Take a Hike Foundation

We empower vulnerable youth to unlock their full potential and discover their own path to success, through a full-time mental health & emotional well-being program embedded in public schools. The words of Take a Hike youth best describe the impact of the program: "Without the support from my friends and Take a Hike, I would not be the confident girl I am today. I would still be sitting at home in a dark room, playing video games, and hating the world. My future looks brighter than I ever imagined a year ago."​ “I have a bright future ahead of me and I realize that now.”

Pacific Centre Family Services Association

Pacific Centre Family Services Association (PCFSA) has been delivering high quality child, youth, adult, and family-based services since 1968. From our current community-based locations in Colwood, Langford, and Sooke on South Vancouver Island, we provide a range of services across the Capital Regional District. These include work with individuals addressing family violence, youth outreach and email counselling, youth gang and sexual exploitation prevention and intervention, family and couples counselling, supportive counselling to address substance use issues, mental health counselling, and trauma therapy. Since June 2022, PCFSA has also been operating a Community Health Centre (CHC), which provides team based primary health care for individuals, and their families, who have experienced barriers to accessing medical care. Many of the patients accessing care through the CHC have mental health and/or substance use disorders. PCFSA’s professionally trained staff include Registered Clinical Counsellors, Registered Social Workers, Youth and Family Counsellors, Community Health Workers, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Family Physicians, and an Elder in Residence. As a registered non-profit society, PCFSA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of members of the community. In addition to our approximately 50 staff and 25 volunteers, we are a teaching facility with medical residents, nursing and social work students, and intern counsellors.

human resources management association (hrma)

Formerly known as HRMA the association recently changed our name to Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia & Yukon. (CPHR BC & YK). Please reference our new company page at: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/17984002/ The Human Resources Management Association (HRMA) is your source for Human Resources information and services in BC and the Yukon. HRMA, committed to providing leadership in HR excellence, is the foremost professional association for those involved in the business of people. HRMA is a member association of Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada (CPHR Canada). In collaboration with our provincial colleagues across the country, we contribute to setting the national standards for the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation. As the certifying body of the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation in BC and the Yukon, the association is responsible for upholding industry standards and is dedicated to advancing professional people practices. Over the past seven decades HRMA has grown to include more than 5,700 members encompassing CEOs, Directors of HR, consultants, educators, students, HR generalists, and small-business owners. The association is a democratic organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. HRMA, the largest HR association in Western Canada, offers professional development and networking opportunities including workshops, symposia, roundtables, events, and an annual conference & tradeshow.

Vancouver Chinatown Foundation

The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation is a registered charity founded in 2011. The organization is characterized by a spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and a passion to help the revitalization of Chinatown, one of Canada’s most iconic neighborhoods and the historic heart of Vancouver. The Foundation is dedicated to building a more resilient and inclusive community by promoting the well-being of those in need, while preserving Chinatown’s irreplaceable cultural heritage. Our ongoing projects focus on creating a lasting positive impact such as affordable housing, seniors housing, and cultural and economic development.

Westminster House Society

For more than 35 years, Westminster House has offered programs to adult women recovering from addiction. Through its personalized “holistic” recovery model paired with principles from the 12-step approach, Westminster House is one of the few residential treatment centres available to women in British Columbia. It is a charitable, non-profit organization with highly qualified staff committed to empowering individuals to take responsibility for their ongoing recovery process. Addiction affects the entire family unit. Family and friends are an integral part of the recovery and reintegration process. Westminster House strongly encourages family members to participate in educational meetings, self help programs and other therapeutic activities to enhance healing and to promote lasting recovery. Westminster House offers a social model of addiction treatment that promotes and facilitates a desire for recovery, helping clients help themselves overcome their addiction. The recovery program provides the necessary tools to each client, so they can trust their own ability to reclaim a drug-free existence.