Non-partisan organization, run by and for BC youth ages 16 to 21, promotes yough service in the community. Activities include regional youth parliaments throughout the province for youth ages 14 to 18, where participants develop public speaking skills and gain...

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 ...

Assists in paying the costs of a child's full- or part-time studies after high school through the addition of money into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for children from low-income families. No personal contributions to an RESP are required to rece...

Offers wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations, the public sector, and private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create summer work experiences for young people ages 15 to 30. Provides young people with opportu...

Provides free one-on-one virtual tutoring across Canada. Offers tutoring at the Kindergarten to Grade 12 level in multiple disciplines such as biology, physics, chemistry, math, French, English, and social studies. Signups are conducted through the website.

Provides financial assistance for eligible students with a permanent disability who are enrolled at a designated post-secondary institution, including part-time and full-time undergraduate and graduate programs. Programs include financial assistance for tuitio...

BC-wide network of integrated health and social service centres and online tools and resources for young people ages 12 to 24 and their families. Foundry BC is a central administrative office, supporting local Foundry centres that provide a one-stop-shop for y...

Offers virtual counselling sessions, youth and caregiver peer support, and workshops to young people ages 12 to 24 and their caregivers. Services are free and confidential. Youth can book a peer support or counselling appointment up to seven days in advance, o...

A high-IQ society that fosters the use of human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; encourages research in the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence; and aims to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members. Servi...

Provides resources and services to help individuals save, plan, and pay for post-secondary education. Loans and grants are available to help students with a demonstrated financial need access post-secondary education. Offered in partnership with provincial gov...

Waives tuition and eligible fees for BC students who are current or former youth in care studying full- or part-time at the undergraduate level at a BC public post-secondary institution, the Native Education College, or one of the approved union-based trades t...

Offers a variety of innovative creative writing workshops, as well as pulications and events that celebrate and promote the work of young Canadian writers. Nonprofit society, registered charity.

Organizes the annual Victoria Pride Parade and Festival to celebrate and empower those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, or intersex, and their allies. Also works to create inclusive, accessible, and diverse local pride events. T...

A legal agreement between youth and Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is available for youth ages 16 to 18 who cannot return home to their family for reasons of safety, and youth who have no parent or guardian willing to take responsibility fo...

Provides a $5,000 (maximum) bursary per full course year to benefit military and first responder families. Eligible individuals are children of a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran, serving or retired, or a first responder affected by operational stress injury such...

Provides individualized support to help job seekers find and maintain employment and improve employment readiness. Clients must be unemployed or precariously employed and legally allowed to work in BC. Self-serve resource area provides career and job search re...

Provides services for multi-barrier, at risk youth ages 12 to 19. Clients include youth who are not attending school, having difficulty finding or maintaining employment, are experiencing family difficulties, have some mental health issues that are impacting t...

Supports youth ages 15 to 18 who have Youth Agreements (YAG), Independent Living Agreements (IL), or are otherwise transitioning out of government care to independence. Also supports young adults ages 19 to 24 who are aging out of Victoria foster care services...

Offers programs for youth ages 12 to 19 and their families. Assists youth in leaving the high-risk street environment, making the transition to healthier and more constructive life situations, and preventing at-risk behaviour or involvement with the street sce...

Provides assistance to eligible veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve), members and former members of the RCMP, their families, and caregivers. Services include information and referral, form completion assistance, needs assessmen...

Provides online and in-person programs for immigrant youth ages seven to 28 including homework clubs, one-on-one help, tutoring, games and activities, life skills training, and regular group meet-ups. Also organizes different types of youth events in and aroun...

Offers public and community safety education, training, and applied research for professionals contributing to the health, safety, and well-being of people at work, at home, and in the community. Academic and applied programs lead to certificates, diplomas, ba...

Supports the social and economic integration of newcomers who are not eligible to receive services from federally funded programs. Program serves refugee claimants (including asylum seekers who have not yet filed refugee claims), temporary foreign workers (exc...

Provides services designed to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of immigrant and refugee children and youth ages six to 25 as they transition into Canadian society. SPARKS For Children is a 10-week after school program for children attending a ...

Offers free French-language settlement, integration, and employment assistance to Francophone immigrants who settle in BC; available to permanent residents, temporary foreign workers and students, refugees (protected persons and convention refugees), and Canad...