Support EFry With Thrifty's Smile Card

Legacy Of Caring

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver is a charitable organization that provides support services to some of society's most vulnerable populations – women, girls and children at risk of involvement, involved in or affected by the justice system. Our more than two dozen programs work to break the cycle of poverty, addiction, mental illness, homelessness and crime.

At EFry, we believe every life has value. All people are entitled to dignity and respect. And everyone has a right to belong. For over 70 years that has been our legacy. And our promise.

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May 28, 2013 Shawn Bayes speaks to the call for remand centres for women on CFAX 1070.

April 12, 2013 Turning purple to end domestic abuse

Local business owner Leona Green is participating in the Purple Light Nights campaign, where local businesses and residents buy purple lights to hang in their windows to raise awareness about the thousands of women and children who endure the horrors of abuse...

April 11, 2013 Shining a light on domestic violence

Sophia and her young family immigrated to Canada in 2007 to seek a better life, enjoy freedoms and opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Instead, Sophia’s home became a prison...

January 2013 Find us on Facebook!

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver is on Facebook. Like our page to keep up-to-date on the latest information.

December 28, 2012 EFry's Jodi Sturge speaks to CKNW's Bill Good about homeless families.

December 22, 2012 Homeless families a growing concern in Metro

Significant percentage of the people served in shelters are children, Elizabeth Fry official says... ( PDF 787KB)

How the Smile Card works

As part of EFry's fundraising efforts, we are pleased to be a participating charity in Thrifty Foods Smile Card program. Upon request, EFry will mail a reloadable card that can be used to purchase goods at any Thrifty Foods. Then, Thrifty Foods will donate five per cent of all amounts loaded onto the card to EFry, which we will use to purchase food for our drop-in centre and residential program clients. If you choose to register your card number with us, then if you should ever lose your card, it can be immediately cancelled and any funds remaining will be transferred to a new one. Cards can be loaded at Thrifty's customer service or any cashier prior to ringing up your order. The Smile Cards are used to make your purchase and the donation is automatically forwarded to EFry. We hope you will request a card, and encourage friends and family to do the same.