Vancouver Community Resources
EMERGENCY SERVICES:
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911 |
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604-310-1234 |
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604-682-5050 |
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604-872-3311 |
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604-660-5437 |
OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES
HEALTH
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604-215-4700 |
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604-732-9191 |
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1-866-866-0800 |
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604-737-3737 |
SAFETY
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1-877-247-5551 |
PARENT SUPPORT
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1-888-338-6622 |
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604-876-3601 |
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604-875-6381 |
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604-255-7999 |
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1-800-665-6880 |
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1-800-563-0808 |
VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH
Community Health Centres:
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604-736-9844 |
1292 Hornby Street |
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604-253-3575 |
200-1651 Commercial Drive |
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604-872-2511 |
3425 Crowley Drive |
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604-261-6366 |
2110 W 43rd Avenue |
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604-709-6400 |
2450 Ontario Street |
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604-321-6151 |
6405 Knight Street |
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OTHER HEALTH SERVICES
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604-875-2345 |
4480 Oak Street |
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604-255-3151 |
569 Powell Street |
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604-877-4673 |
3425 Crowley Drive |
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604-873-3666 |
3998 Main Street |
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604-669-9181 |
59 West Pender St |
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604- 254-1354 |
1145 Commercial Drive |
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604-216-1699 |
533 East Hastings Street |
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VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
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604-331-3600 |
350 W Georgia Street |
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604-665-2222 |
1661 Napier |
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604-665-3955 |
7110 Kerr |
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604-665-3953 |
2985 Kingsway |
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604-665-3968 |
4515 Dunbar St |
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604-665-3970 |
1455 W 10th |
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604-665-3957 |
1950 Argyle Drive |
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604-665-3959 |
2674 E Hastings |
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604-665-3972 |
870 Denman |
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604-665-3961 |
3927 Knight St |
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604-665-3974 |
2112 W 42nd |
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604-665-3976 |
2425 MacDonald St |
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604-665-3978 |
8386 Granville |
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604-665-3962 |
370 E Broadway |
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604-665-3980 |
191-650 W 41st Ave |
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604-257-8705 |
2969 E 22nd Ave |
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604-665-3964 |
3981 Main Street |
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604-665-3965 |
6076 Fraser |
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604-665-3967 |
592 E Pender St |
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604-665-3982 |
4480 W 10th Ave |
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604-331-3740 |
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VANCOUVER SHOOL BOARD
VSB - School District #39 |
604-713-5000 |
1580 W Broadway |
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VANCOUVER BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
604-257-8400 |
2099 Beach Ave |
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COMMUNITY CENTRES
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604-718-5800 |
1661 Napier St |
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604-718-6575 |
3350 Maquinna Dr |
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604-718-8222 |
480 Broughton St |
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604-257-8130 |
801 W 22nd Ave |
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604-222-6060 |
4747 Dunbar St |
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604-257-8195 |
1318 Cartwright St |
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604-718-6222 |
3096 E Hastings St |
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604-718-6200 |
5175 Dumfries St |
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604-257-8100 |
5851 W Boulevard |
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604-718-8200 |
6260 Killarney St |
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604-257-6976 |
2690 Larch St |
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604-257-8180 |
990 W 59th Ave |
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604-713-1888 |
3161 Ontario St |
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604-257-6949 |
920 E Hastings St |
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604-257-8388 |
2929 E 22nd Ave |
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604-257-8545 |
50 East 30th Ave |
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604-713-1800 |
181 Roundhouse Mews |
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604-713-1838 |
601 Keefer St |
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604-718-6505 |
6810 Main St |
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604-713-1818 |
2311 Cassiar St |
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604-257-6955 |
3350 Victoria Dr |
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604-257-8333 |
870 Denman St |
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604-257-8140 |
4397 W 2nd Ave |
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Agencies Offering Programs for Young Children and Families
Britannia Community Services Centre Society |
604-718-5800 |
1661 Napier Street |
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Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
604-874-4231 |
4065 Victoria Drive |
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Collingwood Neighbourghood House |
604-435-0323 |
5288 Joyce Street |
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Eastside Family Place |
604-255-9841 |
1655 William Street |
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Frog Hollow Neighbourghood House |
604-251-1225 |
2131 Renfrew Street |
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Gordon Neighbourhood House |
604-683-2554 |
1019 Broughton Street |
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Kitsilano Neighbourghood House |
604-736-3588 |
2325 West 7th Avenue |
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Kiwassa Neighbourghood House |
604-254-5401 |
2425 Oxford Street |
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Little Mountain Neighbourhgood House |
604-879-7104 |
3981 Main Street |
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Marpole Oakridge Family Place Society |
604-263-1405 |
1305 West 70th Avenue |
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Mount Pleasant |
604-879-8208 |
800 East Broadway |
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Mount Pleasant Family Centre |
604-872-6757 |
2910 Saint George Street |
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Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre |
604-257-6949 |
920 East Hastings |
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South Vancouver Family Place |
604-325-5213 |
7710 Nanaimo Street |
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South Vancouver Neighbourhood House |
604-324-6212 |
6470 Victoria Drive |
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Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres |
604-718-6555 |
250 – 1166 Alberni Street |
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West Side Family Place |
604-738-2819 |
2819 West 11th Avenue |
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YMCA of Greater Vancouver |
604-294-9622 |
200-1166 Alberni Street |
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YWCA of Vancouver |
604-895-5800 |
535 Hornby Street |
Aboriginal Programs and Services
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society |
604-251-4844 |
1607 East Hastings Street |
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Vancouver Native Health Society (VNHS) |
604-254-9949 |
449 East Hastings Street |
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Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services (VACFSS) |
604-602-7558 |
Phil Bouvier Centre, 717 Princess Ave, 2nd Floor |
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Aboriginal Supported Child |
604-254-1001 |
Phil Bouvier Centre, 717 Princess Ave, 2nd Floor |
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Aboriginal Mother Centre Society (AMCS) |
604-253-6262 |
208-2019 Dundas Street |
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Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) |
604-254-7732 |
1640 East Hastings Street |
Multicultural Programs and Services
MOSAIC |
604-254-9626 |
2nd Floor-1720 Grant Street |
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Multicultural Family Centre (under REACH) |
604-254-6468 |
1145 Commercial Drive |
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Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) |
604-298-5888 |
205-2929 Commercial Drive |
Special Needs Programs and Services
Alan Cashmore Centre |
604-454-1676 |
3rd Floor 2805 Kingsway |
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BC Centre for Ability and Supported Child Development (Early intervention therapies) |
604-451-5511 |
2805 Kingsway |
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Developmental Disabilities Association (DDA) (Offers programs in Vancouver) |
604-233-5433 |
100-3851 Shell Road, Richmond |
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Infant Development Program |
604-435-8166 |
4355 Kaslo Street |
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PACE Child and Family Society |
604-266-3141 |
1524 West 65th Ave |
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Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children |
604-453-8300 |
3644 Slocan Street |
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Vancouver Oral Centre for Hearing-impaired Children |
604-437-0255 |
3575 Kaslo Street |
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Vancouver Regional Pediatric Team |
604-267-2606 |
2110 W 43rd Ave |
Child Care/Subsidies
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre |
604-709-5661 |
2772 East Broadway |
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Westcoast Family Information and Referral |
604-709-5699 |
2772 East Broadway |
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Some Useful Websites
City of Vancouver |
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Updated information about community events and programs |
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http://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/ |
Newcomer’s Guide to Vancouver |
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http://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/ |
Children, childcare and child development link |
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Vancouver Family Connections |
www.vancouverfamilyconnections.org | Updated information about programs offered through Neighbourhood Houses and Family Places in Vancouver. Much of what they offer is free or low cost. |
BC Association of Family Resource Programs |
www.frpbc.ca | Directory of BC family resource programs, publications and news |
BC Council for Families |
www.bccf.bc.ca | Information about parenting in early childhood, family life, fatherhood etc |
BC Health Guide |
Reliable health information and advice |
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BC Health Files |
Easy-to-understand fact sheets on health and safety topics. |
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About Kids Health |
Extensive content on child health to provide families with useful, up-to-date and easy to understand information |
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Caring for Kids |
A web site created by the Canadian Pediatric Society to provide parents with information about their child’s health and well-being |
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Invest in Kids |
This web site includes fact sheets, activity ideas and an “Ages and Stages” section with developmental milestones |
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How is your Child Doing |
Resources for families wanting information on child development and on children requiring extra supports. |