S.U.C.C.E.S.S. celebrates 50 years of helping immigrants and seniors in B.C.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. celebrated its 50th anniversary in Vancouver on Sunday, with clients and the city’s mayor among those praising the impact the social services organization has had on newcomers to the province.

The non-profit, founded as the United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society in 1973, was set up by immigrants in Vancouver to help others settle in as Canada began seeing waves of newcomers.

Now, it serves tens of thousands of people annually, including seniors that have made British Columbia their home and newcomers from over 132 countries. From April 2021 to March 2022, the organization says it served more than 73,300 people.

With the country and province set to see an influx of new

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