We are a small collective of local business owners pooling our tech resources and helping each other find support online in this time of need.

Over 25% of small businesses are not expected to survive this healthcare and economic crisis and will be forced to close permanently. Our small businesses are an important part of our local culture, and it’s in our power to save them.

Help support your local community by buying gift cards, shopping online, and spreading the word so that your favourite shops will be around for years to come.

Our team of graduates from Recode Your Future Program supported by IT professionals from West Coast Foundation and IT in Canada will help businesses that are not online, get online. Services will be provided for free, supported languages includes Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic.

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CodeCast, ComIT.org, and West CoastTechnology Foundation have joined forces to launch a tech-focused job-training initiative to create new opportunities and options for youth and career changers in Western Canada. To start, 25 people will be invited to participate in the pilot project being delivered at The Network Hub’s locations in Vancouver and Nanaimo. We are also looking at possibilities of partnering with local organizations in smaller cities to create virtual classrooms to deliver workshop in real-time.

ComIT.org is a registered national charity providing free IT training to committed individuals who are underemployed or unemployed with a need to obtain employment in the short term. CodeCast is a streaming and recording platform for developer education. West Coast Technology Foundation is the non-profit arm of The Network Hub, leveraging its spaces and member network to collectively give back to the community.

Funding for instructor’s wage is generously provided by Western Economic Diversification Canada through ComIT.org. Classroom space and staffing of space is funded by West Coast Foundation. Technology that will make virtual classes possible has been generously donated by CodeCast team.

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Cà Phê Vietnamese Coffee House is a social enterprise coffee house that offers catering service in Vancouver. We provide affordable, fresh and healthy food options to the local community.

Ca Phe is committed to buying local produce from local Chinatown’s green grocers, buying meat products from local farms at local butchers and providing employment opportunities to newcomer women. Proceeds from Ca Phe goes back to fund community programming in Downtown Eastside Vancouver.

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West Coast Technology Innovation Foundation (WCTIF) is one of the founding members of Chinatown House (CH). Chinatown House is founded by an alliance of entrepreneurs, urban designers, cultural curators and nonprofit organization with the shared goal of building a Chinatown that is vibrant, culturally and financially sustainable and accessible to all. We envision Chinatown House as a resource and a cultural hub for citizens and community groups working on Chinatown-related projects to meet and collaborate.

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With the beach, surf, and great outdoors as its backdrop, one of Canada’s most distinctive destinations is looking to build a coworking community for both locals and visitors. It would be a first for Tofino, a village of about two thousand with double the numbers in the summer. The world-class town is collaborating with The Network Hub through WCTIF and innovative hub consultants Thrive Junction to further develop the concept with a crowd-sourcing survey.