Langley Hospice Society

What Langley Hospice Society does

Langley Hospice Society is a registered Canadian non-profit charitable organization founded in 1983 and headquartered in Langley City, British Columbia. It delivers free hospice palliative care and bereavement support programs to terminally ill individuals, their families, and community members experiencing the death of a loved one, serving adult, child, youth and family segments. Core programs include individual and group grief support for adults and children/youth (ages 3-19), community outreach and education, and the newly developed Doug and Fran MacDonald Langley Hospice Residence, a 15-bed residential hospice providing end-of-life care under a clinical arrangement with Fraser Health Authority. Service delivery occurs primarily through the Supportive Program Centre at 20660 48 Ave, the residence at 22008 52nd Ave, and community venues such as the Walnut Grove Community Centre and Derek Doubleday Arboretum, with virtual programming delivered via Zoom.

The Society operates with approximately 20 employees and a deep volunteer base, including more than 80 thrift-store volunteers contributing over 18,000 hours annually. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and is generated through a diversified mix of general donations, memorial and in-honour gifts, planned giving (wills, securities, property), grants, BC Gaming funding, United Way of the Lower Mainland support, fundraising events, and a small Fraser Health service contract. Second Story Treasures Thrift Store, a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in 1998 in Walnut Grove, is a boutique-style retail operation that contributes more than 30% of the Society's annual operating revenue and doubles as an environmental reduce/reuse/recycle initiative diverting tens of thousands of pounds of goods annually. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors elected annually by Society members, and operates no proprietary technology platform beyond standard SaaS tools for donations, virtual programming and event calendar distribution.

Name

Langley Hospice Society

Legal name

Langley Hospice Society

Website

https://langleyhospice.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Langley Hospice Society is a registered Canadian non-profit, founded in 1983 in Langley, BC, that provides free hospice palliative care and bereavement support to terminally ill individuals, families, and grieving adults and children through community programs and a new 15-bed residential hospice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospice and Bereavement Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Hospice palliative care
• Bereavement support services
• Grief counseling programs
• Community health services
• Thrift store fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley City, British Columbia

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. General Donations: The organization relies on general donations from the public to fund palliative and bereavement care programs and services.
2. Second Story Treasures Thrift Store: Boutique-style thrift store in Walnut Grove generating over 30% of annual operating revenue. Operated with volunteer support and incorporates reduce/reuse/recycle philosophy. Responsible for more than 80 volunteers giving over 18,000 volunteer hours annually.
3. BC Gaming: Provincial gaming funding as part of diversified funding sources.
4. United Way: Funding support from United Way of the Lower Mainland.
5. Memorial and In-Honour Gifts: Gifts made in memory of loved ones or in honour of special occasions, with personalized acknowledgment cards sent.
6. Planned Giving: Bequests through wills or living trusts, life insurance designations, and gifts of securities or property.
7. Grants: Various grant funding to support programs and services.
8. Fraser Health Service Contract: Small service contract with Fraser Health for healthcare services.
9. Fundraising Events: Annual fundraising events to support quality programming and maintain free services.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Langley Hospice Society provides free hospice palliative care and bereavement support services to individuals and families in Langley, British Columbia. Its services span adult and child/youth grief counseling and support groups, community outreach and education, and end-of-life residential care through a 15-bed hospice residence operated in partnership with Fraser Health Authority. A wholly-owned thrift store, Second Story Treasures, generates over 30% of annual operating revenue and supports the Society's mission.

Product overview

Langley Hospice Society offers a coordinated portfolio of bereavement and palliative care services centered at its Supportive Program Centre. The core offerings include Grief Support for Adults and Grief Support for Children and Youth, providing individual counseling, peer support groups, and specialized programs like yoga, walking groups, and summer camps. The Doug and Fran MacDonald Langley Hospice Residence is a 15-bed facility delivering end-of-life residential care with family support services. Second Story Treasures Thrift Store operates as a fundraising retail outlet contributing over 30% of annual operating revenue. Community Outreach and Education extends awareness through events and partnerships. All services are provided free of charge to clients, funded through donations, grants, thrift store revenue, and Fraser Health partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grief Support for Adults

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fraser Health AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Health provides clinical staff and oversight at the Doug and Fran MacDonald Langley Hospice Residence. The organization also has a small service contract with Fraser Health for healthcare services. Fraser Health's Hospice Palliative Care Program refers patients and families to Langley Hospice services.
• Langley Division of Family PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the annual Walk to Remember memorial event at Derek Doubleday Arboretum, partnering with Langley Hospice Society to acknowledge community members impacted by death of loved ones.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Canuck Place Children's Hospice: BC's pediatric hospice providing residential end-of-life and bereavement care for children and families. Comparable in hospice mission, bereavement programming, and BC-based nonprofit model, though focused on a younger population.
• Victoria Hospice Society: A long-established BC community hospice society providing residential hospice beds, palliative care, and bereavement programs. Highly comparable in mission, services, and nonprofit funding model to Langley Hospice Society.
• Crossroads Hospice Society: A BC community hospice society in New Westminster offering hospice residence care, grief support, and volunteer-driven programs. Directly comparable in service mix, volunteer reliance, and donation-funded model.
• Vancouver Hospice Society: A BC hospice society offering bereavement and end-of-life support services in the Vancouver region. Comparable mission and donor-dependent funding profile to Langley Hospice Society.
• Burnaby Hospice Society: A neighboring BC community hospice society providing palliative and bereavement support. Directly comparable scope of services, volunteer model, and geographic context.

Broad incumbents

• Fraser Health Authority: The regional health authority that provides clinical staff, referrals, and a service contract to Langley Hospice Society. A broader healthcare incumbent that overlaps with hospice palliative care delivery across the region.

Others

• BC Bereavement Helpline: A provincial referral and support organization that lists Langley Hospice Society as a resource. Operates in the overlapping grief and bereavement support space and is an ecosystem peer.

Regional players

• Surrey Hospice Society: A Fraser Valley-adjacent hospice society offering palliative and grief support services. Comparable service offerings but serving a different lower-mainland geography than Langley.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LangleyHospice
• Facebookfacebook.com/langleyhospicesociety
• Instagraminstagram.com/langleyhospice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/langley-hospice-society

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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