ABORIGINAL RESOURCES

Aboriginal Women's Health - BC Women's Health Centre
Address: Room E300A - 4500 Oak Street
Phone: (604) 875-2348 / (604) 877-3700

Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents
www.fafp.ca

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca

Links to Aboriginal Resources
www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborl.htm

Treaties Negotiations Office
www.prov.gov.bc.ca/tno

Urban Native Youth Association
www.unya.bc.ca

Vancouver Aboriginal Council
www.angelfire.com/bc2/vac

Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre
www.bcaafc.com/centres/vancouver

Vancouver Native Health Society
www.vnhs.net

ABUSE & NEGLECT RESOURCES

Child Abuse Prevention Web Site
www.safekidsbc.ca

Kids Help Phone - Kids Help Foundation
Phone: 1 (800) 668 6868

A 24 hr service that offers free telephone conversation with professional counsellors for anything. Also offers information and referrals. It is bilingual, and available across Canada.

Office for Children and Youth
www.gov.bc.ca/officeforchildrenandyouth

Sage Transition House
Phone: (604) 987-3374

A 24 hr crisis line for women and children threatened by violence, abuse or other matters.

Success by Six
www.uwlm.ca/successby6

CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY

BC Association of Family Resource Programs
www.frpbc.ca

BC Coalition of People with Disablities
www.bccpd.bc.ca

The BCCPD is a not-for-profit organization run by and for people with disabilities throughout BC. They offer Advocacy Access program, AIDS and Disability Action Program (ADAP), Wellness and Disability Initiative (WDI), Health Literacy Network (HLN), Individualized Funding Community and Residents Mentors Association Project.

BC Council for Families
www.bccf.bc.ca

BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations
www.bcfosterparents.ca

Help Line for Children
Ministry for Children and Family Development
Phone: (604) 310-6344
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/getting_help/help.htm

West Coast Child Care Resource Centre
www.wstcoast.org

HEALTH

AIDS - STD Outreach Nurse
www.bccdc.org

The clinic is located in The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Community Centre.

AIDS Testing, Evaluation & Counselling Clinic
BC Centre for Disease Control
www.bccdc.org

Appointment recommended. You might be squeezed in between appointments if you come by during non drop-in times. Free and confidential HIV and STD testing, pre and post-test counselling are provided.

AIDS Vancouver
www.aidsvancouver.org

Offers case management, food bank, the help line, a library, FAF (Financial Assistance Fund), housing referrals, support programs, counselling, women's programs, and Gay Men's Health Program.

Community Link - Canadian Mental Health Association
www.modena.intergate.ca/cmha-vb/test/Pages/index.htm?erpprog.htm

Downtown Eastside Health Van
Phone: (604) 551-5011
24 hr Crisis Line: (604) 685-6561

BC Community Health Info
www.health.gov.bc.ca/mhd/infoline.html

Mental Health Emergency Services (Car 87)
Phone: 604-874-7307 (24hrs)
- Psychiatric emergency services, assessment and follow-up.

Three Bridges Community Health Centre
Address: 1292 Hornby Street
Phone: (604) 736 9844
Hours: 8:30am to 8pm: Mon. - Fri. and 10am to 5pm: Sat.

YOUTH CLINICS

Boulevard Youth Clinic
Address: 2110 West 43rd Avenue
Phone: (604) 261 6366
Hours: 2:30pm to 5:30pm

Broadway Youth Resource Centre
Address: 691 East Broadway
Phone: (604) 709 5720

East Youth Clinic
Address: 3425 Crowley Avenue
Phone: (604) 872 5111
Hours: 3:30pm to 6:00pm: Tuesday, 2:00pm to 4:30pm: Friday

Knight Street Youth Clinic
Address: 6405 Knight Street
Phone: (604) 301 2227
Hours: 2:00pm to 4:30pm: Monday, 5:30pm to 8:00pm: Thursday

New Westminster - Youth Clinic
Purpose - 38 Begbie Street
New Westminster, BC
Phone: 604-329-1875

Port Moody Youth Clinic
200-205 Newport Drive, Port Moody
Phone: 604-614-7688
Hours: Wednesday 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Services: Services for youth 21 years and under. Full STD/HIV testing and treatment as well as free birth control.

Richmond - Youth Clinic
Richmond Health Department
8100 Granville Avenue
Richmond, BC
Appointment line: 604-233-3204

Surrey - Youth Clinic Surrey (Surrey Memorial Hospital)
96th St and King George Hwy
604 585-5999
Appointments are recommended.

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MULTICULTURAL

Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS (ASIA)
www.asia.bc.ca

Provides free and confidential support, advocacy, information and referral services to Asian drug users at high risk of HIV/AIDS and their families.

Inland Refugee Society
Address: 101-225 East 17th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Phone: (604) 873-6660

Mosaic Legal Advocacy Project
www.mosaicbc.com

Multilingual Orientation Services Association for Immigrant Communities
www.mosaicbc.com

Storefront Orientation Services (SOS)
Address: 360 Jackson Avenue
Phone: (604) 255 1881

Information, interpretation, health and referral services for Spanish or Chinese speaking people.

The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)
www.success.bc.ca

WOMEN

Crisis Pregnancy Centre
Address: 101-5701 Granville Street
Phone: (604) 731-1122

Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Address: 302 Columbia Street
Phone: (604) 681-8480

Rape Crisis Centre - Women Against Violence Against Wome
www.wavaw.ca

Confidential service offering information, support, counselling, and referrals to victims of sexual assault, violence and rape.

Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter
www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca

Crisis line offers emotional support, information and education, as well as emergency transition housing for women and children escaping from violence.

Working Women's Drop-In (WISH)
Address: 320 East Hastings
Phone: (604) 681-9244

YWCA Crabtree Corner
Address: 101 East Cordova Street
Phone: (604) 689 2808
Hours: 8:45am to 4:30pm: Mon. to Fri.

YWCA provides a women's drop-in centre, single mothers groups, FAS information/support and other information, advocacy and support services.

YWCA Single Mother's Services
Address: 535 Hornby Street
Phone: (604) 879-5789

Self-help groups for single mothers' at various locations are offered. A newsletter addressing parenting issues is produced and childcare is available.

YOUTH SERVICES

Boys R Us
Address: 1292 Hornby Street
Hours: 8:00pm to 10:00pm from Tuesday to Thursday

A drop-in centre and support program for male sex trade workers of all ages. A safe confidential place to hang out or link up with a variety of different services ranging from health care to counselling to social services.

Broadway Youth Resource Centre (BYRC)
www.nisha.org/byrc/home.htm

Covenant House Vancouver
www.covenanthousebc.org

Offers 24 hr crisis intervention, emergency and transitional shelter, food and counselling to street youth 16-22 yrs old.

DEYAS - Needle Exchange Program
Address: 221 Main Street
Phone: (604) 685-6561

DEYAS - Youth Services
Address: 432 East Hastings Street
Phone Toll free: 1 (866) 251 3310
Phone: (604) 251 7615

Drop-in, mobile services, outreach, residential withdrawal management, referrals to shelters, health and food services, advocacy and one-to-one support.

Dusk to Dawn - Street Youth Resource Centre
Address: 1056 Comox Street
Phone Toll free: 1 (866) 249 6884
Phone: (604) 688 0399

Queerlings (LGBTQ Youth Drop-In Britannia Community Services Centre)
Address: 1661 Napier Street
Phone: (604) 253 4391

Youth Action Centre (YAC)
Address: 342 East Hastings Street
Phone: (604) 602 9747
Hours: Meals at 8:30am/12:00pm/3:30pm

A safe place for street involved youth that offers referrals, three meals a day, laundry, showers and a free phone. YAC also offers life skills, pre-employment and transition programs as well as various workshops, information sessions and recreational outings.

Youth Against Violence Line|
Phone Toll free: 1 (800) 680 4284

OTHER RESOURCES

Alternate Shelter Society
www.alternateshelter.com

Crisis Centre
Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of Greater Vancouver
Phone: (604) 872-3311

Food Bank
Phone: (604) 876-3601

Red Book Online
www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/dbs/redbook/htmlpgs/home.html

The Centre (LGBT Community Centre)
Address: 1170 Bute Street
Phone: (604) 684-6869

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