Community Resource Links
Click on a category below to view links.
For immediate assistance, please call the Vancouver Island Crisis Line:
1-888-494-3888
Aboriginal Services
- BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Bridges For Women
- Camosun Indegenous Programs and Courses
- Caring for First Nations Children Society
- Cowichan First Nation (Duncan)
- Esquimalt First Nation
- Hulitan Family & Community Service Society
- M’Akola Housing Society
- Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BC
- NIL/TU,O Child and Family Services Society
- Pauquachin First Nation
- Songhees Nation
- Tsartlip First Nation
- Tsawout First Nation
- T’Souke First Nation
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Addiction & Recovery
Child, Youth & Family Services
- Artemis Place
- Beacon Community Services
- Best Babies Programs
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Victoria
- Burnside Gorge Community Centre Family Programs
- Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
- Children Who Witness Abuse Program
- Cridge Centre for the Family
- Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program
- Esquimalt Neighbourhood House
- Fairfield Community Association
- Family Justice Information
- Family Services of Greater Victoria
- Fernwood NRG Family Programs
- Haven Pregnancy Support Clinic
- Healthy Kids Program
- Island Sexual Health Society
- James Bay Community Project
- John Howard Society of Victoria
- Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868)
- Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter
- Margaret Lawrence House
- Mary Manning Centre
- Pacific Centre Family Services Association
- Parent Support BC
- Project Respect
- Quadra Village Community Centre
- Saanich Neighbourhood Place
- Saltspring Island Community Services Society
- Sanctuary Youth Centre
- Sooke Family Resource Society
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line (1-888-494-3888)
- Victoria Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR)
- Victoria READ Society
- Victoria West Community ‘Y’
- Youth Core
Counselling & Mental Health
- BC Schizophrenia Society
- Beacon Community Services
- Cascadia Counselling Clinic
- Citizen’s Counselling
- Credit Counselling Society
- Eating Disorders Program
- Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society
- Family Services of Greater Victoria
- Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
- Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BC
- Rainbows – Guiding Kids Through Life’s Storms
- Saltspring Island Community Services Society
- Seniors Serving Seniors
- Sooke Family Resource Society
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Umbrella – Addictions & Mental Health Resource
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line (1-888-494-3888)
- Victoria Women’s Transition House
- Victoria Family Justice Centre
- Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre
Disability Resources
- British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
- British Columbia Lions Society for Children With Disabilities
- Deaf Children’s Society
- Disability Tax Credit Information
- Financial Aid Guide for Students With Disabilities
- Financial Aid Opportunities for Disabled Students
- Garth Homer Society
- Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
- Independent Living Housing Society of Greater Victoria
- Island Deaf & Hard of Hearing Centre
- Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society
- Victoria Brain Injury Society
- Victoria Disability Resource Centre
Employment & Training
- Beacon Community Services
- Bridges For Women Society
- Camosun College
- Cool Aid Community Casual Labour Pool
- Disability Resource Centre
- Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
- Island Community Mental Health
- Island Deaf & Hard of Hearing Centre
- Maximus Employment Services (Formerly GT Hiring)
- Open Education Database – Online Schools
- Our Place
- Project Literacy Victoria
- REES Program – Cool Aid
- South Island Distance Education School (SIDES)
- Together Against Poverty Society
- University of Victoria (UVIC)
- Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Centre
- Victoria Literacy Connection
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre Programs
- Volunteer Victoria
- Worklink Employment Society
Food & Clothing Resources
- Beacon Community Services Thrift Shop
- Goldstream Food Bank
- Good Food Box
- James Bay Community Closet
- James Bay United Church Thrift Store
- Living Edge – Neighbourhood Markets
- Mustard Seed Food Bank
- Our Place Soup Kitchen
- Quadra Village Community Centre
- Rainbow Kitchen (Facebook)
- Saanich Neighbourhood Place Food Security
- Salvation Army Thrift Stores
- Silver Threads
- Sooke Family Resource Society
- Sooke Food Bank (Facebook)
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- The Soup Kitchen
Health Services
- AIDS Vancouver Island
- BC Medical Services Plan (MSP)
- Beacon Community Services
- Burnside Medical Clinic
- Camosun College Dental Clinic
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
- Cool Aid Community Health Centre and Dental Clinic
- HealthLink BC ( Dial 8-1-1 )
- Healthy Kids Program
- Island Health
- Island Sexual Health Society
- James Bay Community Project – Victoria Youth Clinic
- PEERS
- Sooke Hospice Society
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre
- Victoria Pregnancy Centre
- YMCA
Housing Services
- Anawim House
- BC Housing
- Burnside Gorge Community Association – Homeless Outreach
- Burnside Gorge Community Association – Housing Search (PDF)
- Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRD Housing)
- Co-operative Housing Federation of BC
- Cridge Supportive Transitional Housing
- Cridge Transition House for Women
- Emergency Shelters
- Garth Homer Society
- Greater Victoria Housing Society
- Independent Living Housing Society of Greater Victoria
- Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter
- Our Place Society (Transitional Housing)
- Pacifica Housing
- Rental Assistance Program
- Residential Tenancy Information
- Salvation Army Emergency Shelter
- The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
- Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS)
- Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society
- Victoria Women’s Transition House
- Victoria Youth Empowerment Society (YES)
Legal & Financial Services
- Access Pro Bono
- BC Employment and Assistance Program
- Canada Pension Plan
- Credit Counselling Society
- Dial-a-Law 1 800 565-5297 (toll free)
- DRS – Dialogue and Resolution Services (Facebook)
- Family Justice Information
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Program
- Family Services of Greater Victoria
- Lawyer Referral Service
- Legal Aid BC
- Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BC
- Police Department – Central Saanich
- Police Department – Langford
- Police Department – Oak Bay
- Police Department – Saanich
- Police Department – Sidney/North Saanich
- Police Department – Victoria
- Spousal Assault Victim Support Program
- Tenants Resource and Avisory Centre (TRAC)
- The Law Centre
- Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS)
- Victoria Family Justice Centre
Neighborhood Houses & Community Centres
- Burnside Gorge Community Association
- Esquimalt Neightbourhood House
- Fairfield Gonzalez Community Place
- Fernwood NRG
- James Bay Community Project
- Oaklands Community Association
- Quadra Village Community Centre
- Saanich Neighbourhood House
- Sooke Family Resource Society
- Victoria Cool Aid Society Downtown Community Centre
- Victoria West Community Association
Recreation & Sports
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program
- ChildsPlay 101 – The Ultimate resource for Kids & Teens Activities
- Greater Victoria Recreation Centres
- Kids In Victoria Events Calendar
- KidSport Canada
- L.I.F.E. Program – Esquimalt
- L.I.F.E. Program – North Saanich
- L.I.F.E. Program – Oak Bay
- L.I.F.E. Program – Saanich
- L.I.F.E. Program – Westshore
- L.I.F.E. Program – Victoria
- T.L.C. Fund for Kids
- YMCA
Victim & Trauma Services
- 24 hour Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1-250-383-3232
- Annie’s Place Transition House
- Anti-Violence Project
- Cridge Transition House for Women
- Men’s Therapy Centre
- Sooke Transition House Society
- Spousal Assault Victim Support Program
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line (1-888-494-3888)
- VictimLink BC
- Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre
- Victoria Women’s Transition House
Volunteering Opportunities
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