Gordon Neighbourhood House

What Gordon Neighbourhood House does

Gordon Neighbourhood House (GNH) is a charitable non-profit organization founded in 1942 and operating continuously from 1019 Broughton Street in Vancouver's West End since 1986. It functions as a multi-program community hub serving one of Canada's densest urban neighbourhoods (over 45,000 residents) with a paid staff of 11–50 supported by a volunteer base that reportedly outnumbers employees. Programs span food security (community lunches at $7.50 per meal, food rescue, farmers' market coupon distribution, urban farm), licensed childcare and summer camps, free multilingual mental health counselling, newcomer settlement services, senior programming (including meal delivery), Neighbourhood Small Grants of up to $500 to residents, community development and civic engagement, and emerging climate adaptation work such as the Cool Kits Program. It is a member of the Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC (ANHBC), which currently provides governance backstop during an executive leadership transition.

The organization operates no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is in-person at the Broughton Street facility, supplemented by Zoom-based programming and door-to-door outreach (e.g., meal delivery to isolated seniors, cooling-kit distribution). Revenue is a blend of public and private grants (Vancouver Foundation, City of Vancouver Community Climate Action Grant 2026–2027, provincial food-security funding, United Way BC), individual donations and sponsorships, modest program fees (community lunches, $5 annual memberships), and space rental. The Attic Thrift Store, historically an adjacent revenue-generating subsidiary, closed permanently in April 2022. Distribution is community-led: word-of-mouth, volunteer referrals, school and local-organization partnerships, and a website-plus-Eventbrite digital layer for program registration and donations. Strategic posture is expanding program surface (climate, food systems change, advocacy) while navigating executive leadership succession following the August 2024 departure of Executive Director Siobhan Powlowski.

Name

Gordon Neighbourhood House

Legal name

Gordon Neighbourhood House

Website

https://gordonhouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gordon Neighbourhood House is a Vancouver-based charitable non-profit, founded in 1942, that runs a multi-program community hub in the West End offering food security, licensed childcare, mental health counselling, settlement, senior, and community development services to local residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Food security programs
• Settlement services
• Licensed childcare
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Gordon Neighbourhood House operates as a charitable organization that relies on donations from the public, sponsorships, and fundraising campaigns to support its programs. The website prominently features a 'Donate' button and sponsorship options.
2. Government and Foundation Grants: The organization receives provincial and municipal funding (e.g., provincial food security infrastructure funding, City of Vancouver Community Climate Action Grant) and foundation grants (e.g., Vancouver Foundation for Neighbourhood Small Grants). These grants fund specific programs and infrastructure improvements.
3. Program Revenue and Space Rental: Community Lunches are offered at a minimal cost ($7.50 per meal). Memberships are available for $5 per year. The organization also rents out its space to external groups for events, generating venue rental revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gordon Neighbourhood House is a charitable non-profit community hub that delivers free and low-cost social service programs for residents of Vancouver's West End. Its offerings span food security (community lunches, food rescue, farmers' market coupons, urban gardens), multilingual mental health counselling, licensed childcare and camps, settlement services for newcomers, seniors' programs, and resident-led small grants funding, all delivered primarily in-person at its Broughton Street facility.

Product overview

Gordon Neighbourhood House operates as a community hub organization offering a portfolio of interconnected social service programs rather than a technology product. The core offerings include food security initiatives (Food Justice, Community Kitchen/Lunch, Food Rescue, Farmers' Market Coupons), health and wellness services (Community Mental Health, Counselling Groups), family and senior programming (Children & Families, Senior Programs, Licensed Childcare), immigrant settlement support, community development, and small grants funding. Programs are designed to respond to West End neighbourhood needs and are delivered through staff, volunteers, and community partnerships. The organization also coordinates community gardens, distributes emergency cooling kits, and rents space for community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 55 urban gardening spaces coordinated across the West End
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Way British ColumbiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Neighbourhood House is a proud partner with United Way British Columbia as a United Way Regional Community Food Hub. Food hubs are networks of community partners working together to improve food access by sharing resources and knowledge to deliver programs that increase access to nourishing and culturally appropriate food on Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula.
• Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC (ANHBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Neighbourhood House is a member of the Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC (ANHBC), a network of neighbourhood houses across British Columbia. ANHBC provides organizational support, shared resources, best practices, and governance support during leadership transitions.
• Health Initiative for MenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Initiative for Men facilitates harm reduction and Naloxone workshops at Gordon Neighbourhood House, providing essential training on how to respond to overdoses and enhancing community safety and well-being.
• West End BIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Neighbourhood House partners with the West End Business Improvement Association for community clean-up events and other neighbourhood initiatives that engage local businesses and residents.
• Disability Without PovertyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Neighbourhood House partnered with Disability Without Poverty during National AccessAbility Week to raise awareness about the Canada Disability Benefit and collect signatures and comments to present to local MPs and the Finance Minister.
• Community Food Centres CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Food Centres Canada partners with and supports Gordon Neighbourhood House in the food justice movement, sharing knowledge and resources to build inclusive, culturally responsive food programs.
• UBC (Centre for Community Engaged Learning)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Neighbourhood House has partnered with UBC's Centre for Community Engaged Learning for reading week projects, where students planned and hosted cooking workshops and other programs for the community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Metro Vancouver: Larger regional non-profit operating childcare, housing, and women's support programs across Metro Vancouver. Comparable in operating non-profit social services and grant-funded community programming, though with a broader scale and women's-focused mandate.

Direct peers

• Kamplops Neighbourhood House: ANHBC-affiliated neighbourhood house on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside providing community meals, food security, and seniors' programs to a vulnerable urban population. Strongly comparable mission and operating model in a dense urban setting.
• South Vancouver Neighbourhood House: ANHBC member neighbourhood house delivering comparable food security, seniors, family, and newcomer programming in South Vancouver. Functions under the same neighbourhood-house operating model with similar funding sources.
• Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House: ANHBC member delivering an analogous portfolio of community programs (food, childcare, seniors, newcomer services) in a different Vancouver neighbourhood. Operates on the same neighbourhood-house operating model with comparable revenue mix of grants, donations, and nominal program fees.
• Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House: ANHBC member neighbourhood house offering a similar mix of childcare, settlement, food, and seniors programs in East Vancouver. Closest direct comparable in terms of neighbourhood-house model, ANHBC affiliation, and multi-program community-service mandate.
• West End Community Centre: A City of Vancouver-operated community centre located in the same West End neighbourhood as Gordon Neighbourhood House. Delivers directly comparable programming including seniors' services, food programming, and community events to an overlapping resident base.
• Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House: ANHBC-affiliated neighbourhood house in East Vancouver providing childcare, food programs, and community development services. Closely comparable in operating structure, ANHBC membership, and program breadth.
• Carnegie Community Centre: Downtown Vancouver community centre operating low-barrier social, recreational, food, and community-development programs. Comparable in mission scope and focus on serving vulnerable urban populations, although operated by the City rather than as an independent non-profit.
• Burnaby Neighbourhood House: ANHBC member offering the same neighbourhood-house service portfolio (childcare, food programs, settlement, seniors, community development) in adjacent Burnaby. Functions as a near-identical operating model under the same ANHBC umbrella.

Others

• United Way British Columbia: A major funder and partner (Regional Community Food Hub convener) rather than direct competitor. Highly relevant because United Way BC's funding and food-hub network directly shape Gordon Neighbourhood House's revenue and program strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gordonnhouse

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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