Crisis Fund

Crisis Fund Criteria

To be eligible for a Crisis Fund grant, an individual must be:

referred by a health care worker who knows them well
a mental health consumer
19 years or older
a Vancouver resident
unable to cover essential costs due to a crisis (i.e., a situation that is unforeseen and/or out of the ordinary)

Please see CIF crisis definition for more details.

There are a limited number of crisis grants available per month.

Individuals are only eligible to receive a crisis grant ($60) once per calendar year.

The Crisis Fund is reserved to provide financial assistance when no other funding sources are available.

To refer a client, please contact:
Seema Shah, Project Manager
(604)736.2033 ext. 2239

Please note that all information is obtained directly from health care workers by phone.

Please see referral information and referral process for more details.