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Ongoing, 2009
Bounce Back is a new
free program which is
designed to help people
living with chronic
health conditions-or
experiencing caregiver
stress. It is a coach
supported self- help
program which you can
access from home. For
more information contact:
Madith Wilson
Phone: (604) 874-7881
madith.wilson.vb@cmha.bc.ca
www.bouncebackbc.ca

Ongoing
Have Fun and support
23 Charitable groups
Play Bingo!
Boardwalk Gaming Centre
Specials every night.
Win Big! Great Food
and staff
#300-7155 Kingsway Ave.
Burnaby, BC
604.523.1221

Ongoing
Do you have a disability?
Unemployed? Looking for
work? Live in Vancouver
or surrounding areas?
EDGE 4-week Job Club
EDGE 1-week Job Club
(Free) Contact us at
604.580.2226 or email
info@iamcares.ca

Ongoing
Lower Mainland Crisis Lines
need volunteers for
rewarding and challenging
work answering 24 hr
distress lines. For info
call 604.872.1811 or
www.crisiscentre.bc.ca

Ongoing
Frustrated with your
job search? Don’t do
it alone. Meet with an
Employment Counsellor
Fraserside Employment
Resource Centre
604.522.9701

Ongoing
Is gambling a problem for you or someone you know? Help is available. Call Gamblers Anonymous 604-878-6535

Ongoing
Big Brothers of
Greater Vancouver
New Year, new goals,
new ways to make a
difference in a child’s
life! Spend 1 hour a
week as an In-School
Mentor with a boy or
girl in elementary
school doing crafts,
kicking a soccer ball
around or just hanging
out! This fun and
flexible volunteer
opportunity is
friendship-based and
non-academic, which
means that there’s no
tutoring involved. So
you can focus on
perfecting your
macaroni collage and
monkey bar technique!
Apply online at
www.bigbrothersvancouver.com
or call us at
604.876.2447 ext. 236

Ongoing
Cedars Residential
Drug & Alcohol
Treatment Program
Lower Mainland
Purpose Society
A 90-Day Holistic
Treatment Program
of Education,
Counseling,
Peer-Mentoring,
Support Groups,
Art Therapy,
Community Service,
Fitness, etc.
Donations Welcome
For More Info,
Call 604.526.2522

Ongoing
Abbotsford
Community Services is
looking for Volunteers
for the Host Program,
a friendship based
matching program designed
to help new immigrants
practice English, learn
about Canadian culture,
local resources and
recreation in our community.
For more information, please
call Patrick Gardiner,,
Host Program Coordinator
604-217-3055 or email
host_practicum@paralynx.com.

Ongoing
PoCoMo Meals on
Wheels Society
Provides home delivery
of nutritious meals to
residents of the
Tri-City area who are
unable to shop, prepare
or cook meals for
themselves.
Call 604.942.7506
for information

Ongoing
Looking to fulfill your
passion for justice?
Join Us!
Vancouver Rape Relief
and Women's Shelter
is looking for Women
Volunteers to help us
run our 24 hr rape
crisis line and
transition house for
battered women and
their children. Training
is six weeks long and
free. Training starts now.
Please call to book
a training interview.
Call: 604 872-8212

Ongoing
KNITTING & CROCHETING SISTERS WE MAKE HATS & LAPROBES FOR CANCER PATIENTS & SLIPPERS FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITALS & TOQUES & SCARVES FOR THE HOMELESS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE CALL ALICE GISBORNE 604.946.3060

Ongoing
Living with chronic pain?
The Lighthouse Living
Enrichment Society's
Chronic Pain Support
can help! For More info
Call 604.953.0837

Ongoing
The Elizabeth Fry Society’s Youth Mentoring Program is seeking volunteer mentors for children and youth in need of a positive role model. Interested individuals please contact Sarah DeBodt, Volunteer Coordinator at mentoring@elizabethfry.com

Ongoing
Join us for a three-week job search and career decision-making program. Government contributed funding. Interested applicants can reach us at 604-517-6145

Ongoing
Mission Meals on Wheels Meals are delivered between 11:30pm & 12:45pm. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We are looking for a spare driver. For more info: 604-826-3634

Ongoing
If you a recent immigrant or a local volunteer,YMCA Connections is looking for you. Free program for youth (13-18), adults, families. At South Slope or Tong Louie (604)685-8066

Ongoing
Food Security Symposium for Youth Action skills training to help high school and college-aged youth take action to Make Poverty History Register at 604-736-7678

Ongoing
Live in Surrey? 15-30 yrs old? Unemployed? Looking for work? At Pacific Community Resources call (604)951-4550 Funded by HRSDC

Ongoing
Unemployed? Looking for work? Living in Vancouver or the surrounding area? Edge 4-week Job Club (free) Contact us: 604-731-8504 iamcares.com

Ongoing
Unemployed? Looking for work? Live in Lower Mainland? Free employment services. Contact us: 604- 436-2921. iamcares.com

Ongoing
Do you have a disability? Unemployed? Looking for work?Live in Surrey/N.Delta /White Rock or surrounding areas? Edge 4-week Job Club (Free). Contact:604-580- 2226. iamcares.com

Ongoing
The Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) Canada needs volunteers to raise funds for orphans displaced by tsunami in S. Asian countries. Please call 604-676-1087 www.amurt.org

Ongoing
Looking for children (under 5yrs old) and their parents to participate in language studies, in the Psychology Dept. at UBC. For more info: 604-822-9294.