BCAAFC-TELUS Mobility for Good Program

Thanks to the TELUS Mobility for Good Program, BCAAFC coordinates with BC Friendship Centres and other supporting organizations to distribute prepaid cell phones to Indigenous womxn, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals who otherwise would not have access to cellular communication while fleeing violence.

What Does the Program Include?

The TELUS for Good Program provides a free cell phone, a SIM card that will activate when inserted into the phone, a USB-C wall charger for the phone, an instruction pamphlet on how to use the SIM card, and one year of free services from Koodo, including:

• 30GB of monthly data at 4G speed;
• Unlimited Canada-wide calling;
• Unlimited international text and picture messagaing includes international text messages sent and received anywhere in Canada; and
• Voicemail, call display, call waiting, call forwarding, and conference calling.

After one-year of free services, the phone recipient can retain the phone and make their own plans for a cell phone plan from a cell phone provider of their choose.

Please note that TELUS reserves the right to track a phone recipient’s usage if they want to.

Who is Eligible? 

Community members looking to obtain a prepaid phone must:

• Self-identify as being of Indigenous descent (First Nation (status or non-status), Métis, and/or Inuit);
• Reside in B.C.;
• Identify as a womxn, girl, and/ or 2SLGBTQQIA+ individual;
• Be at risk of violence, fleeing violence, or in a high-risk environment;
• Be willing to provide basic information (information will not be shared, unless during an emergency or for reporting purposes); and
• Have a support person to vouch for them and complete the form with them*.

*A support person is someone employed at a BC Friendship Centre or other supporting organization who understands the community member’s context from an environmental and social situation. They can vouch that the a phone will act as a useful resource for the community member.

How Do I Apply? 

The community member and their support person must fill out the below application form together. If the application is accepted, they must be prepared to sign an Agreement Form.