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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. Our charitable programs focus on supporting seniors, caregivers and other people at risk of isolation.
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National Volunteer Week, April 27 - May 3, 2025
We are deeply grateful to the almost 400 volunteers who support Care BC’s essential programs: Western, Chinese, and North Shore Meals on Wheels, the Adult Day Program, and the Overnight Respite Program at the Vancouver Family Respite Centre. On April 29th, we celebrated volunteers who reached milestone years of service at our Volunteer Appreciation event—a heartfelt tribute to the dedication that powers our mission. Click the link below to view photos from the event and help us honour these remarkable individuals.
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North Shore Family Respite Centre
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The Health and Home Care Society of BC (Care BC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the City of North Vancouver (City) and the Catalyst Community Developments Society (Catalyst), to build a Family Respite Centre (FRC) on East 2nd and St. Georges Ave in Lower Lonsdale. The FRC will provide temporary Adult Day Care and Overnight Respite Care for seniors diagnosed with dementia, who are living at home, thereby enabling their caregivers to get the periods of “respite” or the rest they require to continue to care for their loved ones at home. Too frequently, the alternative is a visit to the emergency, followed by admission into an acute care hospital bed, and placement in a long term care bed. Vancouver Coastal Health has agreed to fund the annual operating costs of the FRC.
The FRC will be owned and operated for 60 years by Care BC and located on the ground level of a 6-storey tower in a custom-designed, homelike setting which will include 18 private bedrooms with ensuite, and 25 Adult Day Care Program spaces. Eighty-nine affordable housing units, which will be owned and operated by Catalyst, will be constructed above the FRC. Completion of the site is anticipated in the fall of 2025. Care BC has raised approximately 90% of the funding needed to develop and complete the Centre and is on track to reach our fundraising goal by next Fall. However, we still need financial support to get us over the finish line. To donate and if you would like more information on the project, please visit our campaign website: |