The HOPE Centre is a family of special services created and managed to meet the needs of the people of Gabriola Island. Our programs serve the children, youth and families of Gabriola Island by supporting and strengthening the resiliency in their lives.
Our History
The HOPE Centre is an initiative of Verstraete Evangelistic Association (VEA), founded in 1982, as a Canadian registered, non-profit, Christian charitable organization, with British Columbia Society status since 1994. Tax deductible receipts are issued by the Verstraete Evangelistic Association. The HOPE Centre offers resources and programs to anyone in need regardless of social, economic, religious, age, or gender status, without any prerequisite of membership in any religious, non-religious or community organization, nor any pressure to become a member of any such organization. The affairs and management of The HOPE Centre are governed by the Board of Directors of the VEA.
