Services for Children, Family, and Youth
1. Summer at the Skate Park for Youth
Kootenay Family Place’s Summer at the Skatepark invites you to free drop skateboard coaching at Castlegar Rotary Skatepark each summer through the months of July and August. Three coaches provide excellent instruction in skateboarding skills such as stance, carving, stopping, falling safely, transition skateboarding and some basic flatland tricks. The program offers free skateboards, helmets and pads to use.
2. Nobody's Perfect Parenting Series
https://nobodysperfect.ca/
3. Circle of Security Parent Training
The Circle of Security Parent Training comes highly recommended as one of the most valuable training tools for parents. Kootenay Family Place have trained facilitators who offer this training throughout the Kootenay Region.
4. Kootenay Family Place Family Resource Program happens every Wednesday morning from 10am to 12pm. The program offers a safe, age-appropriate environment for children and families, and a space for moms to connect and network with other moms while their children engage in play time, crafts, circle time, stories and a snack. Parents are encouraged to connect with other families, but especially use the time to connect with their child(ren) through play.
5. Beautiful Beginnings (CPNP – Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program)
Support and Resources for Pregnant and New Parents with newborns up to 1 year old in the Castlegar and Slocan Valley Area.
6. Conversation Club
The focus of the group is to engage each other in the English language, while still sharing and appreciating the diverse cultures that make up our country.
7. Childcare and Children's Centres
8. Supported Child Development
9. Infant Development Program
10. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy
11. Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program
Kootenay Family Place’s Summer at the Skatepark invites you to free drop skateboard coaching at Castlegar Rotary Skatepark each summer through the months of July and August. Three coaches provide excellent instruction in skateboarding skills such as stance, carving, stopping, falling safely, transition skateboarding and some basic flatland tricks. The program offers free skateboards, helmets and pads to use.
2. Nobody's Perfect Parenting Series
https://nobodysperfect.ca/
3. Circle of Security Parent Training
The Circle of Security Parent Training comes highly recommended as one of the most valuable training tools for parents. Kootenay Family Place have trained facilitators who offer this training throughout the Kootenay Region.
4. Kootenay Family Place Family Resource Program happens every Wednesday morning from 10am to 12pm. The program offers a safe, age-appropriate environment for children and families, and a space for moms to connect and network with other moms while their children engage in play time, crafts, circle time, stories and a snack. Parents are encouraged to connect with other families, but especially use the time to connect with their child(ren) through play.
5. Beautiful Beginnings (CPNP – Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program)
Support and Resources for Pregnant and New Parents with newborns up to 1 year old in the Castlegar and Slocan Valley Area.
6. Conversation Club
The focus of the group is to engage each other in the English language, while still sharing and appreciating the diverse cultures that make up our country.
7. Childcare and Children's Centres
8. Supported Child Development
9. Infant Development Program
10. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy
11. Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program
Main Page: https://kootenayfamilyplace.org/
Contact Page: https://kootenayfamilyplace.org/
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Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autonomic Dysfunctions/Dysautonomia, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, Circadian Rhythm Disorders , Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Long-COVID/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
0-99
Eligibility
Contact Kootenay Family Place for eligibility requirements as it may defer depending on program.
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