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.
Learn more about our Programs!
COVID-19 Updates
We are continuing to monitor the situation regarding the Coronavirus Disease (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 NewsCheck out our latest June newsletter online, which highlights the financial support we have recently received from organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without financial assistance from the community, we would not be able to continue operating our charitable Meals on Wheels programs in Vancouver and Richmond. Thank you Intact Insurance, Wheaton Precious Metals, local RBC bank branches, Stong's Market (Dunbar location), and the Vancouver Foundation's Community Response Fund, (launched by Vancouver Foundation, Vancity Credit Union, United Way Lower Mainland, and the City of Vancouver). Read the full newsletter online.
Our May newsletter is now available online, in which we thank the hundreds of new volunteers who have applied and/or started delivering Meals on Wheels since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The newsletter highlights a few of these volunteers who are making a difference in the community! We also thank members of our Macaulay Club - organizations who have made a donation of $500 to support our charitable programs. Meals on Wheels would not be possible without support from people who donate their time and those who provide financial assistance! Check out the May edition, and other previous editions here.
Fraud Alert: Please be advised, we received a report that a person approached a Meals on Wheels client wanting to collect payment on an outstanding invoice. Care BC DOES NOT collect Meals on Wheels payments at clients' homes. Our volunteers (for their own safety) are NOT ALLOWED to accept payments. Invoices can be paid at our office, by phone or by mail. If anyone approaches you at your home for bill payment, call 9-1-1. Please also inform our offices of any suspicious behaviour.
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