Offers a wide range of resources to families relating to parenting a youth, child, or adult with a disability, providing information on respite care, advocacy support, transition planning, as well as facilitated support/education groups and workshops.

A student-funded resource centre dedicated to social and environmental justice through research, education, and action including community-building initiatives. Offers a social justice library, student lounge, student initiated campaigns, workshops, and specia...

Offers legal services to Indigenous people in Surrey and area who otherwise cannot access it; clients may not be eligible for legal aid or need legal advice on matters not covered by legal aid. Services include legal aid intake, advocacy for people living in p...

Legal advocates provide free general benefits assistance and legal assistance. The advocate will provide confidential one-on-one support. They help clients understand their rights and help them access government income programs, and deal with legal issues surr...

Provides support to families with youth affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and other complex needs. Staff helps families to provide enhanced care through counselling, information, parenting strategies, service coordination, advocacy, and educat...

Provides opportunities for families with a member with a disability to connect with other families in social and recreational activities. Also runs workshops, a support group, and an advocacy committee for inclusion. Offers a weekly newsletter and resources an...

In partnership with Legal Aid BC (LABC), assists people to find legal information, distributes legal education and information materials, and connects people to intake, advice, and representation services. Drop-in hours vary.

Provides free legal information, support in the form of advice/assistance, referrals, and representation for a variety of issues for residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Issues addressed include welfare (income assistance and hardship issues); employment...

Provides information and referral services, and promotes community connections. In cooperation with other service providers, offers programs for families, youth, and seniors. Family services include family drop-ins for children up to age five and their caregiv...

Provides legal information, advocacy, and support to individuals and their families in the Fraser Health Region who are living with mental health issues. Assistance is provided in the following areas: Income Assistance, People with Disabilities, Residential Te...

Provides information, referrals, and advocacy for people on income assistance, low income, people living with mental illness, and people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Also offers a weekly pro-bono law clinic and year-round income tax clinics. Se...

Provides legal information, referrals, and representation to clients on issues related to refugee, immigration, poverty, and family laws. Services are offered remotely primarily by email or by phone; in-person services are available on an as-needed basis. Offi...

Provides education to promote awareness of, and advocate for, people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions. Operating from a disability justice framework, uses an intersectional lens centering decolonization. Offers workshops on topics including d...

Provides information and referral, advocacy, and public education for people with disabilities, and for their families and caregivers. Advocates assist with accessing programs and services, including help with completing forms. Computer/internet access is open...

Promotes education, social development, legal rights, and the general well-being of people with learning disabilities and/or ADD, and their families. Provides a resource centre, and information and referral. Services for children and youth include one-to-one t...

Provides free legal representation and advice to low-income refugee claimants, immigrants, and people without legal status. Among other services, it will take on complex and/or time sensitive refugee claims, appeals and cases of systemic importance. Priority i...

Courtworkers give assistance during the criminal court process to clients living with a mental illness who are charged with a criminal offence. Clients may also be assisted following court appearances (e.g., with bail or probation orders).

Volunteer-run agency provides peer counselling, advocacy, and information sharing for adults with cerebral palsy, as well as a consultative group for parents and professionals. Offers resource guides about acquiring home support and attendant care through the ...

Offers drop-in advocacy services to mental health consumers/survivors. Provides information, support, and representation to resolve income, housing, and family law problems. Assists with welfare benefits, debt issues, tenancy disputes, and child protection con...

Offers services to bridge the gap between refugee women with disabilities and the publicly available community programs and activities. This program is aimed at skilled immigrant and refugee women who self-identify as being disabled by a physical, mental, cogn...

Facilitates the development and support of microboards and individualized funding for individuals with disabilities. Nonprofit society.

Provides social and recreational services for North Shore residents. Also hosts the free UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) year-round (604-822-5791), and income tax assistance during tax season for low-income clients. Facilities may be rented by c...

Provides therapy services for a wide range of concerns including, child, youth, adults, seniors, couples, and families. Therapists are trained in a variety of therapeutic disciplines. Clients must be seen for an intake process to determine if JFS is the most a...

Drop-in resource centre for women seeking information, resources, peer counselling, and support on women's issues. Offers a single mother's support group in one-year cycles (beginning in September), monthly workshops, basic computer training offered in English...

Provides support for families of children who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) or are suspected of having FASD. The key worker helps develop strategies for supporting children/youth at various developmental stages, and provides advocacy, ...