Community Resources

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Housing Issues & Shelters

BC Housing
Manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options across the province

Ministry of Housing and Social Development
Phone: 1 800 663-7867

Surrey Housing & Health Solutions – Lookout Society
Lookout services include: transitional and permanent supported housing, emergency shelters, health and community services to vulnerable adult men and women. 

Safer Program
Lower income seniors renting in the private market may be eligible for a rent supplement through SAFER.

Residential Tenancy Branch
Both tenants and landlords have specific rights and responsibilities in a tenancy. Make sure you’re renting the right way – access information and resources that will help you have a successful tenancy.  

Cynthia’s Place 
Women’s shelter for homeless women    
Phone: 604-582-2456

Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy
Supports collective responses to homelessness across Metro Vancouver
10667 135A Street, Surrey, BC

NightShift Street Ministries 
Serves the homeless population of Whalley and the North Surrey area
10635 King George Boulevard, Surrey, BC

Food Banks 

Surrey Food Bank Society 
The Surrey Food Bank provides food to families living in Surrey and North Delta
10732 City Parkway, Surrey BC

Muslim Food Bank
Community-based organisation that provides food assistance and advocates self-reliance by providing case management, emotional support, youth development and capacity building.
101-13085 115 Ave, Surrey, BC

Adult & Youth Programs

Pacific Community Resources Society (Surrey Youth Resource Centre)
Services for youth ages 13 through 24 at two locations: Newton and Guildford. Services include: alternative education programs, alcohol and drug programs, youth justice services, family support programs, and youth support programs.
205-14727 108 Ave, Surrey, BC

Guildford Recreation Centre
Guildford Recreation Centre is a multi-purpose facility, open seven days a week and offers free parking, child minding services, toddler play area in the lobby, and free wi-fi.
15105 – 105 Avenue Surrey, BC

OPTIONS – Youth Programs
Non-profit registered charity providing social services primarily in Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley.
204-14827  108 Avenue Surrey, BC

S.U.C.C.E.S.S – Youth Employment Connect 
Multicultural, multi-service agency assisting people at all stages of their Canadian experience.
#100 – 15117 101 Avenue, Surrey, BC

Immigration Services 

Refugee and Immigrant Welcome Centre
Services include: language courses for beginners, paper/document translation (medical, job, special appointments), filling out applications/forms, and programming/seminars. 
10825 148 St, Surrey, BC

OPTIONS – Immigrant Settlement
Non-profit registered charity providing social services primarily in Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley.
204-14827  108 Avenue Surrey, BC

S.U.C.C.E.S.S – Immigrant Services
Multicultural, multi-service agency assisting people at all stages of their Canadian experience.
#100 – 15117 101 Avenue, Surrey, BC

DIVERSEcity
A registered not for profit agency offering a wide range of services and programs to the culturally diverse communities of the lower mainland. Services include: Settlement and Community Programs, Language Training and Literacy Programs, Employment Services and Skills Training Services, Counselling Services, Programs for Children and Youth, Interpretation and Translation Services
13455 76 Avenue, Surrey, BC

Surrey Libraries – Newcomers
Library services are free and include English language learning, settlement services, citizenship test practice.

Newcomer Information – The City of Surrey
13450 104 Ave, Surrey, BC

Employment Services

The Fleetwood/Guildford WorkBC Employment Services Centre provides services to job seekers and employers in the community through the Employment Program of British Columbia (EPBC). Services include support in finding employment, skills training, financial support, and community connections.
#202 10334 152A Street

 S.U.C.C.E.S.S – Employment Connect
Services include: business plan writing, business training, one to one business coaching, mentoring with industry experts, business networking and referrals
#100 – 15117 101 Avenue, Surrey, BC

 AppleOne Employment Services
Connecting people, their talents, skills, career goals, and aspirations with companies. 
15135 101 Ave #200, Surrey, BC

Aboriginal Friendship Centre

Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre  Association (FRAFCA)
The Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Center Associated is located on the shared, unceded Ancestral lands of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Qayqayt, Semiahmoo, and Tsawwassen First Nations. FRAFCA is a part of a large network of sister agencies that collectively work to improve the lives of Indigenous people in our local community, provincially and nationally.
A101 – 10095 Whalley Boulevard, Surrey BC