Contact Information for HomelessWorking Poor People:
Disability Advocacy:
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
604-872-1278 Tel#
Legal Representation/Advocacy/Justice:
Access to Justice Hotline: 604-878-7400 Tel#
www.accessjustice.ca help@accessjustice.ca
604-324-1515 Fax#
Family:
Britannia Community Centre; On Commercial Drive
1661 Napier Street Vancouver, BC Canada
604-718-5800 Tel#
Ray-Cam Community Centre
929 East Hastings Street Vancouver BC 604-257-6949 Tel#
Union Gospel Mission
616 East Cordova Street 604-253-3323 Tel#
Jewish Family Services
300-950 West 41st Ave. Vancouver, BC 604-257-5151 Tel#
Criminal and immigration:
Carnegie Centre 401 Main Street Vancouver, BC
604-665-2220 Tel#
Transition Housing: Please call Crisis Line for all
Transition Houses, and for personal on the phone counseling
24 hours a day 604-822-3311: Crisis Line
Also, in cases of Abuse that is physical phone Police
at 911 and make a report of physical harm done.
In cases of harassment by telephone also phone police
emergency at 911 and make a report as well.
In any case where harm has been done to someone emotionally, physically always phone the police and ask them for advise on what to do.
The Crisis line has all the non-profit organizations in the Lower mainland available at their fingertips, and they can and will help you with finding the right place for you to seek.
EMERGENCY HOUSING:
Triage - for addictions - 707 Powell Street Vancouver, BC
604-254-3700 Tel#
Crosswalk - 108-West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-669-4349 Tel#
Yukon Street - 2088-Yukon Street
604-264-1680 Tel#
Public Health Resources: Switchboard
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority 604-736-2866 Tel#
Addiction Recovery:
Together we Can 2831 Kingsway
604-451-9854 Tel#
Rinsing Sun House 462 Beatrice Street
604-874-7992 Tel#
Belkin House 604-681-3405 Tel#
Run By Salvation Army Temporary Housing for People with Drug addictions, and street problems, and those who are poor.
Broadway Pentecostal
Lodge Intermediate Care Levels
1377 Lamey's Mill Road,
604-733-1411 Tel#
General Housing Residences:
Sakura So Vancouver, BC
604-255-0340 Tel#
Addictions: Central City Lodge
415 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC
Downtown Eastside
Residents Association:
604-682-0931 Tel#
Co-op Housing Federation of BC
879-5111 Tel#
Innovative Housing
Society 604-717-6500 Tel#
BC Housing
Greater Vancouver
Housing 4330 Kingsway Vancouver, BC
604-432-6300 Tel#
City of Vancouver
Non-Market Housing
Phone Line 604-683-7437 Tel#
Lookout Housing-Downtown
Society Mental Illness, Dual Diagnosis, Multi-diagnosis
Medical Conditions. Full Service Shelter, with Wheelchair
need referral from professional or community agent.
346 Alexander Street,
604-681-9126 Tel#
Ke Kinow Native Housing Society 1013-7445 132 Street Surrey 604-591-5299 Tel.#
Innovative Housing Society 604-717-6500 Tel.#
Dera Housing Society 1-425 Carall Street Decent low cost housing. Also a referral centre for housing. 604-682-0931 Tel.#
Main Street Housing Society Tel#604-331-8757, 425 Carall or 380 Main Street...new projects.
Affordable Housing Society 604-521-0818 Tel#
Coast Foundation Society Mental. Health Drop
604-683-3787 Tel.# 604-683-3757
Employment Agencies
Drake International 604-601-2800 Tel#
Hunter Personal 604-688-2555 Tel#
Kelly Services 604-669-1236 Tel#
Kirpatrick Personnel 604-682-1171 Tel#
Labor Ready 604-874-5567 Tel#
Manpower 604-682-1651 Tel#
Vancouver Community
College 1155 East Broadway 604-871-7000 Tel#
250 West Pender Street 604-443-8300 Tel#
Kirpatrick Personnel 604-682-1171 Tel#
Labor Ready 604-874-5567 Tel#
Manpower 604-682-1651 Tel#
Resume Services
Carnegie Centre 401 Main Street
Vancouver BC 604-665-2220 Tel#
Iam Cares Society 304-1212 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
604-731-8504 Tel#
Landell and Associates
201-3665 Kingsway 604-434-2644 Tel#
New Chapter Employment
Resource Centre 2106 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
604-254-3353 Tel#
Tradeworks 876 Cordova Street
604-253-9355 Tel#
Places to Eat for Cheap:
Gathering Place 609-Helmecken Street
Vancouver, BC
open 10 am-8 pm Monday to Saturday
604-665-2391 Tel#
St. Paul's Hospital
Cafeteria 1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
604-682-2344 Tel#
Vancouver
Community College
Downtown 250 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
604-443-8300 Tel#
Vancouver Community
College 1155 East Broadway 604-871-7000 Tel#
250 West Pender Street 604-443-8300 Tel#
Free Prepared Meals
Door is Open 373 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
Lunch and Snacks & not on Wednesdays 604-669-0498 Tel#
UGM - Downtown
616 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
604-3323 Tel#
Low Cost Prepared Meals
411 Seniors Centre -
411 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC 604-684-8171
Low Cost Prepared Meals:
Carnegie Centre
Community Centre
401 Main Street Vancouver, BC
Lunch $1.75 and
604-665-2220 Tel#
Dinner $3.00
Breakfast $1.50
Meal free if you volunteer.
Elvelyn Saller Centre 320 Alexander Street
604-665-3075 Tel#
Open 10am to 5:50 pm
Meals $2.00 each.
Gathering Place 609 Helmecken Street
Open 10am to 8pm
604-665-2391 Tel#
Monday to Saturday Meals 2 times daily during the week.
St. Paul's Hospital Cafeteria:
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver BC
604-682-2344 Tel#
Vancouver
Community College Downtown
250 West Pender Street
604-443-8300 Tel#
Food Banks:
17 Sites in
Vancouver, Burnaby, New West, and North Shore
311 East 6th Ave. 604-876-3601
Salvation Army
Family Services
By appointment only.
3213 Fraser Street
Vancouver, BC
604-682-7676 Tel#
St. Pauls
Anglican Church
for Singles 1130 Jervis Street
604-685-6832 Tel#
Low Rental Housing - Subsidized
Antoinette Lodge 604-251-2611 Tel#
BC Housing Management
Commission 604-433-2218
Low-income families
w/ disabilities and
people with disabilities
as well as singles over 45 years
Greater Vancouver Housing
Corporation 604-432-6300
Accepts Applications for low
Income and special Needs categories.
Lower Mainland Community Registry
housing options and services 604-525-5376 Tel#
Hospitals and Clinics
St. Paul's Hospital 1081 Burrard Street
604-682-2344 Tel#
UBC Hospital 2211 Westbrook Mall
604-875-4942 Tel#
Carepoint Medical Centres 1175 Denman Street
open 7days a week
has late hours to 9pm 604-681-5338 Tel#
1623 Kingsway
604-436-0800 Tel#
1145 Commercial Drive
604-253-3575
Downtown Community Health
Centre 569 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC 604-255-3151
Mental Health Team 1575 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
BC Alcohol and Drug
Information and Referral Line1800-663-1441 Tel#
Mood Disorders Association of BC 201-2730 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC
604-873-0103 Tel#
Dual Diagnosis Program 524 Powell Street 604-255-9843
Gathering Place (Nurse) also, a resource centre for street
Youth downtown.
609 Helmecken Street Vancouver, BC
604-665-2391 Tel#
Employment Web Sites
Actual Jobs www.actualjobs.com
The Bay www.thebay.ca
BC Hydro www.bchydro.com
Career Clicks www.careerclick.com
Career Contacts www.careeercontacts.bc.ca
Government of Canada www.jobs.gc.ca
Job Wave www.workinfonet.bc.ca
Monster www.monster.ca
Province of BC www.postings..gov.bc.ca
Government jobs
Public Trustee of BC www.trustee.bc.ca
City of Vancouver www.city.vancouver.bc.ca
Libraries www.city.vancouver.bc.ca (
Search library)
Understanding Racism:
Maura Da Cruz Email: mdcruz@equity.ubc.ca Available all day Wednesday www.equity.ubc.ca: Web Page
604-822-6353Tel#
604-822-3260 Fax#
Employment and Career Resources for Women:
YWCA Career Connection
221-3030 Lincon Ave. Coquitlam, BC
604-944-1311 Tel#
604-944-4121 Fax#
careerconnection@ywcavan.org
www.ywcajobseeker.org
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5.5pm
Wednesday 10am -9pm
Friday 10am-5pm
YWCA Employment Resource Centre
5th floor of Oak Street
Vancouver, BC Canada
604-253-5005 Tel#
604-263-5900 Fax#
Employment Access Program
312-2555 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC Canada
Program Assistant
604-708-9300 Tel#
604-708-9314 Fax#
Case Management Services
1522 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC
Canada
Program Staff 604-254-0244 Tel#
604-254-3922 Fax#
Work Related Programs: Employment.
Connect to Work Job Search Program
Cornerstone Education
713-333 Terminal Drive
Vancouver, BC
Canada
604-687-5414 Tel# 604-687-2972 Fax#
604-257-5414 Monday to Friday
Job Search Central Vancouver Community College
A centre for people who are looking for work living in
Vancouver BC are job ready requiring Job Search Resources able to hunt for jobs.
Immigrant Access Centre for Training iACT
312-2555 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC
Canada
Program Assistant 604-708-3905 Tel# 604-708-9314 Fax#
Immigrant Loan Programs
1522 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Canada
Program coordinator 604-254-0244 Tel#
604-254-3932 Fax#
New Start Program
1522 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Program Assistant 604-254-0244 Tel#
604-254-3932 Fax#
Workways Program
1522 Commercial Drive
Contact Staff 604-254-0244 Tel# 604-254-3932 Fax#
604-662-7298 Tel# www.jobsearchcentral.com
Credential Brokerage Service
Credential Evaluations for refugees who are unemployed 20 hours a week. 1522 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC
Program Assistant 604-254-0244 Tel# 604-254-3932 Fax#
Young Women of Canada Association: Christian Organization.
YWCA Focus
602-1281 Georgia Street Vancouver, BC
604-688-4666 Tel# 604-688-3774 Fax#
V6E-3J7
www.ywcajobseeker.org
YWCA Career Zone
1260 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
604-605-4666 Tel#
604-605-7188 Fax#
www.ywcajobseeker.org
YWCA Career Services
113-255 West 1st Ave.
North Vancouver BC
604-984-7630 Tel#
604-984-7122 Fax#
www.ywcajobseeker.org
YWCA HIGH SCHOOL Mentorship Program
604-895-5802 Tel# 604-684-9171 Fax#
mentorship@ywcavan.org
Career Zone - Youth 15-30 years - Employment
604-605-4666 Tel#
YWCA One Stop Career Stop
15A Chesterfield Place North Vancouver BC
604-988-3766 Tel# 604-988-7153 Fax#
www.ywcajobseeker.org
YWCA Employment Resource Centre
5th Floor 5750 Oak Street
Vancouver BC Canada
604-263-5005 Tel# 604-683-5004 Fax#
www.ywcajobseeker.org
Ardent Training Services Inc.
828-1120 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
604-682-5888 Tel# 604-682-3408 Fax#
jobclub@ardenttraining.com
www.ardenttraining.com
Burnaby Kingsway
Job Finding Club Strategic Job Search
The Career Resource Centre
201-3665 Kingsway Vancouver, BC
604-434-2544 Tel# 604-434-2699 Fax#
bby@landell.com
Landell and Associates
Job Finding Club
201-2642 Main Street Vancouver BC
604-708-1515 Tel#
604-708-1536 Fax#
mbr@landell.com
Iam Cares Society
Job Finding Club and Employment Workshops
204-1212 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
604-731-8504 Tel#
info@iamcares.com
Healthcare:
BC Healthcare: www.gov.bc.ca/bchealthcare
1800-465-4911 Tel#
Meals of Wheels for Seniors/Physically Disabled:
604-732-7638 Tel#
Students:
To become a student/accessing funding
Healthcare Scholarship Application
Applications for Students with disabilities
Appendices forms: 1,2,3,4,5...
604-660-2610 Tel# www.bcsap.bc.ca
Workers Advisors / Assisting Injured Workers:
604-713-0360 Tel#
GED Testing Services: 250-356-2431 Tel#
Abuse Counselling:
Our Lady of Good Council Society Domestic Abuse Services
604-640-7549 Tel#
Crisis Shelter for Street Youth:
604-685-7474 Tel#
Helpline for Children Counselling and abuse in BC
604-310-1234 Tel# for kids to phone in case of abuse or for
strangers to phone about kids being abused.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 Tel#
Catholic Family Services 604-443-3220 Tel#
Crisis Lines for Parents:
Parents Help Line: 1888-603-9100 Tel#
BC Coalition to Eliminate the Abuse of Seniors 604-437-1940 Tel#
Seniors Well Aware 604-663-4230 Tel#
Public Health Services Vancouver Coastal Health
Authorities Switchboard: 604-736-2866 Tel#
Legal Aid 604-601-6000 Tel#
Legal Referral Service: 604-687-3221 Tel#
Legal Information Line: Legal Services Society: 604-601-6100
Family Justice Centre 604-660-6828 Tel#
Domestic Violence Office at VGH 604-875-4924 Tel#
Victim Link: 24 Hr Legal Resource 1800-563-0808 Tel#
Native Health 604-254-9949 Tel#
Ombudsman of British Columbia 1800-567-3347 Tel#
Very Practical Links for
easy to access information:
Google www.google.ca
Local Search in Google www.local.google.ca
Academic Information scholar.google.com
Complete Planet www.completeplanet.com
Ixquick Search engine: www.ixquick.com
Info Please database for common information www.infoplease.com
Google News Reader: http://www.reader.google.com/
You must have a Google Email address to use the reader, but Google also offers many other additional resources other than searching capabilities which can be found by exploration.
Internet Church Websites:
Mennonite Churches http://www.menonitechurch.ca/
Glad Tidings Christian Fellowship gtadmin@uniserve.com
Fraserview Alliance Church http://www.cmacan.org/
First Lutheran Church http://www.bcsynod.org/
BC Full Gospel Church http://www.bc.paoc.org/
Broadway Church http://www.broadwaychurch.com/
info@broadwaychurch.com
Sonrise Full Gospel Church http://www.sonrise.ca/
Newton Fellowship Baptist Church http://www.newtonfellorship.org/
Grace Presbyterian Church http://www.presbycan.ca/
Four Square Church http://www.foursquare.ca/
St. Michael’s Anglican Church http://www.vancouver.anglician.ca/
Granville Chapel http://www.granvillechapel.com/ info@granvillechapel.com
Salvation Army http://www.bc.salvationarmy.ca/ southmount@telus.net
Tenth Ave. Alliance Church http://www.tenth.ca/ tenth@tenth.ca
Churches Addresses:
Living Hope Baptist Church
7175 Royal Oak Ave. Vancouver, BC
V5J-4J3
604-434-7271 Tel#
Brentwood Park Alliance Church
1410 Delta Ave. Burnaby BC
V5B-3G2
604-291-1635 Tel#
Southside Community Church
7135 Walker Ave. Burnaby BC
V5G-3H6 604-526-0244 Tel#
Willingdon Church
4812 Willingdon Ave.Burnaby BC
V5G-3H6
604-435-5544 Tel#
New Westminster
Olivet Baptist Church
613 Queens Ave. New Westminster
BC V3M-1L1
604-522-0232 Tel#
Sapperton Baptist Church
322 Hospital Street New Westminster BC
V5L-3L4 604-521-1243 Tel#
Baptist Churches in Vancouver, BC, and Canada
Refer to http://www.fellowship.ca/ for a listing of Churches that
Are Fellowship Baptist in Canada.
Collingwood Baptist Church
4847 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC
V5R-4G4 604-433-5616 Tel#
Peace Baptist Churches
Meets at 6426 Keer Street Vancouver, BC c/o 6064 Rupert Street
Vancouver BC 604-437-8362 Tel#
North Shore Alliance Church
201 East 23 rd Ave., North Vancouver, BC
V5L-3E4
Oakridge Baptist Church
6261 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC
V5Z-3B2
604-327-3500 Tel#
Marpole Baptist Church
8010 Osler Street Vancouver, BC
V6P-4E2
Vancouver East End
Downtown – Fist Baptist Church
969 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
V6Z-1Y1
604-683-8441 Tel#
Ruth Morton Memorial Baptist Church
791 East 27th Ave. Vancouver BC
604-876-0630 Tel#
Vancouver West:
Dunbar Heights Baptist Church
3996 West 17th Ave Vancouver, BC
V6S-1A5
604-224-0131 Tel#
West Point Grey Baptist Church
4509 West 11th Ave. Vancouver BC
V6R-2M5
604-228-9747 Tel#
Supplied by Stephen Olson:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V5R-1R2
604-876-0966
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