Friday, November 30, 2007
Business Hostels and Tourism sites and Hotels and Tourist Information
Categories: Business, Hostels and Tourism sites and Hotels and Tourist Information, Hot Contacts, Ministries/people in ministies, OrganizationsHousing Listings for Hotels and residences in the DTES:Patrick Anthony Residence561 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-255-9185 Tel#Roddan Lodge124 Dunlevy Street604-251-1434 Tel#Low-Rent HousingShamrock Hotel635 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-255-3769 Tel#www.shamrockhostel.comHotel/HostelSt. James Community Service Society396 Powell StreetVancouver, BC604-606-0411 Tel#Single Room Occupancy HotelUnion Gospel MissionHousing Society391 Heatley Ave.Vancouver, BC604-253-3387 Tel#Housing SocietyVeterans Memorial Manor310-320 Alexander StreetVancouver, BC604-688-4560 Tel#Veteran's Housing SocietyGreater Vancouver Housing420 East Cordova Street604-251-2311 Tel#Vancouver, BCHousing SocietyHazelwood Hotel344 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-688-7467 Tel#HotelJenny Pentland Place540 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-253-4720 Tel#Housing SocietyOrwell Hotel456 East HastingsVancouver, BC604-215-7460 Tel#Hotel and Rooming HousePatrica Hotel403 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-255-4301 Tel#www.budgetpathhotel.bc.caHotelPatrick Anthony Residence561 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-255-9185 Tel#Roddan Lodge124 Dunlevy Street604-251-1434 Tel#Low-Rent HousingShamrock Hotel635 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-255-3769 Tel#www.shamrockhostel.comHotel/HostelSt. James Community Service Society396 Powell StreetVancouver, BC604-606-0411 Tel#Single Room Occupancy HotelUnion Gospel MissionHousing Society391 Heatley Ave.Vancouver, BC604-253-3387 Tel#Housing SocietyVeterans Memorial Manor310-320 Alexander StreetVancouver, BC604-688-4560 Tel#Veteran's Housing SocietyLookout Emergency Aid Society429 Alexander StreetVancouver, BCwww.lookoutsociety.bc.caEmergency ShelterMission Possible543 Powell StreetVancouver, BC604-253-4469 Tel#www.mission-possible.caFood ServicesDowntown Eastside Safey Office501 East Hastings604-687-1772 Tel#www.nso.vcn.bc.caNeighbourhood SafetyFirst United Church Mission320 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-681-8365 Tel#www.firstunited.caChurch ServicesLiving Water Mission782 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-251-2493 Tel#Grocer's Association1223 East Georgia StreetVancouver, BC604-251-4418 Tel#Worker's AssociationMSF-Doctors without Borders230-45 Dunlevy Street604-732-0673 Tel#www.msf.caInternational Humanitarian AidOxfam Canada210-49 Dunlevy StreetVancouver, BC604-736-7678 Tel#www.oxfam.caInternational DevelopmentUnion Gospel Mission616 East Cordova Street604-253-3323 Tel#www.ugm.caMissionSheway Program533 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BCFamily Health ServicesSt. James Church303 Gore StreetVancouver, BC604-685-2532Anglician ChurchTriage Outreach578 Powell Street604-254-3727 Tel#Emergency ShelterComputers:Action Data Communication1277 East Georgia StreetVancouver, BC604-734-9146 Tel#Data CommunicationDan-Tech745 Clark DriveVancouver, BC604-253-0450 Tel#Maintainance and RepairsKinetic Electronics Inc.1139 East Hastings Street604-253-2070 Tel#Computers and CommunicationsSearchlight500-329 Railway StreetVancouver, BC604-255-4620 Tel#www.searchlight.caSoftware/Service ProviderAM Convinience Store461 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC604-254-1211 Tel#Best Convinience Store800 East Hastings StreetVancouver, BC778-371-7486 Tel#Khan Convinience Store477 Powell StreetVancouver, BC604-251-1993 Tel#Health Contact Centre604-658-1224 Tel#Open almost 24 hoursEmployment Outreach ProgramBC Parapalalegic Assciation604-324-3611 Tel#jobs@bcpra.org
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Resturant - Excellent Greek Resturant.
Full Name: Stepho's Greek Taverna Resturant
Last Name: Resturant
First Name: Stepho's
Business Address: 1124 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC
Business: (604) 683-2555
Categories: Business, Business Services, Favorites, Friendships, Recreation and Enjoyment, Resturants
Last Name: Resturant
First Name: Stepho's
Business Address: 1124 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC
Business: (604) 683-2555
Categories: Business, Business Services, Favorites, Friendships, Recreation and Enjoyment, Resturants
Assorted Public Contacts including Tenancy Rights
Shelter Net BC Society
PO Box 435 (Head Office)
Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L0 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.shelternetbc.ca
Phone: 604-220-0122
E-mail: housing@shaw.ca
A group of organizations that work to make sure there are enough shelters across BC. For an updated list of shelters in the Lower Mainland, see their website (click on "CWWS" and then "Shelter Listing and other Documents").
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC)
201 - 221 E. 10 Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5T 4V3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sparc.bc.ca
Phone: 604-718-7733
Fax: 604-736-8697
E-mail: info@sparc.bc.ca
SPARC BC works with communities to build a just and healthy society for everyone. They also issue parking permits for people with disabilities and offer educational workshops for community development.
Program(s):
Parking Permit Program for People with Disabilities
Phone: 604-718-7744
Fax: 604-736-8679
E-mail: permits@sparc.bc.ca
SPARC BC issues parking permits for people with disabilities in all areas of BC. You can download an application form from the website.
SOS Children's Village BC
Surrey, BC
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sosbc.org
Phone: 604-599-0887
Fax: 604-599-0854
E-mail: office@sosbc.org
SOS Children's Village BC offers long term care and support to children in family homes.
Program(s):
Treasure Cottage (Thrift Store)
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sosbc.org
3800 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A6 (Map)
Phone: 604-274-8866
E-mail: bhigh@shaw.ca
Located in the Steveston area, this thrift store sells clothing, small household items, books, and more. Store hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
South Arm Community Centre
8880 Williams Rd.
Richmond, BC V7A 1G6 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/southarm.htm
Phone: 604-718-8060
Fax: 604-718-8065
E-mail: southarm@richmond.ca
Offers many programs for people of all ages. There is a gym, fitness centre, games room and other facilities, as well as a Health Department Office and Community Police Station.
South Arm Pool
10100 South Arm Place
Richmond, BC V7A 2E1 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/pools/outdoor.htm
Phone: 604-718-8035
Fax: 604-718-8417
E-mail: aquatics@richmond.ca
An outdoor family pool with water slides, a large picnic area, and a wading pool for children. Open during the summer months. Call or check the website for fees. Free admission for children under 2 years old.
South Vancouver Seniors Network Equipment Registry
6470 Victoria Dr.
Vancouver, BC V5P 3X7 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vcn.bc.ca/svsn
Phone: 604-324-3670
Fax: 604-324-8277
E-mail: svsn@vcn.bc.ca
Connects people who want to buy or sell used medical equipment. You should first check with your doctor or health care provider to make sure you are looking for the right equipment. A volunteer service run by seniors. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sport Organization Fee Assistance
Some not-for-profit team sport organizations offer reduced fees or bursaries so that youth from low-income families can participate in their programs. However, this help does not usually include extra costs, like equipment. Contact the local sports organization (baseball, softball, hockey, etc.) to ask if they will waive or subsidize fees for children wishing to participate in organized sports. Visit the "Sports Organizations" section of the Richmond Community Services Directory at www.yourlibrary.ca/volunteerdb.cfm for contact information. Also see the KidSport Fund listing in this directory.
St. Alban's Anglican Church
7260 St. Alban's Rd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2K3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.stalbansrichmond.org
Phone: 604-278-2770
Fax: 604-278-3384
E-mail: stalbansrmd@telus.net
Program(s):
Pastoral Counselling
Phone: 604-278-2770
Fax: 604-278-3384
A minister is available for counselling by appointment. Call 604-278-2770 Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.
Weekly Free Community Meal
A safe, friendly, and welcoming place where you can share a meal with children, youth and adults, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this free meal. Runs September through the end of June.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ssvp.bc.ca
Phone: 604-873-1065
Fax: 604-873-2298
This society of the Catholic Church helps people in need throughout the year. Offers hampers, food vouchers, toys, and other items as necessary. You can also call the central office at 604-873-1065 or any Catholic Church office during office hours.
Steveston Community Centre
4111 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/steveston.htm
Phone: 604-718-8080
Fax: 604-718-8096
E-mail: stevestoncc@richmond.ca
Many programs are offered for people of all ages. There are also tennis courts, basketball courts, a lacrosse box, softball diamonds, a playground, a games room and much more. The centre has an active teen group, a seniors group, and a pre-school.
Steveston Museum
3811 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A0 (Map)
Phone: 604-271-6868
Fax: 604-271-5919
A community museum in the area's first bank building. The small museum offers two floors of "Period Rooms" and walking tours which must be arranged in advance. Self-guided walking tour brochures are available.
Steveston Pool
4151 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/pools/outdoor.htm
Phone: 604-718-8030
This is an outdoor heated pool with a slide, and a shallow teaching pool. Open weekends only from Victoria Day through to July 1st. Open daily from July 1st through to the end of the Labour Day weekend.
Tenants' Rights Action Coalition (TRAC)
306 - 535 Thurlow St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 3L2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.tenants.bc.ca
Phone: 604-255-3099
Fax: 604-255-0772
Toll Free: 1-800-665-1185
E-mail: info@tenants.bc.ca
You can learn about your rights as a tenant by calling the free Tenant Hotline or through the Residential Tenancy Act. Staff can also help you with your housing problems.
Program(s):
Tenant Hotline
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.tenants.bc.ca
Phone: 604-255-0546
Toll Free: 1-800-665-1185
E-mail: info@tenants.bc.ca
Provides information on tenants' rights about evictions, repairs, security deposits, rent increases, and arbitration hearings. This free phone line is open Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Cinderella Project
315 Mathers Ave.
West Vancouver, BC V7S 1H2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.thecinderellaproject.com
Phone: 604-603-9155
Fax: 604-922-9523
E-mail: info@thecinderellaproject.com
Provides formal clothes to low-income high school graduates - girls and boys - in Greater Vancouver so they can go to their graduation events with pride. School counsellors, teachers, principals or social service agencies refer students to the program. A Boutique Day is held in spring where each student selects a gown, suit or tuxedo, shoes, purse and accessories.
The Lower Mainland Childbearing Society
Phone: 604-878-1031
E-mail: registrar@childbearing.org
Offers community based prenatal classes. Low-income rates are available.
The People's Law School
150 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca
Phone: 604-331-5400
Fax: 604-331-5401
E-mail: staff@publiclegaled.bc.ca
A society whose purpose is to give British Columbians - especially those with special needs - information about the laws that affect their lives. It offers free law classes and publications in many languages.
Thompson Community Centre
5151 Granville Ave.
Richmond, BC V7C 1E6 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/thompson.htm
Phone: 604-718-8422
Fax: 604-718-8433
E-mail: thompson@richmond.ca
Offers many programs for people of all ages. Has a games room, fitness room, gym, playgrounds, and much more. The park has soccer fields, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a box for roller hockey and lacrosse.
Touchstone Family Association
120 - 6411 Buswell St.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2G5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Offers services focused on helping maintain family relationships. All Touchstone programs are offered to the public free of charge. Most services can be accessed through the Ministry for Children and Family Development. Call Richmond Intake Services at 604-660-1044.
Program(s):
Cantonese and Mandarin Speaking Asian Family Support Group
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Education and support for parents, with a focus on culture, parenting skills, sharing experiences, making friends, and building family life and relationships.
Cap-C Learning Together
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: capc@touchfam.ca
Groups for parents and children up to six years old to share information, socialize and learn more about parenting, problem solving and personal development.
Family Preservation/Family Reunification
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Offers counselling services and crisis intervention, as well as early invention to families with difficulties. Also offers parenting coaching and marriage therapy. Must be referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Call Richmond Intake Services at 604-660-1044.
Parent's Time Out
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
A free program for Richmond families with children up to 6 years old. Held on Tuesdays from September to June at Richmond Baptist Church. Parents can socialize and take part in workshops while children play in a supervised and fun environment.
The Unloading Zone
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
This program teaches youth how to make positive choices when conflict occurs in their lives. Also focuses on dealing with anger. Referrals are accepted from Richmond and Vancouver with some exceptions.
TransLink HandyCard
1600 - 4720 Kingsway, Metrotower II
Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.translink.bc.ca
Phone: 604-453-4500
People with a permanent disability that prevents them from using public transit without help can travel at reduced rates with a HandyCard. An attendant can travel free. Application forms are available on the TransLink website or from the Richmond HandyDART office. With a HandyCard, you can also purchase TaxiSaver coupons, which allow you to pay for taxi rides at reduced rates.
TransLink Information Line
1600 - 4720 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.translink.bc.ca
Phone: 604-953-3333
E-mail: info@translink.bc.ca
Call for information about bus routes, schedules and fares. The website also includes a trip planner and transit maps.
UBC Faculty of Dentistry - Dental Clinic
2199 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/dental_clinic/
Phone: 604-822-2112
Fax: 604-822-3708
The dental clinic charges 20 to 40% less than normal rates. Third or fourth year dentistry students perform most dental work. The clinic is open from the end of August to the beginning of June and closes the second week of December until the day after New Year's. There are usually two clinics per day, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Union Gospel Mission
E. Cordova St.
Vancouver, BC V6A 1L9 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ugm.ca
Phone: 604-253-3323
Fax: 604-253-3496
Union Gospel Mission helps those in need with meals, shelter and clothing. They also have drug and alcohol recovery programs, pastoral services and two low cost thrift stores in Vancouver and Surrey.
Program(s):
Thrift Stores
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ugm.ca/B-07-00-00.html
671 E. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6A 1R2 (Map)
Phone: 604-254-8721
E-mail: thriftvan@ugm.ca
Donated items are sold at reasonable cost. Two store locations serve the Lower Mainland. The Vancouver store is open Monday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Surrey store (10776 King George Hwy.) is open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Vancouver Community College - Dental Clinic
250 W. Pender St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S9 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.healthsciences.vcc.ca
Phone: 604-443-8499
Fax: 604-443-8504
Offers low-cost dental care to patients aged 4 to 21 and a low-cost dental hygiene program for adults. The clinic does not offer fillings. Open from September to June. Call for information and appointments.
Program(s):
Denture Clinic
Phone: 604-443-8500
Offers low-cost denture services, including complete and partial dentures, repairs and relines.
Vancouver Community Network (VCN)
2nd Floor, 411 Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1X4 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vcn.bc.ca
Phone: 604-257-3811
Fax: 604-257-3808
E-mail: help@vcn.bc.ca
Operates free computer terminals in the community. Also provides web space, technical support, and Internet services. To find an access terminal in your area, visit the website at www.vcn.bc.ca.
Program(s):
BC & Yukon Technical Training and Support Network
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://http://bcyk-tech.net/
A place to look for technical support and answers to your technical questions, and to find computer hardware.
Community Access Portal Program
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://http://cap.vcn.bc.ca
Search for public internet access sites in your area, post information online, use message boards, and chat with other users online.
Internet Services
www2.vcn.bc.ca/services
Offers free services for individuals and non-profit groups including domain name hosting, group email accounts, and database hosting for groups. Help is available 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Vancouver Reuses Exchange
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vancouver.reuses.com
Phone: 604-732-9253
E-mail: reuses@rcbc.bc.ca
Find free or low-cost funiture, electronic equipment, household goods, and more. This website is sponsored by the Recycling Council of BC. See also www.surrey.reuses.com.
Veterans Allowance and Treatment Benefits Enquiries
900 - 605 Robson St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca
Fax: 604-666-2989
Toll Free: 1-866-522-2122
Veterans Affairs Canada helps veterans and certain others with disability pensions, financial support allowances and health care benefits. Call for counselling or about the benefits available and who qualifies.
Volunteer Richmond Information Services
190 - 7000 Minoru Blvd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.volunteerrichmond.ca
Phone: 604-279-7020
Fax: 604-279-7038
E-mail: info@volunteerrichmond.ca
A non-profit society that brings people and services together through community information and volunteerism.
Program(s):
Child Care Resource & Referral Centre
Phone: 604-279-7025
E-mail: childcare@volunteerrichmond.ca
Gives parents free information about child care. Helps families find safe, quality and affordable child care options in Richmond. Parents can also pick up Child Care Subsidy application forms here and get help to complete them. The Child Care Resource & Referral Centre also supports and helps child care providers.
Richmond Christmas Fund
Phone: 604-279-7035
E-mail: christmasfund@volunteerrichmond.ca
Gives grocery vouchers to low-income Richmond residents and new toys to low-income families with children aged 15 and under. Also matches low-income families with sponsors. To receive help, you must register during November. Call for information.
Richmond Senior Peer Counselling
Phone: 604-279-7034
E-mail: seniorpeercounselling@volunteerrichmond.ca
Trained senior volunteers support and guide their peers through difficult times - new living situations, dealing with the death of a loved one, retirement issues, reduced income, anxiety and despair. Seniors receive free weekly counselling for up to six months.
Seniors Information & Referral
Phone: 604-279-7020
E-mail: infoandreferral@volunteerrichmond.ca
Trained volunteers help seniors and people with disabilities find information about housing, pensions, government services, and more. They also help clients fill out government forms, and give information about income tax. All services are free of charge. Call to make an appointment.
Volunteer Centre
Phone: 604-279-7020
Helps people who want to volunteer find a place to get involved that meets their needs and interests. Online, look at www.govolunteer.ca.
Volunteers for Seniors Shopping Program
Phone: 604-279-7030
E-mail: seniors@volunteerrichmond.ca
Volunteers provide a Shop-by-Phone service at Blundell Safeway for seniors and others with lasting health problems who cannot get out to do their own grocery shopping. Volunteers also help clients of Richmond Health Services Continuing Health with weekly in-person shopping at Broadmoor Safeway.
Watermania
14300 Entertainment Blvd.
Richmond, BC V6W 1K3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/pools
Phone: 604-448-5353
Fax: 604-448-5354
E-mail: aquatics@richmond.ca
Located at the Riverport Sports and Entertainment Complex, this 57-metre pool also has diving boards, waterslides, a wave pool, a steamroom and sauna.
West Richmond Community Centre
9180 No. 1 Rd.
Richmond, BC V7E 6L5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/wrichmond.htm
Phone: 604-718-8400
Fax: 604-718-8414
E-mail: westrich@richmond.ca
The Centre is next to Hugh Boyd Secondary School and is located south of Francis Rd. on No. 1 Rd. There are activities for people of all ages.
Western Canada Society to Access Justice
1440 W. 12 Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6H 1M8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.accessjustice.ca
Phone: 604-482-3195
Fax: 604-324-1515
Toll Free: 1-877-762-6664
E-mail: help@accessjustice.ca
All services are free to those who cannot afford a lawyer or obtain Legal Aid through pro bono clinics throughout BC. Lawyers do not represent in court but will give legal advice when a 30-minute appointment is made. Richmond clinics can be found at Chimo Crisis Services (120 - 7000 Minoru Blvd.; 604-279-7077) and at Fraserview Church (11295 Mellis Dr.; 604-270-4211). Call toll-free to make an appointment.
Western Regional Advocacy Group Society (WRAGS)
330 - 3771 Jacombs Rd.
Richmond, BC V6V 2L9 (Map)
Phone: 604-214-0613
Fax: 604-214-0614
E-mail: wrags@shaw.ca
Offers donated beds free to the public. Open seven days a week from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed on all statutory holidays.
Working Poor Christmas Fund
c/o City of Richmond, 6911 No. 3 Rd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (Map)
Phone: 604-276-4107
Fax: 604-276-4123
Families are usually referred to this program by community health nurses.
Youth Against Violence
201 - 4180 Lougheed Hwy.
Burnaby, BC V5C 6A7 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.takingastand.com
Toll Free: 1-800-680-4264
E-mail: e-mail through www.takingastand.com
You can call this toll-free number to report cases of youth violence or crime or if you need help from local police. It is safe and confidential and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Youth in BC
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.youthinbc.com
Phone: 604-872-3311
TDD: 604-872-0113
Toll Free: 1-866-661-3311
E-mail: youthinbc@crisiscentre.bc.ca
A web-based hotline for youth in trouble. It is a confidential, non-judgmental, free, live, one-on-one chat with a trained volunteer.
PO Box 435 (Head Office)
Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L0 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.shelternetbc.ca
Phone: 604-220-0122
E-mail: housing@shaw.ca
A group of organizations that work to make sure there are enough shelters across BC. For an updated list of shelters in the Lower Mainland, see their website (click on "CWWS" and then "Shelter Listing and other Documents").
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC)
201 - 221 E. 10 Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5T 4V3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sparc.bc.ca
Phone: 604-718-7733
Fax: 604-736-8697
E-mail: info@sparc.bc.ca
SPARC BC works with communities to build a just and healthy society for everyone. They also issue parking permits for people with disabilities and offer educational workshops for community development.
Program(s):
Parking Permit Program for People with Disabilities
Phone: 604-718-7744
Fax: 604-736-8679
E-mail: permits@sparc.bc.ca
SPARC BC issues parking permits for people with disabilities in all areas of BC. You can download an application form from the website.
SOS Children's Village BC
Surrey, BC
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sosbc.org
Phone: 604-599-0887
Fax: 604-599-0854
E-mail: office@sosbc.org
SOS Children's Village BC offers long term care and support to children in family homes.
Program(s):
Treasure Cottage (Thrift Store)
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.sosbc.org
3800 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A6 (Map)
Phone: 604-274-8866
E-mail: bhigh@shaw.ca
Located in the Steveston area, this thrift store sells clothing, small household items, books, and more. Store hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
South Arm Community Centre
8880 Williams Rd.
Richmond, BC V7A 1G6 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/southarm.htm
Phone: 604-718-8060
Fax: 604-718-8065
E-mail: southarm@richmond.ca
Offers many programs for people of all ages. There is a gym, fitness centre, games room and other facilities, as well as a Health Department Office and Community Police Station.
South Arm Pool
10100 South Arm Place
Richmond, BC V7A 2E1 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/pools/outdoor.htm
Phone: 604-718-8035
Fax: 604-718-8417
E-mail: aquatics@richmond.ca
An outdoor family pool with water slides, a large picnic area, and a wading pool for children. Open during the summer months. Call or check the website for fees. Free admission for children under 2 years old.
South Vancouver Seniors Network Equipment Registry
6470 Victoria Dr.
Vancouver, BC V5P 3X7 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vcn.bc.ca/svsn
Phone: 604-324-3670
Fax: 604-324-8277
E-mail: svsn@vcn.bc.ca
Connects people who want to buy or sell used medical equipment. You should first check with your doctor or health care provider to make sure you are looking for the right equipment. A volunteer service run by seniors. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sport Organization Fee Assistance
Some not-for-profit team sport organizations offer reduced fees or bursaries so that youth from low-income families can participate in their programs. However, this help does not usually include extra costs, like equipment. Contact the local sports organization (baseball, softball, hockey, etc.) to ask if they will waive or subsidize fees for children wishing to participate in organized sports. Visit the "Sports Organizations" section of the Richmond Community Services Directory at www.yourlibrary.ca/volunteerdb.cfm for contact information. Also see the KidSport Fund listing in this directory.
St. Alban's Anglican Church
7260 St. Alban's Rd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2K3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.stalbansrichmond.org
Phone: 604-278-2770
Fax: 604-278-3384
E-mail: stalbansrmd@telus.net
Program(s):
Pastoral Counselling
Phone: 604-278-2770
Fax: 604-278-3384
A minister is available for counselling by appointment. Call 604-278-2770 Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.
Weekly Free Community Meal
A safe, friendly, and welcoming place where you can share a meal with children, youth and adults, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this free meal. Runs September through the end of June.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ssvp.bc.ca
Phone: 604-873-1065
Fax: 604-873-2298
This society of the Catholic Church helps people in need throughout the year. Offers hampers, food vouchers, toys, and other items as necessary. You can also call the central office at 604-873-1065 or any Catholic Church office during office hours.
Steveston Community Centre
4111 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/steveston.htm
Phone: 604-718-8080
Fax: 604-718-8096
E-mail: stevestoncc@richmond.ca
Many programs are offered for people of all ages. There are also tennis courts, basketball courts, a lacrosse box, softball diamonds, a playground, a games room and much more. The centre has an active teen group, a seniors group, and a pre-school.
Steveston Museum
3811 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A0 (Map)
Phone: 604-271-6868
Fax: 604-271-5919
A community museum in the area's first bank building. The small museum offers two floors of "Period Rooms" and walking tours which must be arranged in advance. Self-guided walking tour brochures are available.
Steveston Pool
4151 Moncton St.
Richmond, BC V7E 3A8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/pools/outdoor.htm
Phone: 604-718-8030
This is an outdoor heated pool with a slide, and a shallow teaching pool. Open weekends only from Victoria Day through to July 1st. Open daily from July 1st through to the end of the Labour Day weekend.
Tenants' Rights Action Coalition (TRAC)
306 - 535 Thurlow St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 3L2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.tenants.bc.ca
Phone: 604-255-3099
Fax: 604-255-0772
Toll Free: 1-800-665-1185
E-mail: info@tenants.bc.ca
You can learn about your rights as a tenant by calling the free Tenant Hotline or through the Residential Tenancy Act. Staff can also help you with your housing problems.
Program(s):
Tenant Hotline
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.tenants.bc.ca
Phone: 604-255-0546
Toll Free: 1-800-665-1185
E-mail: info@tenants.bc.ca
Provides information on tenants' rights about evictions, repairs, security deposits, rent increases, and arbitration hearings. This free phone line is open Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Cinderella Project
315 Mathers Ave.
West Vancouver, BC V7S 1H2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.thecinderellaproject.com
Phone: 604-603-9155
Fax: 604-922-9523
E-mail: info@thecinderellaproject.com
Provides formal clothes to low-income high school graduates - girls and boys - in Greater Vancouver so they can go to their graduation events with pride. School counsellors, teachers, principals or social service agencies refer students to the program. A Boutique Day is held in spring where each student selects a gown, suit or tuxedo, shoes, purse and accessories.
The Lower Mainland Childbearing Society
Phone: 604-878-1031
E-mail: registrar@childbearing.org
Offers community based prenatal classes. Low-income rates are available.
The People's Law School
150 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca
Phone: 604-331-5400
Fax: 604-331-5401
E-mail: staff@publiclegaled.bc.ca
A society whose purpose is to give British Columbians - especially those with special needs - information about the laws that affect their lives. It offers free law classes and publications in many languages.
Thompson Community Centre
5151 Granville Ave.
Richmond, BC V7C 1E6 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/thompson.htm
Phone: 604-718-8422
Fax: 604-718-8433
E-mail: thompson@richmond.ca
Offers many programs for people of all ages. Has a games room, fitness room, gym, playgrounds, and much more. The park has soccer fields, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a box for roller hockey and lacrosse.
Touchstone Family Association
120 - 6411 Buswell St.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2G5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Offers services focused on helping maintain family relationships. All Touchstone programs are offered to the public free of charge. Most services can be accessed through the Ministry for Children and Family Development. Call Richmond Intake Services at 604-660-1044.
Program(s):
Cantonese and Mandarin Speaking Asian Family Support Group
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Education and support for parents, with a focus on culture, parenting skills, sharing experiences, making friends, and building family life and relationships.
Cap-C Learning Together
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: capc@touchfam.ca
Groups for parents and children up to six years old to share information, socialize and learn more about parenting, problem solving and personal development.
Family Preservation/Family Reunification
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
Offers counselling services and crisis intervention, as well as early invention to families with difficulties. Also offers parenting coaching and marriage therapy. Must be referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Call Richmond Intake Services at 604-660-1044.
Parent's Time Out
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
A free program for Richmond families with children up to 6 years old. Held on Tuesdays from September to June at Richmond Baptist Church. Parents can socialize and take part in workshops while children play in a supervised and fun environment.
The Unloading Zone
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.touchfam.ca
Phone: 604-279-5599
Fax: 604-279-1814
E-mail: touchstone@touchfam.ca
This program teaches youth how to make positive choices when conflict occurs in their lives. Also focuses on dealing with anger. Referrals are accepted from Richmond and Vancouver with some exceptions.
TransLink HandyCard
1600 - 4720 Kingsway, Metrotower II
Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.translink.bc.ca
Phone: 604-453-4500
People with a permanent disability that prevents them from using public transit without help can travel at reduced rates with a HandyCard. An attendant can travel free. Application forms are available on the TransLink website or from the Richmond HandyDART office. With a HandyCard, you can also purchase TaxiSaver coupons, which allow you to pay for taxi rides at reduced rates.
TransLink Information Line
1600 - 4720 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.translink.bc.ca
Phone: 604-953-3333
E-mail: info@translink.bc.ca
Call for information about bus routes, schedules and fares. The website also includes a trip planner and transit maps.
UBC Faculty of Dentistry - Dental Clinic
2199 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/dental_clinic/
Phone: 604-822-2112
Fax: 604-822-3708
The dental clinic charges 20 to 40% less than normal rates. Third or fourth year dentistry students perform most dental work. The clinic is open from the end of August to the beginning of June and closes the second week of December until the day after New Year's. There are usually two clinics per day, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Union Gospel Mission
E. Cordova St.
Vancouver, BC V6A 1L9 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ugm.ca
Phone: 604-253-3323
Fax: 604-253-3496
Union Gospel Mission helps those in need with meals, shelter and clothing. They also have drug and alcohol recovery programs, pastoral services and two low cost thrift stores in Vancouver and Surrey.
Program(s):
Thrift Stores
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.ugm.ca/B-07-00-00.html
671 E. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6A 1R2 (Map)
Phone: 604-254-8721
E-mail: thriftvan@ugm.ca
Donated items are sold at reasonable cost. Two store locations serve the Lower Mainland. The Vancouver store is open Monday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Surrey store (10776 King George Hwy.) is open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Vancouver Community College - Dental Clinic
250 W. Pender St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S9 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.healthsciences.vcc.ca
Phone: 604-443-8499
Fax: 604-443-8504
Offers low-cost dental care to patients aged 4 to 21 and a low-cost dental hygiene program for adults. The clinic does not offer fillings. Open from September to June. Call for information and appointments.
Program(s):
Denture Clinic
Phone: 604-443-8500
Offers low-cost denture services, including complete and partial dentures, repairs and relines.
Vancouver Community Network (VCN)
2nd Floor, 411 Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1X4 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vcn.bc.ca
Phone: 604-257-3811
Fax: 604-257-3808
E-mail: help@vcn.bc.ca
Operates free computer terminals in the community. Also provides web space, technical support, and Internet services. To find an access terminal in your area, visit the website at www.vcn.bc.ca.
Program(s):
BC & Yukon Technical Training and Support Network
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://http://bcyk-tech.net/
A place to look for technical support and answers to your technical questions, and to find computer hardware.
Community Access Portal Program
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://http://cap.vcn.bc.ca
Search for public internet access sites in your area, post information online, use message boards, and chat with other users online.
Internet Services
www2.vcn.bc.ca/services
Offers free services for individuals and non-profit groups including domain name hosting, group email accounts, and database hosting for groups. Help is available 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Vancouver Reuses Exchange
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vancouver.reuses.com
Phone: 604-732-9253
E-mail: reuses@rcbc.bc.ca
Find free or low-cost funiture, electronic equipment, household goods, and more. This website is sponsored by the Recycling Council of BC. See also www.surrey.reuses.com.
Veterans Allowance and Treatment Benefits Enquiries
900 - 605 Robson St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca
Fax: 604-666-2989
Toll Free: 1-866-522-2122
Veterans Affairs Canada helps veterans and certain others with disability pensions, financial support allowances and health care benefits. Call for counselling or about the benefits available and who qualifies.
Volunteer Richmond Information Services
190 - 7000 Minoru Blvd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.volunteerrichmond.ca
Phone: 604-279-7020
Fax: 604-279-7038
E-mail: info@volunteerrichmond.ca
A non-profit society that brings people and services together through community information and volunteerism.
Program(s):
Child Care Resource & Referral Centre
Phone: 604-279-7025
E-mail: childcare@volunteerrichmond.ca
Gives parents free information about child care. Helps families find safe, quality and affordable child care options in Richmond. Parents can also pick up Child Care Subsidy application forms here and get help to complete them. The Child Care Resource & Referral Centre also supports and helps child care providers.
Richmond Christmas Fund
Phone: 604-279-7035
E-mail: christmasfund@volunteerrichmond.ca
Gives grocery vouchers to low-income Richmond residents and new toys to low-income families with children aged 15 and under. Also matches low-income families with sponsors. To receive help, you must register during November. Call for information.
Richmond Senior Peer Counselling
Phone: 604-279-7034
E-mail: seniorpeercounselling@volunteerrichmond.ca
Trained senior volunteers support and guide their peers through difficult times - new living situations, dealing with the death of a loved one, retirement issues, reduced income, anxiety and despair. Seniors receive free weekly counselling for up to six months.
Seniors Information & Referral
Phone: 604-279-7020
E-mail: infoandreferral@volunteerrichmond.ca
Trained volunteers help seniors and people with disabilities find information about housing, pensions, government services, and more. They also help clients fill out government forms, and give information about income tax. All services are free of charge. Call to make an appointment.
Volunteer Centre
Phone: 604-279-7020
Helps people who want to volunteer find a place to get involved that meets their needs and interests. Online, look at www.govolunteer.ca.
Volunteers for Seniors Shopping Program
Phone: 604-279-7030
E-mail: seniors@volunteerrichmond.ca
Volunteers provide a Shop-by-Phone service at Blundell Safeway for seniors and others with lasting health problems who cannot get out to do their own grocery shopping. Volunteers also help clients of Richmond Health Services Continuing Health with weekly in-person shopping at Broadmoor Safeway.
Watermania
14300 Entertainment Blvd.
Richmond, BC V6W 1K3 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/pools
Phone: 604-448-5353
Fax: 604-448-5354
E-mail: aquatics@richmond.ca
Located at the Riverport Sports and Entertainment Complex, this 57-metre pool also has diving boards, waterslides, a wave pool, a steamroom and sauna.
West Richmond Community Centre
9180 No. 1 Rd.
Richmond, BC V7E 6L5 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/wrichmond.htm
Phone: 604-718-8400
Fax: 604-718-8414
E-mail: westrich@richmond.ca
The Centre is next to Hugh Boyd Secondary School and is located south of Francis Rd. on No. 1 Rd. There are activities for people of all ages.
Western Canada Society to Access Justice
1440 W. 12 Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6H 1M8 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.accessjustice.ca
Phone: 604-482-3195
Fax: 604-324-1515
Toll Free: 1-877-762-6664
E-mail: help@accessjustice.ca
All services are free to those who cannot afford a lawyer or obtain Legal Aid through pro bono clinics throughout BC. Lawyers do not represent in court but will give legal advice when a 30-minute appointment is made. Richmond clinics can be found at Chimo Crisis Services (120 - 7000 Minoru Blvd.; 604-279-7077) and at Fraserview Church (11295 Mellis Dr.; 604-270-4211). Call toll-free to make an appointment.
Western Regional Advocacy Group Society (WRAGS)
330 - 3771 Jacombs Rd.
Richmond, BC V6V 2L9 (Map)
Phone: 604-214-0613
Fax: 604-214-0614
E-mail: wrags@shaw.ca
Offers donated beds free to the public. Open seven days a week from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed on all statutory holidays.
Working Poor Christmas Fund
c/o City of Richmond, 6911 No. 3 Rd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (Map)
Phone: 604-276-4107
Fax: 604-276-4123
Families are usually referred to this program by community health nurses.
Youth Against Violence
201 - 4180 Lougheed Hwy.
Burnaby, BC V5C 6A7 (Map)
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.takingastand.com
Toll Free: 1-800-680-4264
E-mail: e-mail through www.takingastand.com
You can call this toll-free number to report cases of youth violence or crime or if you need help from local police. It is safe and confidential and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Youth in BC
Web site: http://www.yourlibrary.ca/redirect.cfm?http://www.youthinbc.com
Phone: 604-872-3311
TDD: 604-872-0113
Toll Free: 1-866-661-3311
E-mail: youthinbc@crisiscentre.bc.ca
A web-based hotline for youth in trouble. It is a confidential, non-judgmental, free, live, one-on-one chat with a trained volunteer.
Non-Market Housing Line in the City of Vancouver
Company: Non-Market Housing line
Business: (604) 873-7437
City of Vancouver for Social Housing
Business: (604) 873-7437
City of Vancouver for Social Housing
Business, Hostels and Tourism sites and Hotels and Tourist Information
Categories: Business, Hostels and Tourism sites and Hotels and Tourist Information, Hot Contacts, Ministries/people in ministies, Organizations
Housing Listings for Hotels and residences in the DTES:
Patrick Anthony Residence
561 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-9185 Tel#
Roddan Lodge
124 Dunlevy Street
604-251-1434 Tel#
Low-Rent Housing
Shamrock Hotel
635 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-3769 Tel#
www.shamrockhostel.com
Hotel/Hostel
St. James Community Service Society
396 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-606-0411 Tel#
Single Room Occupancy Hotel
Union Gospel Mission
Housing Society
391 Heatley Ave.
Vancouver, BC
604-253-3387 Tel#
Housing Society
Veterans Memorial Manor
310-320 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-4560 Tel#
Veteran's Housing Society
Greater Vancouver Housing
420 East Cordova Street
604-251-2311 Tel#
Vancouver, BC
Housing Society
Hazelwood Hotel
344 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-7467 Tel#
Hotel
Jenny Pentland Place
540 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-253-4720 Tel#
Housing Society
Orwell Hotel
456 East Hastings
Vancouver, BC
604-215-7460 Tel#
Hotel and Rooming House
Patrica Hotel
403 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-4301 Tel#
www.budgetpathhotel.bc.ca
Hotel
Patrick Anthony Residence
561 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-9185 Tel#
Roddan Lodge
124 Dunlevy Street
604-251-1434 Tel#
Low-Rent Housing
Shamrock Hotel
635 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-3769 Tel#
www.shamrockhostel.com
Hotel/Hostel
St. James Community Service Society
396 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-606-0411 Tel#
Single Room Occupancy Hotel
Union Gospel Mission
Housing Society
391 Heatley Ave.
Vancouver, BC
604-253-3387 Tel#
Housing Society
Veterans Memorial Manor
310-320 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-4560 Tel#
Veteran's Housing Society
Lookout Emergency Aid Society
429 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
www.lookoutsociety.bc.ca
Emergency Shelter
Mission Possible
543 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-253-4469 Tel#
www.mission-possible.ca
Food Services
Downtown Eastside Safey Office
501 East Hastings
604-687-1772 Tel#
www.nso.vcn.bc.ca
Neighbourhood Safety
First United Church Mission
320 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-681-8365 Tel#
www.firstunited.ca
Church Services
Living Water Mission
782 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-251-2493 Tel#
Grocer's Association
1223 East Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
604-251-4418 Tel#
Worker's Association
MSF-Doctors without Borders
230-45 Dunlevy Street
604-732-0673 Tel#
www.msf.ca
International Humanitarian Aid
Oxfam Canada
210-49 Dunlevy Street
Vancouver, BC
604-736-7678 Tel#
www.oxfam.ca
International Development
Union Gospel Mission
616 East Cordova Street
604-253-3323 Tel#
www.ugm.ca
Mission
Sheway Program
533 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Family Health Services
St. James Church
303 Gore Street
Vancouver, BC
604-685-2532
Anglician Church
Triage Outreach
578 Powell Street
604-254-3727 Tel#
Emergency Shelter
Computers:
Action Data Communication
1277 East Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
604-734-9146 Tel#
Data Communication
Dan-Tech
745 Clark Drive
Vancouver, BC
604-253-0450 Tel#
Maintainance and Repairs
Kinetic Electronics Inc.
1139 East Hastings Street
604-253-2070 Tel#
Computers and Communications
Searchlight
500-329 Railway Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-4620 Tel#
www.searchlight.ca
Software/Service Provider
AM Convinience Store
461 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-254-1211 Tel#
Best Convinience Store
800 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
778-371-7486 Tel#
Khan Convinience Store
477 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-251-1993 Tel#
Health Contact Centre
604-658-1224 Tel#
Open almost 24 hours
Employment Outreach Program
BC Parapalalegic Assciation
604-324-3611 Tel#
jobs@bcpra.org
Housing Listings for Hotels and residences in the DTES:
Patrick Anthony Residence
561 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-9185 Tel#
Roddan Lodge
124 Dunlevy Street
604-251-1434 Tel#
Low-Rent Housing
Shamrock Hotel
635 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-3769 Tel#
www.shamrockhostel.com
Hotel/Hostel
St. James Community Service Society
396 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-606-0411 Tel#
Single Room Occupancy Hotel
Union Gospel Mission
Housing Society
391 Heatley Ave.
Vancouver, BC
604-253-3387 Tel#
Housing Society
Veterans Memorial Manor
310-320 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-4560 Tel#
Veteran's Housing Society
Greater Vancouver Housing
420 East Cordova Street
604-251-2311 Tel#
Vancouver, BC
Housing Society
Hazelwood Hotel
344 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-7467 Tel#
Hotel
Jenny Pentland Place
540 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-253-4720 Tel#
Housing Society
Orwell Hotel
456 East Hastings
Vancouver, BC
604-215-7460 Tel#
Hotel and Rooming House
Patrica Hotel
403 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-4301 Tel#
www.budgetpathhotel.bc.ca
Hotel
Patrick Anthony Residence
561 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-9185 Tel#
Roddan Lodge
124 Dunlevy Street
604-251-1434 Tel#
Low-Rent Housing
Shamrock Hotel
635 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-255-3769 Tel#
www.shamrockhostel.com
Hotel/Hostel
St. James Community Service Society
396 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-606-0411 Tel#
Single Room Occupancy Hotel
Union Gospel Mission
Housing Society
391 Heatley Ave.
Vancouver, BC
604-253-3387 Tel#
Housing Society
Veterans Memorial Manor
310-320 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
604-688-4560 Tel#
Veteran's Housing Society
Lookout Emergency Aid Society
429 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC
www.lookoutsociety.bc.ca
Emergency Shelter
Mission Possible
543 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
604-253-4469 Tel#
www.mission-possible.ca
Food Services
Downtown Eastside Safey Office
501 East Hastings
604-687-1772 Tel#
www.nso.vcn.bc.ca
Neighbourhood Safety
First United Church Mission
320 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
604-681-8365 Tel#
www.firstunited.ca
Church Services
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50 Tips for ADD Adults.
03:28 AM 02/06/02Please print out.50 Tips for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
1. Be shure of the diagnosis.2. Educate yourself on yourself, the diagnosis, your direction, and your personality/life.3. Coaching for yourself. Inform your family, your friends, and those that are close.4. Encouragement. Encourage others to discuss you with you. As well encourage others in their life.5. External Structure. Form your own external structure if you don't already have one.6. Colour Coding. Colour code your life, and your work/school etc.7. Use spice and pizzazz. Be creative with yourself and with your problem solving. Keep the excitement of yourself.8. Make a good/supportive choice of a significant other. They must offset your creative mind.9. Have structured "blow out time". Time when you can expend energy that is not used and needs to be exausted.10. Recharge you batteries time. To meditate, form structure, think and form plans.11. Make your eviornment what works for you, and suits your style/thinking/organizing.12. Choose good helpfull addictions such as exercise, not chemical addictions.13. Use mood changes to your advantage rather than diadvantage. Try to plan these if possible.14. Try to avoid startling things...these will likely follow mini-panics, with obsessing, and ruminating.15. Constantly educate and involve others in your life, and form supportive networks for yourself.16. Give up any guilt you have for highly active sports, or stimulating behaviour.17. Learn to joke about your condition with others, and try to mix in some explaination as well.18. Plan senarios to deal with small depressions in the day, and maintain some activity.19. After success, expect some depression, this is because the goal has been reached. There is no longer any need to work at something.20. Learn shorthand ways of labeling, and use them for organizing your life.21. Acknowledge and anticipate the obvious collapse of a certin percentage of projects.22. Embrace the challanges that you encounter, and do not avoid difficulties, by burying them.23. Make deadlines, timelines, plans, calanders of things to do, and be very colourful with them.24. Break down large projects into small ones. Like long term plans into short term plans.25. Listen to the trusted feedback of other family members, and special ones.26. Avoid procrastination, and delayed reactions so that things can happen and do happen.27. Schedule activities with friends, and co-workers, etc.28. Use time outes as with children. You need some times where you can just think meditate and relax, between.29. Learn how to advocate for yourself, and get the help that you need from the community, and support systems.30. Avoid premature closure...do not kill the project before it has a chance to start.31. Find and join groups where you are liked appreciated, and understood, and nuture them.32. Don't stay too long where you are not welcomed/understood/appreciated.33. Accept the fear of things that going too well, and ignore it unless someone else says something to confirm this.34. Try to let successfull moments last and be remembered. So that they will encourage you in your low times.35. Remember that ADD usually includes a tendency to overfocus, and so time yourself at these activities.36. Pay compliments, and appreciate others fully, as they support you as well.37. Set social guidelines, and maintain them, as you need to maintain boundries, etc.38. Set social deadlines with friends, relitives, and aquaintences. This prevents being late, etc.39. Notice how long, and where you work best, and work with this knowledge.40. Know that it is OK to do many things at once if you have the energy to. This is good for speeding things up.41. Do what you are good at, use your aces, and make these known to others so that you can help them.42. Leave time between appointments to gather up your thoughts, and organize your activities.43. Consider starting, or joining an ADD group, for support and edification. 44. Try to dispel negitive energy in physical ways that are non-destructive.45. Don't feel chained to the, "usual ways" of dealing with stress or coping. Create your own, and observe their effects.46. Exercise regularly and vigorously, and schedule your recreation so that this can be so.47. Keep notes of your feelings with a journal/notepad/thoughts.48. Read with pen in hand, this really helps for focusing.49. Pay attention to eliminating harmfull addictions, and encourage positive addictions.50. Talk to others w/ ADD and maintain these contacts, and nurture them.
Insight and education:
Be shure of the diagnosis. Make sure that you are working with a professional who really understands ADD and has excluded related orsimmilar conditions such as anxiety states, agitated depression, hyperthyroidism, manic-depressive illness, or OCD.
Educate yourself:
Educate yourself and others about your condition. Read/Read/Read, and discuss with many people about their own treatments.You'll be able to design a your own treatment, and maintain your own health responsibilites.
Coaching:
It is usefull to have a coach, and for someone to keep after you. but always with humor and a positive nature.Your coach can help you with getting organized, and staying on task, as well as give you encouragement or remind you to get backto task. A friend/colleague/thearpist(it is possible but risky for your coach to be your spouse). A couch is someone to stay onyou to get things done, and to avoid procrasatination. A coach can be very helpfull in assisting with ADD. Encouragement. ADD adults need lots of encouragement. This is in part due to their having many self-doubts that have accumulated over theyears. But it goes far beyond that. More than the average person, the ADD adult withers without encouragement and poitively lights up like aChristmas Tree when given it. They will often work for another person in a way that they won't work for themselves. This is not "bad" it justis. It should be recognized and taken advantage of.
Realize that the're many myths of ADD, and be aware of them.
There is a tremendous value to others and the person with ADD for communication to be active on the subject rather than passive.The reason for this is that many people/ADD adults need to discuss the problem with others to feel that they are accepted by them in the first place.
There are many ADD adults who have a high energy level, and this can be very distracting when the energy is not burnt off.This is why exercise is neccessary and required for ADD adults to mantain a certin burnt out non-distractible energy level when dealing withjobs/tasks that are low energy requirement.
Remember that what you have is a neropsyciatric condition; it is geniticly transmitted. It is caused by biology, by how your brain is wired.It is not a disease of the will, nor a moral failing. It is not caused by weakness in character, nor by a failure to mature. It's cure is not to be foundin the power of the will, nor in punishment, nor is sacrifice, nor in pain. ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS>Try as they might, many people with ADD have great troubleaccepting the syndrome as being rooted in biology rather than a weakness of character.
Try to help others with ADD as this will assist you to know what ADD is and is not in your mind and in others minds.You'll learn lots about the condition from others, as well as feel suported, which is a two way street.
Performance Management
External Structure. Structure is the hallmark of the non-pharmacological treatment of the ADD child.It can be equally usefull with adults, and very good for an organized mind. Tedious to set up, once in place and is a habbit and routine structure works like the walls of the bobsled ride. Keeping the speedball sled from careening off the track that it rides on.It focuses energies which is what we are looking for in our daily life. Make frequent use of lists, colour coding reminders, notes to self, and rituals, routines as well as files.Colour coding. Deserves Emphasis as many people with ADD are visually orientated. Take advantage of this by making things visual, and easy to see (with colour).Make colour you middle name, and put is central in your organization system.Make something boring spicy and exciting with colour. With colour be you can be creative in your organization, and this again is an ADD trait.Set up the environment to be exciting, and stimmulating, and radical with colour, and to reward rather than deflate.
Acknowledge that some of the activities that you perform will fail, but even more that these downs will happen and do happen to everyone not just you.
Embrace challanges, and conisder them chalanges, this is positive and this is encouraging. People with ADD thrive on challanges and as long as you know that they won't all "pan out". Avoid perfectionism, and fussiness. You'll get alot more done be able to keep postive about deadlines.
Plan senarios preparing for the inevable blaghs and depressing factors. Keep a list of friends to call, and keep calling them...this is important to your support network. Videos are great for this, as they take you out of the blaghs, and depressing things.
People with ADD always complain about feeling down after a big high...since the high has been reached, and no more challange is there anymore.
Learn shorthand for sayings, and slogans, and ways of speaking that are to the point and concise. Also learn ways of labeling and quickly putting things into perspectivesso that you may organize much more effectivly. Also, try to label your moods in positve ways, so that others won't percieve you to be complaining. This makes it easier tosay what you want to say concisely.
Try to get of the defensive bandwagon, as this gives others a bad impression of you, and therefore they may not give you the same support if they feel this.
Avoid premature closure and stopping before starting, this needs no explaination.
Attempt to let the successfull moment be glued to your mind rather than the unsuccessfull. This prevents dwelling on the negitive rather than the positive.
Remember that ADD ususally includes a tendency to overfocus, and hyperfocus at time, so use a timer for these occasions so that you may keep track of the time. Avoid rumination, or obsessing on things that should not be paid so much attention to, as this will be a negitive output.
Exercise regularly, and vigioursly, you should schedule your recreation into your life, and stick with it. These things should be easy to remember since they are things that you are interested in.
Make a good choice in a signifigant other, since you can offset your personality with someone else's lifestyle/personality. This creates balance and a constructive workable relationship.
Learn to joke with yourself, and with others about your various ails/symptoms from forgetfullness, to getting lost, to being tactless/blunt/foot in your mouth, etc.
Schedule your activities with friends, and adhere to these faithfully, they are important for your well being, and support, and your continued success.
Find and join groups where you are liked, and are percieved as positive, etc. This will give you a support network of people to be with and enjoy as well as be there when times come by when times are tougher.
Obviously, don't stay long where your not liked/enjoyed...and learn to read these signs.
Notice how and where you work best...noisy room, quiet room, on the train, listening to music, whatever. Children and Adults do best under rather strange conditions, for different reasons.
1. Be shure of the diagnosis.2. Educate yourself on yourself, the diagnosis, your direction, and your personality/life.3. Coaching for yourself. Inform your family, your friends, and those that are close.4. Encouragement. Encourage others to discuss you with you. As well encourage others in their life.5. External Structure. Form your own external structure if you don't already have one.6. Colour Coding. Colour code your life, and your work/school etc.7. Use spice and pizzazz. Be creative with yourself and with your problem solving. Keep the excitement of yourself.8. Make a good/supportive choice of a significant other. They must offset your creative mind.9. Have structured "blow out time". Time when you can expend energy that is not used and needs to be exausted.10. Recharge you batteries time. To meditate, form structure, think and form plans.11. Make your eviornment what works for you, and suits your style/thinking/organizing.12. Choose good helpfull addictions such as exercise, not chemical addictions.13. Use mood changes to your advantage rather than diadvantage. Try to plan these if possible.14. Try to avoid startling things...these will likely follow mini-panics, with obsessing, and ruminating.15. Constantly educate and involve others in your life, and form supportive networks for yourself.16. Give up any guilt you have for highly active sports, or stimulating behaviour.17. Learn to joke about your condition with others, and try to mix in some explaination as well.18. Plan senarios to deal with small depressions in the day, and maintain some activity.19. After success, expect some depression, this is because the goal has been reached. There is no longer any need to work at something.20. Learn shorthand ways of labeling, and use them for organizing your life.21. Acknowledge and anticipate the obvious collapse of a certin percentage of projects.22. Embrace the challanges that you encounter, and do not avoid difficulties, by burying them.23. Make deadlines, timelines, plans, calanders of things to do, and be very colourful with them.24. Break down large projects into small ones. Like long term plans into short term plans.25. Listen to the trusted feedback of other family members, and special ones.26. Avoid procrastination, and delayed reactions so that things can happen and do happen.27. Schedule activities with friends, and co-workers, etc.28. Use time outes as with children. You need some times where you can just think meditate and relax, between.29. Learn how to advocate for yourself, and get the help that you need from the community, and support systems.30. Avoid premature closure...do not kill the project before it has a chance to start.31. Find and join groups where you are liked appreciated, and understood, and nuture them.32. Don't stay too long where you are not welcomed/understood/appreciated.33. Accept the fear of things that going too well, and ignore it unless someone else says something to confirm this.34. Try to let successfull moments last and be remembered. So that they will encourage you in your low times.35. Remember that ADD usually includes a tendency to overfocus, and so time yourself at these activities.36. Pay compliments, and appreciate others fully, as they support you as well.37. Set social guidelines, and maintain them, as you need to maintain boundries, etc.38. Set social deadlines with friends, relitives, and aquaintences. This prevents being late, etc.39. Notice how long, and where you work best, and work with this knowledge.40. Know that it is OK to do many things at once if you have the energy to. This is good for speeding things up.41. Do what you are good at, use your aces, and make these known to others so that you can help them.42. Leave time between appointments to gather up your thoughts, and organize your activities.43. Consider starting, or joining an ADD group, for support and edification. 44. Try to dispel negitive energy in physical ways that are non-destructive.45. Don't feel chained to the, "usual ways" of dealing with stress or coping. Create your own, and observe their effects.46. Exercise regularly and vigorously, and schedule your recreation so that this can be so.47. Keep notes of your feelings with a journal/notepad/thoughts.48. Read with pen in hand, this really helps for focusing.49. Pay attention to eliminating harmfull addictions, and encourage positive addictions.50. Talk to others w/ ADD and maintain these contacts, and nurture them.
Insight and education:
Be shure of the diagnosis. Make sure that you are working with a professional who really understands ADD and has excluded related orsimmilar conditions such as anxiety states, agitated depression, hyperthyroidism, manic-depressive illness, or OCD.
Educate yourself:
Educate yourself and others about your condition. Read/Read/Read, and discuss with many people about their own treatments.You'll be able to design a your own treatment, and maintain your own health responsibilites.
Coaching:
It is usefull to have a coach, and for someone to keep after you. but always with humor and a positive nature.Your coach can help you with getting organized, and staying on task, as well as give you encouragement or remind you to get backto task. A friend/colleague/thearpist(it is possible but risky for your coach to be your spouse). A couch is someone to stay onyou to get things done, and to avoid procrasatination. A coach can be very helpfull in assisting with ADD. Encouragement. ADD adults need lots of encouragement. This is in part due to their having many self-doubts that have accumulated over theyears. But it goes far beyond that. More than the average person, the ADD adult withers without encouragement and poitively lights up like aChristmas Tree when given it. They will often work for another person in a way that they won't work for themselves. This is not "bad" it justis. It should be recognized and taken advantage of.
Realize that the're many myths of ADD, and be aware of them.
There is a tremendous value to others and the person with ADD for communication to be active on the subject rather than passive.The reason for this is that many people/ADD adults need to discuss the problem with others to feel that they are accepted by them in the first place.
There are many ADD adults who have a high energy level, and this can be very distracting when the energy is not burnt off.This is why exercise is neccessary and required for ADD adults to mantain a certin burnt out non-distractible energy level when dealing withjobs/tasks that are low energy requirement.
Remember that what you have is a neropsyciatric condition; it is geniticly transmitted. It is caused by biology, by how your brain is wired.It is not a disease of the will, nor a moral failing. It is not caused by weakness in character, nor by a failure to mature. It's cure is not to be foundin the power of the will, nor in punishment, nor is sacrifice, nor in pain. ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS>Try as they might, many people with ADD have great troubleaccepting the syndrome as being rooted in biology rather than a weakness of character.
Try to help others with ADD as this will assist you to know what ADD is and is not in your mind and in others minds.You'll learn lots about the condition from others, as well as feel suported, which is a two way street.
Performance Management
External Structure. Structure is the hallmark of the non-pharmacological treatment of the ADD child.It can be equally usefull with adults, and very good for an organized mind. Tedious to set up, once in place and is a habbit and routine structure works like the walls of the bobsled ride. Keeping the speedball sled from careening off the track that it rides on.It focuses energies which is what we are looking for in our daily life. Make frequent use of lists, colour coding reminders, notes to self, and rituals, routines as well as files.Colour coding. Deserves Emphasis as many people with ADD are visually orientated. Take advantage of this by making things visual, and easy to see (with colour).Make colour you middle name, and put is central in your organization system.Make something boring spicy and exciting with colour. With colour be you can be creative in your organization, and this again is an ADD trait.Set up the environment to be exciting, and stimmulating, and radical with colour, and to reward rather than deflate.
Acknowledge that some of the activities that you perform will fail, but even more that these downs will happen and do happen to everyone not just you.
Embrace challanges, and conisder them chalanges, this is positive and this is encouraging. People with ADD thrive on challanges and as long as you know that they won't all "pan out". Avoid perfectionism, and fussiness. You'll get alot more done be able to keep postive about deadlines.
Plan senarios preparing for the inevable blaghs and depressing factors. Keep a list of friends to call, and keep calling them...this is important to your support network. Videos are great for this, as they take you out of the blaghs, and depressing things.
People with ADD always complain about feeling down after a big high...since the high has been reached, and no more challange is there anymore.
Learn shorthand for sayings, and slogans, and ways of speaking that are to the point and concise. Also learn ways of labeling and quickly putting things into perspectivesso that you may organize much more effectivly. Also, try to label your moods in positve ways, so that others won't percieve you to be complaining. This makes it easier tosay what you want to say concisely.
Try to get of the defensive bandwagon, as this gives others a bad impression of you, and therefore they may not give you the same support if they feel this.
Avoid premature closure and stopping before starting, this needs no explaination.
Attempt to let the successfull moment be glued to your mind rather than the unsuccessfull. This prevents dwelling on the negitive rather than the positive.
Remember that ADD ususally includes a tendency to overfocus, and hyperfocus at time, so use a timer for these occasions so that you may keep track of the time. Avoid rumination, or obsessing on things that should not be paid so much attention to, as this will be a negitive output.
Exercise regularly, and vigioursly, you should schedule your recreation into your life, and stick with it. These things should be easy to remember since they are things that you are interested in.
Make a good choice in a signifigant other, since you can offset your personality with someone else's lifestyle/personality. This creates balance and a constructive workable relationship.
Learn to joke with yourself, and with others about your various ails/symptoms from forgetfullness, to getting lost, to being tactless/blunt/foot in your mouth, etc.
Schedule your activities with friends, and adhere to these faithfully, they are important for your well being, and support, and your continued success.
Find and join groups where you are liked, and are percieved as positive, etc. This will give you a support network of people to be with and enjoy as well as be there when times come by when times are tougher.
Obviously, don't stay long where your not liked/enjoyed...and learn to read these signs.
Notice how and where you work best...noisy room, quiet room, on the train, listening to music, whatever. Children and Adults do best under rather strange conditions, for different reasons.
03:28 AM 02/06/02Please print out.50 Tips for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
1. Be shure of the diagnosis.2. Educate yourself on yourself, the diagnosis, your direction, and your personality/life.3. Coaching for yourself. Inform your family, your friends, and those that are close.4. Encouragement. Encourage others to discuss you with you. As well encourage others in their life.5. External Structure. Form your own external structure if you don't already have one.6. Colour Coding. Colour code your life, and your work/school etc.7. Use spice and pizzazz. Be creative with yourself and with your problem solving. Keep the excitement of yourself.8. Make a good/supportive choice of a significant other. They must offset your creative mind.9. Have structured "blow out time". Time when you can expend energy that is not used and needs to be exausted.10. Recharge you batteries time. To meditate, form structure, think and form plans.11. Make your eviornment what works for you, and suits your style/thinking/organizing.12. Choose good helpfull addictions such as exercise, not chemical addictions.13. Use mood changes to your advantage rather than diadvantage. Try to plan these if possible.14. Try to avoid startling things...these will likely follow mini-panics, with obsessing, and ruminating.15. Constantly educate and involve others in your life, and form supportive networks for yourself.16. Give up any guilt you have for highly active sports, or stimulating behaviour.17. Learn to joke about your condition with others, and try to mix in some explaination as well.18. Plan senarios to deal with small depressions in the day, and maintain some activity.19. After success, expect some depression, this is because the goal has been reached. There is no longer any need to work at something.20. Learn shorthand ways of labeling, and use them for organizing your life.21. Acknowledge and anticipate the obvious collapse of a certin percentage of projects.22. Embrace the challanges that you encounter, and do not avoid difficulties, by burying them.23. Make deadlines, timelines, plans, calanders of things to do, and be very colourful with them.24. Break down large projects into small ones. Like long term plans into short term plans.25. Listen to the trusted feedback of other family members, and special ones.26. Avoid procrastination, and delayed reactions so that things can happen and do happen.27. Schedule activities with friends, and co-workers, etc.28. Use time outes as with children. You need some times where you can just think meditate and relax, between.29. Learn how to advocate for yourself, and get the help that you need from the community, and support systems.30. Avoid premature closure...do not kill the project before it has a chance to start.31. Find and join groups where you are liked appreciated, and understood, and nuture them.32. Don't stay too long where you are not welcomed/understood/appreciated.33. Accept the fear of things that going too well, and ignore it unless someone else says something to confirm this.34. Try to let successfull moments last and be remembered. So that they will encourage you in your low times.35. Remember that ADD usually includes a tendency to overfocus, and so time yourself at these activities.36. Pay compliments, and appreciate others fully, as they support you as well.37. Set social guidelines, and maintain them, as you need to maintain boundries, etc.38. Set social deadlines with friends, relitives, and aquaintences. This prevents being late, etc.39. Notice how long, and where you work best, and work with this knowledge.40. Know that it is OK to do many things at once if you have the energy to. This is good for speeding things up.41. Do what you are good at, use your aces, and make these known to others so that you can help them.42. Leave time between appointments to gather up your thoughts, and organize your activities.43. Consider starting, or joining an ADD group, for support and edification. 44. Try to dispel negitive energy in physical ways that are non-destructive.45. Don't feel chained to the, "usual ways" of dealing with stress or coping. Create your own, and observe their effects.46. Exercise regularly and vigorously, and schedule your recreation so that this can be so.47. Keep notes of your feelings with a journal/notepad/thoughts.48. Read with pen in hand, this really helps for focusing.49. Pay attention to eliminating harmfull addictions, and encourage positive addictions.50. Talk to others w/ ADD and maintain these contacts, and nurture them.
Insight and education:
Be shure of the diagnosis. Make sure that you are working with a professional who really understands ADD and has excluded related orsimmilar conditions such as anxiety states, agitated depression, hyperthyroidism, manic-depressive illness, or OCD.
Educate yourself:
Educate yourself and others about your condition. Read/Read/Read, and discuss with many people about their own treatments.You'll be able to design a your own treatment, and maintain your own health responsibilites.
Coaching:
It is usefull to have a coach, and for someone to keep after you. but always with humor and a positive nature.Your coach can help you with getting organized, and staying on task, as well as give you encouragement or remind you to get backto task. A friend/colleague/thearpist(it is possible but risky for your coach to be your spouse). A couch is someone to stay onyou to get things done, and to avoid procrasatination. A coach can be very helpfull in assisting with ADD. Encouragement. ADD adults need lots of encouragement. This is in part due to their having many self-doubts that have accumulated over theyears. But it goes far beyond that. More than the average person, the ADD adult withers without encouragement and poitively lights up like aChristmas Tree when given it. They will often work for another person in a way that they won't work for themselves. This is not "bad" it justis. It should be recognized and taken advantage of.
Realize that the're many myths of ADD, and be aware of them.
There is a tremendous value to others and the person with ADD for communication to be active on the subject rather than passive.The reason for this is that many people/ADD adults need to discuss the problem with others to feel that they are accepted by them in the first place.
There are many ADD adults who have a high energy level, and this can be very distracting when the energy is not burnt off.This is why exercise is neccessary and required for ADD adults to mantain a certin burnt out non-distractible energy level when dealing withjobs/tasks that are low energy requirement.
Remember that what you have is a neropsyciatric condition; it is geniticly transmitted. It is caused by biology, by how your brain is wired.It is not a disease of the will, nor a moral failing. It is not caused by weakness in character, nor by a failure to mature. It's cure is not to be foundin the power of the will, nor in punishment, nor is sacrifice, nor in pain. ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS>Try as they might, many people with ADD have great troubleaccepting the syndrome as being rooted in biology rather than a weakness of character.
Try to help others with ADD as this will assist you to know what ADD is and is not in your mind and in others minds.You'll learn lots about the condition from others, as well as feel suported, which is a two way street.
Performance Management
External Structure. Structure is the hallmark of the non-pharmacological treatment of the ADD child.It can be equally usefull with adults, and very good for an organized mind. Tedious to set up, once in place and is a habbit and routine structure works like the walls of the bobsled ride. Keeping the speedball sled from careening off the track that it rides on.It focuses energies which is what we are looking for in our daily life. Make frequent use of lists, colour coding reminders, notes to self, and rituals, routines as well as files.Colour coding. Deserves Emphasis as many people with ADD are visually orientated. Take advantage of this by making things visual, and easy to see (with colour).Make colour you middle name, and put is central in your organization system.Make something boring spicy and exciting with colour. With colour be you can be creative in your organization, and this again is an ADD trait.Set up the environment to be exciting, and stimmulating, and radical with colour, and to reward rather than deflate.
Acknowledge that some of the activities that you perform will fail, but even more that these downs will happen and do happen to everyone not just you.
Embrace challanges, and conisder them chalanges, this is positive and this is encouraging. People with ADD thrive on challanges and as long as you know that they won't all "pan out". Avoid perfectionism, and fussiness. You'll get alot more done be able to keep postive about deadlines.
Plan senarios preparing for the inevable blaghs and depressing factors. Keep a list of friends to call, and keep calling them...this is important to your support network. Videos are great for this, as they take you out of the blaghs, and depressing things.
People with ADD always complain about feeling down after a big high...since the high has been reached, and no more challange is there anymore.
Learn shorthand for sayings, and slogans, and ways of speaking that are to the point and concise. Also learn ways of labeling and quickly putting things into perspectivesso that you may organize much more effectivly. Also, try to label your moods in positve ways, so that others won't percieve you to be complaining. This makes it easier tosay what you want to say concisely.
Try to get of the defensive bandwagon, as this gives others a bad impression of you, and therefore they may not give you the same support if they feel this.
Avoid premature closure and stopping before starting, this needs no explaination.
Attempt to let the successfull moment be glued to your mind rather than the unsuccessfull. This prevents dwelling on the negitive rather than the positive.
Remember that ADD ususally includes a tendency to overfocus, and hyperfocus at time, so use a timer for these occasions so that you may keep track of the time. Avoid rumination, or obsessing on things that should not be paid so much attention to, as this will be a negitive output.
Exercise regularly, and vigioursly, you should schedule your recreation into your life, and stick with it. These things should be easy to remember since they are things that you are interested in.
Make a good choice in a signifigant other, since you can offset your personality with someone else's lifestyle/personality. This creates balance and a constructive workable relationship.
Learn to joke with yourself, and with others about your various ails/symptoms from forgetfullness, to getting lost, to being tactless/blunt/foot in your mouth, etc.
Schedule your activities with friends, and adhere to these faithfully, they are important for your well being, and support, and your continued success.
Find and join groups where you are liked, and are percieved as positive, etc. This will give you a support network of people to be with and enjoy as well as be there when times come by when times are tougher.
Obviously, don't stay long where your not liked/enjoyed...and learn to read these signs.
Notice how and where you work best...noisy room, quiet room, on the train, listening to music, whatever. Children and Adults do best under rather strange conditions, for different reasons.
1. Be shure of the diagnosis.2. Educate yourself on yourself, the diagnosis, your direction, and your personality/life.3. Coaching for yourself. Inform your family, your friends, and those that are close.4. Encouragement. Encourage others to discuss you with you. As well encourage others in their life.5. External Structure. Form your own external structure if you don't already have one.6. Colour Coding. Colour code your life, and your work/school etc.7. Use spice and pizzazz. Be creative with yourself and with your problem solving. Keep the excitement of yourself.8. Make a good/supportive choice of a significant other. They must offset your creative mind.9. Have structured "blow out time". Time when you can expend energy that is not used and needs to be exausted.10. Recharge you batteries time. To meditate, form structure, think and form plans.11. Make your eviornment what works for you, and suits your style/thinking/organizing.12. Choose good helpfull addictions such as exercise, not chemical addictions.13. Use mood changes to your advantage rather than diadvantage. Try to plan these if possible.14. Try to avoid startling things...these will likely follow mini-panics, with obsessing, and ruminating.15. Constantly educate and involve others in your life, and form supportive networks for yourself.16. Give up any guilt you have for highly active sports, or stimulating behaviour.17. Learn to joke about your condition with others, and try to mix in some explaination as well.18. Plan senarios to deal with small depressions in the day, and maintain some activity.19. After success, expect some depression, this is because the goal has been reached. There is no longer any need to work at something.20. Learn shorthand ways of labeling, and use them for organizing your life.21. Acknowledge and anticipate the obvious collapse of a certin percentage of projects.22. Embrace the challanges that you encounter, and do not avoid difficulties, by burying them.23. Make deadlines, timelines, plans, calanders of things to do, and be very colourful with them.24. Break down large projects into small ones. Like long term plans into short term plans.25. Listen to the trusted feedback of other family members, and special ones.26. Avoid procrastination, and delayed reactions so that things can happen and do happen.27. Schedule activities with friends, and co-workers, etc.28. Use time outes as with children. You need some times where you can just think meditate and relax, between.29. Learn how to advocate for yourself, and get the help that you need from the community, and support systems.30. Avoid premature closure...do not kill the project before it has a chance to start.31. Find and join groups where you are liked appreciated, and understood, and nuture them.32. Don't stay too long where you are not welcomed/understood/appreciated.33. Accept the fear of things that going too well, and ignore it unless someone else says something to confirm this.34. Try to let successfull moments last and be remembered. So that they will encourage you in your low times.35. Remember that ADD usually includes a tendency to overfocus, and so time yourself at these activities.36. Pay compliments, and appreciate others fully, as they support you as well.37. Set social guidelines, and maintain them, as you need to maintain boundries, etc.38. Set social deadlines with friends, relitives, and aquaintences. This prevents being late, etc.39. Notice how long, and where you work best, and work with this knowledge.40. Know that it is OK to do many things at once if you have the energy to. This is good for speeding things up.41. Do what you are good at, use your aces, and make these known to others so that you can help them.42. Leave time between appointments to gather up your thoughts, and organize your activities.43. Consider starting, or joining an ADD group, for support and edification. 44. Try to dispel negitive energy in physical ways that are non-destructive.45. Don't feel chained to the, "usual ways" of dealing with stress or coping. Create your own, and observe their effects.46. Exercise regularly and vigorously, and schedule your recreation so that this can be so.47. Keep notes of your feelings with a journal/notepad/thoughts.48. Read with pen in hand, this really helps for focusing.49. Pay attention to eliminating harmfull addictions, and encourage positive addictions.50. Talk to others w/ ADD and maintain these contacts, and nurture them.
Insight and education:
Be shure of the diagnosis. Make sure that you are working with a professional who really understands ADD and has excluded related orsimmilar conditions such as anxiety states, agitated depression, hyperthyroidism, manic-depressive illness, or OCD.
Educate yourself:
Educate yourself and others about your condition. Read/Read/Read, and discuss with many people about their own treatments.You'll be able to design a your own treatment, and maintain your own health responsibilites.
Coaching:
It is usefull to have a coach, and for someone to keep after you. but always with humor and a positive nature.Your coach can help you with getting organized, and staying on task, as well as give you encouragement or remind you to get backto task. A friend/colleague/thearpist(it is possible but risky for your coach to be your spouse). A couch is someone to stay onyou to get things done, and to avoid procrasatination. A coach can be very helpfull in assisting with ADD. Encouragement. ADD adults need lots of encouragement. This is in part due to their having many self-doubts that have accumulated over theyears. But it goes far beyond that. More than the average person, the ADD adult withers without encouragement and poitively lights up like aChristmas Tree when given it. They will often work for another person in a way that they won't work for themselves. This is not "bad" it justis. It should be recognized and taken advantage of.
Realize that the're many myths of ADD, and be aware of them.
There is a tremendous value to others and the person with ADD for communication to be active on the subject rather than passive.The reason for this is that many people/ADD adults need to discuss the problem with others to feel that they are accepted by them in the first place.
There are many ADD adults who have a high energy level, and this can be very distracting when the energy is not burnt off.This is why exercise is neccessary and required for ADD adults to mantain a certin burnt out non-distractible energy level when dealing withjobs/tasks that are low energy requirement.
Remember that what you have is a neropsyciatric condition; it is geniticly transmitted. It is caused by biology, by how your brain is wired.It is not a disease of the will, nor a moral failing. It is not caused by weakness in character, nor by a failure to mature. It's cure is not to be foundin the power of the will, nor in punishment, nor is sacrifice, nor in pain. ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS>Try as they might, many people with ADD have great troubleaccepting the syndrome as being rooted in biology rather than a weakness of character.
Try to help others with ADD as this will assist you to know what ADD is and is not in your mind and in others minds.You'll learn lots about the condition from others, as well as feel suported, which is a two way street.
Performance Management
External Structure. Structure is the hallmark of the non-pharmacological treatment of the ADD child.It can be equally usefull with adults, and very good for an organized mind. Tedious to set up, once in place and is a habbit and routine structure works like the walls of the bobsled ride. Keeping the speedball sled from careening off the track that it rides on.It focuses energies which is what we are looking for in our daily life. Make frequent use of lists, colour coding reminders, notes to self, and rituals, routines as well as files.Colour coding. Deserves Emphasis as many people with ADD are visually orientated. Take advantage of this by making things visual, and easy to see (with colour).Make colour you middle name, and put is central in your organization system.Make something boring spicy and exciting with colour. With colour be you can be creative in your organization, and this again is an ADD trait.Set up the environment to be exciting, and stimmulating, and radical with colour, and to reward rather than deflate.
Acknowledge that some of the activities that you perform will fail, but even more that these downs will happen and do happen to everyone not just you.
Embrace challanges, and conisder them chalanges, this is positive and this is encouraging. People with ADD thrive on challanges and as long as you know that they won't all "pan out". Avoid perfectionism, and fussiness. You'll get alot more done be able to keep postive about deadlines.
Plan senarios preparing for the inevable blaghs and depressing factors. Keep a list of friends to call, and keep calling them...this is important to your support network. Videos are great for this, as they take you out of the blaghs, and depressing things.
People with ADD always complain about feeling down after a big high...since the high has been reached, and no more challange is there anymore.
Learn shorthand for sayings, and slogans, and ways of speaking that are to the point and concise. Also learn ways of labeling and quickly putting things into perspectivesso that you may organize much more effectivly. Also, try to label your moods in positve ways, so that others won't percieve you to be complaining. This makes it easier tosay what you want to say concisely.
Try to get of the defensive bandwagon, as this gives others a bad impression of you, and therefore they may not give you the same support if they feel this.
Avoid premature closure and stopping before starting, this needs no explaination.
Attempt to let the successfull moment be glued to your mind rather than the unsuccessfull. This prevents dwelling on the negitive rather than the positive.
Remember that ADD ususally includes a tendency to overfocus, and hyperfocus at time, so use a timer for these occasions so that you may keep track of the time. Avoid rumination, or obsessing on things that should not be paid so much attention to, as this will be a negitive output.
Exercise regularly, and vigioursly, you should schedule your recreation into your life, and stick with it. These things should be easy to remember since they are things that you are interested in.
Make a good choice in a signifigant other, since you can offset your personality with someone else's lifestyle/personality. This creates balance and a constructive workable relationship.
Learn to joke with yourself, and with others about your various ails/symptoms from forgetfullness, to getting lost, to being tactless/blunt/foot in your mouth, etc.
Schedule your activities with friends, and adhere to these faithfully, they are important for your well being, and support, and your continued success.
Find and join groups where you are liked, and are percieved as positive, etc. This will give you a support network of people to be with and enjoy as well as be there when times come by when times are tougher.
Obviously, don't stay long where your not liked/enjoyed...and learn to read these signs.
Notice how and where you work best...noisy room, quiet room, on the train, listening to music, whatever. Children and Adults do best under rather strange conditions, for different reasons.
Food Banks in Vancouver BC
Full Name: Food Bank Vancouver BC
Business: (604) 876-3601
Food Not Bombs Victory Square Hastings and Hamilton Streets
Food on the Corner Main Street and Cordova Street
Franciscan Sisters 385 E. Cordova Street 604-685-9987 Tel#
Grandview Park Charles and Commercial Drive
Harbour Light 119 E. Cordova Street 604-646-6800 Tel#
Mission Possible 543 Powell Street 604-253-4469 Tel#
Potters Place 21 E. Hastings Street 604-688-2968 Tel#
Rainbow Mission 135 Dunlevy Street 604-681-4377 Tel#
Salvation Army 1648 East 1st Ave. 604-253-3631 Tel#
Street Church 175 East Hastings 604-681-1910 Tel#
UGM 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC 604-253-3323 Tel#
Evelyn Saller Centre the 44 Club 320 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-665-3075
Gathering Place 609 Helmecken Street Vancouver BC 604-665-2391 Tel#
Business: (604) 876-3601
Food Not Bombs Victory Square Hastings and Hamilton Streets
Food on the Corner Main Street and Cordova Street
Franciscan Sisters 385 E. Cordova Street 604-685-9987 Tel#
Grandview Park Charles and Commercial Drive
Harbour Light 119 E. Cordova Street 604-646-6800 Tel#
Mission Possible 543 Powell Street 604-253-4469 Tel#
Potters Place 21 E. Hastings Street 604-688-2968 Tel#
Rainbow Mission 135 Dunlevy Street 604-681-4377 Tel#
Salvation Army 1648 East 1st Ave. 604-253-3631 Tel#
Street Church 175 East Hastings 604-681-1910 Tel#
UGM 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC 604-253-3323 Tel#
Evelyn Saller Centre the 44 Club 320 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-665-3075
Gathering Place 609 Helmecken Street Vancouver BC 604-665-2391 Tel#
Food Banks in Vancouver BC
Full Name: Food Bank Vancouver BC
Business: (604) 876-3601
Food Not Bombs Victory Square Hastings and Hamilton Streets
Food on the Corner Main Street and Cordova Street
Franciscan Sisters 385 E. Cordova Street 604-685-9987 Tel#
Grandview Park Charles and Commercial Drive
Harbour Light 119 E. Cordova Street 604-646-6800 Tel#
Mission Possible 543 Powell Street 604-253-4469 Tel#
Potters Place 21 E. Hastings Street 604-688-2968 Tel#
Rainbow Mission 135 Dunlevy Street 604-681-4377 Tel#
Salvation Army 1648 East 1st Ave. 604-253-3631 Tel#
Street Church 175 East Hastings 604-681-1910 Tel#
UGM 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC 604-253-3323 Tel#
Evelyn Saller Centre the 44 Club 320 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-665-3075
Gathering Place 609 Helmecken Street Vancouver BC 604-665-2391 Tel#
Business: (604) 876-3601
Food Not Bombs Victory Square Hastings and Hamilton Streets
Food on the Corner Main Street and Cordova Street
Franciscan Sisters 385 E. Cordova Street 604-685-9987 Tel#
Grandview Park Charles and Commercial Drive
Harbour Light 119 E. Cordova Street 604-646-6800 Tel#
Mission Possible 543 Powell Street 604-253-4469 Tel#
Potters Place 21 E. Hastings Street 604-688-2968 Tel#
Rainbow Mission 135 Dunlevy Street 604-681-4377 Tel#
Salvation Army 1648 East 1st Ave. 604-253-3631 Tel#
Street Church 175 East Hastings 604-681-1910 Tel#
UGM 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC 604-253-3323 Tel#
Evelyn Saller Centre the 44 Club 320 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-665-3075
Gathering Place 609 Helmecken Street Vancouver BC 604-665-2391 Tel#
Greater Vancouver Housing Commission.
Full Name: Greater Vancouver Housing Commission
Last Name: Commission
First Name: Greater
Business Address: Vancouver
Business: (604) 432-6300
Last Name: Commission
First Name: Greater
Business Address: Vancouver
Business: (604) 432-6300
Advocacy Access Line
Job Title: Advocates
Company: Advovacy Access Line
Business: (604) 872-1278
Web Page: http://www.cmhg.org
on access, housing, employment, and rights.
Atria Legal Advocacy
Sexworkers etc. 604-858-1900 Tel
604-531-4430 Tel#
604-331-1407 Tel#
604-685-6502 Tel#
604-858-1900 Tel#
Battered Women's Support Services
1887-392-7583 Tel#
604-254-7471 Tel#
604-687-1867 Tel#
BC Cancer Agency
604-535-4512 Tel#
604-321-6770 Tel#
604-775-0022 Tel#
1800-663-9203 Tel#
604-877-8388 Tel#
BC Court of Appeal
604-660-2858 Tel#
BC Federation of Labour
604-430-1421 Tel#
604-430-5917 Tel#
BC Housing Society
604-291-2600 Tel#
BC Human Rights Coalition
604-689-8474 Tel#
BC Human Rights Tribunal
604-775-2000 Tel#
1888-440-8844 Tel#
BC Injury Prevention
604-875-5858 Tel#
BC Institute Against Family Violence
604-736-5262 Tel#
604-669-7055 Tel#
604-216-1650 Tel#
BC Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
604-682-6482 Tel#
End Legislated Poverty elp@vcn.bc.ca
Dave Ross President
Coast Emergency Cell Phone 604-961-6433 Tel#
China Creek Building Operator Pager 604-488-7329 Tel#Office
Coast Maintainance 604-644-3960 Tel#Office
Ministry of Social Development 604-660-3194 Tel#Office
24 Hour Line
Darell Burnham, Executive Director extention 224 Email address: Darrell@coastfoundation.com
Susan Brown Development Co-Ordinator extention 226 Susan@coastfoundation.com
Heather Edgar, Senior Program Manager extention 223 Heather@coastfoundation.com
Annde Paxton, Community Homes Co-Ordinator Ande@coastfoundation.com
Tom Guill, Controller TomGuill@coastfoundation.com
Paticia Chin, Supervisor in Accounting Patricia@coastfoundation.com
Rick Moore, Facilitiies Manager ric@coastfondation.com
Patricia Trish Walley, Administration/Housing extention 272 trish@coastfoundation.com
Cindy Tu Accounting Celrk-Payable/Revieveable extention 324 Cindy @coastfoundation.com
Yanni Li, Accounting Clerk-Payroll extention 231 YanNi@coastfoundation.com
Mavis Constantineau Accounting Clerk extention 233 Mavis@coastfoundation.com
Genny Magnolia Clerk Typist reception Genny@coastfoundaiton.com
Housing in Coast Foundation Society
Sattilite Apartments c/o 293 E.11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Phone extention 235 (604-872-3502) Beata@coastfoundation.com
Rental Apartments c/o 293 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Tania Wicken 604-872-3502 extention 238 TANIAW@coastfoundation.com
SIL Program c/o 295 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Workers:
Carol Hunter extention 255 Carol@coastfounation.com
Henning Johansen extention 239 Henning@coastfoundation.com
Gail Campbell extention 241 Gail@coastfoundation.com
Joyce Lacomy extention 236 joyce@coastfoundation.com
Patty Lang extention 245 Patty@coastfoundation.com
Terry Power extention 288 Terry@coastfoundation.com
Vera Sam extention 240
Apartments for Coast Foundation Society
Apartments
Hooper Apartments 1188 Pendrell Street Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-605-8511 CMHW: Tony Jones cmhw_hopper@coastfoundation.com (Gordon Mlak res. man.)
Clark Apartments 1435 East 14th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-874-2823 CMHW: Lizzy Yendt clark_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. man.)
Coast View Apartments 1650 East 3rd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-251-4168 CMHW: Gabrielle Gottschlag cmhw_coastview@coastfoundation.com (Rocky Craig res. man)
China Creek Apartments 1216 E. 7th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-872-1394 CMHW: Orit cmhw_china_creek@coastfoundation.com (Kent Rowland res. man.)
Frances Court Apartments 1661 Frances Street Vancouver, BC Phone 604-253-7714 CMHW: Tessa Warburtoon cmhw_frances_court@coastfoundation.com Fax#:604-253-7776
St. Margarets Apartments 1538 East 22nd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-875-8935 CMHW: Joseph Cowie cmhw_st_margarets@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. Man.)
Hydrecs House 2756 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC Phone 604-874-1179 CMHW: Shan Ripon
Mclean Apartments 1885 McLean Drive Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-255-2677 CMHW: Shan Ripon mclean_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (res. man. Mark Fisher)
Company: Advovacy Access Line
Business: (604) 872-1278
Web Page: http://www.cmhg.org
on access, housing, employment, and rights.
Atria Legal Advocacy
Sexworkers etc. 604-858-1900 Tel
604-531-4430 Tel#
604-331-1407 Tel#
604-685-6502 Tel#
604-858-1900 Tel#
Battered Women's Support Services
1887-392-7583 Tel#
604-254-7471 Tel#
604-687-1867 Tel#
BC Cancer Agency
604-535-4512 Tel#
604-321-6770 Tel#
604-775-0022 Tel#
1800-663-9203 Tel#
604-877-8388 Tel#
BC Court of Appeal
604-660-2858 Tel#
BC Federation of Labour
604-430-1421 Tel#
604-430-5917 Tel#
BC Housing Society
604-291-2600 Tel#
BC Human Rights Coalition
604-689-8474 Tel#
BC Human Rights Tribunal
604-775-2000 Tel#
1888-440-8844 Tel#
BC Injury Prevention
604-875-5858 Tel#
BC Institute Against Family Violence
604-736-5262 Tel#
604-669-7055 Tel#
604-216-1650 Tel#
BC Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
604-682-6482 Tel#
End Legislated Poverty elp@vcn.bc.ca
Dave Ross President
Coast Emergency Cell Phone 604-961-6433 Tel#
China Creek Building Operator Pager 604-488-7329 Tel#Office
Coast Maintainance 604-644-3960 Tel#Office
Ministry of Social Development 604-660-3194 Tel#Office
24 Hour Line
Darell Burnham, Executive Director extention 224 Email address: Darrell@coastfoundation.com
Susan Brown Development Co-Ordinator extention 226 Susan@coastfoundation.com
Heather Edgar, Senior Program Manager extention 223 Heather@coastfoundation.com
Annde Paxton, Community Homes Co-Ordinator Ande@coastfoundation.com
Tom Guill, Controller TomGuill@coastfoundation.com
Paticia Chin, Supervisor in Accounting Patricia@coastfoundation.com
Rick Moore, Facilitiies Manager ric@coastfondation.com
Patricia Trish Walley, Administration/Housing extention 272 trish@coastfoundation.com
Cindy Tu Accounting Celrk-Payable/Revieveable extention 324 Cindy @coastfoundation.com
Yanni Li, Accounting Clerk-Payroll extention 231 YanNi@coastfoundation.com
Mavis Constantineau Accounting Clerk extention 233 Mavis@coastfoundation.com
Genny Magnolia Clerk Typist reception Genny@coastfoundaiton.com
Housing in Coast Foundation Society
Sattilite Apartments c/o 293 E.11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Phone extention 235 (604-872-3502) Beata@coastfoundation.com
Rental Apartments c/o 293 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Tania Wicken 604-872-3502 extention 238 TANIAW@coastfoundation.com
SIL Program c/o 295 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Workers:
Carol Hunter extention 255 Carol@coastfounation.com
Henning Johansen extention 239 Henning@coastfoundation.com
Gail Campbell extention 241 Gail@coastfoundation.com
Joyce Lacomy extention 236 joyce@coastfoundation.com
Patty Lang extention 245 Patty@coastfoundation.com
Terry Power extention 288 Terry@coastfoundation.com
Vera Sam extention 240
Apartments for Coast Foundation Society
Apartments
Hooper Apartments 1188 Pendrell Street Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-605-8511 CMHW: Tony Jones cmhw_hopper@coastfoundation.com (Gordon Mlak res. man.)
Clark Apartments 1435 East 14th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-874-2823 CMHW: Lizzy Yendt clark_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. man.)
Coast View Apartments 1650 East 3rd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-251-4168 CMHW: Gabrielle Gottschlag cmhw_coastview@coastfoundation.com (Rocky Craig res. man)
China Creek Apartments 1216 E. 7th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-872-1394 CMHW: Orit cmhw_china_creek@coastfoundation.com (Kent Rowland res. man.)
Frances Court Apartments 1661 Frances Street Vancouver, BC Phone 604-253-7714 CMHW: Tessa Warburtoon cmhw_frances_court@coastfoundation.com Fax#:604-253-7776
St. Margarets Apartments 1538 East 22nd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-875-8935 CMHW: Joseph Cowie cmhw_st_margarets@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. Man.)
Hydrecs House 2756 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC Phone 604-874-1179 CMHW: Shan Ripon
Mclean Apartments 1885 McLean Drive Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-255-2677 CMHW: Shan Ripon mclean_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (res. man. Mark Fisher)
Coast Housing Telephone Numbers for Various places and faces and names.
Coast Emergency Cell Phone 604-961-6433 Tel#
China Creek Building Operator Pager 604-488-7329 Tel#Office
Coast Maintainance 604-644-3960 Tel#Office
Ministry of Social Development 604-660-3194 Tel#Office
24 Hour Line
Darell Burnham, Executive Director extention 224 Email address: Darrell@coastfoundation.com
Susan Brown Development Co-Ordinator extention 226 Susan@coastfoundation.com
Heather Edgar, Senior Program Manager extention 223 Heather@coastfoundation.com
Annde Paxton, Community Homes Co-Ordinator Ande@coastfoundation.com
Tom Guill, Controller TomGuill@coastfoundation.com
Paticia Chin, Supervisor in Accounting Patricia@coastfoundation.com
Rick Moore, Facilitiies Manager ric@coastfondation.com
Patricia Trish Walley, Administration/Housing extention 272 trish@coastfoundation.com
Cindy Tu Accounting Celrk-Payable/Revieveable extention 324 Cindy @coastfoundation.com
Yanni Li, Accounting Clerk-Payroll extention 231 YanNi@coastfoundation.com
Mavis Constantineau Accounting Clerk extention 233 Mavis@coastfoundation.com
Genny Magnolia Clerk Typist reception Genny@coastfoundaiton.com
Housing in Coast Foundation Society
Sattilite Apartments c/o 293 E.11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Phone extention 235 (604-872-3502) Beata@coastfoundation.com
Rental Apartments c/o 293 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Tania Wicken 604-872-3502 extention 238 TANIAW@coastfoundation.com
SIL Program c/o 295 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Workers:
Carol Hunter extention 255 Carol@coastfounation.com
Henning Johansen extention 239 Henning@coastfoundation.com
Gail Campbell extention 241 Gail@coastfoundation.com
Joyce Lacomy extention 236 joyce@coastfoundation.com
Patty Lang extention 245 Patty@coastfoundation.com
Terry Power extention 288 Terry@coastfoundation.com
Vera Sam extention 240
Apartments for Coast Foundation Society
Apartments
Hooper Apartments 1188 Pendrell Street Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-605-8511 CMHW: Tony Jones cmhw_hopper@coastfoundation.com (Gordon Mlak res. man.)
Clark Apartments 1435 East 14th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-874-2823 CMHW: Lizzy Yendt clark_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. man.)
Coast View Apartments 1650 East 3rd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-251-4168 CMHW: Gabrielle Gottschlag cmhw_coastview@coastfoundation.com (Rocky Craig res. man)
China Creek Apartments 1216 E. 7th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-872-1394 CMHW: Orit cmhw_china_creek@coastfoundation.com (Kent Rowland res. man.)
Frances Court Apartments 1661 Frances Street Vancouver, BC Phone 604-253-7714 CMHW: Tessa Warburtoon cmhw_frances_court@coastfoundation.com Fax#:604-253-7776
St. Margarets Apartments 1538 East 22nd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-875-8935 CMHW: Joseph Cowie cmhw_st_margarets@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. Man.)
Hydrecs House 2756 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC Phone 604-874-1179 CMHW: Shan Ripon
Mclean Apartments 1885 McLean Drive Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-255-2677 CMHW: Shan Ripon mclean_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (res. man. Mark Fisher)
China Creek Building Operator Pager 604-488-7329 Tel#Office
Coast Maintainance 604-644-3960 Tel#Office
Ministry of Social Development 604-660-3194 Tel#Office
24 Hour Line
Darell Burnham, Executive Director extention 224 Email address: Darrell@coastfoundation.com
Susan Brown Development Co-Ordinator extention 226 Susan@coastfoundation.com
Heather Edgar, Senior Program Manager extention 223 Heather@coastfoundation.com
Annde Paxton, Community Homes Co-Ordinator Ande@coastfoundation.com
Tom Guill, Controller TomGuill@coastfoundation.com
Paticia Chin, Supervisor in Accounting Patricia@coastfoundation.com
Rick Moore, Facilitiies Manager ric@coastfondation.com
Patricia Trish Walley, Administration/Housing extention 272 trish@coastfoundation.com
Cindy Tu Accounting Celrk-Payable/Revieveable extention 324 Cindy @coastfoundation.com
Yanni Li, Accounting Clerk-Payroll extention 231 YanNi@coastfoundation.com
Mavis Constantineau Accounting Clerk extention 233 Mavis@coastfoundation.com
Genny Magnolia Clerk Typist reception Genny@coastfoundaiton.com
Housing in Coast Foundation Society
Sattilite Apartments c/o 293 E.11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Phone extention 235 (604-872-3502) Beata@coastfoundation.com
Rental Apartments c/o 293 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Worker Tania Wicken 604-872-3502 extention 238 TANIAW@coastfoundation.com
SIL Program c/o 295 E. 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC Communications Mental Health Workers:
Carol Hunter extention 255 Carol@coastfounation.com
Henning Johansen extention 239 Henning@coastfoundation.com
Gail Campbell extention 241 Gail@coastfoundation.com
Joyce Lacomy extention 236 joyce@coastfoundation.com
Patty Lang extention 245 Patty@coastfoundation.com
Terry Power extention 288 Terry@coastfoundation.com
Vera Sam extention 240
Apartments for Coast Foundation Society
Apartments
Hooper Apartments 1188 Pendrell Street Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-605-8511 CMHW: Tony Jones cmhw_hopper@coastfoundation.com (Gordon Mlak res. man.)
Clark Apartments 1435 East 14th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-874-2823 CMHW: Lizzy Yendt clark_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. man.)
Coast View Apartments 1650 East 3rd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-251-4168 CMHW: Gabrielle Gottschlag cmhw_coastview@coastfoundation.com (Rocky Craig res. man)
China Creek Apartments 1216 E. 7th Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax# 604-872-1394 CMHW: Orit cmhw_china_creek@coastfoundation.com (Kent Rowland res. man.)
Frances Court Apartments 1661 Frances Street Vancouver, BC Phone 604-253-7714 CMHW: Tessa Warburtoon cmhw_frances_court@coastfoundation.com Fax#:604-253-7776
St. Margarets Apartments 1538 East 22nd Ave. Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-875-8935 CMHW: Joseph Cowie cmhw_st_margarets@coastfoundation.com (College Halliburton res. Man.)
Hydrecs House 2756 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC Phone 604-874-1179 CMHW: Shan Ripon
Mclean Apartments 1885 McLean Drive Vancouver, BC Phone/Fax 604-255-2677 CMHW: Shan Ripon mclean_cmhw@coastfoundation.com (res. man. Mark Fisher)
Vancouver Stuff and Vancouver Contacts Lists.
Modified: Wed 27/12/2006 9:10 AM
Categories: Goals/Objectives, Hot Contacts, Phone Calls
BCIT Training
www.training.bcit.bc.ca
BCIT Burnaby
604-434-1610 Tel# BCIT Downtown 604-434-1610 Tel#
BCIT Marine Comp. 604-453-4111 Tel#
265 W. Esplanade Street
N. Vancouver Great Vancouver Way
604-434-1610 Tel# www.bcit.ca/Contact
BCIT Infosessions
www.bcit.ca/infosessions
BCIT Registrations
604-434-4610 Tel#
www.openhousebcit.bc.ca
BCIT Program
Advisor www.bcit.ca/AskAnAdvisor
BCIT International 604-432-8816 Tel# infobcit@bcit.ca
Betty Green and Ron McLauchlian 604-215-0385 Tel# 604-250-8071 Office#
Big C Grill 604-871-9096 Tel# 3941 Main Street Vancouver, BC
Baru Latino 604-222-9171 Tel# 2353 Alma Street Vancouver, BC
Bishop Resturant 604-738-2025 Tel# 2183 West 4th Ave.
Cafe Deux Solils 604-251-3220 Tel# 2096 Commercial Dr.
Cafe de Paris 604-687-1418 Tel# 751 Denman Street Vancouver, BC
Cafe Arigiano 604-696-9222 Tel# 703 Hornby Street
Bishop's Resturant 604-738-2025 Tel# 2183-West 4th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Cafe Crepe 604-488-1326 Tel# 2861 Granville Street
Cafe Crepe 604-488-0048 Tel# 1032 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
Tech Botique Dadabase 604-709-9934 Tel#
Delux Junk 604-685-4871 Tel# 310 West Cordova Street Vancouver, BC
Gallery - Elliott Louis 604-736-3282 Tel# 1540 West 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Equinox Gallery - 604-736-2405 Tel# 2321 Granville Street Vancouver, BC
Health Action Network Info. 604-435-0512 Tel#
Hypnothearpy - Lorrianne Ailardo Bennington 604-871-4342 Tel#
Gabor Mate 604-683-0073 Extention 232
Greg - From Parker Street Woodworkers Site related to Morrly's Job site 604-223-6045 Tel#
Geoff 604-733-4993 Tel#
George Dupont 604-251-1614 Tel#
Gorrillia Supplies 1458 East Broadway Vancouver, BC Canada www.gorrilliasupplies.com 604-879-8891 Tel#
Used Furniture - Wharehousing and Investment Recovery
8307 - 130 Th Street Surrey, BC www.bcsolutions.gov.bc.ca
Government of BC - www.gov.bc.ca/
Fashion Junkies 604-899-2525 Tel# 438 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC
Gallery of BC Ceramics 604-669-3606 Tel#
1359 Cartwright Street Vancouver, BC
Hellen Pit Gallery - 604-681-6740 Tel#
Gallery Cafe - 604-683-2233 Tel# 750 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC
Grunt Gallery - 604-875-9516 Tel# - 116-350 East 2nd Ave. Vancouver, BC
Guai with Garlic - 604-685-8817 Tel# 878 Thurlow Street Vancouver, BC
Gyoza King - 604-669-8272 Tel# 1508 Robson Street Vancouver, BC
Ironworks - 235 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-681-5033 Tel#
Imperial 604-688-8191 Tel# 325 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
Izakaya Japanesee Bar - 604-689-4272 Tel#
1479 Robson Street Vancouver, BC
Kerin Seafood Resturant 604-879-8038 Tel# 201-555 West 12th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Koolhaus - 604-874-9004 Tel# 2119 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Info Services Vancouver, BC 604-875-6381 Tel#
ING direct 416-9415198 Fax# 416-941-5202 Tel#
Industry Canada's School Net www.schoolnet.ca
Interministerial Program 604-660-5098 Tel#
John Howard Society 604-872-5681 TeL#
John Shayler at VCC Downtown Campus - Arichictutre Building jshayler@vcc.ca
Lambert's Gallery and Shop - 604-263-1111 Tel# 2492 West 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC
Le Crocodile - Resturant - 604-669-4298 Tel# 100-909 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
Lumiere - 604-738-6938 Tel# 2551 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Mine Stylesource 604-875-9435 Tel# 177 East Broadway Street, Vancouver, BC
Modern Burger - 604-739-0005 Tel# 2507 West Broadway Street Vancouver, BC
Motherland and Pleasent Girl 2539 - 2541 Main Street Vancouver, BC 604-876-3426 Tel#
Monsoon Resturant - 604-879-4001 Tel# 2526 Main Street Vancouver, BC
Magpie Art Gallery - 604-733-2020 Tel# 2675 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Categories: Goals/Objectives, Hot Contacts, Phone Calls
BCIT Training
www.training.bcit.bc.ca
BCIT Burnaby
604-434-1610 Tel# BCIT Downtown 604-434-1610 Tel#
BCIT Marine Comp. 604-453-4111 Tel#
265 W. Esplanade Street
N. Vancouver Great Vancouver Way
604-434-1610 Tel# www.bcit.ca/Contact
BCIT Infosessions
www.bcit.ca/infosessions
BCIT Registrations
604-434-4610 Tel#
www.openhousebcit.bc.ca
BCIT Program
Advisor www.bcit.ca/AskAnAdvisor
BCIT International 604-432-8816 Tel# infobcit@bcit.ca
Betty Green and Ron McLauchlian 604-215-0385 Tel# 604-250-8071 Office#
Big C Grill 604-871-9096 Tel# 3941 Main Street Vancouver, BC
Baru Latino 604-222-9171 Tel# 2353 Alma Street Vancouver, BC
Bishop Resturant 604-738-2025 Tel# 2183 West 4th Ave.
Cafe Deux Solils 604-251-3220 Tel# 2096 Commercial Dr.
Cafe de Paris 604-687-1418 Tel# 751 Denman Street Vancouver, BC
Cafe Arigiano 604-696-9222 Tel# 703 Hornby Street
Bishop's Resturant 604-738-2025 Tel# 2183-West 4th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Cafe Crepe 604-488-1326 Tel# 2861 Granville Street
Cafe Crepe 604-488-0048 Tel# 1032 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
Tech Botique Dadabase 604-709-9934 Tel#
Delux Junk 604-685-4871 Tel# 310 West Cordova Street Vancouver, BC
Gallery - Elliott Louis 604-736-3282 Tel# 1540 West 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Equinox Gallery - 604-736-2405 Tel# 2321 Granville Street Vancouver, BC
Health Action Network Info. 604-435-0512 Tel#
Hypnothearpy - Lorrianne Ailardo Bennington 604-871-4342 Tel#
Gabor Mate 604-683-0073 Extention 232
Greg - From Parker Street Woodworkers Site related to Morrly's Job site 604-223-6045 Tel#
Geoff 604-733-4993 Tel#
George Dupont 604-251-1614 Tel#
Gorrillia Supplies 1458 East Broadway Vancouver, BC Canada www.gorrilliasupplies.com 604-879-8891 Tel#
Used Furniture - Wharehousing and Investment Recovery
8307 - 130 Th Street Surrey, BC www.bcsolutions.gov.bc.ca
Government of BC - www.gov.bc.ca/
Fashion Junkies 604-899-2525 Tel# 438 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC
Gallery of BC Ceramics 604-669-3606 Tel#
1359 Cartwright Street Vancouver, BC
Hellen Pit Gallery - 604-681-6740 Tel#
Gallery Cafe - 604-683-2233 Tel# 750 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC
Grunt Gallery - 604-875-9516 Tel# - 116-350 East 2nd Ave. Vancouver, BC
Guai with Garlic - 604-685-8817 Tel# 878 Thurlow Street Vancouver, BC
Gyoza King - 604-669-8272 Tel# 1508 Robson Street Vancouver, BC
Ironworks - 235 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC 604-681-5033 Tel#
Imperial 604-688-8191 Tel# 325 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
Izakaya Japanesee Bar - 604-689-4272 Tel#
1479 Robson Street Vancouver, BC
Kerin Seafood Resturant 604-879-8038 Tel# 201-555 West 12th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Koolhaus - 604-874-9004 Tel# 2119 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Info Services Vancouver, BC 604-875-6381 Tel#
ING direct 416-9415198 Fax# 416-941-5202 Tel#
Industry Canada's School Net www.schoolnet.ca
Interministerial Program 604-660-5098 Tel#
John Howard Society 604-872-5681 TeL#
John Shayler at VCC Downtown Campus - Arichictutre Building jshayler@vcc.ca
Lambert's Gallery and Shop - 604-263-1111 Tel# 2492 West 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC
Le Crocodile - Resturant - 604-669-4298 Tel# 100-909 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
Lumiere - 604-738-6938 Tel# 2551 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Mine Stylesource 604-875-9435 Tel# 177 East Broadway Street, Vancouver, BC
Modern Burger - 604-739-0005 Tel# 2507 West Broadway Street Vancouver, BC
Motherland and Pleasent Girl 2539 - 2541 Main Street Vancouver, BC 604-876-3426 Tel#
Monsoon Resturant - 604-879-4001 Tel# 2526 Main Street Vancouver, BC
Magpie Art Gallery - 604-733-2020 Tel# 2675 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC
Body Language for Interview and in general.
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Body Language
NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR
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INTERPRETATION
Brisk, erect walk
=
Confidence
Standing with hands on hips
=
Readiness, aggression
Sitting with legs crossed, foot kicking slightly
=
Boredom
Arms crossed on chest
=
Defensiveness
Walking with hands in pockets, shoulders hunched
=
Dejection
Hand to cheek
=
Evaluation, thinking
Touching, slightly rubbing nose
=
Rejection, doubt, lying
Rubbing the eye
=
Doubt, disbelief
Hands clasped behind back
=
Anger, frustration, apprehension
Locked ankles
=
Apprehension
Head resting in hand, eyes downcast
=
Boredom
Rubbing hands
=
Anticipation
Sitting with hands clasped behind head, legs crossed
=
Confidence, superiority
Open palm
=
Sincerity, openness, innocence
Pinching bridge of nose, eyes closed
=
Negative evaluation
Tapping or drumming fingers
=
Impatience
Steepling fingers
=
Authoritative
Patting/fondling hair
=
Lack of self-confidence; insecurity
Tilted head
=
Interest
Stroking chin
=
Trying to make a decision
Looking down, face turned away
=
Disbelief
Biting nails
=
Insecurity, nervousness
Pulling or tugging at ear
=
Indecision
This information was taken from Your Executive Image by Victoria A. Seitz, published by Adams Media Corporation (800-USA-JOBS).
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Body Language
NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR
=
INTERPRETATION
Brisk, erect walk
=
Confidence
Standing with hands on hips
=
Readiness, aggression
Sitting with legs crossed, foot kicking slightly
=
Boredom
Arms crossed on chest
=
Defensiveness
Walking with hands in pockets, shoulders hunched
=
Dejection
Hand to cheek
=
Evaluation, thinking
Touching, slightly rubbing nose
=
Rejection, doubt, lying
Rubbing the eye
=
Doubt, disbelief
Hands clasped behind back
=
Anger, frustration, apprehension
Locked ankles
=
Apprehension
Head resting in hand, eyes downcast
=
Boredom
Rubbing hands
=
Anticipation
Sitting with hands clasped behind head, legs crossed
=
Confidence, superiority
Open palm
=
Sincerity, openness, innocence
Pinching bridge of nose, eyes closed
=
Negative evaluation
Tapping or drumming fingers
=
Impatience
Steepling fingers
=
Authoritative
Patting/fondling hair
=
Lack of self-confidence; insecurity
Tilted head
=
Interest
Stroking chin
=
Trying to make a decision
Looking down, face turned away
=
Disbelief
Biting nails
=
Insecurity, nervousness
Pulling or tugging at ear
=
Indecision
This information was taken from Your Executive Image by Victoria A. Seitz, published by Adams Media Corporation (800-USA-JOBS).
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Clothes can be functional gear or a mark of individuality, or simply something to wear. Right or wrong, impressions are made, according to communications consultant Roger Ailes, in the first seven seconds. Making the most of your clothes means knowing what to do with them and where. Here's how:
OFFICE
Before you start shopping, ask yourself three questions: What kind of office do I work in? What is my role? What is my day like? What kind of image is the company trying to project? What kind of image do I want to maintain? Whether you work in a traditional corporate setting or one that is more relaxed, there are several things you can count on, especially if you are on a budget. The blazer, in navy or black, is a staple for less formal corporate wear; the blazer is flexible in that you can wear it to the office, as well as nonwork-related social gatherings. For suits, its better to choose neutral colors like charcoal gray, black, and navy--they are extremely versatile. Serious business attire calls for a single-breasted black suit. Every man should own at least three suits. Dress shirts--it's best to invest in white (which is the most formal dress shirt color), cream or light blue. You should ideally own at least seven or eight shirts to ensure that you always have something clean to wear. You should own at least one pair of gray wool or dark navy trousers--they will take you everywhere. To finish, two pairs of black or brown shoes--laced cap toe or split toe, with coordinating leather belts. If you find yourself attending two or more formal events a year, it's also a good idea to invest in a tuxedo. Other basic items: a dark-colored raincoat, a camel topcoat, and an assortment of ties that can be coordinated with your dress shirts. If budget allows, the one thing that should be changed with some frequency is the tie. Tie styles and patterns are very timely. Buying ties every season will help keep your look current. For dress-down Fridays, pick out a few striped dress shirts with bright, bold colors--to be worn without a tie; spread collars and French cuffs are a nice touch.
Personalizing Your Look at the Office.
If you want to add a kick or create a unique personal style, add vests, different shoes, any number of colored dress shirts (such as dark blue). Also try varying your color combinations and choice of colors. Colored shirts, ties, and knit wear also add variety.
Casual
Dressing for casual affairs is a lot easier than dressing for the office. Recommended basics include dark washed jeans, cuffed slacks, khaki trousers or tan chinos, a high-quality sport shirt (one that does not resemble a dress shirt without a tie), at least one navy blazer or sport coat (tweed), and finally, suede-finished shoes or loafers. Dark tones or earth colors are more flexible than bright primary colors or pastels. One of the easiest things you can do is to stick with black. Black is easy and flexible. There's nothing as simple and versatile as a black mock turtleneck, black trousers, and a black blazer. You'll be zipping out the door in seconds flat.
THE JOB INTERVIEW
You have two objectives here: survive the interview and get the job. A few words about living through the experience: Look your best. You will act more confident. Play it safe--wear something that you don't have to worry about--no wrinkle-prone fabrics. It's fine to be overdressed at the interview, but serious trouble if you are too casual. Single-breasted suits in charcoal, gray, navy or black are always safe. Avoid clunky or flashy shoes. Stick to subdued solid-colored ties with small prints--nothing loud or overbearing.
Traditional Fields
Business, law, medicine, insurance, banking: Tailored conservative outfits are the best. Nothing should distract from your main purpose: to do the job well and efficiently.
Creative Fields
Journalism, publishing, multimedia, advertising, graphics, art galleries: Your own style is more important here. You are being hired by your creative talents, so show them off in a subtle way, by dressing with personal flair. While on the job, journalists in particular should learn to match their wardrobes according to assignment.
Service Oriented Jobs
Retail, restaurants: These jobs are about looking presentable. Try to get a sense of what the company's style is before you go in for your interview. Then adapt your own.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND TELEVISION
People often form their impression of you within the first seven seconds of your meeting, so think about what your clothes are communicating and whether it's helping you get your message across. Wear comfortable clothes that you feel look good on you. You will appear comfortable with who you are. Wear safe colors: neutrals like navy and beige look good on television. Stick with blues, dusty pinks, off-white, subtle stipes. Beware of patterned fabrics--they may create a moiré pattern on the television screen. Wear glasses with a nonglare coating. Dress the part. Don't wear something that distracts from what you are saying. When delivering the message, always consider who your audience is.
OFFICE
Before you start shopping, ask yourself three questions: What kind of office do I work in? What is my role? What is my day like? What kind of image is the company trying to project? What kind of image do I want to maintain? Whether you work in a traditional corporate setting or one that is more relaxed, there are several things you can count on, especially if you are on a budget. The blazer, in navy or black, is a staple for less formal corporate wear; the blazer is flexible in that you can wear it to the office, as well as nonwork-related social gatherings. For suits, its better to choose neutral colors like charcoal gray, black, and navy--they are extremely versatile. Serious business attire calls for a single-breasted black suit. Every man should own at least three suits. Dress shirts--it's best to invest in white (which is the most formal dress shirt color), cream or light blue. You should ideally own at least seven or eight shirts to ensure that you always have something clean to wear. You should own at least one pair of gray wool or dark navy trousers--they will take you everywhere. To finish, two pairs of black or brown shoes--laced cap toe or split toe, with coordinating leather belts. If you find yourself attending two or more formal events a year, it's also a good idea to invest in a tuxedo. Other basic items: a dark-colored raincoat, a camel topcoat, and an assortment of ties that can be coordinated with your dress shirts. If budget allows, the one thing that should be changed with some frequency is the tie. Tie styles and patterns are very timely. Buying ties every season will help keep your look current. For dress-down Fridays, pick out a few striped dress shirts with bright, bold colors--to be worn without a tie; spread collars and French cuffs are a nice touch.
Personalizing Your Look at the Office.
If you want to add a kick or create a unique personal style, add vests, different shoes, any number of colored dress shirts (such as dark blue). Also try varying your color combinations and choice of colors. Colored shirts, ties, and knit wear also add variety.
Casual
Dressing for casual affairs is a lot easier than dressing for the office. Recommended basics include dark washed jeans, cuffed slacks, khaki trousers or tan chinos, a high-quality sport shirt (one that does not resemble a dress shirt without a tie), at least one navy blazer or sport coat (tweed), and finally, suede-finished shoes or loafers. Dark tones or earth colors are more flexible than bright primary colors or pastels. One of the easiest things you can do is to stick with black. Black is easy and flexible. There's nothing as simple and versatile as a black mock turtleneck, black trousers, and a black blazer. You'll be zipping out the door in seconds flat.
THE JOB INTERVIEW
You have two objectives here: survive the interview and get the job. A few words about living through the experience: Look your best. You will act more confident. Play it safe--wear something that you don't have to worry about--no wrinkle-prone fabrics. It's fine to be overdressed at the interview, but serious trouble if you are too casual. Single-breasted suits in charcoal, gray, navy or black are always safe. Avoid clunky or flashy shoes. Stick to subdued solid-colored ties with small prints--nothing loud or overbearing.
Traditional Fields
Business, law, medicine, insurance, banking: Tailored conservative outfits are the best. Nothing should distract from your main purpose: to do the job well and efficiently.
Creative Fields
Journalism, publishing, multimedia, advertising, graphics, art galleries: Your own style is more important here. You are being hired by your creative talents, so show them off in a subtle way, by dressing with personal flair. While on the job, journalists in particular should learn to match their wardrobes according to assignment.
Service Oriented Jobs
Retail, restaurants: These jobs are about looking presentable. Try to get a sense of what the company's style is before you go in for your interview. Then adapt your own.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND TELEVISION
People often form their impression of you within the first seven seconds of your meeting, so think about what your clothes are communicating and whether it's helping you get your message across. Wear comfortable clothes that you feel look good on you. You will appear comfortable with who you are. Wear safe colors: neutrals like navy and beige look good on television. Stick with blues, dusty pinks, off-white, subtle stipes. Beware of patterned fabrics--they may create a moiré pattern on the television screen. Wear glasses with a nonglare coating. Dress the part. Don't wear something that distracts from what you are saying. When delivering the message, always consider who your audience is.
Dressing For The Interview at a Business Casual Environment By Bob Larson
Dressing For The Interview at a Business Casual Environment By Bob Larson, CPC
Today is your big interview for the job you've been dreaming about your entire life. Your best suit is fresh from the cleaners, white shirt is pressed, new tie selected, shoes polished, hair freshly cut and you're really confident. However, the people interviewing you will be dressed in blue jeans, boat shoes and the occasional clean tennis shirt. Should you change into your best jeans or stick with the Brooks Brothers uniform to get the job?
In today's world of business casual, dress down attire and beach-wear office days, you probably have at least a fifty percent chance of this situation being a reality. So what should one do? Dress like your potential new employer or follow the traditional interview uniform?
The answers from talking with many of those in the staffing industry is pretty clear. The traditional interview uniform is recommended by ninety percent plus of the employers we surveyed. The majority lean towards the traditional blue suit, white shirt/blouse, conservative dark shoes/pumps with appropriate tie/scarf. Comments include, "Dress like the traditional IBM sales representative". "The potential employer will treat you with respect if you dress for business." "During the interview you need to exude confidence and a blue suit is part of the confidence costume."
One counselor suggested that the interviewee explain to the interviewer ahead of time that the typical dress in his or her current work place is one of either business casual or formal business, and then arrive for the interview in typical current employer's attire. This will help discount the dress and allow the new employer to judge you better on merit.
However, the following story from the Bergen Record discounts this theory:
A former men's wear clothing company executive recounts the story of an interview he conducted to hire a personal assistant three years ago.
The incident is still fresh in his mind because he was, in his words,"appalled by the candidate's personal appearance," as were the support staff who saw her when she went in for her interview.
The candidate arrived in a pink sweat suit, conscious from the moment she walked in that she looked inappropriate. She proceeded to apologize for her "casual" outfit by explaining that every day at her current company was casual day. She was "afraid to dress up" as she felt it would be noticed, and that her co-workers would know that she was going on a job interview.
Despite her apology, the executive didn't hire her.
"You know," he said, "it's really too bad. She was intelligent and very qualified, but I just couldn't get past what she was wearing. She just didn't fit the image of what someone who is trustworthy looks like to me."
Another recruiter offers the following advice."Dress in the attire that you look your best in. Some of us have better jeans physique than blue suit bodies."
For example, the other day I attended a great sales presentation given by a major software vendor. The representative was dressed in chinos and a tennis shirt. It was one of the best, most professional demos of a product I've ever attended. Could it have been that because of the casual dress, I trusted the content more? Would I have been even more impressed if the presenter was dressed in traditional business blues? I don't know. But I do know that I bought the product.
On a lighter note, maybe you could interview in your pajamas. The interviewer will never know. It's a phone interview. Polish up that voice. At least you won't get caught in the wrong designer jeans. Does anyone wear them anymore? Even if you decide to go the pink sweat suit route, a smile and good eye contact work wonders in any environment. Good luck! and for now, stick with the blue suit!
Current Job Opportunities
Today is your big interview for the job you've been dreaming about your entire life. Your best suit is fresh from the cleaners, white shirt is pressed, new tie selected, shoes polished, hair freshly cut and you're really confident. However, the people interviewing you will be dressed in blue jeans, boat shoes and the occasional clean tennis shirt. Should you change into your best jeans or stick with the Brooks Brothers uniform to get the job?
In today's world of business casual, dress down attire and beach-wear office days, you probably have at least a fifty percent chance of this situation being a reality. So what should one do? Dress like your potential new employer or follow the traditional interview uniform?
The answers from talking with many of those in the staffing industry is pretty clear. The traditional interview uniform is recommended by ninety percent plus of the employers we surveyed. The majority lean towards the traditional blue suit, white shirt/blouse, conservative dark shoes/pumps with appropriate tie/scarf. Comments include, "Dress like the traditional IBM sales representative". "The potential employer will treat you with respect if you dress for business." "During the interview you need to exude confidence and a blue suit is part of the confidence costume."
One counselor suggested that the interviewee explain to the interviewer ahead of time that the typical dress in his or her current work place is one of either business casual or formal business, and then arrive for the interview in typical current employer's attire. This will help discount the dress and allow the new employer to judge you better on merit.
However, the following story from the Bergen Record discounts this theory:
A former men's wear clothing company executive recounts the story of an interview he conducted to hire a personal assistant three years ago.
The incident is still fresh in his mind because he was, in his words,"appalled by the candidate's personal appearance," as were the support staff who saw her when she went in for her interview.
The candidate arrived in a pink sweat suit, conscious from the moment she walked in that she looked inappropriate. She proceeded to apologize for her "casual" outfit by explaining that every day at her current company was casual day. She was "afraid to dress up" as she felt it would be noticed, and that her co-workers would know that she was going on a job interview.
Despite her apology, the executive didn't hire her.
"You know," he said, "it's really too bad. She was intelligent and very qualified, but I just couldn't get past what she was wearing. She just didn't fit the image of what someone who is trustworthy looks like to me."
Another recruiter offers the following advice."Dress in the attire that you look your best in. Some of us have better jeans physique than blue suit bodies."
For example, the other day I attended a great sales presentation given by a major software vendor. The representative was dressed in chinos and a tennis shirt. It was one of the best, most professional demos of a product I've ever attended. Could it have been that because of the casual dress, I trusted the content more? Would I have been even more impressed if the presenter was dressed in traditional business blues? I don't know. But I do know that I bought the product.
On a lighter note, maybe you could interview in your pajamas. The interviewer will never know. It's a phone interview. Polish up that voice. At least you won't get caught in the wrong designer jeans. Does anyone wear them anymore? Even if you decide to go the pink sweat suit route, a smile and good eye contact work wonders in any environment. Good luck! and for now, stick with the blue suit!
Current Job Opportunities
Job Interview general dressing tips.
How to dress for a job interview
Have you got a job interview lined up but aren't exactly sure how you need to dress to make the right impression? Here are a few pointers to help you present the best "you" possible.
1. Wear something clean, pressed, comfortable and neat. If you are comfortable in what you are wearing, you will feel more confident. Be sure to choose shoes that not only look nice, but fit well, to go with your outfit.
2. Dress according to the job you are interviewing for. If it's an office job, you don't want to show up at the interview in blue jeans and a tee shirt. A button down shirt and nice slacks will do if you are a man, and a dress or skirt suit would be a good choice for a woman. You may want to check out the company's dress code before the interview -- if the style of dress is more formal, such as suits and ties, checking ahead of time will keep you from showing up in something entirely wrong for the job.
3. Don't overdo the jewelry. A few simple pieces will look much more professional than several large chunky, gaudy items.
4. Now is not the time to wear that bright, bold print. Select more subdued colors and prints for the interview. Dark blues, solids, or blacks are always good choices. Try to present as professional an image as possible.
5. Make sure your hair is clean and well groomed. Your fingernails should be neatly filed and clean, and if you wear makeup, take care that it is not smudged or overdone.
6. Check your shoes. Do they need to be polished? Are they run down at the heel or have cracked soles? You should wear the nicest dress shoes you have, unless the job will require tennis or casual shoes. Even then, your shoes should be as clean and neat looking as possible.
7. If the job is a more informal one, then it is acceptable to wear casual clothing. Just make sure everything you select is clean and fits well. Don't wear anything that is too tight or revealing, or that is torn, wrinkled or stained. Be sure to tuck in your shirt tail.
Dressing nicely won't guarantee that you will get the job, but it will be a good start. If you look attractive and well groomed, you will feel more confident and that will make a good impression on the interviewer. Good luck!
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Title: How to dress for a job interviewDescription:Helpful hints for men and women about dressing for that all important job interview.
Have you got a job interview lined up but aren't exactly sure how you need to dress to make the right impression? Here are a few pointers to help you present the best "you" possible.
1. Wear something clean, pressed, comfortable and neat. If you are comfortable in what you are wearing, you will feel more confident. Be sure to choose shoes that not only look nice, but fit well, to go with your outfit.
2. Dress according to the job you are interviewing for. If it's an office job, you don't want to show up at the interview in blue jeans and a tee shirt. A button down shirt and nice slacks will do if you are a man, and a dress or skirt suit would be a good choice for a woman. You may want to check out the company's dress code before the interview -- if the style of dress is more formal, such as suits and ties, checking ahead of time will keep you from showing up in something entirely wrong for the job.
3. Don't overdo the jewelry. A few simple pieces will look much more professional than several large chunky, gaudy items.
4. Now is not the time to wear that bright, bold print. Select more subdued colors and prints for the interview. Dark blues, solids, or blacks are always good choices. Try to present as professional an image as possible.
5. Make sure your hair is clean and well groomed. Your fingernails should be neatly filed and clean, and if you wear makeup, take care that it is not smudged or overdone.
6. Check your shoes. Do they need to be polished? Are they run down at the heel or have cracked soles? You should wear the nicest dress shoes you have, unless the job will require tennis or casual shoes. Even then, your shoes should be as clean and neat looking as possible.
7. If the job is a more informal one, then it is acceptable to wear casual clothing. Just make sure everything you select is clean and fits well. Don't wear anything that is too tight or revealing, or that is torn, wrinkled or stained. Be sure to tuck in your shirt tail.
Dressing nicely won't guarantee that you will get the job, but it will be a good start. If you look attractive and well groomed, you will feel more confident and that will make a good impression on the interviewer. Good luck!
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Title: How to dress for a job interviewDescription:Helpful hints for men and women about dressing for that all important job interview.
Interview Attire for Men and Women
Interview Attire
General Tips for Everyone
Be well groomed and neat.
Iron your clothes the evening before.
Err on the side of being too conservative.
Avoid wearing too much cologne or perfume.
Avoid wearing too much jewelry; men lose the earrings.
Shoes should be polished.
Wear clothes that are comfortable to spend time in.
Always put your outfit on the evening before the interview.
Present well-groomed fingernails.
Tips for Men
Wear dark traditional suits with a white, long-sleeved shirt (even in the summer).
Ties and socks should coordinate well with the suit. Wear funky and colorful ties and socks at other activities.
Tips for Women
Traditional business attire consists of a suit or a professional dress (other than lacy type of dress). Pay special attention to the length of your skirt. Wear your short skirt at another function. If you can't sit down comfortably, your skirt is too short. Depending on the culture of the company, wearing bold, bright colors is acceptable.
Avoid wearing makeup and nail polish that is showy and distracting.
Wear shoes that are comfortable to walk long distances in.
Select conservative hosiery without decoration or a lot of color.
What about Business Casual Interview Attire?
Business casual dress has found its way into the workplace but has been slower to be accepted by employers and recruiters during the interview process. Granted, there are definitely employers who are comfortable with business causal interview attire, but there are also those who prefer the more traditional dress codes, so unless you know for sure the preference of your interviewer, be totally safe and err on the conservative side.
Along these same lines, there seems to be a real war raging about whether it is appropriate for women to wear professional pant suits to an interview(other types of pants and blouses are totally unacceptable). During a recent survey of employers conducting campus interviews at Furman, 75% said they were comfortable with pant , but 25% still preferred suits or dresses. So, it really comes down to your own personal decision. Do you wear a pantsuit and risk making an unfavorable first impression or do you wear the more traditional suit or dress and cover all of your bases?
General Tips for Everyone
Be well groomed and neat.
Iron your clothes the evening before.
Err on the side of being too conservative.
Avoid wearing too much cologne or perfume.
Avoid wearing too much jewelry; men lose the earrings.
Shoes should be polished.
Wear clothes that are comfortable to spend time in.
Always put your outfit on the evening before the interview.
Present well-groomed fingernails.
Tips for Men
Wear dark traditional suits with a white, long-sleeved shirt (even in the summer).
Ties and socks should coordinate well with the suit. Wear funky and colorful ties and socks at other activities.
Tips for Women
Traditional business attire consists of a suit or a professional dress (other than lacy type of dress). Pay special attention to the length of your skirt. Wear your short skirt at another function. If you can't sit down comfortably, your skirt is too short. Depending on the culture of the company, wearing bold, bright colors is acceptable.
Avoid wearing makeup and nail polish that is showy and distracting.
Wear shoes that are comfortable to walk long distances in.
Select conservative hosiery without decoration or a lot of color.
What about Business Casual Interview Attire?
Business casual dress has found its way into the workplace but has been slower to be accepted by employers and recruiters during the interview process. Granted, there are definitely employers who are comfortable with business causal interview attire, but there are also those who prefer the more traditional dress codes, so unless you know for sure the preference of your interviewer, be totally safe and err on the conservative side.
Along these same lines, there seems to be a real war raging about whether it is appropriate for women to wear professional pant suits to an interview(other types of pants and blouses are totally unacceptable). During a recent survey of employers conducting campus interviews at Furman, 75% said they were comfortable with pant , but 25% still preferred suits or dresses. So, it really comes down to your own personal decision. Do you wear a pantsuit and risk making an unfavorable first impression or do you wear the more traditional suit or dress and cover all of your bases?
Missions and Churches with contacts.
Missions & Churches:
Union Gospel Mission 604-253-3323 Tel# 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC
Christian Counseling Centre Association Surrey, Burnaby 604-585-1441 Tel# 604-431-7553 Tel#
Cityview Baptist Church 4370 Sophia Street Vancouver, BC cityviewbaptist@telus.net
Collingwood Baptist Church 4847 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC pastor@collingwoodbaptist.org
Inter-Ministerial Program - 604-660-5098 Tel#
Glad Tidings Christian Fellowship 604-873-3621 Tel#
Healing Rooms Christian 1675 Kingsway Vancouver, BC 604-434-8328 Tel#
First United Baptist Church 604-681-8365 Tel#
Baptist Discussion group on yahoo.com baptist2@yahoogroups.com
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Missions Festival 72000 Cariboo Road Burnaby, BC 604-524-9944
Tel# 604-254-4690 Fax# reception@mfest.bc.ca
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Pastors:
Pastor Pete 778-891-4000 Tel#
Pastor Joe Russell 604-298-3333 Tel# pastorjo@telus.net
Pastor James Lee pastorjameslee@telus.net
Missionaries:
Jim and Janet O'Leary 604-419-4429 Tel#
Richard Johns Co-Coordinator of Out of the Cold johns@interchange.ubc.ca
Rose Clark - Outreach Worker rose@gcbchurch.ca Grandview Baptist Church
Karl Johnston karl@gcbchurch.ca Grandview Baptist Church
Brian Pankratz bpankratz@younglife.ca
Calvin Baird 604-253-1782 Tel# 604-669-4735 Tel#
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Salsbury Community Society
loren_balisky@telus.net
tama@gcbchurch.ca
tim@gcbchurch.ca
BC Housing Society 604-689-8474 Tel#
Wagner Hills Farm
Wagner Hills Farm wagnerhills@telus.netWagner Hills Farm wagnerhills@telus.net
Vancouver Mental Health Emergency Services 604-874-7307 Tel#
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Here to Help website for Lookout Society www.HereToHelp.bc.ca
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Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities 604-736-2033 Vancouver, BC 604-988-3131 North Shore, BC
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Suicide Prevention Line 1-800-Sucide
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Victim Information Line 1-800-563-0808 Tel#
Union Gospel Mission 604-253-3323 Tel# 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver, BC
Christian Counseling Centre Association Surrey, Burnaby 604-585-1441 Tel# 604-431-7553 Tel#
Cityview Baptist Church 4370 Sophia Street Vancouver, BC cityviewbaptist@telus.net
Collingwood Baptist Church 4847 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC pastor@collingwoodbaptist.org
Inter-Ministerial Program - 604-660-5098 Tel#
Glad Tidings Christian Fellowship 604-873-3621 Tel#
Healing Rooms Christian 1675 Kingsway Vancouver, BC 604-434-8328 Tel#
First United Baptist Church 604-681-8365 Tel#
Baptist Discussion group on yahoo.com baptist2@yahoogroups.com
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Missions Festival 72000 Cariboo Road Burnaby, BC 604-524-9944
Tel# 604-254-4690 Fax# reception@mfest.bc.ca
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Pastors:
Pastor Pete 778-891-4000 Tel#
Pastor Joe Russell 604-298-3333 Tel# pastorjo@telus.net
Pastor James Lee pastorjameslee@telus.net
Missionaries:
Jim and Janet O'Leary 604-419-4429 Tel#
Richard Johns Co-Coordinator of Out of the Cold johns@interchange.ubc.ca
Rose Clark - Outreach Worker rose@gcbchurch.ca Grandview Baptist Church
Karl Johnston karl@gcbchurch.ca Grandview Baptist Church
Brian Pankratz bpankratz@younglife.ca
Calvin Baird 604-253-1782 Tel# 604-669-4735 Tel#
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Salsbury Community Society
loren_balisky@telus.net
tama@gcbchurch.ca
tim@gcbchurch.ca
BC Housing Society 604-689-8474 Tel#
Wagner Hills Farm
Wagner Hills Farm wagnerhills@telus.netWagner Hills Farm wagnerhills@telus.net
Vancouver Mental Health Emergency Services 604-874-7307 Tel#
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Here to Help website for Lookout Society www.HereToHelp.bc.ca
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Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities 604-736-2033 Vancouver, BC 604-988-3131 North Shore, BC
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Suicide Prevention Line 1-800-Sucide
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Victim Information Line 1-800-563-0808 Tel#
Monday, November 26, 2007
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