I was born in Vancouver, and have lived and worked here for most of my life. I am very thankful for the support and friendship of my community and am very much aware that this support has been a pivotal factor in the success of me and my team in our business endeavors. We believe in giving back to our community and others around the world as thanks.
-Faith Wilson
Here are a few of the charities that we support. We commend them for the important, and often difficult work they do. Handy links are included below should you wish to learn more.
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imagine1day
imagine1day is a global movement that inspires people to use their imagination to make a difference in the world.
We invest in developing leaders today, to ensure our impact is seen well into the future. Rather than waiting for people to prove themselves, we focus on providing them with the tools to be great now. We’re committed to the possibility that in this lifetime, Ethiopia will emerge as a global leader with education as the primary driver. We set big goals, apply long-term thinking and share our results with full transparency. We love when people take action to make their best possible future come alive and we look forward to 2030, when the collective creativity of our community has forever changed the face of charity and has put us out of a job. What can your imagination do for the world?
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SFU Philosophers’ Café
SFU’s Philosophers’ Café is a series of informal public discussions in the heart of our communities. Since 1998, this award-winning program has engaged the interests of scholars, seniors, students, philosophers, and non-philosophers through stimulating dialogue. Thinking the unthinkable, imagining the impossible, and discussing the improbable.
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Vancouver Police Foundation
The Vancouver Police Foundation http://www.vancouverpolicefoundation.org/ is a non-profit charitable organization which promotes alternative funding to inspire innovative community partnerships with the Vancouver Police Department. These partnerships enhance public safety, foster professional development and fund unique neighborhood initiatives to help make Vancouver the safest major city in Canada.
For over 35 years, the Vancouver Police Foundation has been quietly assisting members of the Vancouver Police Department. We fund a wide range of community policing and outreach programs not covered by the annual operating budget of the department. The Foundation was created by concerned citizens and business people who recognized the need to fund innovative ideas that could help reduce crime or put a more human side to the face of policing.
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Dress for Success®
Dress for Success® Vancouver is a registered Canadian Charity and affiliate of Dress for Success® Worldwide, an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women around the world. By providing low and no-income women with professional attire, group support, and educational opportunities, Dress for Success® is committed to helping women transition into the workforce and begin successful careers. The suits they provide are a symbol of the confidence that Dress for Success® has in every woman’s ability to succeed.
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Arts Umbrella
Since 1979, Arts Umbrella has provided the highest quality visual and performing arts education to Metro Vancouver children and youth ages 2-19, regardless of their financial circumstances. The company was founded by a few passionate and artistic parents, and has now become a national leader in children’s art education.
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Vancouver Art Gallery
The Vancouver Art Gallery holds a permanent collection of approximately 10,000 works of art, and represents the most comprehensive resource for visual culture in British Columbia. Established in 1931 with the founding of the Gallery, the collection grows by several hundred works every year. It is a principal repository of works produced in this region, as well as related works by other Canadian and international artists. The Vancouver Art Gallery’s exhibition program remains one of the most rigorous and dynamic in Canada. Drawing attention both nationally and internationally, the Gallery balances timely exhibitions of leading contemporary artists with innovative, thematic group presentations, as well as landmark international historical exhibitions.
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World Vision
World Vision is a humanitarian charity organization committed to working with children, families, and their communities around the world to better improve their quality of life by determining the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries worldwide. This organization aims to help all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
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Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (GVFBS)
The GVFBS helps feed approximately 9,000 people each week in various depots situated in Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver and the North Shore. Furthermore, the GVFBS supports over 100 food-serving agencies within these areas, providing help to approximately another 16,000 individuals weekly.
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Union Gospel Mission
Since 1940, the Union Gospel Mission has been providing hope for the hungry, hurting and homeless. Its facilities are carefully situated in neighbourhoods of those most in need; particularly between downtown Vancouver and the city of Mission. Though UGM employs a full-time staff, they rely greatly on a broad base of devoted volunteers. Union Gospel Mission offers meals, shelter, education, counseling, housing and much more to hundreds of people everyday.
Our team is sensitive to the plight of animals as reflected in our ongoing involvement with various animal protection charities around the world.
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The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA)
The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals. This is the only animal welfare organization in BC which has the authority to enforce laws involving animal cruelty and to prepare cases for Crown Counsel for the prosecution of individuals who inflict suffering on animals.
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WSPA World society for the protection of animals (WSPA)
WSPA has promoted animal welfare for over 25 years. They focus on communities of the world where very little, if any, measures exist to protect animals and their well being. Additionally, the WSPA is a watch dog and educator to the general public of the humane treatment of our farm animals, and is a member of the Handle with Care Coalition to Stop the Long Distance Transport of Animals for Slaughter on a global level.
