Helping our Community is its own Reward
At DIVERSEcity, we have assisted countless people find employment, learn English, find housing, get counselling, access medical care, become a citizen and so much more. Seeing our community members succeed is definitely its own reward, but we are also humbled by the awards and recognition our organization and our people have received for our impactful work.
2025
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society is awarded a three-year CARF Accreditation for its for its Mental Health Counselling Services (Child & Youth Mental Health, Family Counselling) and Early Years Services (Behaviour Intervention, Tigrinya Storytime, Bond to Literacy, and Nutrition). This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given to an organization and shows DIVERSEcity’s substantial conformance to more than 1,200 rigorous CARF standards in service delivery, safety, leadership and cultural responsiveness.
2025
DIVERSEcity CEO Neelam Sahota and Board Director (currently Chair) Kam K. Raman are included on Business in Vancouver’s BC500 list, which recognizes the province’s 500 most influential business leaders.
2025
DIVERSEcity CEO Neelam Sahota receives King Charles III Coronation Medal.
2025
Lenya Wilks, Director, Community Inclusion, Health & Equity, is named a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant, a national award presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine.
2024
DIVERSEcity receives recognition as a Living Wage employer.
2024
DIVERSEcity was named a winner in the 2024 Charity Village Awards in the Volunteer Program Award category.
2024
DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre was a finalist at the Untapped Awards by Open Door Group for its accessible training programs.
2023
DIVERSEcity was named a Top 5 finalist in this year’s Charity Village Awards in the Best Nonprofit Employer – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category (20+ staff).
2023
Meheret Bisrat, Senior Manager, Community Development, DIVERSEcity, received second place, Honourable Mention, in the Surrey Now Leader’s Community Leader Awards in the “Above and Beyond” category.
2023
Dean Lin, Manager, DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre, was named a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant of 2023 by Canadian Immigrant magazine.
2022
Upkar Singh Tatlay, Board Chair, DIVERSEcity, received second place, Honourable Mention, in the Surrey Now Leader‘s Community Leader Awards in the “Leader of the Year” category.
2022
Garrison Duke, COO, was a Top 5 Finalist in the 2022 Charity Village Awards for Best Individual Impact.
2022
Surrey Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), managed by DIVERSEcity, won a 2022 BC Reconciliation Award by BC Achievement Foundation for its work on creating the Surrey First Peoples Guide for Newcomers.
2022
Neelam Sahota, CEO, DIVERSEcity, won the BC Business Woman of the Year award in the Non-Profit Leader category.
2022
Vandna Joshi, senior manager, employment programs, wins the Non-Profit Leader category at the Surrey Women in Business Awards, by Surrey Board of Trade.
2022
Florence Kao, self-employment programs coordinator, receives a Surrey Women in Business Award in the Social Trailblazer category, presented by Surrey Board of Trade.
2021
Neelam Sahota, CEO, DIVERSEcity, received the provincial Trustee Excellence Award from the B.C. Library Trustees Association for her volunteer work with Surrey Libraries.
2021
Neelam Sahota, CEO, DIVERSEcity, received second place, Honourable Mention, in the Surrey Now Leader‘s Community Leader Awards in the “Leader of the Year” category.
2021
DIVERSEcity was one of the AMSSA member organization recipients of the 2020-2021 Riasat Ali Khan Award for contributions to diversity and inclusion in BC.
2021
Bronze Winner, Surrey Now-Leader’s Reader’s Choice Awards for Local Charity category