Social & Community Services Organizations in Vancouver

Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House empowers local residents in Hastings-Sunrise to improve our community together. We do this by providing ongoing programs and services to residents of all ages and by supporting various community development initiatives. Our mission is to play a leadership role in creating our community together by connecting people and strengthening their capacity to create change.

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.

In August 2007 we started the "Gaby Davis Foundation" in memory of our daughter Gabrielle Davis who lost her battle with childhood cancer in March 2007. Her brave fight against cancer and her thoughtfulness towards other children with cancer inspired us to help other families fighting this terrible beast. The Gaby Davis Foundation seeks to improve a child's quality of life during cancer treatment by providing financial aid and support to children with cancer and their families at BC Children's Hospital, Surrey Memorial Hospital and Canuck Place. We believe that children with cancer will receive the most consistent medical care when their parents can focus on them, rather than the additional burdens caused by a cancer diagnosis.

Gaia Community Care and Wellness Society (Gaia Cares) is a charitable organization incorporated in British Columbia in 2018 that aims to support the health and wellness of Chinese and other older adults and their families. Through its programs and services, Gaia Cares provides seniors and those caring for them with the knowledge, skills, and nurturing support they need to ease the stresses of aging. Gaia Cares received its status as a registered charity through Canada Revenue Agency , effective from April 1, 2019

We promote the health and wellbeing of Chinese and other ethnic seniors and their caregivers. Our culturally and linguistically appropriate services include information sharing, education, training, counselling, and physical and emotional support.

We provide seniors with essential support services that enable them to age comfortably and independently at home and defer the need for admissions to long-term care facilities.

The Gathering Our Voices (GOV) organization hosts a week long event once a year for Indigenous youth to participate in a wide variety of workshops and cultural events. This year the 16th annual Gathering Our Voices Indigenous Youth Leadership event will be held on Musqueam traditional territory, in Richmond, B.C. GOV will take place between March 20th and March 23rd.

Girls Rock Camp Vancouver is a non-profit society that builds self-esteem in female and non-binary youth through music creation and performance. By providing workshops and technical training, we create leadership opportunities, cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourage social change and the development of life skills. We run a summer day camp for girls and non-binary youth age 8-17. GRCV campers will attend classes in instrument instruction, songwriting, workshops, band practice, and engage in sharing and self esteem building.

Where you will see at the Expos:

- Hundred’s of products being sampled
- Show exclusive deals to help you save
- Leading experts onsite to answer your questions
- Registered dietitians, doctors, and chefs ready to share
- Fun children’s play area, and so much more!
- New products, Pizza’s, Pasta’s, Drinks, Snacks, and more ready for you to sample and save on so don’t forget to get your tickets

Who we are:

The Gluten Free Expo began in a small community center gymnasium in Vancouver, BC with just two simple goals:

- To collect gluten free food donations so gluten intolerant families needing assistance will never have to choose between eating, or feeling ill. Sadly, due to the higher costs of Gluten Free food, this is a category that is not often donated and is needed by Food Banks across Canada.
- To help those living with a gluten intolerance discover new dietary solutions, connect with others in the Gluten Free community, and to provide education on living gluten free the healthy and accessible way.

Following the first Gluten Free Expo, exhibitors and attendees alike asked us to come back again, so we did, and continue to do yearly and then expanded to different cities.

Hope to see you soon!

The GWCPC

The Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre is dedicated to providing crime prevention assistance and education to the Commercial Drive corridor and surrounding area.

Members of the community are encouraged, through education and engagement in volunteering with the GWCPC, to become active participants in increasing safety awareness and decreasing opportunities for crime to occur.

VOLUNTEER WITH US!

- Information services and referrals, Community Cleanuo |Grafitti Paintouts, Outreach, Neighbourhood Foot Patrols Speed Watch Seniors

The GWCPC

The Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre is dedicated to providing crime prevention assistance and education to the Commercial Drive corridor and surrounding area.

​Members of the community are encouraged, through education and engagement in volunteering with the GWCPC, to become active participants in increasing safety awareness and decreasing opportunities for crime to occur.

VOLUNTEER WITH US!

Information services and referrals, Community Cleanuo |Grafitti Paintouts, Outreach, Neighbourhood Foot Patrols Speed Watch Seniors

For 26 years, the Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, has been one of the North Shore’s more popular community events. The festival draws crowds from all over the Lower Mainland to celebrate a harmonious balance of visual, culinary and performing arts on the spectacular West Vancouver waterfront. Whether it’s world-class musical performances, inspiring visual art, mouth-watering gastronomic events or simply the natural beauty of the setting that gets your heart beating a little faster, there is something for everyone at the Harmony Arts Festival.

The Harmony Arts Festival takes place in West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from 14th Street to 16th Street. Festival sites include John Lawson Park, Millennium Park, the Music Box and the Ferry Building Gallery. For more information about these arts facilities, visit the District of West Vancouver website, or view our festival site map.

The 10-day festival attracts some 130,000 visitors. Strong sponsorship support, artist participation and volunteers have helped to build and define the Harmony Arts Festival.

Join us from July 29 - August 7, 2016 for the 26th Annual Harmony Arts Festival.

EXTENDING A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT

Reaching out to individuals and families on Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore challenged by family break-down, illness, job loss and poverty

Providing client-care coaching + counsel, grocery + clothing support, emergency drop-in help, Clothes For Change thrift shop

Impacting the community by breaking the poverty cycle and restoring people to participation in work, school and a healthier family life.

The HSCPC is a non-profit volunteer organization that works in partnership with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), the City of Vancouver, and community agencies. Our purpose is to develop and operate programs that address crime and safety issues in order to foster and maintain a safe and healthy community. Volunteers take part in a variety of programs and activities to engage the community, promote leadership and assist with crime and safety concerns.