The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver

Name :

The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver

Address  :

#203-3102 Main Street

Town  :

Vancouver

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V5T 3G7

Phone  :

604 875 9111

Fax  :

604 875 1256

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

Mission
We are a volunteer driven community service agency

Our mission is to make neighbourhoods better places to live in

Our goal is to enable people to embrace their lives and strengthen their
communities

Our challenge is to work with communities to develop innovative programs and
services that meet the changing needs of a diverse population


History

History
Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia ANHBC has a diverse and rich history of working with neighbours in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia Originally founded in 1894 the Association has operated a hospital an orphanage a freshair camp a neighbourhood house and more recently an association of eight neighbourhood houses and an outdoor centre ANHBC is part of the neighbourhood and settlement house movement which began in the 1880 in England to address the needs of people who had moved into the cities to find work often leaving behind their families and everything that was familiar to them The neighbourhoodsettlement house movement is credited with establishing public recreation programs the first day nurseries for working parents English as a second language and adult literacy classes as well as the profession of social work

Today neighbourhood houses are hubs for local community development activities and for programs and services that address local needs there are thousands of neighbourhood houses in more than thirty countries around the world
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