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  • Urgent Help
    • Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)

      1835 Lonsdale Avenue suite 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8

      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Services are available in English and Farsi

      If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.


      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.  Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.

      PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:

      • thoughts of self-harm or suicide
      • family members experiencing challenges
      • substance use
      • loss of reality
      • feelings of hopelessness or despair
      • social isolation and loneliness
      • fear, anxiety, and depression
      • other mental health-related emergencies

      How we can help:

      • Offer support to you or your loved one over the phone, text, or in-person wherever you feel comfortable
      • Listen without judgement and provide a safe space for you to share your story and tell us what is going on
      • Provide crisis counselling and de-escalation
      • Advocate for you and accompany you to emergency departments, police stations, or community organizations
      • Connect you to the appropriate resources, services and supports in the community to meet your underlying needs
      • Provide short-term follow-up care to you and your family after a crisis event

      What we cannot do:

      • Transport you or your loved one from one place to another in the staff vehicle (if needed, transportation will be provided through taxi services)
      • Perform psychological assessments to diagnose mental illnesses or write prescriptions for medication
      • Make referrals to psychiatrists or other medical specialists for specific treatments for mental or physical health conditions (but we can help you to access primary care)
      • Fast-track applications for housing, income or disability assistance, or mental health services.
    • FOUNDRY North Shore

      211 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC

      A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.

      Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.

      Drop In Counselling Hours
      Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
      Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Medical Services Drop In
      Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

    • COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      A resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

      Read More →

      COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      We are creating a resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities – though most resources are helpful for everyone – to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

    • HealthLinkBC

      At HealthLink BC, you will find medically-approved information on more than 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You can also search the online Directory to find health services near you. Call 8-1-1 from anywhere in British Columbia to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night.…

      Read More →

      At HealthLink BC, you will find medically-approved information on more than 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You can also search the online Directory to find health services near you.

      Call 8-1-1 from anywhere in British Columbia to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night. On weekdays, you can speak to a dietitian about nutrition and healthy eating. At night, we have pharmacists available to answer your medication questions.

      Tap To Call
    • bc211 Referral and Information

      Dial bc211 from any telephone for free information and referrals.

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      bc211 is a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that specializes in providing information and referrals regarding community, government and social services in BC. Our help line services include 211, the Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS), the Problem Gambling Help Line, VictimLink BC, and the Youth Against Violence Line.

      bc211 is a confidential, multilingual telephone service available in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Squamish-Lillooet and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. The line provides free information and referral to a full range of community, social, and government services, and operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

      Tap To Call
  • Youth Outreach Workers
    • Youth Engagement and Empowerment

      I’ve worked in the field of Children & Youth for over 12 years. During this time I’ve dedicated my time in supporting them in Sports, Martial Arts, Play and of course in navigating through their adolescence.

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    • FOUNDRY North Shore

      211 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC

      A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.

      Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.

      Drop In Counselling Hours
      Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
      Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Medical Services Drop In
      Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  • Mental Health and Family Support
    • Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)

      1835 Lonsdale Avenue suite 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8

      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Services are available in English and Farsi

      If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.


      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.  Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.

      PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:

      • thoughts of self-harm or suicide
      • family members experiencing challenges
      • substance use
      • loss of reality
      • feelings of hopelessness or despair
      • social isolation and loneliness
      • fear, anxiety, and depression
      • other mental health-related emergencies

      How we can help:

      • Offer support to you or your loved one over the phone, text, or in-person wherever you feel comfortable
      • Listen without judgement and provide a safe space for you to share your story and tell us what is going on
      • Provide crisis counselling and de-escalation
      • Advocate for you and accompany you to emergency departments, police stations, or community organizations
      • Connect you to the appropriate resources, services and supports in the community to meet your underlying needs
      • Provide short-term follow-up care to you and your family after a crisis event

      What we cannot do:

      • Transport you or your loved one from one place to another in the staff vehicle (if needed, transportation will be provided through taxi services)
      • Perform psychological assessments to diagnose mental illnesses or write prescriptions for medication
      • Make referrals to psychiatrists or other medical specialists for specific treatments for mental or physical health conditions (but we can help you to access primary care)
      • Fast-track applications for housing, income or disability assistance, or mental health services.
    • Youth Engagement and Empowerment

      I’ve worked in the field of Children & Youth for over 12 years. During this time I’ve dedicated my time in supporting them in Sports, Martial Arts, Play and of course in navigating through their adolescence.

      Read More →

    • Client Care Managers – Harvest Project

      1073 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M4

      Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.

      Read More →

      Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.

      Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.

      In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.

      Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.

    • Public Health Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • Manager, Community Health and Wellness – Squamish Nation

      320 Seymour Blvd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2J3

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    • Bounce Back Community Coach – Canadian Mental Health Association

      Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and…

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      Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.

      With one national office, 11 divisions in all provinces and one territory, and 75 community-based branches/regions, we provide services and supports to over 1.3 million Canadians through the combined efforts of more than 5,000 staff and 11,000 volunteers.

    • FOUNDRY North Shore

      211 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC

      A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.

      Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.

      Drop In Counselling Hours
      Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
      Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Medical Services Drop In
      Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

    • HealthConnection Clinic

      148 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC

      Provides health care services to vulnerable individuals who have medical, mental health and/or socio-economic challenges and no regular access to a family physician.

      Read More →

      Health Connection is an Adult Service (19+): provides primary care services to individuals who do not have a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner, and face complex medical, mental health, addiction, and/or socioeconomic needs (e.g., housing, income, access to food). No scheduled appointment or formal referral is necessary to be seen at the Clinic, but scheduled appointments are available.

      The Clinic team includes family physicians, a nurse practitioners, substance use nurse, a chronic disease nurse coordinator and a medical office assistants. In addition, the clinic is collaborating with community agencies to support clients who require assistance with non-medical issues such as housing, income and access to food.

      This clinic is a partnership between the North Shore Division of Family Practice and Vancouver Coastal Health.

    • North Shore Youth Clinic – Parkgate Community Centre

      Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, 2nd Floor, North Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Youth clinics offer free and confidential drop in services for youth. At a clinic, you can talk to a health care provider about the health issues that are important to you.

      Services vary depending on which clinic you go to. Some of the free and confidential services that may be offered include:

      STI/HIV testing & treatment
      Free condoms and water-based lubricant
      Birth control (free or low cost)
      Emergency contraception
      Pap tests
      Free or low-cost birth control options
      Pregnancy testing and counselling
      General counselling and health information
      Immunizations
      Smoking Cessation
      Mental health and addictions referrals

      A Care Card is not required.

    • Sexual Health Clinic – West Vancouver

      West Community Health Centre, 1st Floor, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Services:

      • STI testing & treatment, and partner follow up
      • Birth control options
      • pills, patch, ring, implant, & the shot
      • Emergency contraception, including pill
      • HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
      • Pregnancy options counselling & referrals
      • Harm reduction, including free condoms and naloxone kits
      • Immunizations (HPV, Mpox, Hep A & B)
  • Talk to Someone
    • Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)

      1835 Lonsdale Avenue suite 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8

      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Services are available in English and Farsi

      If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.


      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.  Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.

      PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:

      • thoughts of self-harm or suicide
      • family members experiencing challenges
      • substance use
      • loss of reality
      • feelings of hopelessness or despair
      • social isolation and loneliness
      • fear, anxiety, and depression
      • other mental health-related emergencies

      How we can help:

      • Offer support to you or your loved one over the phone, text, or in-person wherever you feel comfortable
      • Listen without judgement and provide a safe space for you to share your story and tell us what is going on
      • Provide crisis counselling and de-escalation
      • Advocate for you and accompany you to emergency departments, police stations, or community organizations
      • Connect you to the appropriate resources, services and supports in the community to meet your underlying needs
      • Provide short-term follow-up care to you and your family after a crisis event

      What we cannot do:

      • Transport you or your loved one from one place to another in the staff vehicle (if needed, transportation will be provided through taxi services)
      • Perform psychological assessments to diagnose mental illnesses or write prescriptions for medication
      • Make referrals to psychiatrists or other medical specialists for specific treatments for mental or physical health conditions (but we can help you to access primary care)
      • Fast-track applications for housing, income or disability assistance, or mental health services.
    • Youth Engagement and Empowerment

      I’ve worked in the field of Children & Youth for over 12 years. During this time I’ve dedicated my time in supporting them in Sports, Martial Arts, Play and of course in navigating through their adolescence.

      Read More →

    • Client Care Managers – Harvest Project

      1073 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M4

      Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.

      Read More →

      Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.

      Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.

      In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.

      Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.

    • bc211 Referral and Information

      Dial bc211 from any telephone for free information and referrals.

      Read More →

      bc211 is a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that specializes in providing information and referrals regarding community, government and social services in BC. Our help line services include 211, the Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS), the Problem Gambling Help Line, VictimLink BC, and the Youth Against Violence Line.

      bc211 is a confidential, multilingual telephone service available in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Squamish-Lillooet and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. The line provides free information and referral to a full range of community, social, and government services, and operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

      Tap To Call
    • North Shore Youth Clinic – Parkgate Community Centre

      Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, 2nd Floor, North Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Youth clinics offer free and confidential drop in services for youth. At a clinic, you can talk to a health care provider about the health issues that are important to you.

      Services vary depending on which clinic you go to. Some of the free and confidential services that may be offered include:

      STI/HIV testing & treatment
      Free condoms and water-based lubricant
      Birth control (free or low cost)
      Emergency contraception
      Pap tests
      Free or low-cost birth control options
      Pregnancy testing and counselling
      General counselling and health information
      Immunizations
      Smoking Cessation
      Mental health and addictions referrals

      A Care Card is not required.

    • Sexual Health Clinic – West Vancouver

      West Community Health Centre, 1st Floor, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Services:

      • STI testing & treatment, and partner follow up
      • Birth control options
      • pills, patch, ring, implant, & the shot
      • Emergency contraception, including pill
      • HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
      • Pregnancy options counselling & referrals
      • Harm reduction, including free condoms and naloxone kits
      • Immunizations (HPV, Mpox, Hep A & B)
  • Physical Health & Well-Being
    • Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)

      1835 Lonsdale Avenue suite 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8

      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Services are available in English and Farsi

      If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.


      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.  Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.

      PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:

      • thoughts of self-harm or suicide
      • family members experiencing challenges
      • substance use
      • loss of reality
      • feelings of hopelessness or despair
      • social isolation and loneliness
      • fear, anxiety, and depression
      • other mental health-related emergencies

      How we can help:

      • Offer support to you or your loved one over the phone, text, or in-person wherever you feel comfortable
      • Listen without judgement and provide a safe space for you to share your story and tell us what is going on
      • Provide crisis counselling and de-escalation
      • Advocate for you and accompany you to emergency departments, police stations, or community organizations
      • Connect you to the appropriate resources, services and supports in the community to meet your underlying needs
      • Provide short-term follow-up care to you and your family after a crisis event

      What we cannot do:

      • Transport you or your loved one from one place to another in the staff vehicle (if needed, transportation will be provided through taxi services)
      • Perform psychological assessments to diagnose mental illnesses or write prescriptions for medication
      • Make referrals to psychiatrists or other medical specialists for specific treatments for mental or physical health conditions (but we can help you to access primary care)
      • Fast-track applications for housing, income or disability assistance, or mental health services.
    • Youth Engagement and Empowerment

      I’ve worked in the field of Children & Youth for over 12 years. During this time I’ve dedicated my time in supporting them in Sports, Martial Arts, Play and of course in navigating through their adolescence.

      Read More →

    • Coordinator – North Vancouver Recreation and Culture

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    • School Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • Public Health Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • School Public Health Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • Public Health Program Lead – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • Public Health Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • Manager, Community Health and Wellness – Squamish Nation

      320 Seymour Blvd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2J3

      Read More →

    • FOUNDRY North Shore

      211 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC

      A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.

      Read More →

      Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.

      Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.

      Drop In Counselling Hours
      Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
      Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Medical Services Drop In
      Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

    • COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      A resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

      Read More →

      COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      We are creating a resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities – though most resources are helpful for everyone – to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

    • 1-800-SEX-SENSE

      British Columbia

      Sex Sense is a free confidential sexual health referral and information service open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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      Sex Sense is a free confidential sexual health referral and information service open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Pacific time). The team of registered nurses, clinical counsellors, and sex educators offer information and resources for people living in British Columbia, Canada.

      To have your questions answered, you have two options:

      – Call at 1-800-SEX-SENSE (1-800-739-7367) throughout BC or 604-731-7803 in the Lower Mainland

      – Submit your question through a form on their website.

      You can ask about sex, sexuality, and other hot topics, including:

      – birth control and emergency contraception
      – pregnancy options
      – abortion
      – sexually transmitted infections (STIs/STDs)
      – Pap tests/Pelvic exams
      – sexual pleasure
      – and more!

    • HealthLinkBC

      At HealthLink BC, you will find medically-approved information on more than 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You can also search the online Directory to find health services near you. Call 8-1-1 from anywhere in British Columbia to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night.…

      Read More →

      At HealthLink BC, you will find medically-approved information on more than 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You can also search the online Directory to find health services near you.

      Call 8-1-1 from anywhere in British Columbia to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night. On weekdays, you can speak to a dietitian about nutrition and healthy eating. At night, we have pharmacists available to answer your medication questions.

      Tap To Call
    • HealthConnection Clinic

      148 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC

      Provides health care services to vulnerable individuals who have medical, mental health and/or socio-economic challenges and no regular access to a family physician.

      Read More →

      Health Connection is an Adult Service (19+): provides primary care services to individuals who do not have a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner, and face complex medical, mental health, addiction, and/or socioeconomic needs (e.g., housing, income, access to food). No scheduled appointment or formal referral is necessary to be seen at the Clinic, but scheduled appointments are available.

      The Clinic team includes family physicians, a nurse practitioners, substance use nurse, a chronic disease nurse coordinator and a medical office assistants. In addition, the clinic is collaborating with community agencies to support clients who require assistance with non-medical issues such as housing, income and access to food.

      This clinic is a partnership between the North Shore Division of Family Practice and Vancouver Coastal Health.

    • North Shore Youth Clinic – Parkgate Community Centre

      Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, 2nd Floor, North Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Youth clinics offer free and confidential drop in services for youth. At a clinic, you can talk to a health care provider about the health issues that are important to you.

      Services vary depending on which clinic you go to. Some of the free and confidential services that may be offered include:

      STI/HIV testing & treatment
      Free condoms and water-based lubricant
      Birth control (free or low cost)
      Emergency contraception
      Pap tests
      Free or low-cost birth control options
      Pregnancy testing and counselling
      General counselling and health information
      Immunizations
      Smoking Cessation
      Mental health and addictions referrals

      A Care Card is not required.

    • Sexual Health Clinic – West Vancouver

      West Community Health Centre, 1st Floor, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

      Read More →

      Services:

      • STI testing & treatment, and partner follow up
      • Birth control options
      • pills, patch, ring, implant, & the shot
      • Emergency contraception, including pill
      • HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
      • Pregnancy options counselling & referrals
      • Harm reduction, including free condoms and naloxone kits
      • Immunizations (HPV, Mpox, Hep A & B)
  • LGBTQ+
    • Youth Engagement and Empowerment

      I’ve worked in the field of Children & Youth for over 12 years. During this time I’ve dedicated my time in supporting them in Sports, Martial Arts, Play and of course in navigating through their adolescence.

      Read More →

    • COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      A resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

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      COVID-19 LGBTQAI2S+ Resource Guide by Vancouver PRIDE

      We are creating a resource guide targeted at LGBTQAI2S+ communities – though most resources are helpful for everyone – to get through the upcoming weeks and months. From food banks to digital events to employment information, we want to help you ride out the pandemic. We are going to get through this. Together.

    • North Shore Youth Clinic – Parkgate Community Centre

      Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, 2nd Floor, North Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

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      Youth clinics offer free and confidential drop in services for youth. At a clinic, you can talk to a health care provider about the health issues that are important to you.

      Services vary depending on which clinic you go to. Some of the free and confidential services that may be offered include:

      STI/HIV testing & treatment
      Free condoms and water-based lubricant
      Birth control (free or low cost)
      Emergency contraception
      Pap tests
      Free or low-cost birth control options
      Pregnancy testing and counselling
      General counselling and health information
      Immunizations
      Smoking Cessation
      Mental health and addictions referrals

      A Care Card is not required.

    • Sexual Health Clinic – West Vancouver

      West Community Health Centre, 1st Floor, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

      Youth Clinics offer free confidential drop-in services for youth up to 19 years of age.

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      Services:

      • STI testing & treatment, and partner follow up
      • Birth control options
      • pills, patch, ring, implant, & the shot
      • Emergency contraception, including pill
      • HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
      • Pregnancy options counselling & referrals
      • Harm reduction, including free condoms and naloxone kits
      • Immunizations (HPV, Mpox, Hep A & B)
  • First Nations
    • Manager, Community Health and Wellness – Squamish Nation

      320 Seymour Blvd, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2J3

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  • Spaces Places and Faces
    • Coordinator – North Vancouver Recreation and Culture

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  • Employment and Training Schools
    • Client Care Managers – Harvest Project

      1073 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M4

      Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.

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      Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.

      Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.

      In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.

      Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.

  • Schools
    • School Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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    • School Public Health Nurse – Vancouver Coastal Health

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  • Volunteering
    • Client Care Managers – Harvest Project

      1073 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M4

      Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.

      Read More →

      Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.

      Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.

      In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.

      Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.

    • Coordinator – North Vancouver Recreation and Culture

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  • Police and Justice
    • Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT)

      1835 Lonsdale Avenue suite 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8

      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.

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      Services are available in English and Farsi

      If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.


      PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.  Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.

      PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:

      • thoughts of self-harm or suicide
      • family members experiencing challenges
      • substance use
      • loss of reality
      • feelings of hopelessness or despair
      • social isolation and loneliness
      • fear, anxiety, and depression
      • other mental health-related emergencies

      How we can help:

      • Offer support to you or your loved one over the phone, text, or in-person wherever you feel comfortable
      • Listen without judgement and provide a safe space for you to share your story and tell us what is going on
      • Provide crisis counselling and de-escalation
      • Advocate for you and accompany you to emergency departments, police stations, or community organizations
      • Connect you to the appropriate resources, services and supports in the community to meet your underlying needs
      • Provide short-term follow-up care to you and your family after a crisis event

      What we cannot do:

      • Transport you or your loved one from one place to another in the staff vehicle (if needed, transportation will be provided through taxi services)
      • Perform psychological assessments to diagnose mental illnesses or write prescriptions for medication
      • Make referrals to psychiatrists or other medical specialists for specific treatments for mental or physical health conditions (but we can help you to access primary care)
      • Fast-track applications for housing, income or disability assistance, or mental health services.