Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver
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Since 2000, Leave Out Violence (LOVE) Society BC has been delivering award winning youth-driven media arts-based violence prevention and intervention programming to youth who face multiple barriers.
LOVE youth use media arts to document their experiences and share their views of the world, and build leadership skills to break the cycle of violence in their lives and communities.
ConnecTra Society helps people with physical disabilities connect with work, leisure and social opportunities throughout Metro Vancouver.
It is one of the affiliated societies of the Vancouver-based Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation.
Fair Trade Vancouver is a non-profit organization that seeks to increase awareness, availability, and sales of Fair Trade products in Metro Vancouver.
By purchasing goods with the Fair Trade Certified logo, you support equality and contribute to empowering hardworking individuals and their families to build sustainable futures.
Our Goals
•To educate citizens of Metro Vancouver on how they can support people in the developing world by choosing Fair Trade in their everyday purchasing practices
•To increase the availability of Fair Trade products by working alongside Fair Trade retailers, distributors and suppliers
•To support and encourage businesses and organizations to adopt in-house Ethical Procurement policies that require Fair Trade products when available
•To assist campuses, towns, cities and municipalities to become Fair Trade universities and towns
•To have individuals, businesses, community and faith groups to commit to Fair Trade sourcing
•To lead a nationwide effort to increase the availability and prominence of Fair Trade in Canada
We Are
•An independent volunteer-based organization
•Not in the business of selling Fair Trade products
•Not a certifier of fair trade products
Glitz Entertainment is a Vancouver based company that produces artistic events for both community outreach, as well as private and public events for companies in Canada. Glitz Events are an interactive experience - an experience that encourages the "inner artist" or "inner art-lover" to engage and be inspired by their surroundings.
Our objective is to create unique experiences for our clients, while exposing our clients' brand through interactive marketing and events.
Whether you are planning a private event, developing a marketing campaign, rebranding your company, introducing a new product, or coordinating a meeting or company retreat, Glitz Entertainment will ensure your event has a successful outcome - unforgettable to your attendees.
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The North Vancouver Visitor Centre provides plenty of information on local activities and events, attractions, local shops, sightseeing tours and accommodations so you can make the most of your visit to Vancouver's North Shore Where Nature Lives. We are located inside the Lonsdale Quay Market (ground floor, north end), just a few steps away from the SeaBus terminal. We offer free information, reservations and accommodations services.
Lonsdale Quay Market is located on the North Shore by the Seabus. It is an iconic landmark for North Vancouver and a cornerstone for the community. The Market hosts quite a few community events that are free to attend.
Latincouver creates a socio-economic space to promote relationships and cultural exchange among Latin Americans and the Canadian mosaic.
VOLUNTEER MENTORS ARE NEEDED!
ConnecTra Society has a new research program, Employment Mentorship Support Project, in partnership with University of British Columbia’s Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science.
ConnecTra is seeking volunteer mentors to support individuals with physical disabilities in pursuit of employment, training, education, volunteering, recreation and increased social involvement.
Typical support includes researching community resources, job searches, and registration of participants at their local Work BC Employment Services Centre.
Volunteer Mentors will need to have previous employment experience, clear a criminal record check for vulnerable adults, and commit to volunteering over an eight-month period.
The attendance of a day-long volunteer orientation is required:
Saturday, March, 26, 2016 10- 4pm at Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Multi-Purpose Room # 4, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B1. The nearest skytrain stations are Main Street Science World (Expo Millennium Line) and Olympic Village (Canada Line). Lunch will be provided.ConnecTra reimburses Volunteer Mentors for parking and Translink.
For more information, please contact:
DAVID PARKE at dppowder@gmail.com and 604-839-0557
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The Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s Clinic (EBWC) is committed to providing reproductive and abortion care in a safe, confidential and calm atmosphere. EBWC has been offering high quality abortion care services in Metro Vancouver for more than twenty-five years. Other services offered include: contraception management, pap tests and sexually transmitted infections testing. We want every woman to leave feeling their choices have been respected and that they have received excellent care.
The Elizabeth Bagshaw Society is a registered charity and non-profit that operates EBWC, an accredited medical facility by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. The Society is run by a volunteer Board of Directors, which is elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The Bicycle Valet is a social enterprise run by the non-profit charitable organization, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST). Our goal is to eliminate barriers to sustainable transportation, in this case by providing a safe place for people to keep their bicycles (and bicycle accessories).
This summer we're partnering with the Vancouver Police Department and Project 529 at Granville Island to try out a new project, attacking bike theft from as many different angles as possible. We'll have our valet open 7 days/week, be educating the public on best locking practices, registering bikes with Project 529, collecting data on current locking practices, as well as conducting a survey looking at transportation choices made by all people traveling to Granville Island.
Free Geek is a nonprofit community organization that reduces the environmental impact of waste electronics by reusing and recycling donated technology. Through community engagement we provide education, job skills training, Internet access and free or low cost computers to the public.
The Professional BC Wedding Awards is the longest running wedding industry Awards program in Canada. We are an independent, unbiased and dedicated to finding and awarding the best of British Columbia's dynamic and creative wedding industry. These awards recognize some of the amazing creative talent, companies and individuals that make up British Columbia's wedding professionals.
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