Community Resources

Police/Legal

Police Emergency: 911

Police Non-Emergency: 604.717.3535

Native Court Workers: 604.687.0281

Vancouver Police & Native Liaison Society: 604.687.8411

The Legal Services Society/Legal Aid. The number can be attained by checking the blue pages under the Government of BC for locations.

Support and Counselling

Vancouver Aboriginal Child And Family Services: 604.872.6723

Battered Women's Support Services: 604.687.1867 or 604.734.1574

Vancouver Rape Relief: 604.872.8212

Victim Services: 604. 717.2741

Healing our Spirit (HIV/AIDS): 604.983.8744

Aboriginal Health Program, BC Women's Health Centre: 604.875.2348

First Nations Patient Advocate: 604.875.3440

Residential School Healing Centre: 604.254.9900
email: vnhs_healing@telus.net

Web Sites

Here are some web sites that we have found useful. If you would like to add to this list please contact us.

Aboriginal Canada - a portal to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.
www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca

Aboriginal Friendship Centre
www.vafcs.org

Aboriginal People's Television Network
www.aptn.ca

ACCESS - employment and training tools and information
for Aboriginal people.
www.buildingfuturestoday.com

Assembly of First Nations
www.afn.ca

BC First Nations and Tribal Councils
www.bcfn.org/

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples - Congress of Aboriginal Peoples for off-reserve Indian and Metis people in Canada.
www.abo-peoples.org

Greater Vancouver Food Bank
http://cln.vcn.bc.ca/gvfoodbank
www.foodbank.bc.ca/

National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
www.nacafv.ca

Native Women's Association of Canada - their goal is to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of First Nations and Metis women with First Nation and Canadian societies.
www.nwac-hq.org

Stardale Women’s Group Inc. - a sister organization of Helping Spirit Lodge in Saskatchewan.
www.nald.ca/stardale

Turtle Island Native Network - Aboriginal news, discussions and resources.
www.turtleisland.org

Vancouver Aboriginal Council - is a voluntary association of"service provider" organizations and agencies serving the Aboriginal community in Vancouver, British Columbia.
www.angelfire.com/bc2/vac

Vancouver Downtown Eastside - a community project initiated by Vancouver Downtown Eastside residents over two years ago as a means to improve communications, increase access to information in the area, and share the community's news and stories.
http://dtes.ca

Vancouver Health Authority – lots of resources by neighbourhood.
www.vcha.net

Vancouver Native Health Society - delivers medical, counselling and social services, with an emphasis on providing care to the Aboriginal community.
www.vnhs.net

WomenNet.ca - a directory of women’s resources by province.
www.womennet.ca