Coming soon - My Help Book BC - Vancouver Edition 2017

The Vancouver Edition of My Help Book BC (My Opportunity & Help Book) will be published in December 2016 and available in January 2017. In it you will discover key community resources in 1000+ listings (organized by topic) that cover every aspect of important community and government resources at the national, provincial and local level. Extra articles and checklists include: What to do if you’ve lost your ID, a moving checklist, fraud prevention tips, self-advocacy tips & more. Customize your copy: add emergency numbers page 5, important dates page 75, and use the blank lined end pages for additional personal entries. 

Check back in January 2017 to find where to get a free copy or purchase a copy. Online or app version coming soon. 

Here is the Table of Contents (much information from My Help Book is also posted in the blog section of this website):
EMERGENCIES 6
CRISIS LINES 7
ANTI-BULLYING 7
NON-EMERGENCY POLICE 7
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 8
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT   9
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT 10
HEALTH 11
Info Lines & Support Groups 12
Health Rights 15
Mental Health 16
Addictions & Harm Reduction 18
Dental Health 19
Sexual & Reproductive Health 20
End of Life and Bereavement 21
HOUSING 22
LEGAL 23
Power of Attorney & Trustee 24
Legal Information 25
Community Advocates 26
Human Rights 27
Civil Liberties 28
Corrections & Prisons 29
CONSUMER INFO & RIGHTS 30
DEBT & BANKRUPTCY & Insolvency 31
SMALL BUSINESS 32
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING 33
Employment Rights & Unions 34
Restaurant Workers’ Health & Safety 35
UNEMPLOYMENT & WELFARE 36
VOLUNTEERING 37
EDUCATION 38
MUNICIPAL & COMMUNITY 40
ABORIGINAL / FIRST NATIONS / MÉTIS 41
DISABILITY 44
Disability Rights 46
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN 47
CAREGIVERS 48
NEWCOMERS / MULTICULTURAL 49
SENIORS / ELDERS 50 
WOMEN / MEN / LGBTQ 52
YOUTH 53
FOOD & FARMING 55 
UTILITIES 57
RECYCLING & COMPOST 58
SAFETY INFO & TRAINING 59
Natural Gas Safety 59
Carbon Monoxide Safety 60
TRANSPORTATION 61 
Collision Checklist 63
TOURISTS & TRAVEL 64
SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES 65
ANIMALS 66
FRAUD PREVENTION TIPS 67
LOST OR STOLEN ID CHECKLIST 69
MOVING CHECKLIST 70
SELF-ADVOCACY TIPS 72
SELF-ADVOCACY LETTERS 73
OTHER RESOURCE GUIDES 74
UPSTREAM RESOURCES 74
BC STATUTORY HOLIDAYS  75