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 ...

Enables members of BC First Nations with limited or no access to their own doctors or nurse practitioners to make virtual appointments for primary health care with doctors trained to follow the principles and practices of cultural safety and humility. Linked t...

A support network for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who were removed from their family or community as children, adopted out or placed in non-Indigenous foster homes, and are involved in the Sixties Scoop Settlement Class Action Lawsuit against Canada...

Provides culturally appropriate supports to address the over-representation of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) in the criminal justice system in BC, and eliminates barriers that may prevent someone from attending a justice centre in person...

Housing program for Indigenous women who are at risk of homelessness or child welfare intervention, and who are prenatal, postnatal, and/or have young children under the age of nine. Provides 16 units of safe supportive housing, with support workers available ...

Youth Native Courtworkers facilitate access to justice by assisting Aboriginal youth in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal...

Connects self-identified Indigenous teen girls and Two-Spirit, non-binary, and trans youth to the Indigenous community and culture through the help of volunteer Indigenous mentors with similar lived experiences. Aims to deepen cultural connection and healing t...

Supports Indigenous children and youth with positive messages of hope, culture, strength, healing, mental health, and life promotion. Creates and distributes materials and resources designed to start a safe conversation about hard topics such as loss, sadness,...

Provides support services to Indigenous families of infants under age six who are at risk or have been diagnosed with a developmental delay. Support services include home visits, family support, developmental survey, support with activity planning and goal set...

An early literacy program for parents/caregivers and children incorporating Indigenous storytelling, drumming, crafts, and other cultural traditions.

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 legal services to Indigenous people in Vancouver and area who otherwise cannot access it; clients may not be eligible for legal aid or need legal advice on matters not covered by legal aid. Services include legal aid intake, advocacy for people living i...

Native Courtworkers facilitate access to justice by assisting Indigenous people in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal serv...

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...

Provides programs to promote healthy active living among Indigenous and inner-city children and youth, and to foster employment and life skills for youth who face barriers. Programs include Indigenous cultural programs such as social connections through food s...

Provides affordable housing in studio apartments in the Downtown Eastside for 96 fully independent residents on fixed and/or low incomes. Fixed-rate rents are based on BC Housing Homeless At Risk guidelines. 38 units are reserved for indigenous youth participa...

Reviews, assesses, and investigates reports of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation of Aboriginal children and youth, and provides services to their parents or caregivers. Supports for families may include counselling, parenting programs, traditional healing...

Provides health care services on a first-come, first-served basis for residents of the Downtown Eastside and urban Indigenous people. Family physicians offer primary care medical services (except obstetrics). Nursing services are available seven days a week. S...

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...

Enables Aboriginal children who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Aboriginal children and families. Supports children in the areas of physical, cognitiv...

An early intervention, home visiting program designed to support, maintain, and enhance individual and family functioning by improving birth outcomes and parenting skills; serves families with children from birth to five years. Also enhances child development,...

Supports parents and caregivers with a child from birth to age 18 living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Services include peer support, advocacy, parenting skills development, life skills training, referral to services, home and community visits, ...

A community-based family centre located in the Downtown Eastside. Contributes to the successful early childhood development of inner-city children while strengthening families with the participation of the community.

Offers Indigenous Elder-led one-on-one visits to provide spiritual and cultural guidance, and culturally-focused community outings. Elders also lead cultural circles including West Coast teachings, Ki Ya Nan, drum circles, and wellness circles. Other activitie...

Partners Indigenous Elders with physicians and allied health professionals to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care to the community in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Primary care follows a team-based, comprehensive, and culturally-informed m...