Social & Community Services Organizations in Vancouver

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

The BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society is a not-for-profit organization registered under the Society Act of BC. Its goal is to change the law in British Columbia, which currently denies justice to the survivors of children, the elderly and many people with disabilities killed by the careless or intentional acts of another.

We are independent and our policies and campaigning objectives are set by our membership and board.
We are non-profit and all proceeds are put back into achieving our campaigning objectives.
We are non-party political.

BabyGoRound is a nonprofit organization run almost exclusively by volunteers, that collects new and used baby gear and donates it back to parents in need with children 0-4 years. Services are by referral and appointment.

BabyGoRound is a registered charity, which has been operating out of a store-like facility on Kingsway since October 2012. Our mission is to help families in need in Greater Vancouver to safely care for their babies and toddlers by providing them with essential baby gear, such as cribs and strollers, that they might otherwise not be able to access. Families are served from a wide range of communities throughout the Lower Mainland. BabyGoRound relies heavily on individuals and families to donate gently used items, which are then redistributed to close to 800 families each year.

Battered Women’s Support Services provides direct services to survivors of gender-based violence and abuse. We support survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse, sexual assault, and childhood sexual assault.
A feminist voice against violence and oppression, BWSS is a strong, dynamic organization that provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, as well as community education and training about violence against women. Part of a global feminist anti-violence movement, our long-term goal is the elimination of all violence against women and girls.
We contribute to the freedom and liberation of girls and women from violence and to empower our community through training and education programs.
Since 1979, we have been provided counselling and healing spaces for those who have experienced abuse. To help women build strength and resiliency, we work on institutional and systemic advocacy, legal advocacy and law reform, youth engagement and we operate two social enterprises: My Sister’s Closet and Strategic Interventions in British Columbia.

We provide early intervention therapy services to children under 6, key worker programme, social skills development programme, brain injury programme, and a supported child development programme for children who attend childcare or preschool.

Established in 1978, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver’s (BBGV) mission is to support child and youth development through Volunteer-led mentoring programs. Our vision is to put a mentor in the life of every child and youth who needs one. We provide various mentoring programs for children who require extra support and friendship. Having a caring role model has shown to lead to endless positive outcomes for children, because when children are emotionally, socially, and physically healthy, <em>everyone</em> in the community benefits. BBGV serves over 1000 children annually throughout the Lower Mainland and Sea-to-Sky Corridor. Most of the children are from low-income single-mother households, or families who are facing multiple barriers and a lack of positive role models for the child. BBGV strives to ensure that children from all backgrounds have access to our programs.

At Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, our mission is to enable impactful mentoring relationships where children and youth can discover their power and potential, in collaboration with our local communities.

As a leading child and youth mentoring charity, Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland facilitates life-changing relationships that inspire and empower girls to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.

Bizzybody Enterprises of Fort St. John, BC is a learning & development and consulting firm providing solutions for individuals, communities, businesses, and organizations. Specializing in Northern, Indigenous, and New Canadian entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders, and reinventors with business and career coaching, training & development, project and events management, strategic and community planning, DEI & cultural literacy education, and online and in-person facilitation.

Our 12 neighbourhood Clubs give our kids a place to be amazing, safe, and have fun! We also provide substance-abuse services and support to some of the most vulnerable youth in our community. We offer counselling and employment services for youth and families. We offer programs for families with new babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and parents of teens. And we offer a summer wilderness camping adventure, Camp Potlatch, which is second to none.

Annually, we serve over 12,500 children, youth, and families – and no one is ever turned away due to an inability to pay. No one.

The Butterfly Run is a registered non-profit organization that provides integrated support, resources, and community for all people who have experienced unimaginable loss during the journey to

parenthood. We hope to empower families to share their stories and we provide this run as a healing space for you in your journey. As alone you might feel right now, we want you to know that we walk beside you.

It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will experience miscarriage or pregnancy loss (also known as perinatal loss) and that 1 in 6 Canadians experience infertility.

MISSION: The Butterfly Run Canada exists to offer support, compassion and community to honour the babies gone too soon and hold hope for the children to come. Together we raise awareness around infertility, pregnancy loss and infant loss by organizing community events and fundraising for local and provincial support programs.

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VISION: Experiencing loss on the journey to parenthood is a path that no one should walk alone.

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