What is Variety - the Children's Charity of BC?

We are a federally registered, provincially incorporated children's charitable society raising money to support BC’s children with special needs. Since 1965, Variety - The Children's Charity of BC has raised over $140 million and returned it to BC’s special needs children and their community organizations, province wide. This provides funding for over 2000 children’s organizations as well as to families who have a child with special needs. Our Mission is "to inspire hope, enrich the lives and build a better future for BC's children who have special needs." Our funding with donor support, has assisted with the purchase of hospital equipment in pediatrics and neo-natal intensive care units, built child development centres, placed on the road over 500 specially equipped Sunshine Coach vehicles, partnerships with the Vancouver Oral Centre, Downs Syndrome Research Foundation, BC Family Hearing Resource Centre, BC Children’s Hospital, Canuck Place and with individual children whose special needs fall outside of government and agency funding guidelines.