Offers free workshops for older adults and training to community groups on financial literacy, abuse/neglect, awareness/prevention of bullying, residential tenancy, and government benefits. Funded by the Province of BC.

Provides free, confidential, multilingual phone information and referral about community resources for victims of crime, as well as immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour o...

Provides information, emotional support, and referrals to people age 50 and over who are victims of a crime or of abuse, including family and sexual violence. Support is also provided to anyone who has witnessed the abuse of an older adult. Assistance is provi...

Designated agency responsible for looking into situations of suspected abuse, neglect, and self-neglect involving vulnerable adults who are unable to seek support and assistance. Specially trained staff in hospitals and community programs respond to and invest...

Provides educational workshops about elder abuse to seniors, and encourages seniors to stay active. Workshop topics include self-awareness, meditation, physical activity, and elder abuse. Runs three times per month for three hours. Registration required.

Provides activities, support, and recreational and social opportunities for seniors ages 65 and up in the Creston Valley. Offers physical activity programs, daily phone calls to seniors who may be socially isolated, educational and learning opportunities, assi...

Offers short-stay housing for seniors ages 60 and over of all genders who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Metro Vancouver (excluding the Downtown Eastside). Provides a temporary furnished apartment for up to three months while the senior seeks housi...

Provides victim services to individuals of any age or gender who have been victims of child abuse, sexual assault, relationship violence (including elder abuse and any other form of family violence), and stalking. Victims may or may not be involved with the cr...

Assists women who are victims of intimate partner violence, as well as female and male victims of all ages who have experienced recent or historical sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, or other family violence. Services include court orientation and acco...

Assists women who are victims of intimate partner violence as well as female and male victims of all ages who have experienced recent or historical sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, or other family violence. Services include court orientation and accom...

Provides 32 units of supportive housing to women ages 45 and up who have been impacted by violence. Shared spaces include a communal kitchen, exterior courtyard, laundry room, and common lounges. Other services include accompaniment, activity groups, advocacy,...

Provides assistance and support to older adults and third parties assisting older adults, who are dealing with abuse or mistreatment as well as assistance to navigate systems that impact older adults. Services are provided through a helpline, victim services, ...

Information and referral line provides intake for legal and victim service programs as well as assistance to older adults and third parties to navigate the systems that impact an older adult, including situations of abuse, neglect or self-neglect. The line als...

Designated agency responsible for looking into situations of abuse or suspected abuse, neglect, and self-neglect involving adults unable to seek support and assistance on their own due to restraint, physical or mental limitation, illness, disease, injury, or o...

Reports of suspected abuse or neglect of adults can be made to the Public Guardian office in situations of financial abuse. The Public Guardian is the only office that ultimately has the authority to handle financial abuse, legal issues, and health care decisi...

Reports of suspected abuse or neglect of adults can be made to the Public Guardian office in situations of financial abuse. The Public Guardian is the only office that ultimately has the authority to handle financial abuse, legal issues, and health care decisi...

Works to protect the legal rights and interests of vulnerable British Columbians. The Public Trustee is an independent, impartial public official and Officer of the Court who serves to balance protection with autonomy to ensure that people may live as they cho...

Responds to all requests for the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC to act as a substitute decision maker for a vulnerable adult. Investigates if there are concerns about the actions of a substitute decision maker, or there appears to be a need for a decision m...

Offers 12 units of long-term, independent housing to women ages 55 and up, who have experienced violence and abuse. Provides six social housing units as well as six units at housing income limit rental rates. Units are self-contained studio suites with their o...

Protects the legal rights and financial interests of children, acts as guardian of last resort for adults who have no known relatives or friends to assist them, and administers the estates of deceased and missing persons where there is no known next-of-kin. Se...

Serves victims and witnesses of all types of crime, including those injured and bereaved by accused that have not been identified or charged. Provides emotional support, advocacy, court orientation and accompaniment, form completion assistance (including victi...

Teams consisting of community counsellors (employed by Family Services of Greater Vancouver) and Vancouver Police Department (VPD) detectives provide investigative follow-up, emotional support, and advocacy to victims of high-risk domestic violence. There are ...

Investigates incidents of abuse and neglect of older and vulnerable people in power-based relationships after a report has been made. Referral is by police as well as self-initiated reporting. To make a report of abuse or neglect, call the non-emergency polici...

Provides victim services to seniors who may be experiencing elder abuse or neglect within a relationship. Recognizes the unique barriers of older people who are experiencing abuse, particularly abuse from family members, or when there are mental health or othe...

Provides information on the detection and prevention of elder abuse, neglect and self-neglect, and supports early intervention. Offers a resource centre staffed by trained volunteers who provide telephone and in-person support, pamphlets, booklets, posters, an...