Offers community and educational resources, events, and programming for children and families that prioritizes and celebrates Afrocentric and Indigenous lives. Hosts local ARC CommUNITY Events with Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) artists for pe...

An alternative education program for Indigenous youth ages 13 to 16 whose needs are not being met in traditional school programs. The program runs full time, five days a week, and provides a safe, respectful, and culturally relevant space. Recognizes and respe...

Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and Indigenous families on reserve and in urban settings throughout BC. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral t...

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...

A cooperative volunteer network that preserves information, photographs, and memories of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. Assists in connecting people who are researching their ancestry and traditions, and encourages sharing of facts and stories. Resour...

Supports Indigenous families with infants from birth to age three who are at risk of, or already have, a delay in development and provides culturally sensitive developmental programs. Offers one-on-one consultation with the Aboriginal Infant Development Progra...

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...

Aboriginal Leadership Opportunities Year provides one year of educational and leadership experience through the Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston, ON). Includes sports, field trips, leadership development, military training, cultural support activitie...

Offers sport and recreational activities to Indigenous youth ages 11 to 24. Focuses on creating and maintaining an inclusive, safe, and healthy space that supports youth to be physically active, make positive life choices, and develop leadership skills. Activi...

Provides non-judgemental one-to-one support, cultural and recreational activities, and programming to Indigenous youth ages 11 to 24, incorporating cultural teachings from the medicine wheel, the Circle of Courage, and local First Nations. Works with local sch...

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 ...

Preschool with an early intervention strategy that addresses the needs of three- to five-year-old Aboriginal children, fostering spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth. Features parental involvement, culture and language education, health prom...

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...

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...

Provides disability and health related support services to Aboriginal individuals, families, and service providers through three core programs: the Disability Case Management Program, the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Program, and the Persons with ...

Advocates for and implements Aboriginal Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights through exercising inherent laws and jurisdiction. Develops and promotes policies and resources for the benefit of First Nations people, including economic, social, education, health, and...

Works to ensure the well-being of BC Metis Federation members in BC, and to advance Metis knowledge, language, culture, wellness, and self-determination through capacity building and systemic advocacy. Assists in creating employment and training opportunities ...

Provides public access to books and other materials, free computer and internet access, and programs for infants, children, teens, and adults. Offers in-depth reference and information, in person and via telephone or email. Hours are 12 noon to 4 pm Wednesday ...

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...

Provides books and other material on loan to the public, as well as programs for children and adults, and free public computing and wireless access. Has bookable meeting spaces; call for details. Also provides in-depth reference and information on all subjects...

Coordinates and supports local food security initiatives in the Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood of Vancouver. Community Food Markets provide fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale cost or below; see website for times and locations. A Garden Veggie Sha...

An alternative education program for Indigenous youth ages 16 to 19 whose needs are not being met in traditional school programs. The program runs full time, five days a week, with half the students attending school in the morning, half in the afternoon; provi...

Aboriginal Mental Health Outreach provides culturally appropriate mental health counselling to Aboriginal youth and their families who have been unable to engage with or access mental health services. Services include assessment and therapeutic counselling and...

Offers educational, cultural, recreational, and social programs for people in the Collingwood-Renfrew area of Vancouver. Operates licensed child care programs, day camps, and a Family Place with activities for preschoolers and social time for caregivers. Also ...

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...