March 8, 2010
The Seniors Network BC is a coalition of seniors’ organizations and community partners working steadily and consistently to advocate on behalf of seniors to reverse the changes to federal and...
Seniors and Elders, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives, Organizations
March 2, 2010
The Ombudsperson receives inquiries and complaints about the practices and services provided by public agencies. While not an advocate, the Ombudsperson can conduct impartial and confidential...
complaints, Government Policy, ombudsman, public agency, British Columbia, Government information
February 18, 2010
Support Worker Central is an online database designed to match individuals, families and agencies with support workers in their communities.
Disability, Family, family support, people with disabilities, support workers, British Columbia, Directories, Organizations
February 11, 2010
The Media Co-op is a coast-to-coast network of local Media Cooperatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage. Keep up to date on what is happening on the streets of Vancouver.
independent media, Media, British Columbia, Multimedia
February 4, 2010
Inland Refugee Society (IRS) is a non-profit , non-governmental agency dedicated specifically to assisting families and individuals seeking refugee protection in Canada.
emergency housing, food bank, Immigrants and Refugees, refugee claimant services, British Columbia, Organizations
January 25, 2010
This site represents the campaign to restore funding to legal aid in BC and to stop the cutbacks to the Legal Services Society. The site has press releases, news, petitions and more.
Legal Aid, Legal aid cuts, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
December 22, 2009
IM-POWER-ED is a one-year project that aims to assist all groups of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in orienting, educating and empowering themselves via access to public legal education and...
Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, temporary foreign workers, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Programs and courses
December 22, 2009
The Clicklaw HelpMap lists free or low-cost services who can help with legal problems within British Columbia.
Legal Aid, Welfare, British Columbia, Directories
December 22, 2009
“Their Spirits Live Within Us”: Annual Women’s Memorial March for Murdered and Missing Women
The February 14th Women’s Memorial March is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of our...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Women, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
December 15, 2009
This is a report on 23 community mapping sessions that the Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) held with about 200 low-income residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood (See...
Carnegie Community Centre, community mapping, Downtown Eastside, British Columbia, Multimedia, Reports and documents
December 9, 2009
By Kim Goldberg
By official estimates, three hundred people live and sleep on the streets of Nanaimo, British Columbia. On any given day, a percentage of these people are barred from a 40-block area...
Art and Culture, homelessnes, Homelessness, Nanaimo, poetry, Books, British Columbia
November 26, 2009
'We Can End All Violence against Women' ('We Can' for short) is an international campaign that seeks to end gender-based violence. They are building a broad social movement that challenges and...
Violence, violence against women, Women, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
November 18, 2009
Murray Siple's excellent feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North...
binners, Disability, film, Homelessness, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Multimedia
November 16, 2009
Dawn to Dawn: Action on Homelessness Society is a volunteer led organization that works to mobilize the Comox Valley community to eliminate homelessness over the next few years. They run the CARE-A-...
addictions, at-risk, Health, health, Homelessness, homelessness, mental health, British Columbia, Organizations
October 30, 2009
The Seniors Service Society has a directory of services for seniors in the New Westminister area, including health services, stores with seniors discounts, home support, housing, benefits and more.
senior services, Seniors and Elders, British Columbia, Directories
October 20, 2009
Justice information, news and resources for British Columbians including consumer and debt, aboriginal justice and family law information.
legal education, Legal Research, British Columbia, Gateways
October 20, 2009
The Justice Education Society has programs and resources aimed at making the justice system more accessible. There are resources, online learning tools, self-help tools and other hands-on educational...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Immigrants and Refugees, legal education, legal education, Legal Research, self help tools, British Columbia, Organizations, Programs and courses
October 19, 2009
This new LSS fact sheet series outlines the consequences that arise for clients beyond the criminal implications of a conviction. Each title has a companion piece for the client, available in the...
Legal Research, Welfare, welfare fraud, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
October 19, 2009
Legal Services Society has a fact sheet explains the serious consequences of being convicted of welfare fraud (either a ban from receiving welfare for one or two years, or even a ban for life).
Welfare, welfare fraud, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
October 19, 2009
The Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy has updated shelter listings for the Metro Vancouver area.
emergency shelters, Homelessness, Housing, shelter directory, shelter list, British Columbia, Directories
October 19, 2009
BC Housing has a list that contains the shelters in British Columbia that receive funding from the Emergency Shelter Program (ESP). The shelters are organized alphabetically by community. The ESP...
emergency shelters, Homelessness, Housing, shelter list, British Columbia, Directories
October 19, 2009
The Ministry of Community Services has a Women's Services Directory with listings for aboriginal women, immigrant and women of colour, women with disabilities and more.
Women, women's services, British Columbia, Directories
October 19, 2009
The Ministry of Community Services has an online directory of Transition Houses in communities in BC. The listings have telephone numbers, crisis line numbers and email addresses.
transition housing, transition housing listings, Violence, violence against women, Women, women fleeing abuse, British Columbia, Directories
October 19, 2009
Housing Listings is a resource directory put together by BC Housing that provides maps and addresses of subsidized housing developments for families, seniors and people with disabilities across the...
Disability, Family, Housing, housing listings, Seniors and Elders, social housing, subsidized housing, British Columbia, Directories
October 19, 2009
The Impact on Community Coalition (IOCC) is an independent, non-partisan and community-based coalition that is dedicated to maximizing the positive impacts of the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic...
Organizing, British Columbia, Organizations
July 31, 2009
The Council of Canadians, a citizens' organization that advocates for progressive policies on behalf of its members across the country, has an Olympic blog for issues around the Vancouver Olympics.
Blogs, Organizing, British Columbia
July 31, 2009
2010 Watch has news and analysis around the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It calls itself the only truly independent watchdog of the Olympics.
Organizing, British Columbia, General resources
July 30, 2009
The City of Vancouver has some information and resources online for tenants during the 2010 Olympic games including information on the tenancy registry and tenant assistant worker.
Olympics, Tenants' Rights, British Columbia, General resources
July 4, 2009
This resource guide put out by TRAC is useful for tenants who are renting condos. It lays out the roles and responsibilities of tenants and landlords in strata properties.
Housing, Tenants' Rights, British Columbia, General resources
June 19, 2009
YouthCO is a youth-driven organization that works within the HIV and HepC movement through peer education, support, and shared leadership.
Children and Youth, Education, Health, Hep C, HIV/AIDS, peer education, peer support, youth-driven, British Columbia, General resources
April 21, 2009
Clicklaw is a website aimed at enhancing access to justice in British Columbia. It features legal information and education, but it is not a site of laws. Instead, Clicklaw features legal information...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, Legal Aid, Legal Research, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, General resources
April 13, 2009
http://www.no2010.com/ - A website that is organizing against the Vancouver 2010 Olympics because of its impacts on Native peoples, the urban poor (many of whom are also Native), and the environment.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Organizing, British Columbia, General resources
April 11, 2009
The Community Resource Database is a way to find information about activities, volunteer groups, services and supports that are available in your local community.
Many of the listings are available...
Disability, British Columbia, General resources
March 29, 2009
http://bcelection.policyalternatives.ca/ - The Lead-Up brings you commentary on the issues that will – or should – define the 2009 provincial election.
Blogs, Government Policy, British Columbia, General resources
March 25, 2009
TRAC Tenant Resource and Advocacy Centre is an educational charity that provides information about residential tenancy law in BC. They deliver this information through their website, multilingual...
Housing, Tenants' Rights, British Columbia, General resources
March 25, 2009
HealthLink BC is a website and an phone line (8-1-1) where BC and Yukon residents can access non-emergency health information and services. On the website you can learn about health topics and...
Health, Mental Health, British Columbia, General resources, Yukon
March 23, 2009
The goal of Community Health Online Digital Archive Research Resource (CHODARR) is to improve health and social welfare research and advocacy by providing academic and community-based health...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Health, Housing, Mental Health, British Columbia, General resources
March 21, 2009
Explains who is eligible for welfare, how to apply for welfare, what benefits are available, your responsibilities while on welfare, how to appeal a decision about your benefits, and how to get more...
Welfare, British Columbia, General resources
March 20, 2009
http://megaphonemagazine.com/ - Megaphone is a magazine sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors. Vendors buy the paper for 50 cents and sell the magazine to customers by...
Homelessness, Media, British Columbia, General resources
March 16, 2009
http://lifeontheplist.blogspot.com/ - Life on the P List, a British Columbian woman is chronicling the issues she deals with while living under the poverty line.
Blogs, British Columbia
