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.
We continually work to achieve our mission: To provide health promotion and supportive care services to communities in British Columbia.
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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.
The Ministry of Health has advised that all Adult Day Programs (including ours at the Family Respite Centre) will be temporarily suspended effective March 20, 2020. Our Overnight Respite program has re-opened (August 2020) with limited capacity to observe appropriate physical distancing guidelines. We will provide updates when we receive further information.
Learn more about the steps we are taking to keep our clients and volunteers safe.
Click here for a letter from Inge Schamborzki, Care BC Executive Director, about our response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
The Ministry of Health has advised that all Adult Day Programs (including ours at the Family Respite Centre) will be temporarily suspended effective March 20, 2020. Our Overnight Respite program has re-opened (August 2020) with limited capacity to observe appropriate physical distancing guidelines. We will provide updates when we receive further information.
Learn more about the steps we are taking to keep our clients and volunteers safe.
Click here for a letter from Inge Schamborzki, Care BC Executive Director, about our response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Latest NewsTHANK YOU Bocci! This year the contemporary design and manufacturing company (based in Vancouver and Berlin) chose to support Care BC's Meals on Wheels program by donating partial proceeds from their annual warehouse sale. The company gives back to the community every year (supporting several charities with each sale); thank you for choosing Meals on Wheels! For more information about Bocci, visit their website.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! We typically thank all our volunteers for their support during National Volunteer Week - this year's event (in April) was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, was planning to attend our event. Instead, Her Honour has kindly recorded a brief video this October to recognize the contributions of Care BC's volunteers. View the video thank you, and see a list of all our volunteers who are celebrating 5 to 50 years service anniversaries here. 12th Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction: postponed to 2021
During this COVID 19 pandemic, we have not only had to adjust how we deliver our meals but also how we raise funds to continue to operate our Meals on Wheels programs during these very challenging, economic times. We have made the difficult decision to postpone our 12th Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction, that was originally scheduled for this coming October, to 2021. While we continue to seek out other funding opportunities, this event was anticipated to raise 50% of the funds we require annually to serve our 127,500 meals to 1250 unique MOW clients. Whether or not you have attended a past dinner, we hope you will make a donation in support of our Meals on Wheels program. Your gift will help us continue to care for our vulnerable clients so they may remain living independently in their homes. Thank you. Click here for an update from Inge Schamborzki, Executive Director (downloadable PDF).
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