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Location: Kamloops ,
BC ,
#109 Victoria Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Immigrants and Refugees, Multicultural
Telephone: (250) 372-0855
Website: http://www.immigrantservices.ca
Advocacy Description: General advocacy, community support services provided by settlement workers and a variety of anti-racism and multicultural programs available.
Location: Sechelt ,
BC ,
5520 Trail Avenue
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Legal Assistance, Women
Telephone: (604) 885-4088
Advocacy Description: The Community Resource Centre is open to all Sunshine Coast residents seeking information about local resources and services or needing support. We also seek to provide needed services in the...
Location: Creston ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Women
Telephone: (250) 402-0068
Other Telephone: (250) 428-6856 (24 hour safe home crisis line)
Website: http://www.crestonbc.com/kccs
Advocacy Description: Provides shelter from abuse, advocacy and referral.
Location: Surrey ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Family, Legal Assistance, Multicultural, Women
Telephone: 604-536-9611
Website: http://www.sfwomensservices.com
Advocacy Description: Support and legal information for women dealing with family law issues such as: divorce, separation, child custody & access, child support, spousal maintenance, peace bonds and restraining orders...
Location: Salt Spring Island ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Family, Mental Health
Telephone: (250) 537-9971
Advocacy Description: Counseling and Advocacy services for individuals, youth, families, and people with mental illness.
Location: Penticton ,
BC ,
#209-304 Martin St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Family, Health, Legal Assistance, Women
Telephone: 250-493-6822
Website: http://www.pawc.ca/
Advocacy Description: Resource & Referral Centre:
Support, referral & advocacy for the South Okanagan-Similkameen
Information on food, housing, clothing, support groups,education, employment, parenting, health...
Location: Moberly Lake ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Aboriginal and First Nations, Family, Women
Telephone: (250) 788-3955, ext. 238
Other Telephone: (250) 788 7280
Advocacy Description: Aboriginal Law and Family Justice co-ordinator program.
Advocacy for women and aboriginal people in the Chetwynd and Moberley Lake area.
Location: Victoria ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Aid, Legal Assistance
Telephone: (250) 388-4516
Advocacy Description: Legal aid and legal information services.
Location: Quesnel ,
BC ,
#7-345 St. Laurent Avenue
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Multicultural, Prisoners, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 250-992-9722
Hours:
8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Advocacy Description: Our clients are parents mom's and dad's who may have trouble with the law or have family issues. We help our clients as a whole. They usually have other issues such as: alcohol, drug, Residential...
Tags: addictions, metis, probations, residential school, residential tenancyu
Location: Robson ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 365-6137
Advocacy Description: Kootenay Hepatitis C advocate.
Location: Cranbrook ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Women
Telephone: (250) 423-4687
Advocacy Description: Peer support and referral for women only.
Location: Victoria ,
BC ,
1524 Fort St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Disability
Telephone: (250) 370-9513
Website: http://www.ldasvi.bc.ca
Hours:
Monday – Thursday 9 am – 4:30 pm
Friday – 9 am – noon
Advocacy Description: Resource Centre for information, referrals and courses.
Location: Kaslo ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Women
Telephone: (250) 353-7691
Website: http://www.nklcss.org
Advocacy Description: Provide general advocacy and counselling services.
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
1607 E. Hastings St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Aboriginal and First Nations, Crisis Services, Seniors and Elders
Telephone: (604) 251-4844
Website: http://www.vafcs.org
Advocacy Description: Provide support services for elders, administer extreme weather shelter, a sundance daycare and a recreation program.
Location: Vancouver ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Legal Aid, Legal Assistance
Telephone: (604) 601-6000
Advocacy Description: Legal aid and legal information services.
Location: Dawson Creek ,
BC ,
10110 13th St.
Box 713
Box 713
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Violence, Women
Telephone: (250) 782-9174, ext. 236
Website: http://www.spcrs.ca
Tags: abuse prevention, assisted living, child care, community support, transition house, victim services
Location: Penticton ,
BC ,
113-437 Martin St.
Box 242
Box 242
Type(s) of Advocacy: Disability
Telephone: (250) 493-2002
Advocacy Description: Education advocacy, peer support: small groups and one on one. They also hope to have a special peer support for caregivers Program and are working towards a water hydrotherapy excersise program....
Location: Dawson Creek ,
BC ,
1405 102nd Ave.
#25
#25
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Legal Assistance
Telephone: (250) 782-3043
Advocacy Description: Outreach & legal advocacy.
Location: Victoria ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Welfare, Workers
Telephone: (250) 388-9181
Website: http://www.livableincome.org
Advocacy Description: Advocates guaranteed livable income for everyone. People interested can join, learn more and get involved.
Location: Smithers ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Family, Health, Violence, Women
Telephone: (250) 847-9000
Other Telephone: (250) 847-2595 - 24 hour crisis line (transition house)
Website: http://www.domesticpeace.ca
Advocacy Description: Provides pregnancy outreach, couselling and non profit councelling programs, including, Children Who Witness Abuse, Stopping the Violence, Sexual Abuse Intervention Program, Victim Assistance...
