June is Pride Month and at Dan’s Legacy, we celebrate diversity, inclusion and love every day of the year! Approximately 30% of our clients identify with the LGBTQ2S+ community and we’re seeing more and more trans youth clients in our programs in the past couple of years. Some of the ways we’ve provided specialized programming […]
Category: Events
National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day and at Dan’s Legacy this is a day to celebrate with our Indigenous friends and family but also a day to pause for reflection. Photo Credit: Kent Danielson Approximately 40% of our youth clients are Indigenous, and many have grown up in foster care with non-Indigenous families, completely disconnected […]
Dan’s Legacy’s Annual General Meeting 2022
Dan’s Legacy’s virtual AGM is coming up on Wednesday, June 15 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and all members are invited to attend. To join or renew your membership, please click here. Members vote to appoint Directors to the Board for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Call for Nominations We’re looking to fill 3 vacant […]
Child & Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Conference
On Friday, May 13, 2022, Dan’s Legacy had the opportunity to bring our Program Director, Tom Littlewood to speak at the 7th Annual CYMHSU Conference in Vancouver. The audience was comprised of family physicians, specialists, pediatricians, representatives from the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, as […]
Mental Awareness Fundraiser for Dan’s Legacy – THE NEGATIVE CREEPS Concert
On May 14th, The Negative Creeps performed in support of Dan’s Legacy with funds raised to support “East Van Dan’s”, the charity’s drop-in workshop program in the Downtown Eastside and East Vancouver. This fundraiser event had THE NEGATIVE CREEPS perform at The Red Room in Vancouver, BC promoting mental health awareness with the music of […]
Chefs in the House presented by Foundry Kitchens
We had so much fun at our Chefs in the House virtual fundraiser presented by Foundry Commercial Kitchens! The evening was made possible thanks to our generous sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who purchased a ticket and tuned in from home to cook along with us. You helped us raise much needed funds towards Dan’s Legacy’s trauma informed counselling programs […]
Chefs in the House presented by Pacific Restaurant Supply
Every Thursday from October 8 to November 5, Zoom in to the “Chefs in the House presented by Pacific Restaurant Supply” virtual fundraiser, and learn the secrets of gourmet cooking from the pros! All funds raised go towards Dan’s Legacy’s counselling and life- skills programs for youth at risk in Metro Vancouver. Join chefs Bruce […]
UBC Spring Gala
The students of the Faculty of Medicine at UBC present their annual Spring Gala on Saturday, March 7 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, and this year proceeds from the event benefit Dan’s Legacy. Now in its 26th year, the UBC Medicine Spring Gala brings together medical students from all four years in […]
Trans Extravaganza 2020
6th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner
Join us for our 6th annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner! This year we’re bringing our signature event to Surrey where we will celebrate our partnerships in the community and the remarkable achievements of our youth clients. Proceeds from this fundraiser go towards our counselling and life-skills programs for youth with trauma-based mental health and addictions issues. […]