Resources
Worker Support
Immigrant & Migrant Workers
Immigrant Welcome Centre
250-338-6359
admin@immigrantwelcome.ca
www.Immigrantwelcome.ca
Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Centre Society
250-361-9433
haixia@vircs.bc.ca
https://www.vircs.bc.ca/
Sex Workers
Peers Victoria Resource Society
Sex workers’ rights, harm reduction, support services, education, advocacy
250-388-5325 Ext. 2 (See website for harm reduction/outreach line)
safersexwork.ca
Disabled Workers
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
1-877-424-3323
nanaimo@idhhc.ca
www.idhhc.ca
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (Victoria)
1-800-268-7582
info.bc@mssociety.ca
www.mssociety.ca
Victoria Disability Resource Centre
250-595-0044
reception@drcvictoria.com
www.drcvictoria.com
Legal Support
The Law Centre at the University of Victoria
250-385-1221
www.uvic.ca/law/about/centre/index.php
Nanaimo Justice Access Centre
1-800-578-8511
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice
Victoria Justice Access Centre
250-356-7012
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice
Community Support
Together Against Poverty Society
250-361-3521
www.Tapsbc.ca
Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
250-382-3012
contactvihrc@gmail.com
www.vihrc.com
Phone Support Lines
Westcoast Community Resource Centre
250-726-2343
Mental Health Support (BC-Wide)
310-6789 (no area code needed)
VictimLinkBC
For confidential support. VictimLinkBC provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence. Available 24 hours.
1-800-563-0808 (toll-free)
VI Sexual Assault Centre
Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888
Service Access Line: 250-383-3232
YouthChat
Noon-1:00AM
www.YouthInBC.com
www.CrisisCentreChat.ca
Mental Health Support
604-310-6789
Seniors Distress Line
604-872-1234
Hope for Wellness
Offers immediate phone /online mental health support & crisis intervention for all Indigenous Peoples cross Canada.
1-855-242-3310
KUU-US Crisis Line Society
KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides support to callers living in the Port Alberni area ,as well as Aboriginals throughout the Province.
250-723-4050
Nurse’s Line
Provides non-emergency health education and advice from a Registered Nurse, 24/7, in over 130 languages
Dial 811
BC Bereavement
Free phone support for grief and bereavement
604-738-9950