Creative Diversity Friends Club
Diversity, Life Skills, Creative Arts
About Us
We are neurodivergent folks who created a unique welcoming space for those looking for something a little different. We offer mentoring and support in life skills and creative arts for all ages, with a focus on being flexible and chill and doing things at your own pace, in your own way.
Connecting through Creative Arts
We dabble in music, art, drumming, sewing, fibre arts, cooking, woodworking and gardening. We believe in tea breaks and time to daydream in the hammock - it's all part of the creative process.
Life Skills & Creative Arts
❤️ Art & Crafts
🧡 Cooking
💛 Fibre Arts
💚 Gardening
💙 Music
💜 Rhythm
🤎 Sewing
🖤 Woodworking
August 2025
We are slowly getting back into the groove after a hiatus to recover from surgery and taking extra care of each other.
We have a few meetup planned and will be offering a limited workshops for the last week of August.
Meetups
Aug 15: CDFC Open House
Aug 16: PDA Meetup
Aug 18: Pride Art Build
Aug 23: Surrey Dyke March (Holland Park)
Workshops
Cooking with Dave
Building with wood
Painting en Plein Air (in the garden)
Crafting DIY Animal Masks
Services
We offer a variety of services, for diverse creative souls of all ages to find connection & joy through creative arts.
💛 Workshops
💛 Meetup Groups
💛 Private Lessons
💛 Behaviour Intervention
-Neuroinclusive & 2SLGBTQ+ friendly
-On-site at our unique North Surrey location
-For adults, teens and tweens
-Ideal for hands-on creative learners who prefer a chill space
-Support workers & clients welcome
Private Sessions
Lessons
We teach life skills & creative arts for individuals or small groups.
Choose a day & time that works for you.
Support Workers: book a session for up to 5 clients.
Behaviour Intervention
Neurodivergent affirming sessions with our CDFC mentors to work on life skills and creative projects. We follow your interests and unique learning style, with a flexible low-demand approach.
Meetups
Open House
Friday Aug 15
11am-5pm
Drop-in for a tour of our space and check out our vibe in-person.
PDA Support Group
Pathological Demand Avoidance
Saturday Aug 16
3pm-5pm: mixed ages
7pm-9pm: Adult only
Informal meetup for PDAers and the folks who care about them
Inclusive Peoples Coalition
Next meeting TBD
2SLGBTQ+ Solidarity Meetup
Garden Volunteers
Contact us to book a time
We need help! Volunteers needed to help us with our garden: pruning, weeding, planting, digging.
Makers Group
** on hold for the Spring, while we focus on the garden and outdoor green spaces
News
Inclusive Peoples Coalition
(Feb 2025)
Get involved to help in the fight against hate.
Inclusive Peoples Coalition is a new solidarity initiative that we’ve been working on, in support of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Stay informed and share local news & events in the Lower Mainland.
Our Space: New and Improved
(Spring 2024)
Our long awaited construction project is finally finished and we’ve been settling into our newly expanded spaces. In addition to our existing gardens, workshop and music studio, we now have a CDFC kitchen, lounge area and dedicated sewing room!
A huge thank you to those who donated supplies and their time to help us get things organized ❤️
CDFC Blog - Dave’s Corner
Get Involved
Join
Become a CDFC member and join our awesome community. Benefits include access to our unique space and services.
Donate
Support us and the work we do by donating funds, supplies or your time as a volunteer.
Contact Us
Questions? Comments? We’d love to hear from you!
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