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TONARI GUMI

Providing Support for the Japanese Canadian Community since 1974

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Help maintain community programs and support services by donating or volunteering

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Community Services

Community Services including Life Seminar and various Support Services request forms, and Family Caregivers meetings

Services

Programs

Program related information including monthly calendar, and Social Club activity info

Programs

Social Club

Updates

See the latest information for events, new programs, services, TG Newsletter and more

Updates

Harvesting Labourer 2025 (SUMMER STUDENT JOB)

Position: Harvesting Labourer This is a Canada Summer Jobs position for the duration of 8 weeks, 35 hours per week. To be eligible,...

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July 22, 2025 TG Life Seminar

For 100 Years of Healthy Living What is dementia? Learn how dementia affects the brain and behavior. Discover its types, progression, and...

News

Kitchen Volunteers Needed!

Kitchen Volunteers Needed! Help us prepare delicious bento boxes for our seniors every Tuesday, 8:30am-11:30am. Join the Tonari Gumi team...

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What we do

For almost 50 years, Tonari Gumi has been building relationships and connections with the Japanese Canadian community throughout Metro Vancouver. From its early days as a group of Japanese Canadian community volunteers, Tonari Gumi has always been strongly focused on being a supportive community organization. It continues to serve the needs of its members and wider community, helping them navigate life in Vancouver with greater independence. In addition, Tonari Gumi also helps them achieve health, wellbeing and happiness.

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Programs

Tonari Gumi is proud to be able to provide a wide range of social and recreational programs.

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Support Services

Tonari Gumi offers a wide variety of services that cater to the needs of Japanese Canadians.

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Donate

We need your generous donations so that we can continue to provide support and assistance to the Japanese Canadian community.

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Thank you for your support!

Tonari Gumi relies on donations as our principal source of ongoing funds. We extend our sincerest appreciation to the community for the many in-kind and monetary donations we receive. It is your generosity that allows us to provide our support services and programs. Thank you!