Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver
Discover local nonprofit organizations making a difference in our community.
Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret is an artist collective of professional and emerging artists based in East Vancouver. We create, perform and engage our community in home spun tales within elaborate worlds of found-object, bygone aesthetic, hosting journeys of re-discovery of old treasures and stories well known to our hearts. Our crew are many — storytellers, dancers, producers, multi-media artists, puppeteers, musicians, painters and makers of all kinds — and our extended community is enormous. We welcome you as a part of it, and thank you for keeping alive the places where magic still exists.
ArtsScene Vancouver connects young professionals in Vancouver with the arts.
Craftworks purpose is to support adults living with physical disabilities and/or mental illness, by developing a vibrant community through skills development and socialization; serving as a catalyst to decrease isolation, to empower and to engage individuals; and facilitating access to earnings opportunities. Craftworks supports participants who are unable to maintain traditional employment by providing flexible training opportunities and indefinite employment in a stigma-free environment - paying fair wages for pieces completed. Craftworks offers a hybrid program that marries developmental opportunities with employment supports that engenders feelings of belonging and satisfaction of contributing to household income.
Parkgate Community Services Society (PCSS) is a registered not-for-profit charitable society that has been in operation since 1983. PCSS provides community based programs and services out of Parkgate Community Centre, the Seymour Youth Centre, and other satellite locations. PCSS is responsible for delivering community programs and services for children, youth, families and seniors through the Community Centre.
VoteNowBC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that provides an online information and discussion platform for BC voters. Our goal is to easily provide BC voters with the information and tools they need to make an informed vote during municipal and provincial elections. We understand the challenges of staying politically informed because we know that  British Columbians have many commitments such as work, family and other day-to-day commitments. VoteNowBC believes that everyone has a right to be politically informed and we aim to eliminate these barriers in order to ensure that everyone can vote for a candidate that best represents their interests.
Helping Spirit Lodge Society provides excellent service to Women and Children fleeing violence. Women access our Transition House, Second Stage Programming and Subsidized housing units, Journey Home - to assist the homeless population seek housing, Employment Resources as well as our Wellness Centre. To Support women moving through trauma we provide Therapeutic Interventions including Counselling, Acupuncture and Massage therapy.
The BC Centre for Ability provides community-based services that enhance the quality of life for children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families in ways that facilitate and build competencies and foster inclusion in all aspects of life
JA (Junior Achievement) is the world’s largest NGO dedicated to educating young people about business. We strive to inspire and prepare youth to succeed in a global economy. With over 120 member organizations worldwide, JA brings a global view of business to local communities. We partner with educators, donors and volunteers to bring a real world experience into the classroom. Our programs focused on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship give students the skills and confidence they need to become leaders of tomorrow.
Vancouver is a community driven metropolis and the artists, innovators, movers and especially the shakers, power it’s beating heart. BIL events are powered the same way, being entirely participant driven and volunteer run.
BIL is a global community of people who have a passion for sharing ideas. Through self-organizing events, communities are brought together for intense collaborative learning.
Plans for BIL Vancouver 2017 Unconference are now under way! Opportunities for collaboration abound as organizers seek to make this years event better than ever.
"Inspiring Musical Excellence"
Welcome to the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals - dedicated to the encouragement, instruction and celebration of young musicians in Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
With an esteemed heritage dating back to the Knights of Pythias in 1923, and under the attentive stewardship of the Kiwanis Club of Vancouver since 1960, ours is now B.C.'s premier music festival, offering professional adjudication to some 7,500 students in high school bands and choirs, and in the private study of classical voice, music theatre, piano, strings, brass, woodwinds and chamber music. In recent years several solo instrument catetories have been added and include: classical guitar; harp and Chinese Ethnic instruments making ours a truly multi-cultural event. Especially gifted students can go on to compete at the Provincial and National levels.
In 2009, with continued support from the Vancouver Kiwanis Club, we became a separate Society. We also greatfully "acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia" for their award of a Community Gaming Grant.
We know helping to foster an appreciation for music, hard work and commitment in one child positively impacts not just their lives but the future of our community and our world. That's why even when we hear a song sung a little off-key or a few missed notes -- it's all music to our ears.
Deep Cove Stage Society began in 1974 and we have been producing excellent community theatre for over 40 years.
Deep Cove Stage, along with First Impressions Theatre, the Seymour Art Gallery and Deep Cove Heritage Society worked for over 5 years to raise money to build the Deep Cove Cultural Centre. The Centre opened in 1991.
Deep Cove Stage Society proudly presents 4 productions a year, including our traditional panto which we have been presenting for over 30 years.
Red Fox Healthy Living Society is a registered charity that empowers Aboriginal and inner-city youth and children to realize their potential as active, healthy leaders and role models. We run child and family recreation programs, and train, mentor and challenge youth to gain work experience within them.
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