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Shelter and Street Help Line

United Way British Columbia

Provides a list of shelter beds and services to help people affected by homelessness find shelter and other essential services in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria area.

The shelter list is updated twice per day and is available online or by calling the 24-hour help line. Shelters include year-round shelters, temporary shelters and extreme winter shelters.

Powell Place Emergency Shelter for Women

The Bloom Group Community Services Society

Provides short-term emergency shelter to women in crisis living with the challenges of violence, abuse, poverty, mental illness and addiction.

Services include crisis intervention, 24-hour on-site staff support, meals, laundry services, housing assistance, harm reduction supplies, individual counselling, accompaniment to appointments, referrals and advocacy.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

Native Youth Crisis Hotline

Crisis Hotline for Native Youth. Answered by staff 24/7. Available thoughout Canada.

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

Provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement

KUU-US Crisis Response Service

Culturally safe crisis support for Indigenous youth and adults in BC.

Available B.C. wide

Eating Disorder Peer Support Group

Victoria Eating Disorder Peer Support

Offers a weekly peer support group for adults with an eating disorder or who struggle with food, exercise or body image that affects their quality of life or interferes with day-to-day living.

Peer facilitators are not counsellors but individuals who are in various places of recovery themselves. The group currently meets virtually by zoom only; see website how to join a meeting.

Available B.C. wide

Addiction Recovery Program

Together We Can Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society

Provides a residential, abstinence-based treatment program for men who struggle with the challenges of substance misuse, and desire a new life in recovery. Education centre and recovery homes are located in Vancouver.

Program includes treatment assessments, discussion groups, individual and group counselling, Aboriginal traditional approaches to healing, life skills training, and aftercare planning.

2831 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

Available B.C. wide

Mindful Self-Compassion

YMCA BC

Offers a free online course to help people get past insecurity and develop more compassion and kindness to increase their overall peace and joy. In the group sessions, participants learn how to overcome perfectionism, reduce anxiety and depression, improve relationships, and learn how to handle difficult emotions easier.

Available B.C. wide

All My Relations

Together We Can Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society

Provides a 90-day residential addiction treatment program for any male that has a desire to use Indigenous healing in their recovery from substance use. The program blends western-based treatment and Indigenous healing practices for all types of addiction including alcohol, opiate, marijuana, and stimulant addiction.

Program includes individual and group therapy sessions, 12-step model of recovery, wellness programs, cultural programming, and aftercare planning. Program operates in two houses located in Surrey, BC.

2831 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

Showing 41 - 50 of 88 Resources

Shelter and Street Help Line

United Way British Columbia

Provides a list of shelter beds and services to help people affected by homelessness find shelter and other essential services in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria area.

The shelter list is updated twice per day and is available online or by calling the 24-hour help line. Shelters include year-round shelters, temporary shelters and extreme winter shelters.

Powell Place Emergency Shelter for Women

The Bloom Group Community Services Society

Provides short-term emergency shelter to women in crisis living with the challenges of violence, abuse, poverty, mental illness and addiction.

Services include crisis intervention, 24-hour on-site staff support, meals, laundry services, housing assistance, harm reduction supplies, individual counselling, accompaniment to appointments, referrals and advocacy.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

Native Youth Crisis Hotline

Crisis Hotline for Native Youth. Answered by staff 24/7. Available thoughout Canada.

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

Provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement

KUU-US Crisis Response Service

Culturally safe crisis support for Indigenous youth and adults in BC.

Available B.C. wide

Eating Disorder Peer Support Group

Victoria Eating Disorder Peer Support

Offers a weekly peer support group for adults with an eating disorder or who struggle with food, exercise or body image that affects their quality of life or interferes with day-to-day living.

Peer facilitators are not counsellors but individuals who are in various places of recovery themselves. The group currently meets virtually by zoom only; see website how to join a meeting.

Available B.C. wide

Addiction Recovery Program

Together We Can Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society

Provides a residential, abstinence-based treatment program for men who struggle with the challenges of substance misuse, and desire a new life in recovery. Education centre and recovery homes are located in Vancouver.

Program includes treatment assessments, discussion groups, individual and group counselling, Aboriginal traditional approaches to healing, life skills training, and aftercare planning.

2831 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

Available B.C. wide

Mindful Self-Compassion

YMCA BC

Offers a free online course to help people get past insecurity and develop more compassion and kindness to increase their overall peace and joy. In the group sessions, participants learn how to overcome perfectionism, reduce anxiety and depression, improve relationships, and learn how to handle difficult emotions easier.

Available B.C. wide

All My Relations

Together We Can Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society

Provides a 90-day residential addiction treatment program for any male that has a desire to use Indigenous healing in their recovery from substance use. The program blends western-based treatment and Indigenous healing practices for all types of addiction including alcohol, opiate, marijuana, and stimulant addiction.

Program includes individual and group therapy sessions, 12-step model of recovery, wellness programs, cultural programming, and aftercare planning. Program operates in two houses located in Surrey, BC.

2831 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

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