Taking Care of British Columbians since 1898
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The Health and Home Care Society of BC (Care BC) is an independent and BC-based not-for-profit organization.
We continually work to achieve our mission: To provide health promotion and supportive care services to communities in British Columbia. Learn about our 3 charitable programs: Meals on Wheels - in Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore, the Family Respite Centre, and the Community Integration Project or how you can help by donating your time or making a financial gift. |
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Latest NewsThank you to all our volunteers who helped us continue delivering Meals on Wheels during the snowy conditions in recent weeks. Although we are always concerned for the health and safety of our volunteers, we’re particularly grateful for those volunteers who were comfortable making deliveries to our Meals on Wheels clients. THANK YOU!
We remind our Meals on Wheels clients to have extra non-perishable or frozen food on hand in case of snowy conditions when deliveries may be delayed or cancelled. Any clients who are affected will be contacted directly. We are extremely grateful for the help we receive from our volunteers who make deliveries in the snow, but we are also very concerned for their safety as well, which is why some routes may have to be cancelled.
Thank you! We recently received a donation from The Vista Fund, held at Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation to support our charitable programming in Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore. THANK YOU!
Our latest holiday newsletter is now available online. Read about our charitable programming like Meals on Wheels (Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore) and the Family Respite Centre (Vancouver), as we continue to help seniors and their caregivers throughout the holidays. We are delighted to announce that the City of North Vancouver council, on Monday Oct. 25th, unanimously voted to rezone the 200 block of East Second Street to become a new “community hub", which will include a new Respite Centre operated by Care BC. Family caregivers can look forward to services like those we already provide at our current Vancouver Family Respite Centre location. We look forward to moving this project forward and will continue to provide updates.
Read more about the project in the North Shore News. 
Photos from our Oct. 21st Fundraising Dinner and Auction can now be viewed online.
Click here (or on the image above) to access the slide show. Thank you May for your volunteer service! May has volunteered with the Chinese Meals on Wheels program for an amazing 25 years! Read about her story, and why she's motivated to give back, in our latest newsletter.
Our latest Annual Report is now available online. Read about Care BC's accomplishments last year - our 122nd year of providing service to the community - as well as the challenges we faced during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic here.
Care BC is pleased to announce that we are now operating the North Shore Meals on Wheels (MOW) program, in addition to delivering Western and Chinese MOW in Vancouver and Richmond.
We would like to welcome the North Shore MOW program clients, volunteers and staff and thank them and their previous Board for their diligent service in providing this essential program over many decades. The North Shore Meals on Wheels Society was incorporated in 1978 and made the decision to dissolve their Society in April 2021. Care BC will maintain the current operation of the North Shore MOW program, as closely as possible, while working to make the program more efficient administratively and sustainable for the future. Current North Shore MOW clients and residents living on the North Shore who are interested in the service can continue using the existing North Shore MOW contact information: Phone: 604-922-3414 Email: northshoremow@telus.net Information specifically about the North Shore MOW program on this website can be found here: www.carebc.ca/north-shore-mow As a charitable service, Care BC’s MOW programs are heavily reliant on volunteers to deliver the meals and to connect with the clients, as well as donations from the community to subsidize the cost of meals, thereby keeping them affordable. We thank all our volunteers and donors for their invaluable support! Helen Shore spent her life caring for others and as a descendant of Florence Nightingale it's not surprising that she became an influential nursing leader in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. We are humbled and honoured that 30 years ago, Care BC became a significant Charity of Choice for Helen who was committed to doing whatever she could to give back and make a real difference in the lives of seniors and their caregivers. Sadly, Helen died in November 2020. Read our article which pays tribute to Helen in the Leave a Legacy supplement which also appeared in the Vancouver Sun (Apr. 24) newspaper.
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COVID-19 Updates
We are continuing to monitor the situation regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), following guidelines from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Visit their website for updates: www.vch.ca/about-us/news/vancouver-coastal-health-statement-on-coronavirus
The Meals on Wheels (MOW) programs - both Western and Chinese - are operating weekdays, Monday through Friday. We strongly recommend that all of our MOW clients order additional frozen meals and/or have canned food or non-perishable items on hand in case of disruptions to our delivery schedules.
We are pleased to announce that our Adult Day Program (ADP) at the Family Respite Centre has re-opened (April 2021). Our Overnight Respite (ONR) program continued to remain open with limited capacity to observe appropriate physical distancing guidelines, with additional regulations and restrictions in place as per the Ministry of Health.
Learn more about the steps we are taking to keep our clients and volunteers safe.
The Meals on Wheels (MOW) programs - both Western and Chinese - are operating weekdays, Monday through Friday. We strongly recommend that all of our MOW clients order additional frozen meals and/or have canned food or non-perishable items on hand in case of disruptions to our delivery schedules.
We are pleased to announce that our Adult Day Program (ADP) at the Family Respite Centre has re-opened (April 2021). Our Overnight Respite (ONR) program continued to remain open with limited capacity to observe appropriate physical distancing guidelines, with additional regulations and restrictions in place as per the Ministry of Health.
Learn more about the steps we are taking to keep our clients and volunteers safe.