ITALIA

Multilingual Help Line Tel: 604-254-9626

Multicultural Outreach Tel: 604-279-7077

ADVOCACY

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC

205-2929 Commercial Drive. Tel: 604-718-2780

Vancouver BC. V5N 4C8 Toll free: 1-888-355-5560

Email: [email protected] Fax: 604-298-0747

AMSSA is an affiliation of over 75 multicultural agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural services in communities throughout British Columbia. They create networking

opportunities, disseminate information, provide professional development and build organizational capacities for our member, as well provide referrals, training, consultation services and advocacy. Japanese Canadian Citizens Association of Greater Vancouver

#200 – 6688 Southoaks Crescent Tel: 604-777-5222

Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7 Fax: 604-777-5223

Provides information, advocacy and community for newly-immigrated Japanese citizens, as well as represents and organizes the Japanese Canadian community. Has an established Human Rights Committee, which works with individuals experiencing human rights violations.

Legal Services Immigration and Refugee Law Clinic

1107 Seymour Street Tel: 604-822-5791

Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5S8

Free legal clinics provided by the Law Students Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) of UBC. Must call ahead for an appointment; clinic schedules are subject to change.

MOSAIC Tel: 604-254-9626

1720 Grant St., 2nd floor Fax: 604 254 3932 Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2Y7

Website: www.mosaicbc.com

A non-profit agency that assists immigrants, refugees and new Canadians. MOSAIC’s services include: family programs, English instruction, employment training, settlement services, volunteer programs, paralegal advocacy, interpretation and translation, and community outreach and support. MOSAIC works with institutions and community agencies in the areas of anti-racism, inclusion, accessibility, promotion of multiculturalism, volunteer development and placement, service coordination and community building. MOSAIC’s services are free, except for translations and interpretation services (though clients in need can apply for a subsidy).

137 Philippine Women’s Centre

451 Powell Street Tel: 604-215-1103

Vancouver, BC V6A 1G7 Email: [email protected]

Empowers Filipino women with creative outreach, advocacy, support and referral. Affiliated with SIKLAB Workers Organization, which organizes and advocates for the rights of domestic workers and caregivers.

Richmond Multicultural Concerns Society Tel: 604.279.7160

210 - 7000 Minoru Blvd. Fax: 604.279.7168

Richmond, BC, V6Y 3Z5

Provides settlement, advocacy, and community development programs relating to employment and training, learning English, confidence building and legal status. Provides legal publications and referrals to Access Justice programs.

Multicultural Family Support Services Society

306 - 4980 Kingsway Tel: 604-436-1025

Burnaby, BC, V5H 4K7 Fax: 604-436-3267

214 - 7565 132nd St. Tel: 604-595-1000 (ext. 190)

Surrey, BC, V3W 1K5 Fax: 604-595-1080

Provides free, culturally sensitive and confidential services to immigrant, visible minority and refugee women and children who are experiencing family violence. Offers crisis intervention, individual and group counselling, advocacy, referrals and support from workers in over twenty languages. Free legal clinics on family/immigration law are offered to immigrant women once a month, along with free legal advocacy around issue of employment and housing. Single Mothers’ Support Groups are also offered.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Burnaby Multicultural Society Tel: 604-431-4131

6255 Nelson Avenue Burnaby BC. V5H 4T5 Email: [email protected]

Offers services for youth, adults and seniors in the areas of settlement and integration, community orientation, interpretation and translation, employment assistance, language classes and training, among many others.

Citizen and Immigration Canada

Website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

Online database provided by the government of Canada which provides information on using a lawyer, how to start a business, applying for a visa or work permit, and other immigration issues.

138 Integration-Net

Website: www.intergration-net.ca/english/index.cfm Online database with settlement resources.

The Newcomer’s Guide to BC Tel: 604-829-2007

Resource explaining government and community agencies and support services for newly immigrated citizens of Vancouver. Available online at

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/newtovancouver/ or order as a hard copy by calling the above phone number.

Immigrant Services Society of BC Tel: 604-684-7498

530 Drake Street Fax: 604-684-5683

Vancouver, BC. V6B 2H3 Email: [email protected]

Locations across the lower mainland. Provides peer support program that give mental, physical and social support to marginalized immigrant and refugee women by training women from various ethnic groups to lead and facilitate peer-support groups in their first language. Also connects newcomers to employment, training, translation services, information sessions, and community services. Able to provide service in numerous languages, such as Korean, Kurdish, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and French. Has programs specifically for women and youth, as well as programs open to all.

North Shore Multicultural Society Tel: 604-988-2931

207-123 East 15th Street Fax: 604-988-2960

North Vancouver, BC. V7L 2P7

Offers a full range of programs and services that link newcomers to the community. Provides

multilingual information, orientation and referral on the Canadian legal, financial and health systems, housing, shopping, recreation, transportation, social services, immigration, English language

education and employment.

SUCCESS (Head Office) Tel: 604-684-1628

28 West Pender Street Fax: 604-408-7236

Vancouver, BC. V6B 1R6

A multi-service agency that promotes the well being of all Canadians and immigrants. Encourages participation in the community through delivering services in five major areas: social services,

employment services, business and economic development services, training and education services, and health services. Has locations across the Lower Mainland. Call to find the Centre nearest you.

World Beat Tel: 604-443-8767

Contact Michael Yue, Project Coordinator [email protected]

Run by SUCCESS and the YWCA, World Beat encourages community building through percussion and music for newly immigrated youth. Youth receive a biweekly allowance, improve their English skills, and get mentorship and advice about life skills and goal planning.

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Inland Refugee Society Tel: 778-328- 8888 ext.26

#430-411 Dunsmuir Ave Fax: 604-873-6620

Vancouver, BC. V6B 1X4

Email:[email protected]

Assists and supports refugee claimants in meeting their immediate needs and in adapting to their new home by providing or arranging for basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter and transportation, providing orientation and information about life in Canada, and making referrals where applicable. Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society Tel: 604-267-0901

8853 Selkirk Street Fax: 604-267-0903

Vancouver B.C. V6P 4J6 Email: [email protected]

Provides outreach, support and community for the Taiwanese Canadian community. Vancouver Multicultural Society of BC Tel: 603-731-4648

1254 W 7th Avenue Fax: 604-731-4648

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 1B6 E-mail: [email protected]

Maintains a resource centre with resources on anti-racism, diversity, multiculturalism and Canadian history, and collaborates with human rights groups in organizing workshops, seminars and events to promote diversity and respect between cultures. Hosts festivals and builds intercultural community throughout the City of Vancouver.

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Tel: 604-298-5888 210-3680 East Hastings Street Fax: 604-298-7115 Vancouver BC. V5K 2A9

Email: [email protected]

A non-profit community-based organization that provides services and programs for immigrant women and their young children. Some of these services include English language classes,

leadership and facilitation training, volunteer opportunities and support. On-site child care is always available, and programs are carried out in numerous community centres throughout Vancouver. Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST)

2618 East Hastings Street Tel: 604-299-3539

Vancouver, BC. V5K 1Z6 Toll-Free: 1-866-393-3133

Email: [email protected]

Assists refugees and newcomers who have endured torture, trauma and political violence through settlement, counselling and community-based programs. VAST promotes the psychological and emotional healing process for survivors of torture and their families by providing free, culturally appropriate mental health, social support and advocacy services. They also facilitate cultural connectedness and encourage an understanding of trauma and its effects through research and education.

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