bc211
bc211 is a nonprofit organization that specializes in providing free
information and referrals regarding community, government and social
services in BC. Their help line services include 211, the Alcohol and
Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS), the Gambling Support Line
BC, VictimLink BC, and the Youth Against Violence Line.
New: Safe Seniors, Strong Communities Program
bc211 has established a program to meet the needs of seniors during
COVID-19. Seniors 65 and older can request volunteer help for pick up
and delivery of groceries, ordering pre-prepared meals, prescription
pick up, as well as friendly check-in calls.
To register for services, or to offer help, call 2-1-1 or register online.
Canadian Mental Health Association | North and West Vancouver Branch
The North Shore branch of a national charity that helps maintain and
improve mental health for all Canadians. Find online virtual drop-in
groups and other support through programs such as Bounce Back, Living
Life to the Full and Confident Parents Thriving Kids, as well
as counseling, peer support, and mental health check-ins.
Visit their website.
Phone: 604-987-6959
northshore@cmha.bc.ca
Capilano Community Services Society
Capilano Community Services Society is a registered non-profit
society serving the three municipalities on the North Shore: the
District and City of North Vancouver, as well as the District of West
Vancouver. The organization began in 1970 as a grassroots response to
the needs of the Lower and Upper Capilano Area for support to both youth
and seniors in the community.
Capilano Community Services Society
Tel: 604-988-7115
Email: miki@capservices.ca
Website: www.capservices.ca
Crisis Centre BC
The Crisis Centre BC is a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week crisis centre that provides emotional support to anyone in distress.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Family Services of the North Shore
Family Services of the North Shore is an accredited, not-for-profit,
community-based organization. For sixty years, we have provided
education, support, and counselling to heal and connect the North Shore
community.
Family Services of the North Shore
Tel: 604-988-5281
Email: family@familyservices.bc.ca
Website: www.familyservices.bc.ca
Thrive Family Programs (Family Services of the North Shore)
Thrive Family Programs support families and caregivers with children
aged 0-6 years. During this time of self-isolation, we are offering the
following support and services:
- Parent Support Group Tuesday afternoons 12:30 - 2:30 via Zoom. To participate email Thrive.
- Breastfeeding Support Group Thursday mornings 10:00 - 12:00 via Zoom. To participate email Thrive.
- 1-1 phone support with Kim Laforest, Family Support Counsellor. Call 604.988.5281 ext 318.
- Facebook Circle Time with your Thrive friends mornings at 10:00 am @thrivefamilyprograms.
- Facebook Story time with your Thrive friends afternoons at 1:15 pm @thrivefamilyprograms.
- Facebook content on coping with the stresses and adventures of COVID-19 while parenting @thrivefamilyprogram.
Family Smart
We committed ourselves over 20 years ago to child and youth mental health and our commitment has only grown over time. Exceptional care and caring is what children, youth and families deserve and it’s what we stay committed to. We help children and young people by helping their family and other caring adults. We know children and young people do better when the adults who care about them are supported.
Hollyburn Family Services has been providing quality programs,
counselling, and support services to children, youth, seniors and
families since 1990. Hollyburn Family Services is a member of the
Federation of Community Social Services of BC, the Autism Society of
British Columbia, the BC Care Providers Association and operates
programs accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities.
Hollyburn Family Services
Tel: 604-987-8211
Email: info@hollyburn.ca
Website: www.hollyburn.ca
Impact North Shore
Impact North Shore is a for-purpose, social impact organization creating
opportunities for success for im/migrants and newcomers. We believe all
people have the right to fairness, equality, and dignity. The Immigrant Service Centre is home to all of the services we offer for
immigrants and newcomers, including 1-1 and group programs, settlement,
school, and employment support; community connections opportunities;
and English language learning services.
Impact North Shore
Tel: 604-988-2931
207-123 15th St E, North Vancouver, BC V7L 2P7
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Email: office@impactnorthshore.ca
Website: https://impactnorthshore.ca/
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 national service offering
professional counselling, information, referrals and volunteer-led,
text-based support for youth.
Phone: 1-800-668-6868
North Van Arts
North Van Arts is a social-profit, charitable organization committed
to serving emerging and established artists in our community since 1969.
We connect our community to the arts through exhibitions, artist-led
education, community events like the North Shore Art Crawl, the
Anonymous Art Show, and Art in the Garden; an Art Rental programme, a
music therapy program, a film series, and special projects like the
North Shore Culture Map, an on-line GIS map that will highlight culture
throughout the North Shore (launch March 2020).
North Van Arts
Tel: : 604-988-6844
Email: info@northvanarts.ca
Website: northvanarts.ca
North Shore Community Resources Society
Enhancing the quality of life on the North Shore since 1976, North
Shore Community Resources, a registered charitable society, has provided
information and programs serving the people of our community across the
life span. The North Shore Community Resources Society is located on
the 2nd floor at Capilano Mall.
Services provided include Legal Information & Advocacy, Caregiver
Support, Child Care Resource & Referral, Community Housing Action
Committee, Information North Shore and Volunteer North Shore.
North Shore Community Resources Society
Tel: 604-985-7138
Email: nscr@nscr.bc.ca
Website: www.nscr.bc.ca
North Shore Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
The North Shore Canadian Hard of Hearing Association is dedicated to
improving communication skills and the quality of life for the hearing
impaired.
North Shore Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
Tel: 604–926–5222
Email: chha_nsb@telus.net
Website: www.chha-nsb.com
North Shore Crisis Services Society
Since 1979, North Shore Crisis Service Society has been providing
support and services to women and their children fleeing abuse. We have
an 18-bed transition house, a second stage housing program, outreach
programs, and a Children Who Witness Abuse program. As well, we run the
Good Stuff Connection Clothing Program and Thrift Shop, open 7 days a
week, at 154 West 3rd Street. The North Shore Crisis Services Society is
a registered charity.
North Shore Crisis Services Society
24-Hour Women's Support Line: 604-987-3374
Tel: 604-987-0366
Email: admin@nscss.net
Website: www.nscss.net
North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC)
The North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC) provides programs
and services based on the belief that all people are important to their
community. Our mission statement is "Working for a community for all":
we work to ensure that people with disabilities, along with their
families and friends, can participate actively as members of the
community. We are committed to working toward a community which is free
of physical, financial and attitudinal barriers.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre
Tel: 604-985-5371
Email: nsdrc@nsdrc.org
Website: www.nsdrc.org
North Shore Harvest Project
Harvest Project is a registered charity on the North Shore that
provides food, clothing and client care services to individuals and
families at risk of homelessness. These core clients face serious life
challenges and are usually in a state of transition. While providing
them with food and clothing during this period, the clear focus is to
work with them to set goals, direct them to the appropriate support
services or agencies and assist them in the process of rebuilding their
lives. Harvest Project provides a hand up.
Harvest Project operates with a small staff and over 150 regular
volunteers who help keep the programs running effectively. Financial
gifts and in-kind contributions are always welcome.
North Shore Harvest Project
Tel: 604-983-9488
Email: info@harvestproject.org
Website: www.harvestproject.org
North Shore Housing Centre
Located at the corner of Bewicke and West 2nd Street, the City's
permanent North Shore Shelter & Transitional Housing provides a
warm, safe and comfortable refuge for those in need. The facility
provides temporary shelter, food and services for up to 25 people, as
well as an additional 15 temporary beds during extreme cold weather
conditions.
North Shore Shelter & Transitional Housing
Tel: 604-982-9126
Email: nsshelter@lookoutsociety.ca
Website: www.lookoutsociety.ca
North Shore Neighbourhood House (NSNH)
North Shore Neighbourhood House (NSNH) is a not-for-profit registered
charity serving the North Shore community since 1939. The NSNH has a
long tradition of providing social, recreational and child care services
to North Shore residents. The Agency promotes a sense of community,
cooperation, respect and mutual understanding through the provision of
programs and services designed to meet the needs of the individual and
the community as a whole.
North Shore Neighbourhood House
Tel: 604-987-8138
Email: frontdesk@nsnh.bc.ca
Website: www.nsnh.bc.ca
North Shore Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)
The North Shore Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT) is a mobile community-led crisis response team on the North Shore that attends crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use across the community.
It is an alternative to emergency services that pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed support to individuals 13+.
Available in English and Farsi.
Service hours: 7 days a week, 8:00 am – 12:30 am
North Shore Restorative Justice Society
Restorative Justice is a philosophy that looks at crime and conflict
as a breakdown between people and relationships. Restorative Justice
acknowledges that when a crime occurs it impacts the victim, community,
and offender, and therefore in order to resolve or to start to heal the
harm, all people affected need to be part of the conversation.
North Shore Restorative Justice Society
Tel: 604-969-7462
Email: info@nsrj.ca
Website: www.nsrj.ca
North Shore Salvation Army
Located at the corner of West 12th Street and Lonsdale, the North
Shore Salvation Army Community & Family Ministries has been serving
North Shore residents for 97 years. Community outreach services include
food hampers, food bank by appointment, coats and backpacks for kids,
addictions, rehab and outreach in addition to free informative courses
and programs.
North Shore Salvation Army Community & Family Ministries
Tel: 604-988-7225
Email: pd@telus.net
North Shore Women's Centre (NSWC)
For more than 30 years, the North Shore Women's Centre (NSWC) has
been a valuable community resource, providing essential services for
women who need support and guidance. Drop-ins are welcome with dedicated
staff and volunteers on hand to answer questions and provide support.
Numerous resources are available, including information pamphlets and
forums. The centre also organizes fundraising events throughout the
year.
North Shore Women's Centre
Tel: 604-984-6009
Email: info@northshorewomen.ca
Website: www.northshorewomen.ca
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
North Vancouver's Museum explores the interactions between people and
place that have shaped North Vancouver's history, create its present
and will define its future. School programs may be booked at
604-990-3700 ex. 8016. The Archive is located in the Community History
Centre, 3203 Institute Road, Lynn Valley. Visitors and researchers may
access thousands of photographs, maps and archival documents there.
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Tel: 604-990-3700 ext. 8016
Email: nvmac@dnv.org
Website: www.nvma.ca
North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission (NVRC)
The City of North Vancouver encourages and supports the active,
healthy lifestyles and recreational and cultural pursuits of all
residents in the community. Through the North Vancouver Recreation &
Culture Commission (NVRC), the City offers a broad range of indoor and
outdoor recreational facilities and cultural services and events for
people of every age, interest and ability.
The NVRC's community recreation centres provide many public
amenities, from swimming pools, racquet courts, and ice rinks to
multi-purpose program rooms that can accommodate events of any size.
The NVRC's cultural services provide a strong public art program,
grant programs, support to arts and cultural organizations, promotion
and cultural planning services.
North Vancouver Recreation & Culture
Tel: 604-987-Play (7529)
Email: askus@nvrc.ca
Website: www.nvrc.ca
NVRC Cultural Services
Tel: 604-983-6466
Email: ricej@nvrc.ca
Website: www.nvrc.ca/arts-culture
The Foundry North Shore
Foundry North Shore offers young people 12-24 access to mental health
and substance use support, primary care, peer support and social
services
Located at 211 W. 1st Street, North Vancouver
Visit their website.
Services changes as of March 23, 2020:
- Drop-In Support: The drop-in care team is available to support by
phone (604-984-5060), Monday – Thursday, 1 – 5 p.m. Your call will be
forwarded to a drop-in care team member. If they’re experiencing a large
number of calls, you will be given an approximate time when a care
provider will call you back.
- Primary Care Drop-In Clinic: Primary care and medical services are
available by phone (604-984-5060), Monday – Thursday, 2:30 – 5 p.m. Your
call will be forwarded to the primary care team. If your concern
requires a physical exam, an appointment will be scheduled for you.
- Peer Support: If you need to speak with a peer support worker, call
604-984-5060 Monday – Thursday, 1 – 5 p.m. The peer support worker will
call you back.
- Parent Navigation: If you need to speak with a parent navigator,
call 604-984-5060 Monday – Thursday, 1 – 5 p.m. The parent navigator
will call you back.
- Psychiatry: Scheduled psychiatry appointments are taking place by phone. Your doctor will contact you as scheduled.
- Groups: All groups have been suspended until further notice.
Urgent and Primary Care Centre - Social Work
Drop-in or phone-in Social Work support is available to all ages at the
UPCC. Social Workers can offer support for a variety of practical and
mental health needs and can provide short-term counselling. All services
are free.
Social Workers are availabel Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sundays 9am to 5pm.
Address: 2nd Floor, 221 West Esplanade
Call: 604-973-1593 or 604-973-1600
