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.
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
2021
Florence Kao, won a CSSEA Award of Excellence, in the “Hero” Category for her extraordinary work as DIVERSEcity’s Self-employment Coordinator
2021
Finalist, Surrey Board of Trade’s Surrey Business Excellence Awards, in the Not-for-Profit (Resilience) category
2021
Kristi Pinderi, DIVERSEcity’s LGBTQ+ Support Worker and an LBGTQ+ advocate originally from Albania, was a Top 75 Finalist in the 2021 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards
2020
Garrison Duke, DIVERSEcity’s director of language and employment programs, is recognized with an Honourable Mention at the Surrey Now-Leader‘s Community Leader Awards in the “Above & Beyond” category
2020
Neelam Sahota, CEO of DIVERSEcity, is the winner of the Excellence in Community Engagement Award, Drishti Awards 2020
2020
Riasat Ali Khan Award by AMSSA, our fourth time receiving this award for our innovative contributions to diversity and inclusion in BC, including a special focus on our LGBTQ+ program, Together Now
2020
Harsh Thakkar, manager of DIVERSEcity Interpretation & Translation Services, is named an RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winner of 2020.
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2020
Wasan Abdulrazzaq, of DIVERSEcity’s children’s programs, won the Award for Resilience at the 2020 Shakti Awards
2020
Neelam Sahota, CEO of DIVERSEcity, won the Award for Leadership Excellence in the 2020 Shakti Awards
2020
Laura Mannix, DIVERSEcity’s Director, Community Development, is a Finalist in the Surrey Board of Trade’s Women in Business Excellence Awards, in the Social Trailblazer category
2019
Finalist, Surrey Board of Trade’s Surrey Business Excellence Awards, in the Not-for-Profit category
2018
Special recognition from the City of Surrey for DIVERSEcity’s 40th anniversary
2018
2017
Premier’s Award for Innovation, in the Partnership category, for our Refugee Readiness Fund
2016
Wellness Fits Extra Mile Award by BC Cancer Agency and Healthy Families BC for providing workplace wellness for employees
2016
Riasat Ali Khan Award by AMSSA, our third time receiving this award for our innovative contributions to diversity and inclusion in BC
2016
Provincial Government Refugee Response Team Award
2015
United Way of the Lower Mainland Participation Award
2014
Neelam Sahota, CEO, DIVERSEcity, was a winner in the Surrey Women in Business Awards by the Surrey Board of Trade, in the Not-for-Profit Leader category
2013
BC Recreation and Parks Association Award for program excellence for our Sports and Me Children’s program
2013
Premier’s Award for our First Steps program, in the Partnership category
2012
Riasat Ali Khan Award by AMSSA, our second time receiving this award for our innovative contributions to diversity and inclusion in BC
2011
Nominated for the Civic Beautification Award by the City of Surrey for our Community Garden program
2011
Soma Ganesan Spirit of Hope Award for our Child and Youth Empowerment Camp
2010
Scotiabank and United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Community Spirit Award for our South Asian Seniors Project, in the Celebration of Community category
2008
Riasat Ali Khan Award by AMSSA for our innovative contributions to diversity and inclusion in BC
2003
Awarded a Social Planning Award from the City of Surrey
2000
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Nominated by our peers as one of 10 Outstanding Non-Profit Organizations and profiled in a book funded by the United Way of Lower Mainland, the Vancouver Foundation and the Kahanoff Foundation
