self Advocacy Foundation
Assists people with developmental disabilities.
BC Society For Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Provides individual and group therapy.
Bosnian Muslim Association
Assists newcomers with orientation to easier start.
Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Association
Provides volunteer manpower to raise funds and awareness to protect heritage
sites.
Bridge Housing Society for Women
A 6 storey housing project for single women in the Downtown eastside.
British Columbia Camping Association
Promotes quality (kids) camping: via accreditation program and maintaining
standards.
British Columbia Weightlifting Association
Encourages youth to participate in the sport of olympic weight lifting.
Burnaby Hospice Society
Services for people who are terminally ill and their families.
Burnaby Meals on Wheels
Provides hot, home delivered meals to people who live alone or for those who are unable to care for their own nutritional requirements.
Burnaby Volunteer Centre
Promotes voluntarism within the community.
Burnaby Youth Secure Custody Centre
Recruits and supervises volunteers who participate in programs at BYSCC.
Burquitlam Community Association
Represents community interests before government and other public bodies and
fosters a strong spirit of community cooperation.
C.G.Jung Society of Vancouver
Promotes the ideas and theories developed by Carl Jung.
Cambodian Canadian Youth Association
Runs educational programs, sports and other programs for the community.
Cambodian Family Support and Integration Centre
Provides information, referral, interpretation and family support activity.
Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University
Works to bridge the social gap amoung Israel's diverse groups.
Canadian Association of Specialized Kinesiology Association CANASK
Supports and promotes specialized kinesiology.
Canadian Co-Housing Network
Promotes sustainable cohousing communities.
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Offers education and support for individuals and their families.
Canadian GrandParents Rights Association
Promotes, supports, and assists Grandparents.
Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society
Promotes the importance of protecting the ocean's remaining natural
ecosystems.
Canadian Mental Health Association (Simon Fraser Branch)
Offers support and services to those living with a mental illness.
Canadian Multicultural Festival Society
Promotes cultural awareness projects throughout communities.
Canadian Parents for French- BC Branch
Network of volunteers supporting french second language learning
opportunities for young Canadians.
CAPRN - Canada Asia Pacific Research Network
Promotes regional solidarity among trade unions and NGO's in the Asia Pacific.
Caring Ministry Society
Helps to alleviate pain through the simple act of caring.
Centre For Integrated Healing
Chez Vous Society
Organizes weekly encounters to speak French.
Chimo Achievement Centre
Chown Adult Day Centre
Provides day programs for seniors and people with disabilities.
Coquitlam Heritage Society
Preserves the historical origins of Coquitlam and its many cultures.
Deep Cove and Area Heritage Association
A storehouse of collective memories.
Downtown Eastside - Strathcona Skills Connection
Downtown South Residents' Rights Association
Ensures redevelopment does not cause displacement.
Eastside Family Place Society
A drop-in centre for parents and their preschool children.
EcoCafe Sustainability Society
Establishs ecological learning centres in communities.
Edgewise Cafe and ElectroLit Centre
Publishes poetry on the web.
Elecktra Women's Choir
A women's community choir.
Enoch Youth Outreach Society
Organises and promotes radio and other programs for youth and teenagers.
Enviromentally Sound Packaging Coalition of Canada
Promotes the environmental improvement of products and packaging.
Family Net - BC Federation of Families Society
A network to protect and enhance the Community Living movement
Family Support Institute
Works to support families who have children with disabilities
Fort Langley National Historic Sity Cooperating Assoc
Works with community capital projects and special events focusing on national
sites.
Fraternity to Help the Children of Guatemala
Supports projects that are of direct benefit to Guatemalain children and
their families
Gambling Soles Productions Society
Produces dance-theatre performances
Greater Coquitlam Volunteer Bureau
Resource and education centre
Hastings North Area Planning Association
Oversees the operation of the Community Policing Centre
Hispanic Community Centre
Offers programs and activities to the Hispanic community
HIV-AIDS Intravenous Drug Users Consumers Board
Provides information and support for individuals who are at risk
IDERA - International Development Education Resource Association
Distributes videos and films by Third World Producers
Indigenous Media Arts Group - IMAG
Promotes film and video festival, media workshops, panel discussions, and
media training
Inland Refugee Society
Facilitates the process of landing in Canada for people in need
International Society of the Handicapped of Greater Vancouver
A consumer advocacy group
Island Festival Societe des Melomanes
Promotion of festivals, carnivals, cabarets, corporate parties with a world
exposure
Junior League of Greater Vancouver
Committed to promoting voluntarism, and improving the community
Just For Girls
Helps girls develop a healthy perspective
Kalayaan Resource and Training Centre
Provides various projects and services geared towards community development
Karen Jamieson Dance Company
Produces and presents orginial modern dance choreography
Katherine Sanford Housing Society
Ongoing property management service housing for the mentally ill
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
Provides social recreational and educational programs
Langley Advancing Against Poverty (LAAP)
Provides advocacy for welfare recipients
Langley Meals on Wheels
Provides hot meals to those in need.
Latin American Community Council
Fosters integration of Latin Americans in BC
Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC
Works with people who are experiencing bereavement
Lower Mainland Downs Syndrome Society
Supports families with children who have Downs Syndrom
Maguerite Dixon Transition House
Runs a transition house for abused women and children
Main Source Management Society
Manages Heritage Hall, a Heritage Building at 15th and Main
Marpole Oakridge Family Place Society
Provides space where parents, caregivers and children can meet and socialize
Massey Theatre Society
Theatrical/Musical arts and educational performance space
Mavis/Mcmullen Housing Society
Provides a secure and affordable housing for older women and single mothers
Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area
Promotes economic development initiatives for small business
Mount Pleasant Family Centre Society
A drop-in centre for families with children
Multifaith Action Society
Promotes inter-religious understanding
Musical Theatre Works
Develops and provides workshops on creating new musicals
Nanoose Conversion Campaign
Works towards nuclear
Native Daughters of British Columbia Post Number 1
Preserves the Hastings Mill Store Museum, the last building to survive the
fire of 1886
NBRS - Voice Print
Provides time sensitive printed media from daily newspapers for Blind and
Print restricted Canadians.
New Westminster Family Place Society
Provides programs and support for families
Newton Advocacy Group
Provides free confidential support, assistance and information to people on
income assistance
North Shore In-Line Hockey League Society
Youth roller hockey
North Shore Menopause Information Centre
Provides information on menopause and related health issues
North Shore Multicultural Society
Promotes equal access and opportunities for all
North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre
North Shore Volunteers for Seniors
Provides social services for seniors
Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society
Advances public awareness and knowledge about wildlife systems in northwest
North America
Nous Tous Un Soleil - One and All
Offers an intercultural education program specially designed for primary and
secondary school students
NPSBC Native Plant Society of BC
Enourages knowledge, appreciation, responsible use, and conservation of
native plants and habitats
Novaco Childcare Centre Society
Provides quality childcare to children ages 18 months to 12 years
Oak Counselling Services
Provides low-cost personal or couple counselling with volunteer counsellors
Osteoporosis Society of BC
Provides information, education, support, and advocacy
Pacific Disabled Women's Network
An emerging group of feminists who live with disabilities
Pacific Riding for the Disabled Association
Therapeutic riding for people with physical, cognitive and emotional
disabilities
Pink Ink Theatre Productions Association
Port Moody Ecological Society
Operate the Noons Creek salmon and trout hatchery
Poseidon Development
Provides consulting and referal services to new immigrants from eastern Europe
Public Health Association of BC
Dedicated to preserve and promote public health
Radix Theatre Society
Regional Disabled Persons Association
Promotion of accessibility and awareness within the community
Richmond Committee on Disability
Works with the city making it a more unviersally accessible community.
Richmond Family Place
Provides programs and acitivities within the community
Richmond Therapeutic Equestrian
Provides the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding to people with
disabilities
Ridge Meadows Women's Centre Society
Provides information, referrals, and support to women
Right to Quiet Society
Promotes awareness of noise pollution
Rosemary Brown Family Services Society of BC
Provides services to blacks/african Canadians and Caribbean families
Rosemary Ross Support
Manages home support group services for stroke victims
Salvation Army, Family Services, New Westminster
Emergency food, shelter, after school care"
Science of Spirituality
Members study and practise meditation/spirituality
Self-Help Resource Association of BC (SHRA)
An umbrella organization that offers support and services
Seniors Housing Information Program
Provides information on housing and resources for seniors
Seniors Support Services
Offers information, referral and services for seniors
Seniors Well Aware Program
Provides services for seniors
Serena Vancouver
Provides information for couples interested in a natural method of family
planning
Skills Connection - First United Church Branch
Provides employment counselling and related services and computer training
Society of New Youth Crossroads
Facilitate cultural understanding and exchange
South Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society
Our mission is to make neighbourhoods a better place to live
South Delta Youth Services Resource Centre
Provides a drop-in resource centre for employment, personal, and family
counselling, to youth
South Granville Seniors Centre
Offers services seniors
South Vancouver Family Place
Works with families with children 5 and under
South West Regional Arts Council
St. James Community Square
Provides affordable spaces to community groups for cultural, recreational,
educational and social purposes
Stanley Park Ecology Society
Dedicated to encouraging stewardship of the natural world through
environmental education and conservation
Steveston Interurban Restoration Society
Working to restore to full operating capacity an interurban tram 1220, which
was built in 1912
Strathcona Parent Resource Centre
Parent volunteers provide information and advocacy/peer services to other
parents in the community
Street Youth Job Action
Odd job bank for street involved youth ages 16-24
Sunrise Seniors Computer Club
Teaches seniors to become familiar with using computers and the Internet
Sunset Point Housing Co-op
Non-profit housing coop
Sunset Towers Advocacy and Resources Office (West End Srs Network)
Links the isolated and frail with the broader community
Surrey Aboriginal Cultural Society
The cultural society's goal is to acquire, develop, and adminster an
Aboriginal cultural centre
Surrey Festival of Dance Society
Organizes an annual dance festival at the Surrey Arts Centre
Surrey Search and Rescue Society
Volunteer search and rescue team located in the Lower Mainland
Surrey-North Delta Meals on Wheels
Deliver hot nutritious meals to those in need
Taiwanese Canadian International Green Club
Environmental educational programs
Tamarack Day Program
Day program for people with developmental disabilities
Tarsier Projects
Constructing an information bank of rare animals and environmental concerns
of the Phippines
The Burnaby Citizens Advisory Board
Provides advice on Mental Health needs to Burnaby Psychiatiric Service
The Chinese Community Library Services Association
Dedicated to meeting the reading and information needs of Chinese Canadians
The Como Watershed Group
Works for the protection of Maillardville/Como Lake area watershed
The Give And Take Group
Provides information about resources and support and educates users of the
mental health services
The Kent Program (Developmental Disabilities Association)
Dedicated to supporting children and adults with develomental disabilities,
in the communities where they live
The Land Conservancy of British Columbia -TLC
The Maranatha Outreach
Offers an Inter-denominational chaplaincy service and provides monthly
mailings of commentary and devotional readings
The PACE Program
A treatment centre for children with emotional and/or behavioural challenges
and their families
The Purpose Society
Provides educational, social, and clinical programs for youth and families
The Vancouver White Cane Club
Provides a Reading and Writing service, and recreational and social
activities for the visually challenged
Thyroid Foundation of Canada
Services for patients and their families
Trails BC
Facilitates the construction and use of the Trans Canada Trail
Urban Arts Club
Provides urban youth with a facility to explore their artistic possibilities
Valley Women's Network
Brings together women from all walks fo life to share and support each others
goals and interests
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Works to improve the lives of people who use drugs illicitly through user
based peer support and education
Vancouver Association Of Chinese Canadians
Community based anti-racism and human rights organization
Vancouver Cross Cultural Seniors Network
Vancouver Dixieland Jazz Society
Produces a weekend festival of live dixieland jazz annually
Vancouver Elder Abuse Network
Provides training and coordination of issues about elder abuse across the
city of Vancouver
Vancouver Mandolin Society
Promotes music on Mandolin and supports groups that play Mandolin
Vancouver Native Health Society
HIV/AIDS outreach/drop in program
Vancouver Richmond Mental Health Network
Provides support groups to people who have experienced the mental health
system
Vancouver Sea to Sky Branch - BC Association of Social Workers
Vancouver Second Mile Society
Operate a Seniors Drop In Centre and Outreach program to Hotel residents in
the Downtown core
Vancouver Single Mothers Support Network Society
Provides educational workshops, counselling and referrals for low income
single parents
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Provides health information for women and trains community health advocates
Volunteer Grandparents Society
Brings together families with children who have no grandparents locally and
people of grandparenting age (over 50)
West Coast Activities Club
Social club which supports and promotes sporting events, arts, and outdoor
events such as hiking, cyclying, etc
West Coast Alternatives Society
"Outpatient treatment of North Shore residents with substance abuse problems
West Coast Chamber Music
West Coast Domestic Workers Association
Provides legal information and support services to domestic workers in BC
West Side Family Place
Family Resource program providing support and resources to family with young
children
West Vancouver Otters Swim Team
Competitive swim team
Westcoast Family Resources Society - North Shore
Offers programs to children and families experiencing difficulties on the
North Shore
Westcoast Family Resources Society - Ridge Meadows
Offers programs and services to families in the Fraser Region area
Westcoast Family Resources Society - Simon Fraser
Provides programs to families and children in the Tri-city area
Westcoast Family Resources Society - Vancouver Outreach
Provides programs to children, youth and families in the greater Vancouver
area
Western Association of Directors of Volunteers
Provides networking, education and advocacy for managers/coordinators and
directors of volunteers
Westside Rythmic Gymnastics Association
Supports amateur competitive rhythmic gymnastics programs and participants
Wildlife Rescue Association of BC
Cares for and rehabilitates the wild injured, orphaned and pollution damaged
wildlife
Wired Woman Society
Focus is on creating an open environment that encourages women to explore
opportunities in information technology and new media
Wish Drop In Centre
Provides a drop-in centre with meals, showers and health services for women
in the sex trade
Women's Employment and Training Coalitiion (WETC
A coalition involved in Women's employment and training issues
World AIDS Group
Provides prevention sexual health education to youth