Social and community arts club offers various activities and events, including a members' lounge. The WISE Hall, a multipurpose, second-floor room offers a sound and lighting system, green room, bar, and washrooms, is available for rent. Used primarily for con...

Hosts conventions, meetings, trade and consumer shows, and banquet events. Features exhibition halls, ballrooms, and meeting rooms for small or large groups. Provides a variety of services such as catering, housekeeping, security, and audio-visual. Part of BC ...

Offers a supportive space where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Downtown Eastside can reconnect with traditional approaches to community and healing. Services include Elder/family cultural guidance, community meetings, social/recreational activitie...

Serves disadvantaged residents of the Downtown Eastside and neighbouring communities with a low-cost cafeteria, library, learning centre, theatre, gym, weight room, pool room, and seniors lounge. Programs and services include community education (with a focus ...

Provides a variety of programs for low-income, Chinese-speaking immigrant seniors in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Offers peer-based outreach, case management, interpretation of government-related documents and letters, translation, advocac...

Offers low-cost, non-credit courses to seniors age 55 and over in the liberal arts. Also offers a flexible Liberal Arts for 55+ Certificate program for those interested in taking academically challenging courses. Courses are offered at the SFU Harbour Centre c...

Provides educational, artistic, and cultural services directed towards fostering Chinese culture within the local community. Offers traditional and simplified Chinese language classes to children and youth ages four to 19, and classes on Chinese culture. Organ...

Drop-in centre offers people age 55 and over a variety of recreational, educational, and social programs. Services include computer classes, workshops, free wellness programs, yoga, fitness, book club, movie nights, and knitting. Also offers a $5 drop-in lunch...

Develops and provides educational, recreational, library, and social services for the communities of Grandview-Woodland and Strathcona. Manages a 18-acre complex featuring elementary and secondary schools, child care programs, senior's and teen's centres, a pu...

Offers social and recreation activities on a drop-in basis for Chinese-speaking immigrants age 55 and over. Activities include arts and crafts, singing, exercise, and educational workshops on topics of interest to seniors. Also offers community outings, and sp...

Provides services for Vancouver residents living with a print disability (visual impairment, learning disability, or physical disability that prevents the use of standard print) and/or mobility challenges that prevents a person from visiting the library for a ...

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 opportunities for immigrant and refugee seniors or seniors from any ethnic community, age 55 and older, to engage in group activities, community events, and volunteering to connect with peers, improve their language ability, and develop life skills (s...

A joint initiative between the City of Vancouver's Cultural Services Department and CBC/Radio-Canada Vancouver, Studio 700 and the Outdoor Stage are available to rent, free of charge, five days per month, to Vancouver-based registered charities, societies, and...

Provides books, ebooks, DVDs, audiobooks, CDs and other material for loan to the public, as well as programs, special events, and free classes for children, teens, and adults. Free public computing and wireless access are available at all locations. Multilingu...

Money Skills workshops teach people on low incomes, newcomers, youth, and seniors about budgeting, credit/debit management, banking, saving and investing, and consumerism. Prosper One-on-one Financial Coaching provides up to three free financial coaching sessi...

An interactive eight-week mental health promotion course designed to help people deal with everyday life challenges and learn self-management skills based on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Offers streams for youth ages 13 to 18, adults,...

Trains individuals age 55 and older to become senior peer counsellors, and helps senior peer counselling groups in BC to network. Senior peer counsellors are lay counsellors who have been trained to deal with the special problems of the senior years; the inten...

Offers inclusive, online conversaton cafes where people can feel welcome, make new friends, learn from one another, appreciate other cultures, and develop support networks. Cafes aim to end social isolation and loneliness by fostering a sense of belonging and ...

Community service organization provides a variety of services for older adults age 55 and older who live in the West End or Coal Harbour (west of Burrard Street to Stanley Park). Offers the Seniors In Need Fund for older adults on a fixed or limited income who...

A nonprofit, volunteer and collectively run bookstore and resource centre offering tools for social change. Offers free internet and computer access, complimentary coffee and tea, a small lending library, and an area for kids. Also hosts events such as poetry ...

Offers social, educational, and recreational programs, and events for seniors ages 55 and up with a membership. Cost for non-members is $2 for a day pass or $5 for a week pass. Offers in-person and virtual programs; see the monthly newsletter for more details....

Offers fitness classes, recreational and court sports, a swimming pool, and a strength and cardio centre. Also offers child and youth programming, community programs, child care, and swim lessons including aquafit. A membership is required to access most progr...

Offers opportunities for seniors to socialize and participate in recreational activities such as field trips, walking groups, gardening, dancing, and health workshops. The Seniors Lounge, open 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Tuesdays, offers free tea and coffee, and specia...

Offers therapeutic physical, educational, creative, and social activities to seniors ages 55 and older living in the West End, supporting them to remain independent in their homes and active in their communities. Eligibility criteria include having physical or...