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Champlain Heights Community Centre

3350 Maquinna Drive, Vancouver - 604-718-6575
champlaincc@vancouver.ca - vancouver.ca/champlainrec

Outreach: Burnaby Hospital offers Healthy Hearts program for those clients with cardiac issues manage their well-being through exercise therapy.
Income Tax: Income Tax Assistance workshops are offered each tax season to assist with tax preparation.
Education & Workshops: Financial, Health and Wellness, Collingwood Community Policing Centre offers safety talks and lectures.
Physical Wellness: We offer some aerobics classes geared toward the older adult, yoga in chairs, senior’s line dancing, nature walks & bird watching in Everett Crowley park and senior’s tai chi.
Social Activities: Strawberry tea, brown bag bingo, Friday afternoon once a month at the Movies with tea, coffee and light refreshments.
Culturally Specific: Yuan Ji Dance which is a mixture of martial arts, physical therapy, meditation, dance and tai chi.
Arts Based: We offer a painting club, knitting club, Write from the Heart: Memoir writing, birding with Margo and guitar and keyboard lessons.
Housing: information provided.
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Housing in Southeast Vancouver

http://svnhhousing.weebly.com

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House has compiled a list of resources and information for community members and service providers to easily locate information around affordable housing, especially around Southeast Vancouver. 

While this is not a comprehensive list, it does feature key organizations, services, and programs which address the issue of housing and can be a useful starting point. The information may not be the most up-to-date, so we recommend calling agencies directly for current information.
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Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver 

950 W41st Avenue, Vancouver - 604-257 5111 ext 208
Leah Deslauriers, Seniors’ Program Coordinator 
leah@jccgv.bc.ca - www.jccgv.com

Education & Workshops: Lunch & Learns offered twice each month, Blogging Bubbes & Zaiydes - computer courses for seniors of all abilities, Drawing and Painting, monthly music series, monthly bus outings.
Physical Wellness: Tai Ji Quan, Chair Yoga, Seniors' Fun Fit, Seniors' Aquafit, Joint Works, Osteofit, Healthy Heart, Personal Training.
Food Security: bi-weekly lunch program.
Culturally Specific: large variety of Jewish programming, celebration of Jewish Holidays, Jewish Holiday events.
Language Specific: Hebrew classes.
Arts Based: drawing and painting.
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Killarney Community Centre 

6260 Killarney Street, Vancouver - 604-718-8208
Michelle Stebnicki, Acting Adults & Seniors Programmer michelle.stebnicki@vancouver.ca 
- www.killarneycentre.ca

Transportation: 24 seat bus for monthly special events and bus trips.
Education & Workshops: variety of wellness and educational classes.
Physical Wellness: Tai Chi, Dance Classes, Wellness, Fitness, stroke recovery.
Peer Support: workshops.
Food Security: monthly Afternoon Multicultrual Luncheons.
Culturally Specific: Chinese Seniors, Indo Canadian Men & Womens groups, Mandarin Seniors Speaking group.
Language Specific: Chinese, Punjabi, Manadrin, Canotese & English.
Arts Based: Art Club.
Housing: media info and workshops.
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Marpole Place (MOACS) 

1305 West 70th Avenue, Vancouver - 604-266-5301
Tracey MacLeod Yerxa, Program Manager
moacs@shaw.ca - www.marpoleplace.ca

Transportation: Seniors shuttle for out trips.
Education & Workshops: Forever Learning Program.
Physical Wellness: Forever Learning Program.
Peer Support: MOACS auxillary informally.
Food Security: community meals, Thursday night supper, Friday morning breakfast, monthly seniors luncheon.
Culturally Specific: calligraphy, computers in Mandarin, Mandarin/Cantonese social club.
Language Specific: computers in Mandarin, Mandarin/Cantonese social club, ESL classes.
Arts Based: Monday Stitch In Time, Saturday crafts.
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South Hill Neighbourhood Centre

5888 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC V5W 2Z5
Tel: 604-325-0567
Fax: 604-327-8416
Email: svnh@southvan.org
​Website: www.southvan.org

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) is excited to offer more programs and a new preschool at our newest location, South Hill Neighbourhood Centre.
​(see more at SVNH below)

Contacts in various languages:
  • 我們會講中文, 請電 Wai， 楊慧馨，604-324-6212, 或 電郵 wai@southvan.org     
  • ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ - ਅਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੌਲਦੌ ਹਾਂ| - 604-324-6212 e-mail: humaira@southvan.org  
  • हम हिंदी बोलते हैं| 604-324-6212 e-mail: humaira@southvan.org 
  • We also provide settlement and labour market services in Korean and English kwangyoung@southvan.org

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South Vancouver Neighbourhood House

6470 Victoria Drive, Vancouver - 604-324-6212
Zahra Esmail, Executive Director - www.southvan.org
Shelley Jorde, Seniors Hub Director - shelley@southvan.org

Transportation: volunteers are assisted with bus fare.
Outreach: Peer Support Program (friendly home visit as well as visiting residents in facilities, phoning buddies, mutual support groups of various cultural backgrounds) & Senior's Links Project, quarterly Seniors News and Views to 1000 seniors, Outreach Program.
Information & Referral: I & R Thursdays, 12-3pm, filling out income tax for low income seniors.
Education & Workshops: Volunteer Training, Monthly Visioning Meetings, 16 weekly programs, activities in 5 languages
Physical Wellness: Tai Chi twice weekly, weekly Yoga, Line Dancing, Blood Pressure clinic, Arts & Crafts, Bingo, Walking Club, Gardening Club, Cooking Club.
Peer Support: Peer Support Program, Training for Peer Support Volunteers, Mutual Support Groups, Off-site Peer support to care facilities.
Food Security: 4 community gardens, 2 cooking clubs, monthly gardening workshops, tasting kitchen, Mobile Fruit & Veggie Van.
Culturally Specific: Wellness, Tai chi, Yoga, Mandarin Grandparents groups, Chinese Singing Group, South Asian healthy living program, settlement services.
Language Specific: Spanish Support Group, Punjabi Wellness, Mandarin Wellness, Cantonese Social, Cooking Club, Settlement services.
Arts Based: Arts and Crafts groups, Digital Photography classes.
Housing: information and referral, Seniors Council provides advocacy.
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South Vancouver Neighbourhood House Adult Day Centres

http://svnhadc.blogspot.ca - 604-263-7377

The South Vancouver Neighbourhood House contracts with the Ministry of Health through the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority to operate our two program sites: 

South Vancouver Adult Day Centre and 
South Vancouver Adult Day Centre at Beulah Gardens. 

Operating from a person-centered approach, the centres provide holistic, therapeutic, multicultural programming, medical monitoring and nutrition support to frail elders and adults with physical and cognitive challenges who live independently in the community. Our service is a referral-based program operating Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 4:00pm. 

Referrals can be made by frail seniors, their families or friends by contacting Central Intake at 604-263-7377.
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The South Vancouver Literacy Task Group

Community Online Resource - www.southvanliteracy.weebly.com
Chelan Wallace, Literacy Outreach Coordinator for South Vancouver - 604-324-6212 ext 121 - chelan@southvan.org

The South Vancouver Literacy Task Group is part of a province-wide network of Literacy Outreach Coordinators and their respective task groups. We are in our fourth year of the Sunset Community Literacy Plan and are constantly building upon our existing projects. 
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Sunset Community Centre

6810 Main Street, Vancouver - 604-718-5865
Jukka Vuorma, Recreation Programmer
www.mysunset.net - www.sunsetcc@vancouver.ca ​

Education & Workshops: Legal/Financial Check-Up - Older Adults/Seniors, Retirement Homes - Where do you Fit?, Canadian Tax Overview, Grandparenting in the 21st Century.
Physical Wellness: Qi Gong, Depression and Medications, Seasonal Allergies, Why do Prescription Drug Cost What They Do? Staying Fit Anywhere.
Culturally Specific: Indo-Canadian Senior Men's and Women's Groups, Sunbrites Chinese Seniors Society.
Arts Based: live music and dance, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre
City Wide: Walk your Way into Sport and Physical Activity.
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Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre 

7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver - 604-718-6521
Cyndy Chwelos
cyndy.chwelos@vancouver.ca - www.moberlyartscentre.ca

Education & Workshops: SVNH seniors woman’s’ group meet every Wednesday PM at Moberly and engage programs that include, culinary, wellness, arts, dance, other cultural practices and socialization.
Physical Wellness: pole walking, tai chi, yoga, contemporary dance.
Food Security: Cultural Herb garden onsite- working with a horticultural therapist and offering environmental art-making projects for seniors.
Culturally Specific: Indo–Canadian.
Language Specific: English, Punjabi.
Arts Based: environmental art projects, contemporary dance, puppetry, digital story telling, and community arts based projects.
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Progressive Inter-Cultural Community Services (PICS)

Unit 200, 8161 Main Street, Vancouver - 604-324-7733 
www.pics.bc.ca

Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) is a registered non-profit society in good standing with annual reports and other required documents filed and up to date with the BC Registrar of Societies. We are a United Way Agency with PCTIA certification. 

As a community services society we provide various programs and services including Employment Programs, Settlement Services, Language Services, Social Programs and Housing Services. 

Our services assist new immigrants, seniors, farmworkers and youth. We work diligently to provide responsive programs that address various issues within our community by promoting harmony and intercultural understanding for the purpose of building a more inclusive and mutually respectful society. 

South Community Health Centre

6405 Knight Street, Vancouver - www.vch.ca
For referrals call Adult/Older Adult Central Intake: 604-263-7377

Transportation: VCH Volunteer Medical Escort Program - volunteers accompany frail clients via HandyDART or taxi to and from medical appointments.
Outreach: home visits for Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Case Management, Nursing, referrals to home support services
Education & Workshops: VCH Caregiver Support Program - caregiver education series, workshops, support groups, telephone support, and information.
Peer Support: VCH Volunteer Program - Neighbourhood Connectors, Wellness Walkers, Leisure Buddies; one to one volunteer visits to clients in home/community setting.
Food Security: Shop by Phone - volunteer-run grocery shopping service for those unable to get out to do their own shopping.
Language Specific: numerous languages spoken by health/service providers and/or will arrange interpretation services as required.
Housing: Subsidized Residential Care and Assisted Living - case manager will determine if eligibility criteria met and make referral.
Volunteer Based: see “VCH Volunteer Services” under citywide services for more info.
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The South Vancouver Community Space Inventory

http://southvanspaces.weebly.com

The South Vancouver Community Space Inventory website provides residents and organizations in South Vancouver access to available community spaces. 

These businesses, organizations and locations have generously shared their available rooms, spaces and facilities for use. Developed through the Sunset Community Literacy Plan, one of its goals is "to identify and enhance ways for residents and service providers to have access to community spaces". 

The inventory highlights currently available spaces and also finds new unknown spaces. It is our aim that residents and service providers will have improved access to community space.
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SVSACS - Southeast Vancouver Seniors' Arts & Cultural Society


Lorna Gibbs, SVSACS President - 604-325-0163
svsacs@gmail.com -  www.svsacs.org

SVSACS is a group of dedicated individuals working to have a seniors’ centre built in southeast Vancouver.  The centre would house various arts and cultural activities for seniors, serving as a meeting and gathering place for older adults of all ethnic backgrounds.

There is currently no Seniors Centre in ALL of southeast Vancouver!

The number of seniors (55 and over) living in the Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney (VFK) has been growing faster than in all other areas of Vancouver. 

In 2006 there were 15,000 seniors in VFK. That number is expected to increase by 21 per cent (3,100) by 2021.

SVSACS would love your input with their recent survey - to participate and to fill out their survey online now, please visit our"Your Opinion" page.

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Oakridge Seniors Centre 

513-650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver - 604-263-1833
Fei, Manager of Oakridge Seniors Centre
manager@oakridgeseniors.com - www.oakridgeseniors.com

Transportation: out-trips.
Information & Referral: monthly newsletter, coffee hour, arts and culture, awareness of legal issues, alternative health practices, income tax issues, independent and group travel
presentation, home safety, housing and home support services, signs and symptoms of disease and preventative measures.
Education & Workshops: lecture series on world issues.
Physical Wellness: Fun and Fitness, Osteofit, line dancing, Tai Chi, folk dancing.
Food Security: a full range of food services that include coffee, tea, muffins, scones, pies, and other snacks, desserts baked in-house, hot, nutritious lunch entrée, freshly made soups, variety of sandwiches Monday-Saturday.
Arts Based: quilting, piano.
Housing: referrals to BC Housing.
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The Raising the Profile Project - for Seniors

Online website resource, British Columbia
www.SeniorsRaisingtheProfile.ca - Email
Online Resources on RPP website

The Raising the Profile Project (RPP) is an independent special project driven by an Advisory Committee representing non-profits and municipalities across the province.

​The RPP is identifying the importance of community-based seniors’ services and making recommendations about innovative ways to ensure the long-term capacity of the sector to meet the rising and increasingly complex needs of seniors in British Columbia now and in the future.

​This project will lay the groundwork for a united sector that is making the best uses of resources available. In the end, the sector will be in a position to demonstrate its value to each other, private and public funders, and decision-makers in the province.

What are the goals of the project?

The key goals of the project are:
  • Raise awareness in the broader community and government of the vital role played by community-based seniors’ services to support seniors to remain socially, physically and mentally active, and maintain their health and independence for as long as possible.
  • Document the uneven provision of and support for these services in different communities and regions of the province, and the limited access to services for many low income, isolated, immigrant, LGBTQ, rural and/or Indigenous seniors.
  • Outline a business case for greater investment in this sector based on the evidence showing that healthcare utilization and costs can be significantly reduced when seniors are socially engaged, physically active and have access to nutritional education and supports.
  • Identify how improving the collaboration and co-ordination within the sector and building stronger relationships with and commitment from external partners and funders will increase the capacity of the sector to support aging-well initiatives and ensure the health and well-being of diverse populations of seniors.

What are we doing?

Funding for the Raising the Profile Project has been secured for 2016-2017 for research and capacity-building activities within the sector. These activities include:
  • A literature review linking nutrition, physical activity and social support to positive health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs for seniors.
  • A survey of Better at Home Coordinators from across the province.
  • Profiles of programs offered by community-based seniors’ services in six core areas.
  • Interviews with different stakeholders involved with the community-based seniors’ services sector
  • Regional meetings in seven communities across the province.
  • Provincial summit, hosted by the City of Surrey, in the fall of 2017 to share the project’s research and identify the next steps for moving forward for the community-based seniors’ services sector.


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