Provides financial assistance to hospitality professionals who have fallen under serious financial hardship. The Emergency Relief Fund supports individuals in covering the cost of essential needs such as rent, utilities, childcare, or medical bills, including ...

Enables members of BC First Nations with limited or no access to their own doctors or nurse practitioners to make virtual appointments for primary health care with doctors trained to follow the principles and practices of cultural safety and humility. Linked t...

A support network for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who were removed from their family or community as children, adopted out or placed in non-Indigenous foster homes, and are involved in the Sixties Scoop Settlement Class Action Lawsuit against Canada...

Provides culturally appropriate supports to address the over-representation of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) in the criminal justice system in BC, and eliminates barriers that may prevent someone from attending a justice centre in person...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in North Vancouver. Offers a wide range of educational programs and services for children and youth, as well as continuing education and high school upgrading for adults, and community schools. Also...

Family resource centre at two locations for parents, caregivers, and children from birth to age six. Provides a clothing exchange, parent education, and learning opportunities for children. The core drop-in program, Learning Together Through Play, is a play-ba...

Native Courtworkers facilitates access to justice by assisting Indigenous people in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal ser...

Provides proactive prevention and education strategies to Squamish Nation families with children up to age six. Aims to help parents and children learn about lifespan development skills; family dynamics; developmental milestones; health and nutrition; and Squa...

An Indigenous-led organization working to ensure that Indigenous peoples have full and equitable access to the tools, training, and support to maximize the opportunities presented by technology and innovation: focus is on digital skills development, connectivi...

Provides community health programs and services to Squamish Nation members in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Squamish Valley. Services include community health nursing, primary care (BC Care Card is required), mental health and addictions support, and ho...

Provides a safe place where Aboriginal women with or without children can gather. Offers a grassroots setting to foster pride and independence, and enables women to increase their health, self-esteem, and skills. Offers a daycare, a community kitchen, and advo...

Provides various foster care programs for Indigenous youth. Through the Mentor Me program, young women ages 18 to 25 who have aged out of foster care provide a support system for the Urban Butterflies group, girls ages seven to 14 who are currently in foster c...

Provides holistic and culturally safe programs and services that support healthy lifestyles for Indigenous women and families. Promotes a support network for First Nations women, as well as information sharing among First Nations women, womens' groups, and mun...

Offers a range of wellness, support, and therapeutic services, including traditional and cultural wellness supports. Services include child and youth therapy (art, expressive, land-based), family therapy, therapeutic support groups, and community events that p...

Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) delegated Aboriginal agency that supports the well-being of Indigenous children, youth, and families, especially those who are vulnerable, through family support and preservation services, guardianship service...

Offers Indigenous Elder-led one-on-one visits to provide spiritual and cultural guidance, and culturally-focused community outings. Elders also lead cultural circles including West Coast teachings, Ki Ya Nan, drum circles, and wellness circles. Other activitie...

Partners Indigenous Elders with physicians and allied health professionals to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care to the community in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Primary care follows a team-based, comprehensive, and culturally-informed m...

Provides support, resources, and programming for Indigenous youth, ages 15 to 30, who identify as 2-spirit or LGBTQ+, and for those who are questioning their sexual or gender identities. Offers a non-judgmental, supportive gathering space where participants ca...

Counsellors provide individual counselling to Indigenous youth ages 13 to 24, helping them recognize and positively deal with issues affecting mental well-being. Support from counsellors is non-judgemental and culturally relevant, and can help youth with stres...

A mentorship program that connects Indigenous youth ages 16 to 19 with a role model who can provide advice and support to work towards goals, or towards positive change. Mentors help youth realize their strengths, work towards goals, and build confidence and i...

Provides support and resources to Indigenous youth ages 13 to 18, to positively resolve conflicts or misunderstandings in their lives. The program teaches positive communication and problem-solving skills, and facilitates conversations that can help youth stay...

A mentorship program that connects Indigenous youth ages 12 to 15 with a role model who can provide advice and support to work towards goals, or towards positive change. Youth and mentors are matched based on need, interests, and overall fit. Mentors help yout...

Youth clinic provides culturally relevant, welcoming, accessible health and wellness services to Indigenous youth ages 12 to 30. Approach to health and wellness includes both Indigenous and western perspectives and knowledge, providing care for one's overall w...

Offers Indigenous youth ages 11 to 24 a safe and welcoming space to explore arts and culture. Cultural activities, led by Elders and Knowledge Keepers, include working with cedar, cleansing, smudging, and medicine walks. Art activities include visual art, perf...

A community centre that provides social, cultural, recreational, and other life-enhancing programs and services, primarily for Aboriginal people; $1 membership fee for individuals under age 55. Also houses other organizations and their services including the A...