Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver

Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society is a non-profit charitable organization offering subsidized housing, health care, activities, and social programs to seniors. We are committed to the senior’s long living and good health. Our Purpose: We offer quality housing, health care, and social programs for seniors in our community so they may experience wellness, connection, and belonging. Our Vision: To be a model of integrated seniors care, where all who experience our programs live well and fell like they belong. Our Values: Care. Connection. Quality. Care: We care for the well-being of individuals by treating them with dignity, respect, and compassion. We value person-centred care that upholds each individual’s autonomy, diversity, and choice. We value connection as a core component of well-being, vital to the mental and physical health of our residents, staff, and community. Quality: We value quality across all of our services. We embrace a mindset of accountability for excellence and continuous improvement in all that we do.

St. Jude’s Anglican Home is a 55 bed complex care home nestled in a west-side residential neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. Care and services are provided in a home-like environment with the focus on resident needs and desires. The Home is governed by a non-profit society and funded by Vancouver Coastal Health, user fees and donations, so older adults with complex care needs of any background, religion, or culture are welcome here. Volunteers assist with recreation programs and 1:1 visits to help enrich resident quality of life after going through a screening, interview, orientation, and training. Volunteering with us requires a commitment of at least 1 hour per week for teens 16+, 2 hours per week for adults, at least one time per week with allowances for holidays, special events, or sickness. Reference letter will be provided after a minimum of 3 months, and a Certificate of Appreciation after one year of service. Helping skills with older adults living with complex health needs, some living with dementia, will be taught and mentored as needed. Come join the family!

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

ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity whose mission is to rapidly provide safe shelter and tools to families devastated by conflict and natural disaster to ensure that no family goes without shelter.

A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVING MATERNAL AND INFANT WELLBEING MIH Can is working with communities to implement several evidence-based strategies for improving maternal and infant wellbeing. These strategies include supporting Odisha’s healthcare professionals and mothers in learning about how to best care for their premature babies, and developing a lifesaving, costeffective invention: a baby-warming blanket for pre-term or low birth-weight babies at risk of hypothermia. Hypothermia is a “top killer” for newborn babies—especially in remote, mountainous regions like Odisha. Keeping babies warm, then, is critical to reducing infant mortality rates in India. By training women’s groups to manufacture the blankets, this strategy will not only save the lives of babies at risk of hypothermia, but support economic development in low-income areas. This work will be shared by publishing academic papers and hiring a local filmmaker to document the project. Ultimately, MIH Can’s vision is to plant the seeds for a sustainable, long-term initiative that can be adopted by the local government to improve infant and maternal health across the country. IMPACT MIH Can estimates that over five years, these interventions will prevent the deaths of 5,232 children in Odisha and help thousands more children get a healthy start at life. Imagine the impact of five thousand more children celebrating birthdays and five thousand less families grieving the loss of their children. Imagine what five thousand more young people, healthy and ready to explore everything human possibility has to offer, can do not only for their communities and countries, but for the global community as well.

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.

CISV has a vision of a more just and peaceful world; we believe that we can all take responsibility for making this happen. This vision gives us a strong purpose, or mission, which is summed up clearly in our Statement of Purpose: CISV educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world. CISV’s peace education ‘learning by doing’ programs begin with our Village program for 11-year-olds. Youth 10 years and older participate in seven international camp-based, family exchange and local community programs. Programme participants develop the skills they need to become informed, responsible and active global citizens that can make a difference in their communities and the world.

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CoDevelopment Canada is nonprofit, international solidarity organization that works for social change and global education in the Americas. Founded in 1985 by a group of activists who wanted to go beyond financial aid, CoDev builds partnerships between like-minded organizations in Canada and Latin America to foster learning, social change, and community empowerment. These partnerships educate Canadians about Latin America and allow them to directly support the region. Such connections build solidarity, mutual understanding and ultimately improve prospects for a fairer global order. To learn more, visit www.codev.org

Albahaca Footwear is a not-for-profit footwear company founded in Vancouver in December 2016. All proceeds from sales, after costs, are given to a rotation of Guatemalan charities. Our boots are handmade, quality leather ankle boots - made with love by our small team of craftsmen in Pastores, Guatemala. Goals: Provide quality employment for Guatemalan boot makers Provide ethical, handmade, durable boots to Canadians Support a variety of Guatemalan charities focused on health and education

Uno a Uno is an organization that works with local leaders in Ecuador’s underserved communities to provide innovative education, empowering people of all ages to realize their potential and transform their lives.

Kia Ora Vancouver connects New Zealand expats, Canadians, 'Caniwis'​ and those with Kiwi links to our dynamic New Zealand community in British Columbia. By hosting social, sporting and business events we bring our Kiwi community closer together and create greater engagement in our continually expanding network.