Pacific Spirit CHC:
2110 West 43rd Ave Phone:
604-261-6366
Vancouver, BC Addiction Services
Team: 604-267-3970
V6M 2E1 Fax:
604-261-7220
Raven Song CHC:
2450 Ontario St Phone:
604-709-6400
Vancouver, BC Addiction Services
Team: 604-709-6400
V5T 4T7 Fax:
604-872-5223
South CHC:
6405 Knight St Phone:
604-321-6151
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-321-5108
V5P 2V9
Three Bridges CHC:
1292 Hornby Street Phone:
604-633-4222
Vancouver, BC
Fax:
604-681-1894
V6Z 1W2
Short Term Assessment and
Treatment Centre (STAT)
Vancouver
General Hospital (VGH)
715 West 12th Avenue Day Hospital:
604-875-4414
Vancouver, BC Inpatient
Unit: 604-875-4056
V5Z 1M9 Fax:
604-875-5593
Assessment and treatment centre
provides day hospital and inpatient services for people over 65 years of age
who need more intensive diagnostic investigation and treatment than is
available in the community. Emphasis is on improving the physical, social, and
emotional well-being of each client referred, through social, educational, and
recreational programs, and rehabilitative therapy. May
include participation at the day hospital twice a week for up to 12 weeks.
Assistance is also given on an outreach basis for those confined to their
homes. Clients can be admitted to the 17-bed inpatient unit; average stay is
four weeks. Referrals accepted from physicians, community health workers, or
self. Transportation to and from the centre is provided within Vancouver.
B.C. Seniors Medication Information Line (BC SMILE)
Contact person
H. Watson, Coordinator
B.C. SMILE
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of B.C. Phone:
604-822-1330 or 1-800-668-6233
2146 East Mall Fax:
604-822-3035
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z3
Hours and Days of Operation
Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm (excluding
statutory holidays)
B.C. SMILE is a free telephone hotline staffed by licensed
pharmacists to assist seniors, their families and caregivers with information
about medications when it is not possible to consult the community pharmacist.
Association of
Advocates for Care Reform (ACR)
3348 West Broadway Phone:
604-732-7734
Vancouver, BC
V6R 2B2
Group of concerned citizens
dedicated to improving the quality of care and the quality of life for
residents of long-term care facilities in British
Columbia. Provides education,
advocacy, and support for residents and their families. Establishes and
supports family councils in care facilities. Participates in
government consultation and review processes wherever possible. Distributes copies of 'Alone in a Crowd? Social Isolation of
Seniors in Care Facilities', a research-based publication containing first-hand
accounts of life in care facilities.
BC Old Age
Pensioners' Organization
34850 Gleneagles Place Phone:
604-853-7632
Abbotsford, BC Fax:
604-853-9761
V2S 7G5
Aims to
promote the best interests of elder citizens of BC, in all matters pertaining
to their welfare. Branches throughout the province host social
activities, as well as business meetings on matters of interest to seniors.
Seniors Well
Aware Program (SWAP)
Seniors Well Aware Program Society
Three Bridges Community Health Centre
303-1290 Hornby Street Phone: 604-633-4230
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-633-4231
V6Z 1W2
Provides services to people 55
years or older, and living at home or in care facilities, who are experiencing
problems due to the misuse of alcohol, prescribed drugs, or over-the-counter
medications. Provides outreach assessment, referral, home detox
and access to hospital detox, treatment, and
follow-up, including support groups. Also provides community awareness and
education sessions to seniors groups and health care professionals. Open
referral.
Legal Advocacy
Program
304-5050 Kingsway Phone:
604-437-1940 or 1-866-437-1940
Burnaby, BC Fax:
604-437-1929
V5H 4C2
A legal information counsellor, supervised by a lawyer, provides telephone
consultation to seniors, advocates, and community workers. Offers
information, referrals, summary advice, and advocacy regarding seniors' issues.
Hours are 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday
to Thursday. Funded by the Law Foundation of BC.
Shelter Aid for
Elderly Renters (SAFER), BC Housing
101-4555 Kingsway Phone:
604-433-2218 or 1-800-257-7756
Burnaby, BC Fax: 604-439-4729
V5H 4V8
Provides direct cash assistance
to eligible seniors age 60 and over who pay rent for their homes. Reimburses part of the difference between 30% of a senior's total
income, and their rent.
Drop-in centre for
Chinese-Canadian seniors who are residents of the Downtown Eastside. Sponsors
English classes and provides translation, advocacy, and social activities.
Community Centres for Seniors
411 Seniors
Centre
411 Dunsmuir Street Phone:
604-684-8171
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-681-3589
V6B 1X4 Web:
www.411seniors.bc.ca
Multipurpose
recreational facility for seniors age 55 and older. Provides
information and referral about seniors’ benefits and issues. Offers income tax preparation for low-income seniors, simple will
preparation, and opportunities to volunteer. Activities include indoor
games and sports, woodworking and sewing, a walking club, trips and tours; and
classes in ESL, Spanish, arts, yoga, and tai chi.
Health services include podiatry, blood pressure clinics, and dental screening
clinics. There are thrift, gift, and book stores, and a video lending library.
Also provides low-cost nutritious meals. Projects include the Falls
Prevention Project; the Women Elders in Action (WE*ACT) Project; and
the Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bisexual (LGTB)
Generations Project (offered in partnership with Family Services of Greater
Vancouver and The Centre, and listed under The Centre in this directory). The
411 Seniors Centre welcomes all seniors. Membership is $8 per year. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. The cafeteria
opens at 8 am and is also open on
Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm.
Barclay Manor
Seniors Centre
1447 Barclay Street Phone:
604-257-8349
Vancouver, BC
V6G 1J6
Heritage house with a seniors centre.
Carnegie
Community Centre
401 Main Street Phone:
604-665-2220
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-606-2736
V6A 2T7
Serves disadvantaged residents
of the Downtown Eastside and neighbouring
communities. Has a low-cost cafeteria, library,
learning centre, theatre, gym, weight room, pool room, and seniors lounge.
Programs and services include community education, with a focus on literacy;
volunteer opportunities; First Nations cultural sharing; HIV and hepatitis
support groups; activities for seniors; and various recreational programs.
Programs and services are also offered at Oppenheimer
Park and through the Carnegie
Street Program. Centre hours are 9 am to 11
pm daily.
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
5288 Joyce Street Phone:
604-435-0323
Vancouver, BC Fax: 604-451-1191
V5R 6C9 Web:
www.cnh.bc.ca
Offers
educational, cultural, recreational, and social programs for people in the
Collingwood/Renfrew area. Operates licensed child care programs, a Family
Place (providing activities for preschoolers while allowing
parents/caregivers to relax and socialize), day camps, ESL classes for adults
(child care provided for some classes), seniors information, fitness and social
programs, family support programs, Chinese and Spanish settlement workers, and
community information in various languages. Also offers the Nobody's Perfect
parenting program, listed in this directory under East Vancouver Nobody's
Perfect Project. Supports and trains family child care providers through a
family child care outreach service, and offers the Access Program (child
care referrals and child care subsidy). Youth services include assessment and
referral to counselling, drop-in social/recreational
activities (5 pm to 9 pm Fridays and 4 pm to 8 pm Saturdays), and homework tutoring
by university students. The Buddy Program (604-412-3844) matches
elementary school students who are new immigrants/refugees with high school
mentors, in order to support their adjustment to Canadian life. The VIP
Program (604-412-3844), from 8:15 pm
to 10 pm Saturdays, offers recreation
activities and access to neighbourhood house
facilities for high-risk youth with behaviour
problems, who have been banned from regular activities (registration and
referral is required). Nonprofit society.
Continental
Seniors Centre
1067 Seymour Street Phone:
604-665-3333
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-665-3460
V6B 5S4
Drop-in
centre for seniors that offers information and referral services, cards, pool,
bus trips, weekly movie, and monthly special events. A cafeteria
provides low-cost nutritious meals. Centre is open 9
am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday.
Downtown
Eastside Seniors Centre
509 East Hastings Street Phone:
604-254-2194
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-254-2150
V6A 1P9
Drop-in centre for senior
citizens offers cards, pool, television, breakfast, lunch, and information and
referral services.
Hastings Community Centre
3096 East Hastings Street Phone: 604-718-6222
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-718-6226
V5K 2A3
Facilities include a dance studio,
fitness centre, gymnasium, racquet courts, seniors centre, and playground. Operates Hastings Family Drop-in Centre for parents and
caregivers with children from birth to age five. Provides
creative play space, resource library, lounge area, and recreational and
educational programs. Sponsors parenting courses and parent support
groups. Open 9 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday,
and 9 am to noon on Saturdays. There is open gym for very young children
from 11 am to 1:30 pm Tuesdays and Saturdays, and 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Fridays.
Italian
Cultural Centre Society
3075 Slocan Street Phone:
604-430-3337
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-430-3331
V5M 3E4 Web:
www.iccs.bc.ca
Cultural centre serving the
community of Greater Vancouver. Houses the Institute of Modern Languages, a library, an art gallery, restaurant facilities, a dance studio,
indoor bocce courts, a drop-in centre for seniors, and banquet and convention
facilities. Also administers a 90-apartment senior citizen complex.
Hours are 9 am to 8 pm Monday to
Friday, and 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
Japanese
Community Volunteers' Association
Tonari Gumi - Social and Community Services
511 East Broadway Phone:
604-687-2172
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-687-2168
V5T 1X4 Web:
www.jcva.bc.ca
Provides
information and referral, direct bilingual counselling,
and interpretation and translation in the areas of family, health care, crisis
intervention, legal interpretation, immigration settlement, employment advice,
and housing aid. Also provides drop-in and outreach programs for
seniors, including homebound seniors' activities; telephone, home, facility,
and hospital visitation; meal programs; and fitness, recreational, and
educational activities. Staff and volunteers provide culturally-sensitive
services in Japanese and English. Non-profit society.
Kitsilano
War Memorial Community Centre
2690 Larch Street Phone:
604-257-6976
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-257-6996
V6K 4K9
Facilities include a dance
studio, fitness centre, sauna, whirlpool, gymnasium, ice rink, seniors centre,
and playground.
Lions Den
Recreation Centre
770 Commercial Drive Phone:
604-718-5848
Vancouver, BC Fax(Attention
Carolyn): 604-718-5858
V5L 3W5
Recreation and adult day centre
for people ages 55 and over and people with disabilities. Offers
a variety of social, recreational, educational and health programs. The
Wellness Program (11 am to 2 pm
Fridays) includes fitness opportunities, a hot lunch, and speakers. Recreation
drop-in hours are 3 pm to 5 pm
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; and 9 am to 5
pm Tuesdays and Fridays. Serves the
Grandview-Woodland and Strathcona areas.
Multicultural
Helping House Society
6707 Fraser Street Phone:
604-879-3277
Vancouver, BC Fax: 604-879-3327
V5X 3T8
Aims to help
immigrants integrate successfully into Canadian society, by providing social,
educational, cultural, and economic support services. Serves the
Filipino-Canadian community primarily, but extends services to all cultural
communities. Offers a tax clinic, volunteer placement, skills training (in the
areas of parenting, leadership, computer use, and sewing), information and
referral, advocacy, settlement services, employment services, food and clothing
assistance, crisis assistance, and programs for youth and seniors. Also offers
cultural activities, ESL classes, and beginner Tagalog
classes. Provides respite and emergency housing for live-in
caregivers, and for new immigrants without accommodation.
Oakridge
Seniors Centre
513-650 West 41st Avenue Phone: 604-263-1833
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-263-1883
V5Z 2M9
Offers
educational and recreational programs for adults 55 years and over. Includes special events, bingo, VSB classes, day trips, bridge,
crib, bowling, and walking club. Financial, health, and legal seminars
also offered. $15 membership fee.
Ray-Cam
Cooperative Centre
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
920 East Hastings Street Phone:
604-257-6949
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-257-6944
V6A 3T1
Offers programming
for people of all ages. Youth programs provide recreation, leadership
opportunities, and other special events and activities for teens; programs are
also provided for pre-teens ages 10 to 12. Adult activities include various
recreation, art, computer, and photography programs. Cultural support groups
include Muslim, Fijian, Spanish, and Asian groups. Seniors programs offer
outings, the services of a foot doctor, and Chinese newspaper reading and
discussion. Family services are listed below.
Riley Park
Community Centre
50 East 30th Avenue Phone:
604-257-8545
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-257-8639
V5V 2T9
Facilities include a dance
studio, fitness centre, gymnasium, ice rink, sauna, whirlpool, pottery studio,
seniors centre, playground, and the indoor Percy Norman Pool. To parents
and children, provides information, support, social contact, drop-in activities
(Parent's Place on Tuesday mornings, and family drop-in gym on Sunday
mornings), and a lending library. Child care and recreation facilities are
available. Subsidies can be arranged.
Seniors'
Services
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
2325 West 7th Avenue Phone:
604-736-3588
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-736-3640
V6K 1Y4
Provides a
variety of activities for senior members. Games and walking groups are
offered Tuesday mornings, with a seniors' luncheon at 12:15 pm (transportation available upon request).
Drop-in activities and exercise classes are held Thursdays. A knitting circle
is held 1 pm to 2:30 pm Fridays. A
shopping program is available, providing transportation to and assistance with
grocery shopping.
South
Granville
Seniors Centre
South
Granville
Seniors Friendship Centre Society
1420 West 12th Avenue Phone:
604-732-0812
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-732-0842
V6H 1M8 Web:
www.southgranvilleseniors.ca
Activity centre and information
support service for older adults. Provides educational and
recreational programs, information, advice, and assistance with seniors'
concerns. Services include wellness programs, income tax assistance,
lunch program, ESL program, and monthly newsletter. During the summer, students
are available to do gardening and cleaning at reduced rates. The Latin
Seniors Outreach Project offers social, support, and integration services
for Latino-Canadian seniors. Membership is required for all services; annual
fee is $12. Office hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm
Monday to Friday.
South
Vancouver Neighbourhood House
Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver
6470 Victoria Drive Phone:
604-324-6212
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-324-6116
V5P 3X7
Provides
supportive services and programs for children, youth, families, and seniors.
These include licensed preschool and after-school programs for children, job
training for youth, day program for teens, social programs and individual
support for families, parenting programs, adult daycare, employment programs,
settlement programs, information and referral, meal programs, and community
celebrations. Services for seniors include peer support, friendly visiting,
walking club, and telephone support program. Programs for families include Nobody's
Perfect (see independent listing for East Vancouver Nobody's Perfect
Project); and Parent Support Circles, self-help groups for parents of
children ages 12 and under, offered in partnership with BC Parents in Crisis
Society.
Strathcona
Community Centre
601 Keefer Street Phone:
604-713-1838
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-713-1848
V6A 3V8
Facilities include a fitness
centre, gymnasium, seniors centre, and playground. Offers Nobody's
Perfect, a six- to eight-week, free parenting program for parents with
children from birth to age 5. Groups may be offered in languages other
than English.
Taoist Tai Chi
Society of Canada
220-440 West Hastings Street Phone: 604-681-6609
Vancouver, BC Fax:
604-681-6692
V6B 1L1 Web:
www.taoist.org
Offers Taoist
Tai Chi and other health-promoting Taoist arts to the public. Helps
students develop a healthy posture, enhance the flexibility and elasticity of
the muscular-skeletal system, and learn how to relax. Also offers programs
specifically for seniors and for people with disabilities. Volunteer-run
registered charity.
