Community Programs

Community Programs Overview

Community programs include a variety of activities led and supported by volunteers who want to share their skills and talents. These programs aim to foster a strong sense of belonging and connection by bringing people together through shared activities, mutual support, and collective action.

Staff Contact

Community Program Staff Members:

Staff Name: TBD

Position Title: Community Engagement Coordinator

Email: TBD

Phone: N/A

Staff Name: TBD

Position Title: Community Engagement Supervisor

Email: TBD

Phone: N/A

CALP Program Staff Member:

Staff Name: Rajeeta Samala

Position Title: Adult Literacy Program Coordinator

Email: literacy@burnabynh.ca

Phone: 604-396-7307

Digital Cafe Staff Members:

Staff Name: Rajeeta Samala

Position Title: Adult Literacy Program Coordinator (South House)

Email: literacy@burnabynh.ca

Phone: 604-396-7307

Staff Name: Amy Jin

Position Title: Program Leader (North and Brentwood Houses)

Email: computercafe@burnabynh.ca

Phone: 604-396-7307

Special Events

Multicultural Potluck: Spring Fling Feast

Do you like trying food from different cultures?

Do you have a favorite dish to share? Then come join the Multicultural Potluck at Burnaby Neighbourhood House on Saturday, May 30 from 11:30-3:00pm. This is the first of our series of Multicultural Potlucks where we gather together as a community and share delicious food from cultures all over the world. Join us to make new friends, have great conversations, and enjoy a fantastic feast together. Please register by calling Michaela at 604-299-5778 or by filling out this form tinyurl.com/y53f7xd3.

Recurring Programs

Community EAL

EAL programs are designed to support participants in improving their English language skills so they can integrate into the broader community. These programs often focus on listening, speaking, reading, and […]

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Community Cafe

A community café is a social gathering space where people come together to enjoy food, drink, and each other's company, and play board games.

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Community Activities

Community Programs are volunteer-led programs, designed to be inclusive and accessible, often aimed at strengthening community ties.

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BNH Food Hubs

With funding from the United Way, BNH operates North and South Food Hubs for Burnaby residents. This program is only for those experiencing high levels of food insecurity.

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Literacy Now Burnaby

Literacy Now Burnaby is dedicated to working in partnership with community groups and organizations to build and enhance literacy services, programs, and networks in Burnaby. Our mission is to identify literacy needs in Burnaby and seek ways to encourage community efforts to add literacy components and supports to current programs or create new literacy initiatives where needed.

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Burnaby DUDES Club: A Brotherhood for Men’s Wellness

The Burnaby DUDES Club, founded in 2023, is a participant-led community that promotes men's wellness and healing through Indigenous-rooted practices.

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Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG)

These grants are for projects that will improve local neighbourhoods.

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Digital Cafe Program

Learn to use technology with confidence. Our amazing volunteers can help you with email, online forms, internet browsing, online safety, and more..

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Community Adult Literacy Program

The CALP program offers free one-on-one tutoring to eligible adult learners to strengthen their basic reading, writing, math, and digital skills.

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Burnaby Community Action Team

The Burnaby Community Action Team (BCAT) aims to reduce stigma around substance use through a diversity of initiatives such as anti-stigma workshops, presentations, naloxone training, and resource tables at community events, and improve the well-being of people with lived and living experience through regular outreach activities (involving the provision of harm reduction kits and daily supplies).

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