Our Community Partners

Alexandra Neighbourhood House

Alexandra Neighbourhood House is a place for people of all ages, abilities and cultures, providing programs, services, community events, residential camps and seasonal day camps for its community on the Semiahmoo Peninsula and beyond. Alex House operates from three different locations: Camp Alexandra in Crescent Beach, the Youth and Family Centre in White Rock, and its childcare centre at Kensington Prairie Community Centre in Surrey. Alex House is also a popular retreat and conference centre, with overnight accommodations for both large and small groups, a selection of daily room rental options and a spectacular ocean view, waterfront room that’s ideal for socials, workshops or classes. Alexandra Neighbourhood House is a member of the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC.

 


Aunt Leah’s 

Aunt Leah’s in New Westminster is a registered charity that assists young mothers and youth in foster care with supported housing. Dan’s Legacy’s therapists provide one-to-one counselling sessions and life-skills workshops which help the youth to stabilize within their supported housing programs. For those who need longer-term counselling we continue to provide that support.The organization has entered into a new partnership agreement with BC Housing that will greatly increase their capacity to offer assistance to youth in their Support Link, Link and Thresholds programs.

 

BC Children’s Hospital On-Call Service to the Emergency Department

Since October, 2023, Dan’s Legacy has provided after-hours on-call service, seven days a week, to the staff at BC Children’s Hospital’s Emergency Department. The goal is to provide immediate assistance to youth in crisis at the hospital and to seamlessly connect them to our services. Our on-call therapists are also available to provide on-site support outside of regular hours.

 

Burnaby Neighbourhood House

BNH enables people to enhance their lives and strengthen their community. They work with the community to develop innovative programs and services that meet the changing needs of a diverse population.

 

Broadway Youth Resource Centre

BYRC is a one-stop centre for social, health, education, housing, substance use support, employment, and life skills services for Vancouver youth. Dan’s Legacy supports their programming through our social work, outreach and counselling services.

 

Cloverdale Recreation Centre

Built in 2011, this 66,000-square-foot multipurpose Cloverdale Recreation Centre is located in the growing Cloverdale community, with easy access by local road systems and ideally located close to several hotels. The multi-generational facility offers fitness, educational and social activities and events for people of all ages.

 

Collingwood Neighbourhood House

Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) provides services and community development initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life of residents in the Renfrew-Collingwood area of east Vancouver. Activities are targeted primarily to low and middle income families. Services are delivered in a variety of languages with emphasis on building social connections, capacity, cross-cultural sharing and life-long learning. Residents of all ages participate in educational, cultural, social, health, economic and recreational services, as well as contribute towards building a safe and caring community through volunteer contributions, leadership and partnership development.

 

Kwikwetlem First Nation

We provide also counselling and life-skills programs to the youth living both within and outside of the Kwikwetlem First Nation community.

 

Guildford Learning Centre

Guildford Learning Centre provides a small interpersonal learning environment where, through individual, self-paced instruction, they help students reach their learning goals in the core subjects of the educational curriculum. In recognition that the learning needs of their students are diverse, GLC strives to encourage students to believe in their ability to be successful in reaching their goals; whether they are to return to the regular school system, attain an adult graduation, or acquire specific skills towards post-secondary education or personal needs.

 

Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society

LFVAS provides support, assistance and referrals to Urban Indigenous and their families. To provide programs in areas including but not limited to, social, cultural, recreational, economic, community development, cultural and historical restoration.

 

SAFE Surrey

The five-year $7.5 million SAFE Program, funded by Public Safety Canada and led by the City of Surrey, is working to keep children and youth out of gangs while building positive life skills and increasing connections with family, school and community. With a large population of children and youth living in Surrey, SAFE involves 10 partner agencies delivering 11 individual programs that are disrupting negative pathways to gang violence.

 

The Black Arts Centre

BLAC’s mission is to address the underrepresentation of Blackness in art through a flexible space that facilitates intercultural and intergenerational care, recognizing that the way forward is informed by the past. They are proud to follow in the footsteps of Black Elders who continue to steward initiatives for their community.

 

Zero Ceiling Society

Zero Ceiling is committed to ending youth homelessness in BC. For over twenty years, they’ve been helping young people facing homelessness have a healthy transition to adulthood. They provide stability, support, and opportunities so that young people can focus on personal growth. Zero Ceiling believes every young person deserves the chance to become the best version of themselves. Based in the unique mountain resort of Whistler, BC, they serve youth aged 16-24 from Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky Corridor. Their programs offer supportive housing, supportive employment, case management, life skills education, mental health support, and outdoor recreation in a safe, supportive environment. They build strong relationships and support young people for as long as they need: just like a family.