Help Bring Foundry Burnaby to Life
Burnaby’s young people need support closer to home.
Right now, youth aged 12 to 24 in our community are facing rising mental health challenges, substance use concerns, and crisis—and too often, they’re left navigating a system that is difficult to access when they need help most.
In Burnaby, there is currently no dedicated youth centre that brings together mental health care, primary care, substance use services, peer support, and social services in one welcoming space. Instead, young people are often faced with long waitlists, fragmented services, or care that isn’t designed for them. Many end up in emergency departments during moments of crisis—or fall through the cracks entirely.
Foundry Burnaby will change that.
It will be a free, walk-in community health centre where young people aged 12 to 24 can access integrated support under one roof—no referrals, no fees, and fewer barriers to getting help.
Your Support in Action
Foundry is a province-wide network of 17 youth centres that brings health and social services together in one place for young people aged 12 to 24. Burnaby is one of the last communities in the region without a centre of its own, and your support today is helping us change that. Foundry Burnaby is set to open spring 2027.
Burnaby Hospital & Community Foundation is proud to support the local fundraising effort for this provincial initiative. Responding to healthcare needs wherever they are most urgent, whether inside the hospital or out in the community, is core to what we do. Foundry Burnaby is a strong example of that commitment in action.
Be Part of the Change
Every gift helps create a safe, welcoming space where Burnaby’s young people can access the care they need—when they need it, close to home.
