Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver

From their first to last breath, we're committed to giving the 1 in 5 British Columbians affected by a lung condition hope, help and a voice. For more than 110 years, we have led the fight for healthy lungs and healthy air, whether it's searching for cures to lung diseases, keeping kids off tobacco and e-cigarettes, or fighting for laws that protect the air we all breathe.

Employ to Empower is a registered charity that supports residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside community by providing access to development and entrepreneurial resources. Our resources include affordable microloans and business mentorship with the goal of having a long-term impact on our members’ personal and economic well being. We also actively advocate for creating positive social change in the Downtown Eastside.

About Westcoast Family Centres (WFC): Westcoast Family Centres Society is a multi-service community-based non-profit organization delivering child-centered, evidence-based, family-focused programs, and services since 1984. At WFC we strive to support a diverse demographic of clients within the Lower Mainland offering strength-based and family-centered programs and services to help strengthen the relationships of parents, caregivers, and their children.

We are Science Communicators (or #scicomm enthusiasts) passionate about networking and providing career resources for those wanting to pursue scicomm careers. We are a nation-wide organization that creates accessible virtual initiatives such as panels, videos, podcasts and other career resources. Follow us on our Twitter (@scinetworkers) and Instagram (@sciencenetworkers) for updates on our initiatives.

GLOCAL Foundation of Canada is a non-partisan, non-profit organization striving to empower residents in Canada to integrate a solid, creative domestic engagement with a nuanced global understanding in politics, business, academics and philanthropy. We aim to provide innovative programs and cross-sectoral resources to encourage residents in Canada to be civically aware and democratically engaged. Our team is composed of staff, consultants, advisors, and volunteers from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds who dedicate themselves in having Canadians’ voices heard and understood.

EDU Beyond is a non-profit online tutoring initiative with the goal of minimizing educational disparity for K-12 students through an internationally connected network of learners. We believe that education has become an increasingly pressing matter, especially considering the limiting effects of COVID-19 on student-tutor interactions. Students who have had past difficulties in a regular school setting may face even harsher setbacks due to the quarantine environment. With that in mind, we at EDU Beyond saw the need to create an accessible, free, and more personalized platform for students to voice their academic concerns, providing learners with an easy way to supplement the presently rigid online school system while giving tutors volunteering opportunities to give back to their younger peers.

The LMGRS is a non-profit registered charitable organization that has been organizing grief support groups in the greater Vancouver area since it was incorporated in 1990.These programs are offered in the communities of Kerrisdale/West Side and Downtown Vancouver. Our programs are designed for those who have suffered the death of a significant person by helping them understand, cope and live with their loss. We help the grieving person move from pain to healing in a non-judgemental, compassionate and confidential environment. The group facilitators come to this work from a variety of backgrounds, including healthcare, counselling, pastoral work, education, and social service. All have received their bereavement education from the LMGRS and all have experienced first-hand the heartbreak of their own personal losses. In our 30 years of service, we have delivered more than 100 grief support programs and have provided information and resources to over 1000 people that have attended these programs. The LMGRS board and grief facilitators have worked tirelessly to provide and maintain a high level of knowledge, time, energy and compassion in order to keep this society and its mission alive in the community! OUR MISSION To support the bereaved in rebuilding their lives by helping them understand their grief in a safe, confidential environment. WHAT WE PROVIDE Grief Support Groups Our support groups are designed for those who are struggling with the pain of losing a significant person. Trained and experienced facilitators walk with participants on a journey through healing by offering coping tools, support and the chance to share feelings and stories. Being with others who ‘get’ what you are going through can be extremely comforting and powerful. http://lmgr.ca/

Guiding is a fun, safe and inclusive space where units explore new interests and passions. Our programs include exploring the outdoors, social justice, STEM, arts, community service, and much more! We welcome all female-identified community members. In Renfrew District (East Vancouver), like many areas, we have wait lists for many programs and are looking for more adult volunteers (ages 19+) to allow more access to all the fun and friendship of Guiding.

We are a student-run organization called VancouverAgainstCorona that is a chapter of an international organization called StudentsAgainstCorona founded at Oxford University. With the reopening of the city, many individuals such as immunocompromised patients, essential workers and the elderly are at higher risk for COVID-19. In hopes to protect these individuals, we are trying to provide non-surgical masks (free of charge and delivered) and would really like your help. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help us lead this initiative.

We are a non-profit hub for dance, psychology, and philosophy. Our priority is creation of meaning-oriented, contemporary dance that helps people connect on a genuine level. We value interdisciplinary collaboration and work with artists in other fields. We are inspired by humanistic psychology and philosophy in all that we do.

Our Social Fabric (OSF) is Vancouver’s only non-profit textile recycling organization. We have been in operation since 2009 with a mission to eradicate textile waste from landfills. We receive donations of textiles and sewing-related supplies from individuals, manufacturers, designers, and the film industry.  Our powerful team of volunteers then processes the donations for sale at amazing prices through our retail shop and online store.

We are a non-profit organization that brings together both Latin Americans and Latin enthusiasts living in BC.