Provides free supportive hospice care programs and services to people living in the South Cariboo community with life-threatening or terminal illness and their families. Programs and services include companionship, healing touch, palliative massage, community ...

Provides palliative support to adults aged 19 and over who are dying, as well as support for people of all ages who are grieving the death of a loved one. Bereavement services include one-to-one companionship, grief support groups, grief support materials, and...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintena...

Provides a variety of free programs and services for individuals and families facing end-of-life issues, including death and dying, caregiving, and grief. Volunteers are available to support clients and families in anticipating grief and offer respite care on ...

Offers free bereavement support groups for adults who have lost a loved one to suicide or homicide. Support groups are held for eight weeks in the spring and fall, in Surrey. Suicide Support Group meetings are held from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Thursdays. Homicide S...

Provides companionship, respite, listening, and support through life-altering illness, death, and the bereavement period to palliative individuals and their families. Serves Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge, and Walhachin, and surrounding area; i...

Through a provincial toll-free and confidential helpline, trained volunteers offer compassionate listening, information, and referrals for individuals who are suffering from grief and bereavement. Provides training and education for professionals on related to...

Provides continuing education opportunities and annual events for members and professionals in the funeral service field, including apprenticeship and training programs for those new to the field. Works with Consumer Protection BC to investigate inquiries and/...

Provides provincial leadership and advocacy in end-of-life care. Membership consists of organizations and individuals involved in the delivery of hospice palliative care. Provides information regarding hospice palliative care services, educates professionals a...

Provides education, advocacy and connection to a peer-to-peer bereavement support network for families that have experienced the loss of an infant. Focus is on encouraging research and awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexplained Death ...

Trained volunteers provide emotional support for those suffering from a loss, people who are terminally ill, and for their families. Services include emotional support, information and referral, visiting, driving to medical appointments, and respite care. Equi...

Mental health organization that provides counselling, peer support, and public awareness across Canada. Counselling is offered to those affected by mental health issues including PTSD and suicidal thoughts/actions. It can be delivered in-person, by phone or on...

Support group offers peer support to help widows and divorced women ages 55 and up to re-establish themselves in the community following the death or departure of a partner. Aim is to break social isolation. Meets at 1:30 to 3:30 pm in the Community Services B...

A 12-week bereavement support group is offered once or twice per year and facilitated by trained volunteers. The Walk and Talk Program begins early May and provides bereaved people a chance to meet others who share similar feelings. Consists of six organized o...

Trained volunteers provide support to individuals at the end of life, and to their families and caregivers. Grief support meetings are held as needed. Offers a resource library of books and videos. All services are free. Serves Beaverdell, Christina Lake, Gran...

Trained volunteers provide support to patients and families from diagnosis of chronic illness through end-of-life care. Phone consultations and respite for caregivers, either in the home or a health care facility, are available. Bereavement interventions for a...

Trained volunteers provide social and emotional support to people with palliative illnesses and to their families and friends; support is provided in Burnaby Hospital and St Michael's Hospice. Support may involve talking, sitting quietly, life reflection, lett...

Provides care and support for individuals and families facing life-threatening illness, death, and bereavement. Offers support groups, respite services, counselling, and education. Lending library provides resources on grief, loss, living and coping with serio...

Offers Canada-wide access to palliative care specialists and a clinical care team specializing in the field. Provides a collection of evidence-based information, personal stories, articles, and videos for patients, families, health care professionals, and rese...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with complex health care needs who require 24-hour care. Services include nursing and personal care, medication administration, meals, laundry service, and social and recreational activities. Referral require...

Provides physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and practical support to those facing a life-threatening illness, as well as to family and friends. Services include bereavement and grief support for those grieving the death of a family member or friend...

Provides visitation and companionship to individuals who are terminally ill. Volunteers assist with practical tasks such as running errands, doctor's appointments, walking pet dogs, going out for a stroll or a cup of coffee, and providing respite for caregiver...

Offers free support services to children and their families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Services include one-on-one counselling, support groups, a lending library of books and resources, and referral to community resources. Also provides post...

Provides counselling to children, youth, and families affected by trauma, sexual abuse, family violence, grief and loss, and eating disorders, and children exhibiting life-threatening behaviours. Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) provides counselling fo...

Trained volunteers provide companionship, and emotional, practical, and spiritual support to clients who are terminally ill and/or bereaved. Offers visits in the home, hospital, hospice, and long-term care facilities. Programs include 24-hour vigil support in ...