Conference organization for entrepreneurs and startups in Vancouver

Founded in 1969, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) is a non-profit charitable organization that provides practical solutions for urban sustainability. Areas of work include local food security, zero waste, renewable energy and climate action. Farm-to-Plate Marketplace is one of the many food security initiatives that SPEC supports.

Farm-to-Plate is a virtual marketplace that provides consumers of all income levels with direct access to fresh, local produce through online ordering and weekly pick-ups. It is designed to directly connect farmers and community members in a way that is manageable for both parties. The program started in November 2020 at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and has now expanded to include Jewish Family Services, each of whom run a virtual farmer’s marketplace. As many people are food insecure the program uses a pay-what-you-can model with a subsidy option so that locally grown food can be accessible to all income levels.

The Society for Children and Youth of BC (SCY) is a unique provincial organization dedicated to improving the well-being of children and youth in British Columbia.

Since 1974, the Society has focused on providing a strong voice representing children and youth. We provide support to adult duty bearers to improve the well-being of children and youth in British Columbia.

Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a foundation, SCY has a track record of creating and delivering programs that have motivated change in research, legislation, policy, and practice in Canada.

The South Asian Family Association (SAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting the South Asian community and culture.

Our goals are:

- to promote positive images of the South Asian community
- enhance cross-cultural understanding
- empower families to maintain their heritage while embracing Canadian culture.

Some of the ways we have accomplished these goals include:

- organizing Indian festivals (including our annual summer India Live festival and Diwali functions)
- providing annual scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated excellence in academics and community service
- holding International Women's Day forums and Mothers & Daughters dinners
- running youth summer camps
- organizing health fairs for the South Asian community.

Startup Vancouver is a vibrant hub created by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs at all stages to connect, learn, network and grow their ideas.​

Steps for Life - Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy is a fun 5 km fundraising walk to help support families affected by life-altering workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths. It’s a unique way to educate your community about the devastating ripple effects of a workplace tragedy and how we can work together to prevent others from being injured or killed on the job. You can make a difference too.

Each spring, we join together to build a more hopeful future for all those affected by workplace tragedies.

On any given working day, three families will learn a loved one won't return home from work. Thousands more will experience a workplace injury or illness that will change their lives forever. Their families, friends, and co-workers will rally together to be there for one another.

The Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, known as Threads of Life, supports the healing journey of families who have suffered from a workplace fatality, traumatic life-altering injury, or occupational disease.

Every year, Threads of Life hosts Steps for Life. This 5-km family walk aims to educate the community. It highlights the ripple effects of workplace tragedies. And, it shows how we can prevent such incidents.

Take a Pain Check Foundation is an Ontario registered, youth-led community and non-profit organization founded in self-advocacy to empower youth with rheumatic diseases. They host bi-weekly podcasts, run ambassador programs for health professionals and youth, pilot rheumatic-related events, feature stories on their blog platform and lead monthly Joint Chat Rheum hangouts.

<strong>About TechInColour</strong>

TechInColour is a tech community hub that aims to empower and create spaces for, and centering, Black, Indigenous and people of colour. (BIPoC) We use inclusive organizing strategies and tailored event programming to create and cultivate spaces where people of colour in the tech industry are visible and/or centered.

<strong>Our Values:</strong>

This event aims to inspire all Black, Indigenous and people of colour interested in tech or already working in tech industries. TechInColour seeks to:
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<li>create a space where BIPoC can meet people with similar experiences, build relationships and support each other's work</li>
<li>empower BIPoC by providing them the resources and support they need to become successful in their professional careers</li>
<li>increase the presence and visibility of BIPoC within the tech industry, tech companies and tech communities</li>
</ul>

The C.O.D.E. Initiative is an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in both the education and tech industries. Since 2017, we have provided coding and STEM workshops to neurodiverse children (youth who identify with being on the Autism Spectrum or having ADD/ADHD, GAD, or any other exceptionality) and underrepresented youth across Canada. Our mission is to cultivate inclusive and supportive environments for children to learn, explore and empower themselves in.

The Colour Project (TCP) is an initiative focused on providing peer-based emotional support to those struggling with depression & anxiety through 1:1 anonymous text messaging with trained volunteers.

KidSafe is a Vancouver non-profit organization that provides a safe haven for vulnerable children during the times schools are out of session. We do this by running educational activities, assisting in social- emotional development and support, providing nutritious meals daily and organizing field trips for the children that may be otherwise be unattainable for many vulnerable families.

All of our children are referred to us by their teachers as one of the most economically and emotionally vulnerable students in their school, students who are the most t risk when school is closed. All the programs and activities are offered free of charge