At the heart of our Club is the advocacy and outreach we do locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. Through their Committee involvement, our members have become advocates to raise public awareness on a variety of issues ranging from health to the status of women, from education to the environment, from peace to the rights of the child, and the list continues. The issues we address are varied so that all of our Members can find and participate in a forum which piques their personal interests. Participation in the provincial and national levels of our organization offers wonderful opportunities for networking, mentorship, and fellowship across our land.

Our recent involvements include:

Locally:

• We support several transition houses in Vancouver, as well as the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.
• We have worked with the University Senate at the University of British Columbia to increase the safety of women on campus.
• Our Members have been advocates for the preservation of Burns Bog, in the Lower Mainland.
• We have an active partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery Associates to provide public programming in art education.
• Our Members have developed an ongoing speaker series on women's issues and health issues .
• We have a Trust Fund for Education which provides scholarships and bursaries.

Provincially:

• We are advocates regarding the environmental concerns raised by the proposed Sumas power project.
• At CFUW BC Council's last AGM we passed a resolution to advocate for a study of a proportional representation electoral system in BC to better represent the will of the public.

Nationally:

• We develop policy and activism on issues related to education, the status of women, equality and human rights, and the environment.
• We have lobbied for more effective gun-control legislation, and anti-pornography legislation.
• We have an interest in the reproductive health of women.
• Through the CFUW Charitable Trust we fund a number of post-graduate fellowships, and also a Creative Music Award through the Banff Centre each year.
• CFUW has Special Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Since 1968 CFUW has sent a representative to the annual Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) Consultation on the Status of Women.
• CFUW is a member of the Canadian Committee for UNESCO's subcommittee on education.

Internationally:

• Through IFUW we support and are involved in the development of community leadership skills for women throughout the world.
• We have developed policy and advocacy for the rights of the child.
• We support IFUW work in offering international fellowships.
• IFUW has Special Consultative Status at ECOSOC, UNICEF, UNESCO, and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

If you would like more information about the work we do, please contact our office at uwcvanc@telus.net, 604-731-4661, or follow the links to the organizations above.