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With over 1,600 funds and assets totaling $930 million, Vancouver Foundation is Canada's largest community foundation. Each year, Vancouver Foundation and its donors make more than 5,300 grants, totaling approximately $50 million to registered charities across Canada. Since it was founded in 1943, Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with its donors, has distributed more than $1 billion to thousands of community projects and programs. Grant recipients range from social services to medical research groups, to organizations devoted to arts and culture, the environment, education, children and families, disability supports for employment, youth issues and animal welfare.

Greater Vancouver Community Services Society (GVCSS) is a non-profit society delivering care and services in the community to support the independence and well-being of the elderly, people with disabilities, and others who require support to retain or regain health and autonomy. With a highly trained and qualified workforce of approximately 800 dedicated staff, GVCSS serves more than 2600 home support clients, and operates six group homes in the Lower Mainland for adults with profound physical and developmental disabilities. Additionally, our agency provides assistance with activities of daily living to residents of Clarendon Court, an assisted living residence operated by the Baptist Housing Society of BC.

Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC is certified by the Province of B.C. as an independent Group 1 School and licensed through Vancouver Coastal Health as a preschool, group child care and out of school care, providing a family centred approach to auditory - oral education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children from infancy to early primary years. Our itinerant teachers provide services to children and youth in independent schools throughout BC.Auditory-Verbal Therapy and itinerant teaching services are available via distance technology to many parts of the province. Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC works in partnership with the BC Early Hearing Program, the province's early hearing screening and intervention program.

The Massey Centre is an accredited Children’s Mental Health Centre that provides a comprehensive range of programs. From housing to mental health to education, we help high-risk pregnant and parenting adolescents and their children transition into independence and community integration as they achieve their full potential.

Victoria Hospice is a registered charity that has, since 1980, provided end-of-life care focused on palliative treatment. Our nurses, counsellors, spiritual caregivers, physicians and trained volunteers provide comfort for the patient and support for the family, rather than a cure for progressive and life-limiting illness. Care is offered in patients’ homes, within our 17-bed in-patient unit, and as specific medical consultation to patients in other health care facilities. Over 300 trained volunteers provide companionship and support. Victoria Hospice offers bereavement support to families for up to one year following a death. Roughly 50% of Victoria Hospice's annual operating costs are not covered by our health care system, and must be funded through community donations to our Victoria Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation.

Alzheimer Services - Caregiver Support & Education - Seniors Day Programs Community Support Services - Bereavement Support - Friendly Visiting - Home Support Exercise Program - Hospice Volunteer Visiting - Special Steps - Tele-Touch Home Health Care - Home & Personal Support - Nursing - Philips Lifeline Palliative Care Consultation Program - Hospice Palliative Care Education - Palliative Care Consultations

For 115 years, Carefor Health & Community Services, a registered charity, has been keeping families together longer at home by providing home health care and community support services. From nursing to personal care, assisted living options and respite services to support caregivers and families with loved ones living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, Carefor services continue to meet the needs of the local communities we serve. In Ottawa, Renfrew County and the Eastern Counties, our services are available in the comfort of our clients’ home, retirement facility, or in group homes.

The Victoria Society for Children with Autism (VSCA) supports children with autism and their families in a number of ways. We have monthly meetings where members can get a chance to talk with other parents, hear the occasional guest speaker, and sign out books, DVD’s, OT equipment and educational materials from our lending library. Through our newsletter, you’ll find out about the latest happenings at VSCA and in the Victoria area. There is also a small pool of respite funding available to our members. VSCA holds several workshops each year on autism-related topics - these already-inexpensive events are available at a reduced price to our members, and are always held here in Victoria. VSCA holds social events to allow families to meet one another in a supportive and understanding environment. We offer a range of activities so there are events that will appeal to children of all ages, and give them a chance to form friendships with peers sharing similar interests.

As Healthcare supporters, we have the power to shape the future through the financial and estate planning decisions we make today. The Victoria Hospital Foundation raises funds to support the programs and services of the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Find out how you can help make miracles happen.

Villa Rosa provides pre-natal and post-natal services and supports to women who are pregnant or have recently given birth, in a safe and nurturing environment. Any pregnant woman or new mother may access our services at no cost.

Raise funds for charitable causes involving the health, education and safety of the community at large. On an annual basis VOCM Cares donates more $200,000 to local charities in Newfoundland and Labrador. On an annual basis VOCM Cares supports community projects, such as the Happy Tree, Food Drives, Coats for Kids and public awareness campaigns.

Watari, meaning a "small bridge" or "transition" in Japanese, was registered as a charitable organization in 1986. We serve high-risk youth, their families and their communities in the Greater Vancouver area with a focus on East Vancouver. We run a non-residential drug and alcohol treatment program for 13-24 year olds, formal and group counselling for youth and adults, substance misuse education and prevention curriculum for children in schools and community groups, and a range of related community education, training and development programs. We also work with folks going through the Downtown Community Courts, provide youth outreach on the Downtown Eastside as well as intensive case management for vulnerable youth. We work with over 7000 individuals a year across our many programs and focus on a person's ability to make healthier choices when they have more information.