Online Hearing Loss Mentoring Program
Offers a web-based peer mentoring program to help people manage their hearing loss in everyday life and increase their well-being. Mentors provide an ongoing relationship for support, guidance, and encouragement in a safe, nonjudgmental environment where issues are discussed, and goal-setting is encouraged.
Sports and Recreation Programs
Offers a variety of programs to help improve physical fitness and overall health and well-being of autistic children, youth, and young adults in BC. The programs provide participants with opportunities to develop social and communication skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Programs include sports lessons, summer camps, youth and young adult programs, and family events. All services are provided with specialized support techniques, parent involvement, and a high ratio of staff to volunteers ensuring a successful outcome for participants.
1788 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Personalized Support
Offers one-on-one support to help people and their families during and after a cancer experience. Support includes answering questions and addressing concerns, help with organizing and managing self-care, providing information specific to type of blood cancer or treatment, and identifying other helpful community services.
HeretoHelp
Provides online mental health and substance use information for individuals and families in BC. The website features thousands of plain-language resources including personal stories, articles, information sheets and content in eleven languages. As well, individuals can email requests for help, support, information or referrals.
There are also four screening self-tests visitors can take covering mental well-being, depression, anxiety disorders and risky drinking. The website is coordinated by the Canadian Mental Health Association's BC Division on behalf of a group of mental health and addictions non-profit agencies called the BC Partners.
Dementia Education
Provides education and support programs throughout the province to educate and empower people with dementia, their families and friends.
Education includes information workshops, online webinars, and in-person sessions for people with early symptoms of dementia, and to family members caring for a person with dementia.
COVID-19 Stay Well in Uncertain Times
Provides a mental health check-in tool, information and online listing of supports, to help youth, adults, caregivers, and healthcare workers manage their mental health and wellness during COVID-19.
Gutsy Peer Support
Provides a private online chat space where volunteer mentors who are living with or support dependents with Crohn's and colitis, can provide support to newly diagnosed individuals and or their caregivers. Mentors offer emotional support and advice on everyday living with Crohn's and colitis such as work, school, relationships, travel, stress, and anxiety.
Peer Support Program
Offers peer-to-peer support that connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have been touched firsthand by a blood cancer and who can offer caring support and information. Participants and volunteers are matched by age, diagnosis and gender when possible.
Vision Mate
Provides one-to-one peer support to a person who is blind or partially sighted. Clients are matched with someone living in their community who has sight loss, for one or two hours a week, in the person's home or in the community.
Activities may include help with errands or with an outing or visit, reading, organizing around the home, and going for walk.
Community Outreach and Awareness
Provides information and referral, advocacy, community networking, mentorship, and public awareness to help those with vision loss in BC. Local chapters may also offer recreational and social activities, community education, and special events.