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VANCOUVER ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURVIVORS OF TORTURE — Quick View


Registration no.:
119281160 RR 0001
Status:
Registered
Effective date of status:
1987-01-01
Type of qualified donee:
Charity
Designation:
Charitable organization

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Reporting period ending: 2020-12-31

Programs and activities:

Ongoing programs: Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) conducts individual therapy sessions for Refugee, Refugee claimant, Temporary Foreign Worker, and Youth clients who are survivors of torture and trauma. VAST also runs ongoing weekly groups such as "Getting Through it", to provide information and support for refugee claimants during their clam process, "Now What?", to build community and promote wellbeing of Protected Persons, Government Assisted and Privately Sponsored refugees as they resettle in Canada, "Spanish Speaking Group for Families", that focuses on stress management and community-building for the Latino community, and "Welcome to VAST", that provides psychosocial support orientation for Arabic speaking clients. VAST also implements mental health support activities for clients such as "Move & Relax", which is Yoga practicing, and VAST Outdoors program, that facilities short local hiking or walking trips in nature. Our new program, Survivors Advocate Program, initiated in partnership with the UN, is a capacity building program for emerging leaders and those clients who wish to become advocates. The first edition of "Voices Against Torture" journal was also prepared in 2020 with the support of our Editorial Board members, aiming to provide a platform for discussion of torture prevention, improve awareness of and support for refugee and immigrant mental health, and highlight global human rights concerns.

New programs: Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) has launched new programs, including "Art Making in Community", that helps clients to heal in community by making arts, and "Women's Survivors Resources Network", for women coming from armed conflict areas, who wish to support women in similar situations. We will be publishing editions of "Voices Against Torture" journal. We are also planning to use virtually accessible promotion tools that will be targeting a wider range of population engagement. All VAST programs and activities except the VAST Outdoor program have been conducted virtually since the pandemic.


Total revenue: $781,209.00


Total expenses: $754,939.00


Compensation

  • Total compensation for all positions
    $550,459.00
  • Full-time employees
    7
  • Part-time employees
    4
  • Professional and consulting fees
Compensated full-time positions:
$1 to $39,999
3
$40,000 to $79,999
3
$80,000 to $119,999
1

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Screen ID:
CRA-HACC-QVP1
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