Immigrant & Multicultural Services
The Kalayaan Centre
Phone: 604-215-1103
Address: 451 Powell Street, Vancouver BC
Web: kalayaancentre.net
The Kalayaan Centre is a Filipino community centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The various organizations in the Kalayaan Centre struggle for the rights and welfare of and social justice for Filipinos in Canada, while supporting the struggle for human rights, national freedom and democracy of the Filipino people.
Located in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, the Centre houses a number of organizations doing specific work in various sectors of the Filipino community:
- B.C. Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (604-215-1905)
- Filipino-Canadians Against Racism
- Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance (Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada)
- Filipino Nurses Support Group
- Kalayaan Resource and Training Centre
- Philippine Women Centre of B.C.
- SIKLAB (Overseas Filipino workers’ organization)
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 中僑互助會
Tel: 604-931-5889
Email: info@success.bc.ca
Web: www.successbc.ca (Click Youth)
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Youth Services promotes the personal growth and career development of young people through a wide variety of programs ranging from the volunteer buddy program, youth volunteer group, youth counselling, to leadership training, employment and entrepreneurial development. Youth services are delivered by different departments in S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Services can be offered in Mandarin and Cantonese.
SUCCESS also offers Chinese Help Lines in both Mandarin and Cantonese. 10am to 10pm every day.
- Cantonese: 604-270-8233
- Mandarin: 604-270-8222
以一個多元模式的方向來協助增進青少年的個人成長，服務包括：
- 對在學校、家庭或社區產生困擾的青少年提供輔導支援
- 由受過訓練的義工，提供學業輔助及同輩輔導支援
- 青年義工小組提供青少年表達對社會關注的渠道，進而作出計劃以改善之
協助青少年投入社區、建立其興趣及目標、發展才能，本會於去年舉辦的「中僑青年領袖新紀元」、「青少年精英暑期培訓課程」、「兒童及青少年講寫讀英文日營」等活動，均備受社區推崇。
Broadway Youth Resource Centre
Phone: 604-709-5720
Web: broadwayyouthresourcecentre.org
Address: #103 – 2780 East Broadway Street, Vancouver BC V5T 1X7
Open Mon, Tues, Thurs 1pm-7pm || Wed 2:30-7pm|| Fri 1pm-6pm
Also known as BYRC, Broadway Youth Resource Centre offers the following services/programs for youth aged 13-24:
- Drop-in resource room
- Phone/computer use
- Youth advisory group
- Youth addictions counsellor
- Probation workers
- Adult basic education
- Counselling clinic
- Aboriginal youth program
- Youth clinic (Th 2:30pm-5pm)
- Leave Out Violence Program
- Aboriginal youth victim support program
- Youth housing registry and housing assistance
- Vietnamese youth development program
- Youth to adult transition program
All services are FREE
Run by Pacific Community Resources Society.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Toll-free: 1-888-242-2100
Web: www.cic.gc.ca
For information on citizenship and immigration programs and services, including the Permanent Resident card program.
La Boussole
Phone: 604-683-7337
Address: 504 East Broadway, Vancouver BC V5T 1X5
Web: www.lbv.ca
A non-profit French community centre that exists to provide support to French-speaking people in difficulty or facing multiple barriers.
Services include:
- A daily drop-in service, with a women-only get-together on Friday afternoons
- Youth Outreach Worker
- Social Worker
- Job Search & other Employment Assistance Programs
- Service for Immigrants
- Food Bank
Immigrant Services Society of BC
Phone: 604-684-2561
Web: www.issbc.org Email: iss@issbc.org
Head Office: 501-333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver BC V6A 2L7
ISS of BC assists immigrants, refugees and non-English speaking BC residents with integration into the community. They provide support groups, ESL classes, skills training, counselling, information and referral.
Youth Programs include:
- A language college
- Multicultural Youth Circle Program for Newcomer Youth – 80-hour peer facilitation and leadership training program for immigrant and refugee youth
- African Youth Program – Academic, social & recreational program for African youth in East Burnaby
- Youth Connexion – An 18-week employability program with practical skills training, English language support/improvement and a 3-4 week work or volunteer placement.
Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS (ASIA)
Tel: 604-669-5567
ASIA Line: 604-668-5890, MWF 6-9pm.
Address: 210-119 West Pender St, Vancouver BC V6B 1S5
Web: http://www.asia.bc.ca
Provides education, outreach and support to the East and Southeast Asian community, and to people who are dealing with issues about HIV/AIDS. Responds to issues that marginalize East and Southeast Asians, such as HIV/AIDS, sexual health and sexual orientation.
- ASIA Line is a free, confidential, multilingual sexual health information line available by phone and on-line chat. Available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-9pm.
- Men’s Health Asian MSM group (Men who have Sex with Men) runs weekly meetings. Anyone who identifies as Asian and gay, bisexual or MSM is welcome. ESL is fine as well!
- They also run several different outreach programs. See web site for details.
