Adults
Everyday English
| Fridays | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | In-person at North House (4908 Hastings St) |
Want to improve your English for everyday situations?
Join us every Friday from at BNH North House, a safe space to learn and grow.
- Build confidence in speaking, listening, reading & writing
- Focus on real-life, practical communication
- Beginner-friendly & supportive environment
This program runs from July 4 to Sept 19, 2025 at BNH North House (4908 Hastings St.)
Registration is required! See poster for details.
For more info or to register, please call 604-294-5444 or email annr@burnabynh.ca.
Saturday Qi Gong
Saturdays | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | In-person at Amazing Brentwood Mall (4567 Lougheed Hwy) Qi Gong is a personal practice that led to fitness, flexibility, and internal peace that combines the physical benefits of exercise with the spiritual qualities of meditation, leading to full nourishment of both mind and body. There are many
Community Cafes
Thursdays | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | In-person at South House Fridays | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | In-person at North House Drop in to chat and relax, or take part in the activities and games going on that day. Bring your favourite game to share with others or learn something new. At
Soup Lunch
Mondays | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | In-person at North House (4908 Hastings St) We’re so excited to be bringing it back – soup on Mondays!! Join us for a bowl of healthy soup and a fresh bread bun. Stay a while and chat and connect with your neighbours. Freshly made tasty soup
Get Involved – Employment
EMPLOYMENT Join our diverse BNH team and make our neighbourhood a better place to live! The Burnaby Neighbourhood House serves as a community focal point – a place where families and individuals can go to get support and services; a place where new immigrants become involved in their community and can find information and resources
Art Crawl Burnaby Heights
Art Crawl Burnaby Heights” is a 2-day fundraising event and community-building project of the non-profit at BNH North House to celebrate local art, artists, and art lovers in Burnaby. The Art Crawl has become both a community celebration and the premier art event in the Heights Business District. The artwork will be displayed in various
| Tuesdays | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | In-person at Brentwood House |
Come and join a beginner level class with Pariya to help you learn English, meet others, and make connections.
This class will be running on Tuesdays from 10 AM to 12 PM at our Brentwood House location (2055 Rosser Avenue).
Study basic English grammar for mastering the rules and structures to help you become fluent in English. These English conversation classes will help you integrate speaking skills with grammar.
Please see poster for details.
To register, please email annr@burnabynh.ca.
Learn Arabic and Farsi
| Fridays | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | In-person at BNH North House (4908 Hastings St.) |
EAL with Fatemeh
| Tuesdays | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | In-person at North House (4908 Hastings St) |
Farmers’ Market Coupon Program
| Application Deadline: 3:30 pm on Friday, June 14, 2024 |
The applications for the program will be accepted during the first two weeks of June. The selection of the coupon recipients will happen in the following weeks, and the meetings to award the coupons will happen regularly until September.
1. Requirements to qualify for the program. Apply if you are:
– A Burnaby resident and a member of BNH.
– A person with low income.
– Pregnant, Senior or a family with children under 19 years old.
– Committed to visit any of the farmers’ markets and use the coupons or return them to us.
2. Contact North Burnaby Neighbourhood House at (604)-294-5444 to apply.
3. There’s a limited quantity of coupons awarded for this program.
4. Applications deadline: June 14 at 3:30 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Janey Cameron at (604) 294-5444 or foodhubcoord@burnabynh.ca.
Caregiver Lunch
| Thursday, June 20 | 10:30 am – 2:00 pm | In-person at South House (4460 Beresford St) |
Join us for our Caregiver Lunch Program, a nourishing space where you can connect, learn helpful tips, and engage in our educational and self-care activities with Lorena: “My Success Starts with Me” designed for caregivers.
It would be an afternoon to relax, connect with fellow caregivers, and enjoy a well-deserved break with an introduction of “Seniors First BC” for this session.
Burnaby’s Caregiver Support Program is funded by the Government of BC and managed by the United Way of BC.
Please see the poster for more details.
To register or to learn more, please contact Leila at SeniorPeerCaregiver@burnabynh.ca or 604-375-5778.
Community Mahjong Club
| Mondays | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | In-person at Brentwood House (2055 Rosser Ave.) |
Soup Lunch
| Mondays | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | In-person at North House (4908 Hastings St) |
Community Cafes
| Thursdays | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | In-person at South House (4460 Beresford St) |
| Fridays | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | In-person at North House (4908 Hastings St) |
Drop in to chat and relax, or take part in the activities and games going on that day. Bring your favourite game to share with others or learn something new.
At BNH North, the Mahjong Club is now part of this group and will meet at this time.
This is open to anyone who wants to connect over a tea or coffee with others in the community, and if you want to play table games, so much the better!
Digital Literacy Program
Would you like learn to use email, create files and documents, use excel, search the Internet or practice typing and writing skills on a computer? Volunteer Computer Instructors are available to help community residents with their computer learning needs. We offer support in multiple languages.
Drop in to this in-person program at the North House, South House or Brentwood. No registration required.
You can use one of the Neighbourhood House devices or bring your own device. For more information, email us at computercafe@burnabynh.ca.
Please see poster for more details.
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South House 100 – 4460 Beresford St |
North House 4908 Hastings St |
Brentwood 2055 Rosser Avenue |
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Mondays: 12 pm – 2 pm Thursdays: 3 pm – 5 pm 604-396-7307 or computercafe@burnabynh.ca |
Mondays: 10 am – 12 pm 604-294-5444 or Click here to view June Calendar |
Wednesdays: 10 am – 12 pm 604-299-5778 or |
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Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP)
Kindly supported by:
The Burnaby Community Adult Literacy program offered by the Burnaby Neighbourhood House since Dec. 2011 is the only literacy program available in Burnaby.
We have been working hard to improve and increase literacy in the Burnaby community through CALP. The program supports English speakers who lack basic reading and writing skills by pairing them with a trained tutor who they meet once a week for 2 hour sessions. Learners are assessed before being accepted into the program to know what their goals are and an individual learning plan is created to support their learning curve.
If you’re passionate about literacy and learning, why not become a Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP) volunteer! For more information, contact Rajeeta at 604-396-7307.
Qi Gong
| Mondays | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | In-person at Brentwood House (2055 Rosser Ave) |
Discover some basic concepts of Qi (vital life force energy). Qi Gong focuses on breath and movement to open up the energy flow in the body. These gentle movement routines can add to anyone’s repertoire for health, stress management and fitness. These routines even alleviate lower blood pressure/cholesterol and improves digestion & respiratory conditions. Join us in enhancing your own awareness about energy!
See poster for more details.
For more info, please email annr@burnabynh.ca or call 604-294-5444.
Multi-Lingual Translation/Interpretation Support
We have trained multi-lingual volunteers who are ready and willing to help in our community. If you know a neighbour or an organization that needs help with translation, interpretation or general support of new comers call the Neighbourhood House and we will refer a volunteer to you.
We are especially looking for bi-lingual Mandarin, Farsi/Dari, Arabic and Korean volunteers to be trained.
Income Tax Clinic
Volunteers complete income tax returns for low-income earners income tax earners from March-June.
All tax services are provided to members. Donations are welcome! Tax receipts are issued for donations greater than $15.
Click our brochure for more details
Criteria of eligibility:
- Burnaby resident
- Single individual with an income of $40,000 or less per year.
- Single Parent with an income of $45,000 or less per year.
- A couple with an income of $50,000 or less per year.
- For each dependent/child add $3,000
- Investment interest income cannot exceed $1,000.
- Current member of Burnaby Neighbourhood House (BNH).
Do you need support this year? If so, please click the following link: https://burnabynh.ca/volunteer-income-tax-program/
Free Law Clinic
The clinic will run until August 7, 2024
For those wishing to attend a drop-in clinic please refer to this poster for details.
| Mondays | 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm | In-person at Brentwood House (by appointment only) |
| Tuesdays | 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm | In-person at North House (by appointment only) |
| Wednesdays | 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm | In-person at South House (by appointment only) |
In partnership with the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, LSLAP assists low-income earners who live in the lower Mainland of BC with various legal issues, including:
- Criminal (summary offences where the Crown is not seeking jail time);
- Civil Resolution (must be a civil claim under $5,000)
- Small Claims (must be a civil claim under $25,000, $35,000 if filed after June 1st, 2017);
- Employment Standards;
- Residential Tenancy;
- WorkSafe BC;
- Consumer Protection;
- Employment Insurance;
- CPP and Old-Age Pension;
- Wills and Estates; and
- Immigration and Refugee Matters.
Check their website at www.lslap.bc.ca for more details. Please call them to book an appointment at 604-822-5791. They will be operating most of their clinics in-person, with some remote options. There are appointment times during evenings and weekends if needed. They cannot give legal advice over the telephone.
LSLAP is a non-profit run by law students at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.