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Here4Peers

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Offers a mental health awareness program to high school students in the Delta school district. The program provides students with effective tools and healthy coping strategies for dealing with stress, and provides accurate information on accessing help for themselves, their peers or loved ones.

Peer Navigator Program

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Provides assistance to individuals who are not part of a mental health team and who may be newly diagnosed with a mental health concern. Peer Navigators have lived experience with mental illness, substance use problems and addictions, and understand the social and health services available in Vancouver.

Navigators assist clients with accessing services such as health and wellness, legal aid, housing, income and financial assistance, and community connections. Funded by Vancouver Coastal Health.

Community Drivers

Contact Community Assistance Society

Offers transportation to medical appointments by volunteer drivers for individuals who are unable to access public or private transportation to attend non-emergency medical appointments.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Amata Transition House 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.

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.

Building Blocks Vancouver

M.O.S.A.I.C.

Provides in-home support to help families who are a first-time parent or will be parenting a child for the first time. Home visits are provided by nurses, social workers or program staff, who will visit the home approximately once per week to answer questions and provide parenting advice.

Services include monitoring of baby's health and development, and answering questions about topics such as feeding, potty training, child development, healthy meals, child discipline, and preschool information.

Prostate Cancer Information and Support

Okanagan Prostate Resource Centre Society

Provides group support, information and resources on prostate and other male health-related problems. Support includes newsletters, books, brochures as well as individual support, monthly group meetings and public awareness presentations.

Residential Treatment Program

Charlford House Society for Women

Offers residential treatment in a supportive drug and alcohol-free environment to help women overcome their chemical dependency and substance misuse.

The program includes individual and group counselling, meals, recreational activities and socialization, 12-step programs, and personal development opportunities.

Community Programs

Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry Society

Provides community-based education, health and cultural programs for Aboriginal families living in the Northern Vancouver Island area. Programs include social services, children and family programming, and services that offer cultural awareness, education and support.

Cancer Patient Transportation Program

Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society

Provides round trip door-to-door transportation to patients throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for cancer. Pre-screened volunteer drivers pick up patients from their homes, wait while the patient is at the appointment, and then return the patient home immediately afterwards. A caregiver may accompany the patient.

Showing 301 - 310 of 530 Resources

Here4Peers

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Offers a mental health awareness program to high school students in the Delta school district. The program provides students with effective tools and healthy coping strategies for dealing with stress, and provides accurate information on accessing help for themselves, their peers or loved ones.

Peer Navigator Program

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Provides assistance to individuals who are not part of a mental health team and who may be newly diagnosed with a mental health concern. Peer Navigators have lived experience with mental illness, substance use problems and addictions, and understand the social and health services available in Vancouver.

Navigators assist clients with accessing services such as health and wellness, legal aid, housing, income and financial assistance, and community connections. Funded by Vancouver Coastal Health.

Community Drivers

Contact Community Assistance Society

Offers transportation to medical appointments by volunteer drivers for individuals who are unable to access public or private transportation to attend non-emergency medical appointments.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Amata Transition House 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.

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.

Building Blocks Vancouver

M.O.S.A.I.C.

Provides in-home support to help families who are a first-time parent or will be parenting a child for the first time. Home visits are provided by nurses, social workers or program staff, who will visit the home approximately once per week to answer questions and provide parenting advice.

Services include monitoring of baby's health and development, and answering questions about topics such as feeding, potty training, child development, healthy meals, child discipline, and preschool information.

Prostate Cancer Information and Support

Okanagan Prostate Resource Centre Society

Provides group support, information and resources on prostate and other male health-related problems. Support includes newsletters, books, brochures as well as individual support, monthly group meetings and public awareness presentations.

Residential Treatment Program

Charlford House Society for Women

Offers residential treatment in a supportive drug and alcohol-free environment to help women overcome their chemical dependency and substance misuse.

The program includes individual and group counselling, meals, recreational activities and socialization, 12-step programs, and personal development opportunities.

Community Programs

Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry Society

Provides community-based education, health and cultural programs for Aboriginal families living in the Northern Vancouver Island area. Programs include social services, children and family programming, and services that offer cultural awareness, education and support.

Cancer Patient Transportation Program

Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society

Provides round trip door-to-door transportation to patients throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for cancer. Pre-screened volunteer drivers pick up patients from their homes, wait while the patient is at the appointment, and then return the patient home immediately afterwards. A caregiver may accompany the patient.

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