This slideshow by enp features almost 140 social enterprises (i.e., businesses owned by non-profit organizations) in British Columbia. Enterprising Non-Profits (enp) is a collaborative program that promotes and supports social enterprise development and growth as a means to build strong non-profits and healthier communities. To learn more about enp, go to www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca

1. A collaborative program supported by the following organizations:

2. Every ASPECT Management services include association and events management, ASPECT impact on-line training, as well as administering sales and support for ASPECT's existing employability resources. ASPECT Every ASPECT Management Victoria enp workshop participant

3. Camp Pringle United Church Residential Camp Shawnigan Lake/Victoria enp workshop participant

4. The Bagel Club Catering Vancouver enp workshop participant The Bagel Club Catering provides adults with various abilities the opportunity to be trained and employed in the catering field. Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver

5. CAFCA Autism Services 2005 & 2008 enp grant recipient Victoria Child and Family Counselling Association

6. A Rocha Agricultural Services Surrey 2004 enp grant recipient Their Community Shared Agriculture program in Surrey produces over 8,000 pounds of organically-grown vegetables annually, with a portion going to low income families.

7. Glendale Gardens 2008 & 2010 enp grant recipient Victoria Horticulture Centre of the Pacific

8. The Cleaning Solution Vancouver 2003 and 2010 enp grant recipient

9. The Burnaby Hospice Society… provides compassionate care to individuals and families during the dying and grieving process and educates the community about death and dying. enp workshop participant The Burnaby Hospice Society Thrift Store Burnaby

10. Modo The Car Co-op (Formerly the Co-operative Auto Network) Supported by enp in 2008 Vancouver

11. 2005 enp grant recipient The Cornerstone Café Victoria Fernwood Community Centre

12. enp workshop participant Blade Runner Shredding Service Cranbrook Society for Community Living Cranbrook Shredding services social enterprise employing people with disabilities

13. GO2 Carshare Cooperative Smithers 2009 enp grant recipient ( One Sky: Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living )

14. Blue Lake’s enp grant for a feasibility study helped the organization leverage $1.2 million in funding to implement their project. Blue Lake Forest Education Society Cranbrook 2009 enp grant recipient

15. SOAICL promotes, organizes and supports the education, training, development and welfare of special needs children and adults. Bicycle social enterprise Double O Bikes Osoyoos Southern Okanagan Association for Integrated Community Living (SOAICL)

16. Past enp workshop participant Vancouver MOSAIC Language Services A leading Canadian language-services agency specializing in interpretation, translation, foreign-language consultation, videoconferencing and more.

17. Landscaping with Heart invests in people living with a mental illness by providing professional landscaping training and market employment. COAST Landscaping with Heart Vancouver 2001, 2003, & 2009 enp grant recipient COAST Social Enterprise Foundation

18. Malaspina Printmakers 2010 enp grant recipient Vancouver Malaspina Printmakers is a non-profit artist-run centre that supports the development of printmaking as a contemporary art form and promotes and preserves traditional print practice.

19. enp workshop participant Vancouver Joe Ink Performance Society

20. 3H Craftworks Vancouver Since 1966, Craftworks has worked with Vancouver adults who are unable to seek and maintain regular employment due to physical challenges and/or mental illness, to participate in meaningful work. enp workshop participant

21. Earth Matters Eco Store Nelson 2008 & 2010 enp grant recipient Nelson Cares Society

22. 2006 enp grant recipient Ecotrust Canada Vancouver

23. 2009 enp grant recipient Larry’s Cycle and Sport Kelowna and District Society for Community Living Kelowna

24. Aunt Leah’s Thrift Store Vancouver 2005 & 2010 enp grant recipient Proceeds from the thrift store support vulnerable moms and babies. Aunt Leah’s Society helps prevent children in foster care from becoming homeless, and mothers in need from losing custody of their children.

25. Fair trade, organic coffee at a great price. Café Etico Vancouver (Co-Development Canada) Original enp pilot project participant & 2008 & 2009 grant recipient

26. JUSTPOTTERS Vancouver 2009 enp grant recipient

27. Camp Thunderbird YMCA-YWCA Greater Victoria Sooke A residential camp

28. Parent organization was a 2002 grant recipient Vancouver Bugs Be Gone Portland Hotel Society (PHS)

29. EMBERS Staffing Solutions is a job brokering enterprise that hires workers onto its own payroll and places them in temporary and part-time jobs that fit with the individual’s work availability, job readiness, skills, and back-to-work plan. 2009 enp grant recipient EMBERS Staffing Solutions Vancouver EMBERS (Eastside Movement for Business & Economic Renewal Society)

30. Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Services Agencies of BC 2006 enp grant recipient Vancouver AMSSA is an affiliation of over 75 multicultural agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural services in communities throughout British Columbia.

31. The Banqueting Table North Vancouver Catering social enterprise A non-profit catering company since 1998 Hillside Church

32. Sewing with Heart supports clients who are interested in employment as sewers through membership in the Common Thread Co-operative. COAST Sewing with Heart Vancouver 2003 enp grant recipient COAST Social Enterprise Foundation

33. 2007 enp grant recipient Street Youth Job Action (SYJA) Vancouver Family Services of Greater Vancouver

34. A women’s training and employment program in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside 2010 enp grant recipient Vancouver Tradeworks Custom Products

35. EWMA is a self employment initiative for women impacted by violence who face significant barriers to traditional employment. Enterprising Women Making Art Parent Organization has received an enp grant Vancouver Atira Women’s Resource Society

36. Provides a full selection of residential property management services. ATIRA Property Management Vancouver 2001 enp grant recipient Brian Harris Photo ATIRA Women’s Resources

37. Parent organization has received an enp grant Ten Thousand Villages is an organization which sells handicrafts from “developing” countries through its network of stores in Canada and the USA. The Lower Mainland, Okanagan and Victoria Ten Thousand Villages Mennonite Central Committee

38. Bella Coola Valley Sustainable Agricultural Society Bella Coola 2010 enp grant recipient

39. A Fraser Valley organic farm cooperative Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-op Abbotsford The farm runs a small Community Supported Agriculture program. Members of the CSA become partners with the farmers - they purchase a share of the crop at the start of the season and receive a weekly Harvest Box over 16 weeks in the summer.

40. Cariboo-Central Interior Poultry Association Abattoir Quesnel 2009 enp grant recipient CCIPPA endeavors to create economic diversification in communities of the Cariboo-Central Interior through agriculture initiatives.

41. 2010 enp grant recipient Coquitlam Farmers Market Coquitlam

42. Slenyah Convenience Store Stellat’en First Nation Fraser Lake 2009 enp grant recipient The store has been operated by the band since 1998 and offers a range of fairly priced goods: gas, diesel, staples, packaged foods, nonalcoholic drinks, newspapers, automotive and household goods, cigarettes and apparels.

43. Parent organization received enp grant in 2005 Ecoworks The Fraser Valley Employment & Community Development MCC BC Ecoworks has demonstrated the ability to create a positive and safe learning/work environment that builds employability skills and self confidence. They perform quality landscape design and maintenance.

44. Tom Uphill Manor Fernie Family Housing 2005 enp grant recipient Fernie (Actual building not as shown)

45. Supported by enp in 2010 Common Thread Sewing Cooperative Vancouver

46. Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society 2008 & 2010 enp grant recipient Queen Charlotte

47. The Talkin’ Donkey is a non-profit coffee house with a social, environmental and spiritual conscience. All profits support local and international needs. Frequent enp workshop catering provider The Talkin’ Donkey Salvation Army Vernon

48. Camp Elphinstone YMCA-YWCA Greater Vancouver Sunshine Coast A residential camp

49. Farm Folk / City Folk 2000, 2008, 2009 & 2010 enp grant recipient Vancouver FarmFolk/CityFolk is a not-for-profit society working to cultivate a local, sustainable food system

50. Christina Lake Living Arts Centre 2007 enp grant recipient Christina Lake

51. 2007 enp grant recipient Vancouver Vancouver Farmers Markets

52. Fiddleworks provides accessible, affordable music education for children and adults delivered with heart and skill by dedicated professionals. A music education social enterprise Fiddleworks Salt Spring Island

53. MP Enterprises 2009 & 2010 enp grant recipient Vancouver Mission Possible

54. Museum of Vancouver 2008 enp grant participant Vancouver

55. My Sister’s Closet Vancouver (Battered Women’s Support Services) 2003 enp grant recipient Profits are used to fund services and programs for women dealing with violence or abuse.

56. Kootenay Carshare Coop (Formerly Nelson Carshare Cooperative) Nelson 2009 enp grant recipient

57. Ray Cam Community Centre Vancouver enp workshop participant Vancouver Youth Radio Licensed Childcare

58. enp workshop participant and caterer Surrey Kla-how-eya Culinary Arts Program Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre of SACS

59. Career Development Services (CDS) Trail Association for Community Living 2007 enp grant recipient Trail City of Trail Landscaping Contract since 1989 Gyro & Haley Park Concession Stands since 2001 Thrifty Treasures Thrift Store since 2004 West Kootenay Youth & Adult Woodshop since 2006 Trail Blazers Property Maintenance since 2008

60. Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2006 enp grant recipient Vancouver

61. 2009 enp grant recipient Vancouver W2 Community Media Arts

62. Mis’cel’la’ny Finds enp workshop participant Vancouver Women Working With Women (W4) A thrift store that trains hard to place women

63. "community... with earth in mind" 2006 & 2010 enp grant recipient Shawnigan Lake O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE

64. Pacific Rim Health Services Co-operative is a multi-stakeholder co-op with around 100 members. They are comprised of six local organizations, the co-op doctors, 10 founding members and individual community members. Pacific Rim Health Services Cooperative Port Alberni 2007 enp grant recipient

65. The Painter Sisters Vancouver Parent organization has received an enp grant

66. 2009 enp grant recipient JUSTRENOS Vancouver

67. 2008 enp grant recipient White Rock White Rock Hospice Society Thrift Store Generating a reliable source of income throughout the year, the Thrift Store allows the Hospice Society to be less dependent on fundraising events and government grants.

68. New Vista Café Burnaby 2005 enp grant recipient The New Vista Café is located on the first floor of the Care Home and is open to all New Vista residents, tenants and visitors. The café offers delicious and nutritious meals at very reasonable prices.

69. NK’MIP (Inkameep) winery includes a golf course and conference centre and is owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band Social enterprise wine offered at most enp events Osoyoos NK’MIP Winery

70. Light House – Sustainable Building Centre Vancouver 2006 & 2007 enp grant recipient Light House is an enterprising non-profit society dedicated to advancing and catalyzing sustainability in BC's built environment.

71. 2011 enp workshop participant Vancouver Our Community Bikes PEDAL: Pedal Energy Development Alternatives

72. "Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the 3rd millennium" Ethical Computer Recycling A computer recycling social enterprise Free Geek Vancouver

73. Crafthouse at YVR & Crafthouse Granville Island 2008 enp grant recipient Craft Council of BC Vancouver

74. Nelson 2008 enp grant recipient Association des Francophones des Kootenays Ouest French community radio, language classes, Internet services, summer camp, and library services

75. The Gathering Place Catering and Hospitality Services Prince George Native Friendship Centre Prince George 2006 & 2010 enp grant recipient

76. 2001 enp grant recipient for related venture The Grape Box Burnaby Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) This small woodshop provides training as well as employment opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities

77. CirKids 2006 & 2007 enp grant recipient Vancouver

78. Harrop Procter Community Forest – Forest Products Procter 2002 enp grant recipient

79. Venue and caterer for enp events H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Vancouver

80. Health & Home Care Society of BC (Formerly Victoria Order of Nurses) Vancouver enp original pilot project participant and 2009 & 2010 grant recipient

81. Hope in Shadows Vancouver 2009 enp grant recipient Hope in Shadows is a charitable organization creating positive social change for people and communities impacted by poverty and marginalization.

82. The Improv Centre (Granville Island) Vancouver Venue for enp ’s 15 th anniversary party ????.

83. 2010 Social Enterprise MeetUP participant Inn at Laurel Point Victoria Owned by a foundation

84. Producer of enp ’s 2010 video on Social Enterprise Vancouver Intersections Media

85. Providence Farm Duncan 2004 enp grant recipient

86. 2009 enp grant recipient Vancouver The Kettle Friendship Society The Kettle Friendship Society is a member of the Common Thread Sewing Cooperative

87. Poco Dots provides quality daycare programs in a safe and nurturing environment for children from 30 months to age 12. A daycare social enterprise Port Coquitlam Poco Dots

88. Quince Paste & Butter Quince Jelly Kings and Spies Hard Cider 2002, 2005 & 2008 enp grant recipient Victoria LifeCycles

89. The Aboriginal Mother Centre started the Studio to make blankets, wall hangings, tote bags and other knitted products with genuine Aboriginal design. 2006 enp grant recipient Vancouver MaMa’s Wall St. Studio Aboriginal Mother Centre

90. Aleza Lake Research Forest Society Aleza Lake (Prince George Region) 2009 enp grant recipient * All photos courtesy of Aleza Lake Research Forest Society from their website at http://alrf.unbc.ca / The Aleza Lake Research Forest is a 9000 ha university-based outdoor research facility and working forest

91. Megaphone 2009 enp grant recipient Vancouver Street Corner Media Foundation Megaphone is a magazine sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors.

92. Metchosin Camp 2008 & 2009 enp grant recipient Victoria Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria

93. 2003 & 2009 enp grant recipient Jewish Family Services Vancouver Seniors Home Support Resettlement and Employment Services

94. Pearl’s Seconds Thrift Store Squamish 2008 enp grant recipient The most eclectic thrift store in Squamish offering quality second hand items at low prices! Howe Sound Women’s Centre Society

95. JUSTCATERING Vancouver enp event caterer & 2009 grant recipient

96. Potluck operates a fully professional Café and Catering enterprise. Revenue is directly invested back into its community social programs that are integrated into its daily operations. Photo: Brian Harris Potluck Catering Vancouver 2001 & 2008 enp grant recipient

97. Naramata Centre Naramata (United Church of Canada) Retreat and Conference Centre A social enterprise in the Okanagan

98. Prince George Native Friendship Centre Prince George 2006 & 2010 enp grant recipient The PGNFC maintains several meeting rooms and halls suitable for meetings, conferences, and training sessions.

99. Mary Winspear Centre 2009 enp grant recipient Sidney Sidney and North Saanich Memorial Park Society

100. New Hope Cuisine The North Shore Salvation Army North Vancouver enp workshop participant New Hope Cuisine meals are ideal if you’re in a hurry, need a night off from cooking, or have limited mobility. Every meal sold supports The North Shore Salvation Army Community Programs

101. The Radio Station Cafe 2002 enp grant recipient Vancouver PHS Community Services

102. Providence Place Inn Port Hardy 2009 enp workshop participant and 2010 workshop venue host The Hotel with Heart

103. Moving On was started with a long-term purpose to help support social programs through Fraserside Community Services Society . Moving On , a moving company which specializes in small moves. Photograph by : Jason Lang/THE RECORD 2006 enp grant recipient New Westminster MOVING ON Fraserside Community Services

104. Village Arts Society 2010 enp grant recipient Invermere

105. Raincoast Conservation Foundation Raincoast Images Sidney 2002 enp grant recipient

106. Frequent venue for enp workshops & events Vancouver YWCA Hotel

107. Sanford Property Management 2005 enp grant recipient All profits are directed to Katherine Sanford Housing Society to help realize their mission of developing safe, secure and affordable housing for people with mental illness and/or addictions. Vancouver The Katherine Sandford Housing Society

108. Vancouver ReBoot 2006 enp grant recipient Reboot Vancouver is a non-profit retailer of refreshed PC's.

109. Summerland’s Penny Lane Bargain Outlet provides a sustainable source of funding for youth initiatives through their retail success. The store provides both training and employment opportunities for youth. 2007 enp grant recipient Summerland Penny Lane Bargain Outlet

110. ReStores are located all across Canada including several in BC. Vision: A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo Photo: Brian Harris ReStore Victoria: 2002 & 2008 enp grant recipient Nanaimo: 2001 enp grant recipient

111. Richmond Society for Community Living enp workshop participant Richmond

112. A First Nations social enterprise Atlin Taku Wild was formed by the TRTFN to enable the commercial sale of sustainably caught wild salmon products to benefit the Taku River Tlingit and to help fund conservation efforts in the Taku River basin. Taku Wild Smoked Salmon Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN)

113. 2008 & 2010 enp grant recipient Nelson West Kootenay Women’s Association Recycled and reclaimed bags

114. The Right Stuff Greater Trail Community Skills Centre Trail Parent organization has received an enp grant

115. The Outdoor School Brackendale/North Vancouver 2009 enp grant recipient School District #44

116. Strathcona Community Dental Clinic 2009 & 2010 enp grant recipient Vancouver

117. Rotary Centre for the Arts 2010 enp workshop participant Kelowna

118. Sasamat Outdoor Centre Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC A residential camp Sasamat Outdoor Centre offers campers the opportunity to participate in a wide range of outdoor activities in a safe, supervised environment Port Moody

119. Senden Sustainable Agriculture Resource Centre 2008 & 2009 enp grant recipient Hazelton Upper Skeena Development Centre (USDC)

120. Started in 2004, Sewing With Heart focuses on providing income, work opportunities and skill development for people recovering from mental illness. Parent organization has received enp grants Vancouver Sewing With Heart Coast Social Enterprise Foundation

121. Richmond Family Place Thrift Store 2007 enp grant recipient Richmond

122. 2010 enp grant recipient Nelson West Kootenay Social Enterprise Society A janitorial social enterprise employing people with disabilities.

123. Camp Fircom United Church Residential Camp Gambier Island enp workshop participant

124. SFP Fun Zone Semiamhoo Family Place 2006 & 2007 enp grant recipient Surrey

125. SHARE Thrift Store Coquitlam 2003 & 2004 enp grant recipient

126. Public Dreams Vancouver Public Dreams produces events, rituals, and traditions that promote healthy and vibrant neighbourhoods. 2001, 2002, 2008 & 2010 enp grant recipient

127. Retreat & Conference Centre Sorrento Centre Sorrento 2009 enp workshop attendee Anglican Church of Canada

128. The Bean on Burrard Nechako Valley Community Services Society Vanderhoof Parent organization was an enp grant recipient The Bean’s primary objective is to provide employment for adults with special needs and to provide a greater level of integration into the community for individuals who are often significantly underemployed and isolated.

129. 2008 enp workshop participant Crews @ Work Victoria The Cridge Centre for the Family

130. Developmental Disabilities Association Child Development Centre Vancouver 2004 enp grant recipient Their Children's Services offer quality inclusive childcare programs in Vancouver and Richmond for both typical and special needs children.

131. Spark Youth Centre & Bookstore Kimberley 2010 enp grant recipient The Spark Youth Centre is the longest running youth centre in BC. Its music and bookstore sells new and used books, music CDs, and DVDs.

132. Starworks Packaging & Assembly Vancouver 2000 & 2004 enp grant recipient Developmental Disabilities Association Starworks employs people with developmental disabilities to perform light labour and assembly work. They employ over 25 on call workers in their 5000 square foot warehouse.

133. 2006 enp grant recipient Vancouver / British Columbia Western Canada Wilderness Committee Online store with calendars, cards, books, posters, maps, fair trade First Nations products and more.

134. Stillwood Camp & Conference Centre Cultus Lake A camp and conference centre Mennonite Brethren Conference of Churches

136. 2007 & 2009 enp grant recipient Victoria WIN Shops Victoria Women in Need Cooperative

137. The coffee kiosk provides employment skills training and a community hub for people living in the area. The Kiosk sells espresso coffee products, BC Lottery tickets, teas and cookies. 2001 & 2005 enp grant recipient Vancouver South Vancouver’s First Cup Coffee Kiosk South Vancouver Neighbourhood House