WELCOME TO OUR BACKYARD
Let’s talk about what’s happening in our own backyard
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we walk alongside clients as they navigate life’s challenges. Our Backyard is where we come together to share stories, provide resources for the community, and create dialogue about complex issues such as homelessness, trauma, and poverty. There’s more to every story, so let’s dive in.
News & Updates
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Change We Can See
In this year’s annual report, we highlighted programs from our three core pillars of support: youth, families, and survivors. There is a common thread woven throughout these stories—the role the client plays in creating change.
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FSGV Input on the 2027-2031 VPD Strategic Plan
FSGV has worked in partnership with the VPD for close to 40 years, primarily through our Victim Support Services. Throughout that time, we have advocated for the needs of our clients, working toward a more trauma-informed approach to providing support…
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FSGV 2026 Recommendations to the Standing Finance Committee
At the beginning of June in 2026, leadership from Family Services of Greater Vancouver spoke to the Standing Finance Committee of BC to give recommendations for investments to support British Columbians.
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Enhancing Collective Impact: The Financial Empowerment Community of Practice
Financial Empowerment at FSGV is building a Community of Practice for frontline organizations that offer (or want to offer) trauma-informed financial empowerment programming.
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In Their Own Words: Client Quotes from 2025
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we don’t often share client stories. It’s a balance of reasons which mostly comes down to prioritizing keeping people safe: sharing a story before you’re ready can be re-traumatizing and nobody owes us their…
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More Than Food and a Bed: Care with Dignity at the Core
When we first walked in the door, a youth worker asked us if we were hydrated. Sitting down in the staff office to start the interview, a different youth worker asked if we wanted water, tea, or coffee. About 20…
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Running a Home for 9 Teenagers: What it Takes to Operate a 24/7/365 Youth Safehouse
How do you begin to summarize what it’s like running a Safehouse for youth? Well, to start, imagine a house with nine teenagers. Among the six bedrooms, there are nine beds, which are nearly always full. Youth share three bathrooms.…
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A Family Day 2025 Pop-Up Wrap-Up
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Family Services of Greater Vancouver teamed up with Vancouver Public Library for a resource fair pop-up event to let the community know about supports available for families. Running from 10am until 2pm, coaches from Financial…
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Family Services of Greater Vancouver and Vancouver Public Library are Collaborating on a Family Day Pop-Up Event
Vancouver, BC (February 5, 2025): Family Services of Greater Vancouver( FSGV) has partnered with Vancouver Public Library (VPL) to host a Family Day pop-up for the second consecutive year. Taking place at VPL’s Central Library in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday,…
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Homelessness Action Week: FSGV is “Opening Doors with Entry Point Programs”
What: Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) is commemorating Homelessness Action Week (October 14-18) through the campaign “Opening Doors with Entry Point Programs”, which encourages the public to donate their time or funds to help homeless youth. Providing a bridge…
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Justice After Exploitation: Our 2nd Annual Webinar for Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Family Services of Greater Vancouver hosted our second annual webinar in honour of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week. Terriea Harris got things started with a land acknowledgement and a grounding exercise. Then, we were…
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Here to Support Families: An FSGV and VPL Partnership
We love teaming up with other organizations to give people more: more access, more support, and more resources. This month, we collaborated with Vancouver Public Library for a Family Day pop-up event all about meeting families where they’re at. In…