Provides free peer support and promotes the well-being of seniors who are facing difficulty because of life-altering changes in their later years. Also provides information and referral services. Offers visits to the senior's home, residence, facility, or comm...

A volunteer-run organization working towards safer communities. Safe Buddies are screened volunteers who escort older adults age 60 and over and to anyone identifying as a woman who feels unsafe walking home in Canada; includes transgender, cisgender, and non-...

Provides six beds of safe, secure, temporary transitional housing and support for women ages 55 and up who are escaping violence. Staffed 24 hours per day. Length of stay is 30 days no cost, and up to six months program participation at $375/month. Low-barrier...

Provides emotional and practical support, advocacy, and referrals to women age 55 and over who have or who are still experiencing abuse by a family member, intimate partner, or someone in a position of power such as a landlord or caregiver. Serves women who ar...

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...

Provides a variety of programs to build a resilient, healthy, and food-secure community. Holds low-cost community dinners at 5 pm on Fridays, and by-donation music nights at 7:30 pm on Thursdays. Little Mountain Riley Park Neighbourhood Food Network (NFN) work...

Provides free peer support in Spanish and English by trained information and referral volunteers. Volunteers supply information and can assist with completing applications for federal and provincial benefits such as Old Age Security (OAS), Canada Pension Plan ...

Provides information and referral to members who include superannuated federal government employees, retired Canadian Forces and RCMP personnel, federally appointed judges, and their families. Provides assistance concerning pensions, allowances, benefits, inco...

Provides transitional housing for women (including transgender women) without children who have mental health and/or substance use issues, and who also have experienced or are experiencing family violence. Length of stay is six months to one year in an alcohol...

Provides safe, secure, temporary shelter and support, primarily for Indigenous women (including transgender women) with or without children, who are fleeing violent relationships or who are at risk of abuse, threats, or violence from a partner. Accepts male ch...

Provides safe, secure, temporary shelter and support for women (born female) with or without children, who are fleeing violent relationships or are at-risk of abuse, threats, or violence. Accepts male children up to age 19 on a case-by-case basis. Accepts refu...

Promotes the well-being of seniors through support from their peers. Offers support groups, peer support programs, information and referral, Dementia Friendly Cafe, and the dementia-friendly choir The New Dementians. Offers outreach services with senior visits...

Produces several publications providing information about community resources and human services in Burnaby and New Westminster, including the 'Community Resource Guide', 'Ready, Set, Learn', 'Middle Childhood Matters', 'Seniors Outreach Card', and the 'Commun...

Provides accessible and inclusive senior-driven programs and services for seniors in southeast Vancouver to support active participation in the community and independence. The first floor of the neighbourhood house is dedicated to seniors programs and services...

Provides a safe and supportive temporary housing for women, with or without children, who are fleeing violence; accepts male children up to age 18. Accepts refugees and refugee claimants, as well as women from out of province. Medium-barrier house: women must ...

Transition house provides 25 beds for all self-identified women, with or without children, who are at risk of, or have experienced, violence. Accepts male children age 17 and under. Maximum length of stay is 30 days. Opportunity for second-stage housing may be...

Offers Indigenous Parent Support Circles which are self-help groups for Indigenous parents and anyone in an Indigenous parenting role within BC. Circles address parental stress, discipline, and the building of parental support systems. They are facilitated by ...

An online directory listing of seniors care services that are provided by members of the BC Care Providers Association; includes resources on independent living, home health care (includes home support), assisted living, and long-term care. Lists both subsidiz...

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 safe, secure temporary shelter and crisis line support for women with or without children, who are escaping violent relationships or are at-risk of abuse, threats, or violence. Accepts transgender women who have identified and lived as women for at le...

Offers housing services to seniors age 60 and over who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Services include housing navigation, and information and referral. Homeless Outreach Services provides outreach services to seniors, in particular seniors of Indige...

Provides temporary safe shelter and support for women age 19 and over (inclusive of cisgender and transgender women) with or without children, who are escaping violent relationships or who are at risk of abuse, threats, or violence. Accepts male children up to...

Provides long-term support and advocacy to vulnerable seniors ages 55 and over to help them maintain their independence and community inclusion. Services include housing search assistance and housing loss prevention, health care navigation support, food securi...

Serves Richmond individuals age 24 and under and 55 and over, and their family members, who are concerned about substance use and misuse, concurrent disorders, and issues arising from other addictive behaviours such as gambling and technology. Services include...

Trained senior volunteers offer free, confidential information and referral regarding community services to seniors ages 55 and older. Also assists seniors to navigate through government systems, and fill out application forms. Topics include seniors benefits ...