Community Events

To Support Your Wellness

Counselling is great – but counselling is not community. At Venturous, we prioritize community care and collective healing as a fundamental aspect to wellness. Because “the truth is, none of us can be free until everybody is free” – Maya Angelou. Come join us in our mission to support our shared community through events that contribute to collective liberation and resistance efforts!

Communities of Care

Holding Space for Healing

Join us for a day of connection, joy, and purpose at Communities of Care—an event where we come together to celebrate community, build meaningful relationships, and contribute to a cause that matters.

This year, we’re bringing you an unforgettable lineup of activities, workshops, and experiences—all while raising funds to support Palestinian resistance efforts. We have dance, art, and games to support your community building.

Food will be provided by Tamam’s and the Bike Kitchen will be on site doing free bike tune ups! Want to contribute to mutual aid? Distro Disco will be onsite to collect donations for our unhoused kin.

Location: The Birdhouse

Date & Time: April 13th, 2025 from 11:30-5pm

The Happenings

Check out the activities we’re hosting at Communities of Care

Art Therapy – Led by our registered clinical counsellors at Venturous, explore your creativity as a pathway to wellness.
Catered Food by Tamam – Enjoy delicious, nourishing dishes that bring people together.
Raffle Prize – Try your luck and win something special from our amazing sponsors!
Community Partner Showcases – Meet community agencies making a difference across so-called BC and learn about their services.
Limbo for All with King Fish – Celebrate life and movement as King Fish invites everyone to join in interactive community building
Giant Jenga & Facilitated We’re Not Really Strangers Games – Play, laugh, and learn more about your community.
Take One, Leave One Notes of Care – Exchange words of encouragement and kindness with your fellow community members
Community Mural Painting & Collage – Add your mark to a collective work of art representing care and solidarity.
Polaroid Photobooth – Capture the joy of the day with your friends and loved ones.
Self-Compassion & Rest Deck Guided Exploration – Reflect on the year to come with new perspectives grounded in sustainability
Bike Repairs with the Bike Kitchen Shop - Get your bikes tuned up in time for warmer weather adventures with your community members
Contribute to Mutual Aid - Distro Disco will be onsite to collect donations for our unhoused kin

Community Care

Centering Connection, Nurturing Change.

Last year, our drag show fundraiser raised over $1,800 for Prospect Counselling, an organization offering lower-cost counseling to SDQTBIPOC+ communities.

This year, your attendance and contributions will directly support Palestinian resistance efforts, allowing us to extend our impact globally while staying grounded in community care.

How You Can Help:

Bring a friend (or five!) and make it a day to remember.
Participate in our raffle.
Share this event with your networks and spread the word.

So looking forward to connecting! Click below to get your ticket, today!

Event Accessibility

Here’s what to know

We’re committed to making Communities of Care a safer space for everyone in attendance.

Gender-Inclusive Bathrooms – Gender-inclusive restrooms will be available on site. We are currently verifying the dimensions and mobility supports available for access.
Mask Mandate – Masks are required at this event to ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees. Extra KN95 masks will be available on-site. Thank you for your solidarity with our immunocompromised kin.

*Please note: As there will be food and drinks provided, we may not be able to ensure 100% mask policy adherence, 100% of the time. We understand this will impact accessibility for folx looking to attend this event. As part of our efforts to create safer spaces, volunteers will make rounds to remind participants of the mask policy.

We are uninvited settlers

occupying the stolen, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qayqayt, and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) peoples. Our relationship with these lands dictates our commitment to understanding and responding to the ongoing impacts of colonization in our practices in and out of the counselling room.

Learn more about the land you’re occupying at native-land.ca