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The KUU-US Crisis Line Society operates a 24 hour provincial crisis line for adults, youth, and Elders (250-723-4050), Child/Youth (250-723-2040), Toll Free Line (1-800-588-8717), and Métis Line (1-833-MétisBC).
The BRIDGE Youth Employment & Transition Service will assist and guide youth with special needs to gain work experiences, develop lifeskills, create positive relationships and work with the youth to reach their employment and transition goals.
This Service is: - Interactive - Individual Focused - Parent Involved - Goal Oriented
Youth will walk away with: - A Transition Plan - A PATH (if requested) - Lifeskills Training - Employment Training - Practical Certifications - 1:1 Support (if needed) - Greater Self-esteem - Confidence in their skills & abilities - Confidence to be an active contributing member of their community
The Child Health BC Hip Surveillance Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy is the first province wide hip surveillance program of its kind in Canada. After site testing in 2015, the program launched throughout BC in 2016.
The Child Health BC Hip Surveillance Program for Children with Cerebral palsy aims to: 1. Ensure that children at risk for hip displacement receive appropriate screening to allow for early and appropriate management. 2. Facilitate the implementation of the recommended standard of care for hip surveillance into practice across the province.
Our Complex Developmental Behavioural Condition (C.D.B.C.) program supports children up to the age of 19 with confirmed or suspected complex behavioural conditions.
First Aid for Opioid Overdoses Online Course, do you know how to help someone you suspect has overdosed on opioids? This interactive 45-minute online course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to respond to a known or suspected opioid overdose emergency.
When handyDART cannot accommodate your travel needs, you can use the Taxi Saver vouchers for one-time trips. The Taxi Saver vouchers are available to permanently registered handyDART riders only. They provide a 50% subsidy towards the cost of taxi rides. You will need to have a handyPASS to use this program.
For school-aged children we may continue to provide physical therapy and occupational therapy services through their school-based team. Our staff work closely with parents, teaching assistants, and teachers to help each child function to the best of their abilities within their classroom setting.
We offer assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents including behaviour consulting, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy as well as clinical counseling services. Our services can be used to address a number of developmental or learning challenges, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Down Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, and Undiagnosed Social Deficits
In partnership with Interior Health Authority, we provide supports and housing to individuals who are struggling with mental health issues and wish for further assistance to become contributing community members. Through 24-hour supports, wellness planning and group meetings, many participants have successfully graduated from the AASH program.
Reach Developmental Preschools offer all children a stimulating, emergent program to develop their physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive skills to their full potential.
The BC Centre for Responsive Feeding prioritizes the feeding relationship of caregivers and children. Responsive Feeding Therapy (RFT) is flexible, prioritizes the feeding relationship, and respects and develops autonomy. RFT is based on what works with happy, self-directed eaters who enjoy eating, are confident in their eating skills and are internally motivated to eat enough. RFT is guided by a sensitive reading of a child’s cues and celebrates mealtimes and a love of food. The child will always have autonomy, and within that autonomy they can find the curiosity and confidence to try new food experiences.
Self-Advocacy Is: -About speaking for yourself -About speaking out for your rights -About teaching others to speak out for their right
Help To Advocate For Yourself -Some people cannot speak or communicate easily with others -You may need a friend, family member or someone else who knows you well to speak with you or for you
Supported Employment for Kamloops Residents with Developmental Disabilities SMART Options offers supported employment for both youth and adults with developmental disabilities. We help individuals with diverse abilities find and keep meaningful and rewarding paid employment in Kamloops.
Individuals who have a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions, or their legal representative, use the T2201 form to apply for the disability tax credit (DTC) by completing Part A of the form. Qualified practitioners use the form to certify the effects of the impairment by completing Part B of the form.
The Richmond Centre for Disability strives to heighten awareness for disability issues by offering a channel for caregivers to be aware of and learn how to address the needs of persons with disabilities. The Caregiver Circle Training is specifically designed to teach a basic array of skills to provide support, as well as some basic techniques for communication and self-care.
Vancouver Japanese Support Group - バンクーバー日系サポートグループ
A Japanese support group that supports "families with children with autism and developmental disabilities" and "special education professionals" in the Vancouver area!
Vancouver Japanese Support Group - バンクーバー日系サポートグループ
A Japanese support group that supports families with children with autism and developmental disabilities and special education professionals in the Vancouver area!
As a representative for a mental health facility, it is important that you understand your duties and responsibilities. You should also become familiar with the Rules, relevant legislation and other information that may help you better represent for your facility.
Being an advocate for a patient is a very important job, considering the patient's Charter rights are at stake. Your primary role is to provide advocacy by representing the interests of your clients and presenting their case for discontinuing certification under the Mental Health Act. Here is the information that will be useful to you.
The Mental Health Act requires that a facility such as a hospital send a written notice to a near relative immediately after a patient's admission, discharge or an application for a review panel hearing.
Power To Be matters now more than ever. When social isolation is your reality every day, community matters, nature matters, Power To Be matters now more than ever.
Recreation can promote inclusion and encourage better social relationships while focusing on personal independence, community participation, life enrichment and social skills for children, youth and adults with disabilities or mental health. When barriers exist, recreation can help identify and remove these barriers through meaningful engagement and strategies for the individual and empower caregivers with multiple tools for sustainable support.
Play is the work of children! Games with rules or a little structure have the added bonus of helping children practice important self-regulation skills such as working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility.
211 is Canada's primary source of information for government and community-based, non-clinical health and social services. The free and confidential service can be accessed 24 hours a day, in more than 150 languages, by phone, chat, text, and web. 211 helps connect people to the right information and services, making their pathway to care and resources a guided and trusted one.
The 2-Spirit Collective ensures that you have non-judgmental, supportive spaces to get together and explore your identities and what that mean to you. We do this through events, ceremony, workshops, and collaborations with other programs, both at UNYA and with other organizations in the community.
The 2-Spirit Collective also works with UNYA's other programs to make sure that we are creating positive, inviting space for all 2-Spirit and LGBTQ+ youth across UNYA's 20+ programs and services.
KUU-US Crisis and Care Society offers 24-hour support to individuals in the Port Alberni area and Indigenous communities across British Columbia. We assess each call to determine the appropriate level of support needed.
Our focus is on providing a non-judgmental listening ear and effective problem-solving to help callers return to a pre-crisis state. We also offer debriefing services to frontline workers in the field.
KUU-US maintains a comprehensive referral database to connect callers with additional resources. Our Adult/Elder, Child/Youth, and Toll-Free lines are funded by the First Nations Health Authority, while the Métis line is supported by Métis Nation British Columbia.
A home, warmth and shelter, is the foundation for success in all other areas of our lives. It is important that children have a secure home. Stability and a good night's sleep improves their ability to learn in school, and to continue being active, healthy kids!
This guide will help you to understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and provides information on where to find support for your child or a child in your care.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
This handbook is for parents and caregivers of children and youth who may have, or have been diagnosed with, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It provides information on ASD, intervention, and programs available for children and youth with ASD and their families.
A presentation that summarizes the results of a systematic review examining the literature on vocational support for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
An online resource about various and in-depth information about what an ABA team is, why to run an ABA program, preparing your ABA team, how to set-up a team and how to keep an ABA team running.
ABLE Developmental Clinic Inc. is proud to offer a wide range of comprehensive services to meet the needs of children, youth and their families. Our team of professionals specialize in providing assessment, intervention, and consultation services for both individuals, groups, and families.
The ACYMH program is a prevention and early intervention program. ACYMH provides one on one and group support to children 0-19 years of age and their families to prevent, delay the onset, or reduce the duration of mental illness.
Supports Indigenous families with children from birth to 6 years who have been identified with developmental concerns or are at risk for developmental delays.
This program provides advocacy, counselling, referral and support services to Aboriginal people during their stay in Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Phone 250-755-7691 or 250-741-4234 (cell).
Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Program believes in traditional Aboriginal teachings, knowledge, respect, individualized programs and a belief in families.
The Aboriginal Infant and Family Development Program (AIFDP) is a family-centered environment for expectant families and those with children ages birth through six. It operates at no charge to families thanks to funding from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Aboriginal Infant Development Programs in British Columbia offer support to families of infants who are at risk for or have been diagnosed with developmental delays.
Aboriginal Patients’ Lodge provides culturally safe accommodations for Indigenous families who must travel to Vancouver to access medical services for cancer, transplants, surgery, complex pregnancies and other medical procedures are welcome to stay for prolonged periods of time.
Aboriginal Skills Employment & Training Strategy (ASETS) provides training and employment opportunities to Aboriginal people within the Central Interior of British Columbia.
Aboriginal Supported Child Development (ASCD) is a community based resource that provides services to families with children (birth to 12 years) who require extra supports to access regulated child care programs in their neighbourhood communities (Head Start, group daycare, family daycare, afterschool, preschool programs and licence not required settings).
Aboriginal Supported Child Development (ASCD) is a provincially funded program that is designed to specifically meet the needs of children of Indigenous Ancestry who require additional support. ASCD programs are developed with cultural values, beliefs, and traditions in mind.
Aboriginal Supported Child Development (ASCD) is a provincially funded program that is designed to specifically meet the needs of children of Indigenous Ancestry who require additional support. ASCD programs are developed with cultural values, beliefs, and traditions in mind.
Nzen'man' Child and Family Development Centre Society
The Nzen'man' Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program is a community-based program to assist families with children with special needs who require extra supports and services
This program serves Aboriginal youth between 15-29 years of age who are seeking employment. The Aboriginal Youth and Leadership Program offers a variety of workshops that enhance employability skills and personal growth.
Lu’ma provides mentorship support to Indigenous youth transitioning from foster care into adulthood. The program connects youth with the wider community and youth-centered goals of building healthy, meaningful lives and family connections in a culturally appropriate manner.
The award-winning Access 2 Program is a collaborative partnership between Easter Seals and over 500 movie theatres, cultural attractions, entertainment venues, and recreation facilities across Canada. Designed for people of all ages who have a permanent disability and require the assistance of a support person, the goal of the Access 2 Program is to improve social inclusion and provide access to entertainment, cultural and recreation opportunities and experiences without any added financial burden.
Access City Projects is a full service contractor that specializes in accessibility and mobility modifications. With over 20+ years contracting experience we take pride in what we do and would like to offer our services as a resource to you and your organization.
Access City Projects was born from the idea that everyone regardless of ability should feel comfortable in there own home.
Having worked in trades for a combined 25+ years we noticed a distinct lack of options for people who need expert renovations to their home to address accessibility issues, such as wheelchair ramps, grab bars, and barrier free lifts.
Together a nurse practitioner and gynecologist provide complex contraception counselling, menstrual suppression and dilator therapy in addition to regular reproductive health screening for transgender patients, adolescents (16+) and adult women with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Our community is made up of thousands of people with and without disabilities who believe in an accessible future. Advocates and allies, leaders and listeners, innovators, creatives, and champions -these are the types of people changing the world. Together we are getting scrappy, and finding ways to break barriers for a more accessible and inclusive world.
The Sources Access PBS Program is a self-referred, Family-Centred Positive Behaviour Fee-for-Service Support Program. It is available throughout the Lower Mainland to families with children ages 0-19.
DCSCL creates, develops and implements innovative services to assist individuals with their employable skill development in order to provide them with the opportunity to fulfill their desire for gainful employment.
The Access Transit Department at TransLink offers a variety of services to ensure people with disabilities, seniors and new immigrants are comfortable and confident when using public transit
YVR is committed to providing a smooth and seamless airport experience for everyone. We are subject to Canadian Transportation Agency regulations and work hard to meet and exceed provisions to deliver an enjoyable travel experience.
The Accessibility Resource Centre is an Employment and Social Development Canada initiative that will lead you to federal resources and tools to help improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Many of these materials also raise awareness of the importance of being inclusive of people with disabilities.
Accessibility Services provides accommodations to the learning environment for students with speech, hearing, visual, physical, mental health and neurological disabilities as well as chronic health conditions, acquired brain injury and temporary disabilities.
SET-BC creates accessible books for BC students with perceptual disabilities. These alternate formats are then submitted to ARC-BC where they are freely downloadable by BC educators who are working with students with perceptual disabilities.
Accessible Education and Training programs at Okanagan College provide the support students need to reach their full potential. Our programs are part of a life progression – integrated where possible – teaching independence and encouraging interest in a lifetime of learning and working within the community.
ARC-BC's Accessible Resource Centre aims to provide BC students with perceptual disabilities and the educators supporting them with high quality digital alternate format materials based on the BC K-12 curriculum.
One of the CTA's core mandates is to protect the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to accessible transportation services. The ATPDR help do this by providing a set of clear, consistent accessibility requirements for all types of federally-regulated transportation.
SCI BC has created and compiled a number of resources to help you jet-set with confidence, embark on your road trip with expertise, or head out on your care-free weekend getaway.
Air Canada's Policy on Travelling with an Attendant program provides additional seating at no charge to guests with a disability who require an attendant to travel with them to provide help with meals, medication, use of the toilet, or assist in an emergency evacuation or in the event of decompression.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
The Acquired Brain Injury Program provides one on one support based on goals determined by the client and the program worker. Goals often include accessing social/recreational activities, supported work and employment opportunities, developing skills related to personal care, nutrition, household management, money management, and communication/interpersonal skills.
The Action Committee of People with Disabilities is a not-for-profit society committed to advocating for the empowerment, social inclusion, and economic equity for People with Disabilities.
Actions Day Program is a comprehensive, community-based day program that offers services to participants on a part-time and full-time basis. The participants are supported in group or independent settings. Participants are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities related to their individual goals, interests, needs, skills, and choices.
Active Start is a 12-week family-centred activity program targeting children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 2 and 6. Through the Active Start program, children learn basic motor skills such as walking, running, jumping and throwing in a fun and safe environment.
The Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth in BC (CBIPCY) is a program of the BC Centre for Ability. The BC Centre for Ability is a community organization that provides a continuum of services to children, youth and adults with disabilities.
These classes are adapted to meet the needs of those with various disabilities. Participants practice mobility and coordination, strength, and flexibility. Programs include osteofit, joint works, and more.
Designed to be flexible, our child grants allow families to apply for the items that best meet their children’s needs. We aim to fill the gaps that aren’t covered by government programs, health care, or private health plans. Sometimes, we top up funding when another agency cannot fund the entire cost.
Recognizing that every child is unique, we review each application on an individual basis.
We work to ensure all our residents have the ability to be active within our community. Through our Access Office, we provide adaptive recreation programs, events and discount recreation passes for people with cognitive and/or physical disabilities (DiverseAbilities).
Adaptive paddling programs are committed to providing full integration for anyone with a disability and the equipment, teaching style, and paddling locations that best meet the paddler's needs. Bursaries area available for all ages to have access to our programs. Equipment purchases have been made possible thanks to the donations from the Township of Langley, City of Surrey, Good Life Foundation and Variety Children's Charity.
The Adolescent and Young Adult Program provides adolescents (12 yrs and older) with acquired or congenital disabilities living in British Columbia and the Yukon an opportunity to address their rehabilitation needs and assistance with the transition to adult services.
The Adolescent and Young Adult Program provides adolescents, age 12 to 19 with acquired or congenital disabilities living in British Columbia and the Yukon an opportunity to address their rehabilitation needs and the transition tasks of adolescences.
This program provides interdisciplinary assessment and treatment for persons with complex neuro-muscular-skeletal conditions.
Crossreach is open for clients from Monday to Friday each week. A typical day at Crossreach includes a morning snack, exercises and music, a healthy hot lunch, crafts and games, bus outings, and other activities designed to entertain, stimulate and engage our seniors. To supplement the funds received from the Health Authority, we charge a small daily fee to our clients to cover part of the costs of the meals and activities. We also raise funds from donations, legacies, memberships, and rentals of our premises.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Community Living of BC (CLBC) Adult services provide one on one support to adults with developmental disabilities. Each contract specifically determines the hours and goals of each client. Goals and activities often include life skills, recreation, and volunteer and/or paid supported employment. The program runs out of the Kitimat Community Development Centre and also includes integration into community activities.
Assessment and diagnosis helps prevent behavioural labels. It develops a more appropriate (and accurate) understanding of the individual, their strengths and needs.
The Association operates three residential services, each with unique characteristics but having in common a caring, supportive environment to help people achieve their optimal level of independence.
Respite services provide families with a temporary break from the day to day responsibilities of caring for their son or daughter with a developmental disability.
The Adult Respite Program provides parents and other family members with a break from the demands of providing continuous care to a family member (19 years of age and older) who has a disability.
Most of the services in this program area are designed for individuals with identified Diverse Abilities, over the age of 19, who desire supports to help them achieve greater success through adulthood.
Adult Special Education (ASE) programs offered at B.C. public post-secondary institutions are available to students with permanent disabilities or a combination of learning difficulties that hinder scholastic success.
MHFA Adults who Interact with Youth is intended for an adult audience whose primary focus is youth (aged 14-25). In addition to the four most common disorders discussed in MHFA BASIC, this course includes instruction about eating disorders and deliberate self-injury
Canadian Mental Health Association- Port Alberni Branch
We provide individual advocacy for matters: Income Assistance and Disability applications Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and CCP Disability applications Old Age Security (OAS) pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) applications Matters such as appeals and residential tenancy issues Advocacy services are open to all people in the community.
Inclusion BC provides free advocacy support to families of children and youth with diverse learning needs, adults with intellectual disabilities and their families who need our help.
The OASQ may act as a neutral third party with you, your family and service providers. We'll help solve problems and find solutions to concerns and complaints.
Our extensive library of on-demand learning, webinars, and more helps individuals, families, and professionals understand AFCCA and develop different approaches that may help.
Find out what to do when someone dies in British Columbia. When someone dies, you will make decisions about what to do next. Find out the first steps, discover support options and learn about funerals and wills. While each situation is different, these pages guide you in the right direction.
VAFCS' After-School Recreation Program is a dynamic program designed to provide recreational activities for Indigenous youth ages 6-18. This program aims to promote physical activity, socialization, and cultural expression through traditional and contemporary sports, games, arts, and crafts. Participants have the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities that cater to their interests and abilities.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
AgedOut.com is for young adults who were in government care in BC. It's an up-to-date warehouse of information on resources and services available to young adults and a learning tool to help people feel empowered as they leave care.
We partnered with Interwoven Connections and their network of clinicians and families with lived expertise to develop this resource to provide support and validation to families who are experiencing aggression in their homes. This resource will guide families toward strategies and resources to support parents and caregivers, the child or youth exhibiting aggressive behaviours, and siblings or other family members in the home who may be impacted.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Recipients of income assistance, disability assistance and hardship assistance, and who are residents of alcohol and drug residential treatment facilities licensed or registered by the Ministry of Health (MoH) may be eligible for the standard user fee and a comforts allowance.
The Alcohol and Drug Counselor provides one-on-one, group, and family support to individuals who are or have been involved with substance abuse, including educational, activity-based, and counseling services. Assistance is geared towards respecting individual needs and providing timely, appropriate, and effective supports to address these. Where necessary, the Alcohol and Drug Counselor also develops treatment plans and undertakes referrals.
Alisa's Wish Child & Youth Advocacy Centre helps children and youth in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie First Nation who have experienced or witnessed physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Alisa’s Wish Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a community response that facilitates a compassionate, coordinated approach to the prevention, identification, prosecution, and treatment of abuse involving children and youth.
We offer a variety of free, accessible community programs and activities for all ages with a primary focus on children youth and families. Our life-changing programs and services include: family mediation and reunification, youth homelessness, sexual abuse counselling, after school activity programs, pre- and postnatal support, parent-child drop-in groups, and parenting support groups.
Alpine skiing is an exciting winter sport that challenges athletes' downhill racing ability and coordination while barreling down a mountain at speeds of up to 64 kilometres per hour.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The ministry may provide a monthly alternative hearing assistance supplement to assist eligible persons to meet costs associated with overcoming barriers related to having permanent profound bilateral hearing loss.
The alternative hearing assistance supplement is available under the Employment and Assistance (EA) Regulation and Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (EAPWD) Regulation.
A caring community that helps participants by providing housing and life supports so that they can be successful in their search for long-term housing.
Anxiety is useful in certain situations, some of the time. But how do you know when the signs of anxiety you experience might be significant enough to qualify for an anxiety disorder? An appointment with your family physician or a trained mental health professional is a good first step. However, in preparation for that visit, or to decide whether a visit is needed, it can help to understand what professionals look for in diagnosing an anxiety disorder.
QCLA's Apartment Complex is located above our main office in West Quesnel. The people who live at the Apartments have varying levels of support twenty four hours per day. The location of the home allows these residents to fully participate in their community. Individuals can easily walk downtown to participate in banking, shopping and recreation. Staff assist the residents of the Apartments to learn to do all daily life skills as independently as possible. The Apartment Complex also has an elevator for accessibilty.
Archway Community Services offers 90+ programs for community members in Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Langley as well as an international program in India.
Previously undiscovered talents are brought out in FVBIA's various art and photography groups throughout the Fraser Valley. Not only do these groups produce amazingly talented artists and photographers, they help define a sense of purpose after life changing injuries. tiger raspberry
Art therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that combines psychotherapy with artistic expression. It is a therapeutic practice that uses the creative process of making art to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals. It is especially beneficial for neurodiverse individuals, offering an alternative means of communication and self-expression. Art therapy makes the invisible visible, transforming your thoughts and feelings into visual representations that help you process and understand them.
Art without limits is a program dedicated to children and youth with disabilities to provide them with the opportunity to express themselves through various therapeutic artistic mediums. Please note that participants who may require substantial physical or behavioral support may be asked to attend alongside a guardian or support worker.
This is a free, inclusive program in which we want our participants to have a great outlet to explore their creativity while socializing! Drop-ins, family members and caregivers are welcome!
ArtWorks is a unique visual arts program that serves adults in the Greater Victoria area who have developmental disabilities. The program mentors Garth Homer Society clients who have a passion for making art to develop their talents and showcase their work in the community.
Ask An Advocate developed out of the need to be able to easily find basic and clear information about income assistance and other income support programs, disability benefits (provincial and federal), and tenancy; as well as to empower people to self-advocate.
Assessment and diagnosis helps prevent behavioural labels. It develops a more appropriate (and accurate) understanding of the individual, their strengths and needs.
The Assisted Independent Living (AIL) Program provides home share / community support homes to adults with acquired brain injury, mental health diagnoses, as well as physical, developmental, and medical healthcare needs.
Assistive technology, also known as "adaptive technological devices", or "technical aides", are devices which allow individuals who have physical or cognitive challenges to independently control objects, toys and the environment (e.g. lighting, music, air conditioning etc.).
Assistive Technology BC (ATBC) provides assistive technology resources to make learning environments usable for people with disabilities throughout British Columbia.
Assistive Technology Collection offer a wide range and variety of accessibility or assistive tools and technology to enhance or enable individuals with disabilities with the various things in their life.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
This guide provides detailed information on all aspects of the At Home Program and is intended to assist parents and health care professionals understand how the program works. This guide is the policy for the administration of AHP Medical Benefits. Please refer to the ministry’s website for the most current version of this guide.
CVCDA's at home resources page for diverse abilities. CVCDA, thought it might be a good idea to offer our own version of resources and activities specific to the needs of our families and all families at home with diversabilities.
The Auditory Outreach Program provides outreach services for students with cochlear implants (CIs) and loans of assistive listening devices to public school districts, and group 1 and 2 independent schools. Outreach services are provided by an Audiologist, Speech Language Pathologist, and Hearing Resource Teacher for students who have cochlear implants and the teams and families supporting them.
The AID Search is an online portal that allows users to keyword search nearly 1,800 records information resources in 36 languages, 950 community resources in BC as well as research and autism news articles. ACT created the AID Search to provide information and resource support to families and practioners in British Columbia, Canada and beyond.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Information about funding that assists with the cost of getting support. Autism funding helps pay for eligible services or supports that promote skill development for children living with autism.
ASD Funding is a comprehensive website dealing with Autism Funding in BC. It includes provincial government funding as well as federal tax resources. A must visit for parents of children with autism.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Autism Support Specialists can provide you with information about next steps. They have time to chat about your needs and provide guidance at any stage.
The Autism Resource Centre (ARC) is a Secondary program to support students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are working towards a Dogwood Certificate. The focus of the program is to support students with social thinking curriculum and executive functioning.
We are proud to say that all of our services and therapy goals are provided directly by highly trained, experienced clinicians. Our team offers creative, individualized therapy using innovative solutions tailored to meet your child where they are at.
The Autism Services Program for children age 6-12 years old focuses on the individualized needs of your child and can include social skills, life skills, community accessibility, and emotional regulation.
At NONA Child Development Centre we are committed to providing individualized early intervention services for young children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families who live in the North Okanagan. As part of the program, Individual Behaviour Intervention Plans are developed for each child based on their unique strengths and needs and can include communication and language skills, independence and life skills, emotional knowledge and functioning and school readiness.
Autism Support Network has online video training, a facebook parent discussion group, one-on-one support and parent support meetings with educational presentations. They have BC wide on-line meetings for parent living outside the lower mainland. See the website for a list of upcoming events and to see videos with important educational information about autism.
New Horizons offers Behaviour Consultation and Behaviour Interventionist services to families with children under 6 years of age and school-aged children and youth, who are living in Kamloops and area. With over 16 years of experience in delivering intensive behaviour intervention services, we offer a comprehensive support service for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and their families.
ACT Videos are presented by respected clinicians committed to sharing the latest in research and clinical experience. We now have 59 videos on diverse topics, including Toilet Training, Sleep, Mental Health, PBS, IEP's, Research, and much more.
Sources B.A.S.I.C. program provides evidence-based behaviour intervention, analysis and consultation services based on the principles of applied behaviour analysis and positive behaviour support.
Babes N Tott’s is held once a week. The program is a group experience providing parents/caregivers and their babies and young children the opportunity to interact together through the use of rhymes, songs and stories.
Back in Motion Employment provides industry-leading, professional employment solutions, to assist people in overcoming barriers and reaching their full employment potential.
Baristas is a six-week employment program for youth 16-30 years old. The program focuses helping participants find work in the customer service and food industry
Inclusion Canada’s Barrier-Free Benefits program offers FREE, one-on-one help with disability benefits. Our Navigators are here to help you apply for benefits like the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), including help with the medical certificate, the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). We can also provide general information and advice on filing your taxes and links to free services. We’ll walk you through the process — from start to finish.
The Langley Basic Life Skills Training (BLT) Program is a safe place for youth (ages 13-21) living with mental health challenges, to meet and build skills through support, education, and recreation. We strive to empower youth, promote healing, and foster healthy social connections.
Here you will find guidance and social service supports for food security, financial and employment information or shelter and housing options in the sea to sky.
Basics for Health Society is committed to strengthening the primary care system by delivering resource connection services to address social and economic needs.
Basketball teaches teamwork and skills of the game in five-per-side team competition. Teams are grouped in divisions according to the athletes' ability level. Athletes can also compete in individual skills contests. These events are designed for the lower ability athletes.
We welcome new families with a gift basket, especially chosen for babies with Down syndrome, and celebrate their new baby! Baskets of Love will be given to families in Greater Vancouver through the birth hospital, local Health Authority or Down syndrome support group contact.
Each gift basket includes brochures and information about support groups and local and national resources that can help the new family transition more easily and more positively into life with Down syndrome. We also include books about Down syndrome and an assortment of baby items and gifts.
Providing a wide range of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, rehabilitation services as well as occupational health and wellness services.
BC Association for Child Development and Intervention (BCACDI)
The BC Association for Child Development and Intervention (BCACDI) is a provincial association of agencies that provide child development and therapy services to children and youth with special needs and their families in British Columbia.
Autism Spectrum Disorder, often referred to as autism, is a neurobiological disorder that prevents people from understanding what they see, hear or sense.
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) centres make it easier for families to find and access responsive and inclusive quality licensed and registered child care by providing information, support, resources and referral services to parents and child care providers across the province.
Disability Alliance BC has produced a number of BC Disability Benefits Help Sheets. They have also been translated into four languages: اللغة العربية (Arabic), فارسی (Persian), ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi), Español (Spanish),
Disability Alliance BC has produced a number of BC Disability Benefits Help Sheets. They have also been translated into four languages: اللغة العربية (Arabic), فارسی (Persian), ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi), Español (Spanish),
The Elks Recreation Children’s Camp Society was founded to provide camping facilities in the Province of British Columbia for children who might not otherwise have a camping or holiday experience.
The BC Family Residence Program provides accommodation assistance to enable families to stay together when their child requires medical care at BC Children's Hospital or Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, including premature babies and newborns with other health concerns. Enhanced travel assistance is also provided through air transportation for patients of all ages.
We offer discounts for passengers with a BC Ferries Accessible Fare Identification (AFI) card or a CNIB card. You can present your AFI or CNIB card to the ticket agent when you arrive at the terminal to receive your discount.
The BC People First Society (BCPF) is a non-profit provincial organization that is part of a national movement. We work to make sure that people with a developmental disability are respected and included in communities as full citizens. We do this by supporting each other to speak up for ourselves and others. Our vision is a diverse community where all people are: included and involved; honoured and respected; seen for their abilities, and supported to participate.
We provide highly specialized treatment for people across British Columbia with severe mental health and substance use/addiction issues, people in custody, and people who have been referred by the courts for assessment and treatment.
The BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA) program provides financial help in the form of rebates to eligible low-income households to complete home adaptations for independent living.
BC Rent Bank is a project of Vancity Community Foundation, and funded by the Province of BC. The mandate of the BC Rent Bank is:
To support the funding of existing rent banks; To provide support and seed funding for the establishment of new rent banks in BC; and, To create the infrastructure necessary to support a potential future province-wide rent bank system or service. BC Rent Bank's goal is that regardless of where you live in the province, you can be supported to help maintain your housing. This goal has not yet been achieved, and establishing a province-wide infrastructure is our strategic focus over the next two years of the project.
BC Rent Bank does not directly provide rent loans to tenants. These loans are currently administered through local rent banks, operated by non-profits in communities around BC.
A rent bank is a homelessness prevention tool that focuses on low to moderate income renters. Rent banks serve those facing an unexpected crisis, and loans help to maintain housing or utilities and, in some cases, help people gain access housing.
The BC Provincial School for the Deaf is a Kindergarten to Grade 12 school in partnership with South Slope Elementary and Burnaby South Secondary schools.
The BC Lacrosse Association is excited to introduce Wheelchair Lacrosse drop-in sessions to "have a go" at the sport of wheelchair lacrosse. There is no cost for these sessions and is available to those 10 years and older at all skill levels. Able-bodied participants are welcome.
We all want to work in a mentally healthy environment. Let us help. Learn how to start a difficult conversation with an employee or coworker. Discover new resources. Connect. The road to wellbeing starts with each of us taking the first step.
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
The BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) provides disability/health related support, assistance, referral, information and more, through comprehensive and coordinated individual client services.
A hub of resources intended to serving families of students with disabilities and complex learners all over the province of British Columbia:
- Individualized Educations Plans - Advocacy & conflict resolution guides in BC - Policies and Procedures - Advocacy and Problem-solving - Provincial Organizations Who Assist Families and Educators - Reports and Publications
Established by family members in 1982, BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) has grown to become a network of Regional Educators and Branches and located across the province providing programs, services, and outreach.
Be More Than a Bystander is a powerful training and education program that inspires change towards making communities safer. With custom programs for schools and workplaces, Be More Than a Bystander delivers practical tools to end violence, bullying and harassment.
The Bear Essentials Program helps to cover expenses for Vancouver Island kids who have medical conditions, health challenges, or disabilities and where the family requires financial support to cover the cost. Supporting Island kids who have medical conditions, health challenges, or disabilities.
Bear Essentials is a family support program that assists with the costs of health-related travel and equipment for Island kids. The program is designed for families that struggle to afford the associated costs or that have barriers limiting their ability to access health care or equipment for their child.
Behaviour Consultation offered to families with school-aged children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental disabilities.
We develop behavioural plans of intervention, provide implementation support, monitoring, and team training with the goal of reducing serious challenging behaviour and increasing positive skills to improve the quality of life for all involved.
Services are primarily provided to Neurodivergent children and youth but are open to anyone else requiring support with challenging behaviour or other needs (Anxiety, Social Skills, Self-Regulation, Toileting, Sleep, Etc). Services are provided primarily on Vancouver Island in Parksville and the surrounding areas.
This service is offered to adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental disabilities. Our consultants work in partnership with the family and other service providers to systematically teach new skills and address problem behaviours.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Our program uses the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis to teach new skills and treat problem behaviours. We work with individuals and their families between the ages of 0-19.
Behavioural Intervention at Little Steps is a play or interest-based, multi-disciplinary, skill-building program that helps children and youth discover themselves and find ways to successfully navigate the world around them.
This program supports children and their families in situations where challenging behaviors may be interfering with the child's social, community, and emotional growth and development.
The Benefit Finder on CanadaBenefits.gc.ca is an online, searchable database of benefits and other resources, many of which are applicable to persons with disabilities or family members of a person with a disability.
Adults with intellectual disabilities can volunteer to be a buddy and develop one-to-one friendships with students in elementary, high school, and post secondary institutions.
The Better at Home Program assists geographically and socially isolated seniors to become more independent, thus allowing them to remain in their own homes as long as possible.
The Agreements with Young Adults (AYA) program is only for former youth in care (Continuing Custody Order or Youth Agreement). It provides financial support for you to finish high school, to go to college or university, to take a rehabilitation program, or to take a life skills program.
Natasha Tracy is the author and host at the Bipolar Burble.
She is an award-winning and influential writer, speaker, social media consultant, mental health advocate and professional crazy person. She write's primarily about issues of mental health. This website is her space online to keep people up to date on what's going on with her, her memoir off-label: an unbalanced look at a bipolar life and other writing she does (mostly hosted on Scribd).
The Bistro offers a place to eat, and visit, and access the internet. The Bistro is a cozy, quaint little spot, decorated with painted ceiling tiles, mementoes from the school children that once used this space. It's a place where everyone can relax, meet friends for coffee, and enjoy themselves.
Blind Beginnings Society has worked tirelessly since its inception in 2008 to inspire and support children and youth in BC who are blind or partially sighted.
Curling for the Blind and Visually Impaired is essentially the same as the game played by sighted people. The difference is that each team has a sighted guide to assist the players in their delivery
Bocce is a game of skill and strategy. Each player is given two balls and takes a turn rolling the ball toward the smallest ball (pallina), which has already been thrown onto the field. The players are given points for the balls thrown closest to the pallina. Players may also throw on the fly, striking the ball to move the pallina. Other players can displace the balls (including the pallina).
We currently have a large number of athletes participating in Boccia. Our athletes compete at recreational, regional, national, and international competitions.
Stories Without Labels is a publishing brand dedicated to creating inclusive children’s books that celebrate neurodiversity. Our stories empower neurodivergent children, educate families, and promote understanding and acceptance.
The Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) annual National Bottom Line Conference brings together business leaders, policy-makers, researchers, and workers to improve mental health in Canadian workplaces.
Canadian Deafblind & Rubella Association - BC Chapter
BounceBack is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 13+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch
Feeling overwhelmed, tired or like you're in a rut? Are you more worried than usual or find yourself feeling angry more easily? Bounce Back may be able to help. Bounce Back teaches effective skills to help adults overcome early symptoms of depression, and improve their mental health
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kamloops Branch
Bounce Back is a free, evidence-based program designed to help adults experiencing symptoms of mild to moderate depression, low mood, or stress, with or without anxiety
Canadian Mental Health Association - South Cariboo Branch
Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health is a skill- building program designed to help adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of depression (with or without anxiety).
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Bounce Back helps individuals (aged 15+) overcome early symptoms of depression and anxiety; it also helps to improve their mental health. Participants learn skills to help combat unhelpful thinking, manage worry and anxiety, and become more active and assertive.
Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria runs a full continuum of programs that respond to the specific needs of youth and their families in Greater Victoria. Here you can find out more about our youth support programs, parenting programs and youth justice programs, as well as our supportive care homes for youth.
A Braille embosser is available at Surrey campus library for self-serve printing. Library users may print their personal documents or material within Fair Dealing. Printing is priced per page (0.25/page), and first-time users are encouraged book an appointment to be oriented to the printer and its use.
The South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society (SOSBIS) is a non-profit organization made up of brain injured people, family members, and professionals dedicated to assisting survivors and their families to achieve the greatest level of independence and quality of life.
B.R.A.I.N- Brain Resource, Advocacy & Information Network
Brain Resource, Advocacy & Information Network (B.R.A.I.N.) is a support network based out of New Westminster BC who strive to meet the needs of Survivors of Brain Injury, family members, friends and caregivers by the provision of resource materials, advocacy for those in need of a voice, information reflecting the vast needs of our members, and networking opportunities by connection to others in similar situations and appropriate service providers
Brentwood Park Plus Out of School Care provides an inclusive child care program that strives for healthy and optimal growth and development for all children. Brentwood Park staff recognize all children as unique individuals with a variety of strengths, needs, talents and interests.
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), has had the mandate to support full access to education and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities across Canada.
We empower and inspire people with physical disabilities to re-imagine what is possible through the provision of wilderness access opportunities. British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society (BCMOS) was formed to make the Vancouver outdoors more accessible, which we do through our hiking and paddling programs.
The Library elevates the voices of neurodiverse individuals, their families, and caregivers. Lived experience is a tool for advocacy and change to build thriving communities. This Library exists because we understand how important your lived experiences are. Medical literature often fails to capture lived experience outside the clinic. Personal stories, family experiences, and reflections will be right there with scientific research, creating a mix of real-life wisdom and medical knowledge.
In a world so focused on consumerism, every penny counts. Making smart economical choices in your day to day life will help lay a solid foundation for you to take advantage of all sorts of opportunities down the road.
Your support worker will help you budget efficiently by teaching you how to maintain a personal budget and balance record that will help guide your spending and show you ways to save. They'll also show you how to search for sales and incorporate your budget into the meal plans created.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Building Blocks is a family-centered support program which aims to increase the ability of parents or caregivers to support the health and development of their children from birth to five years of age.
The BVBIA provides supports and services to people affected by brain injury and facilitates public education in all aspects of brain injury with an emphasis on strategies for prevention.
C'NEX was designed for families in Burnside Gorge whose children are in the care of the government or at risk of being taken into care. By using an Integrated Case Management Model, the C'NEX program builds parents' capacity to assess their family needs and strengths. Parents and children are assisted in accessing and creating the appropriate supports.
A coalition of health professionals who support patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and their families online resources provided, specific to ADHD information.
Calcutt Place is a Port Coquitlam residence which accommodates eight adults with serious and persistent mental illness. We provide residents the opportunity to live independently in a stabilized home. A community support worker provides part-time support to the residents in this long-term placement.
Caledonia Adaptive Snow Sports Society provides ski instruction to anyone who cannot be part of a regular ski lesson due to a cognitive or physical impairment of any type, or who needs a partner to assist to ski. CASS offers a few options by which to get on the snow with us.
Caledonia Days - The festival will include timber events, dance performances, Highland Games, industry demonstrations, music, and more. Wheelchair and stroller accessible
Calendar Of Training contains support groups, training and events for people with a mental illness and their family and supporters. It is updated regularly and includes events and resources from all over British Columbia.
A supplement may be provided to fully or partially cover the cost of attendance at a recognized camp for children of income assistance, disability assistance, or hardship assistance recipients or recipients with Persons with Disabilities designation.
Blue Lake Camp is pleased to announce our Inclusion Program. This program has been designed to offer children with physical and or developmental disabilities an opportunity to participate in Summer Camp programs. With the support of an inclusion counselor and enthusiastic camp staff, your child can enjoy a wide variety of fun and positive experiences this summer.
Camp Survivor: Youth Adventure Camp is an action-packed adventure camp that takes kids outdoors for rock climbing, zip-lining, motocross, swimming and more! If you are looking for a summer full of adventure and fun for your child, this is the camp for them!
Experts increasingly emphasize the positive links between quality child and youth programs and positive development. We believe in creating communities where children are active and healthy, where they feel safe and where their voices are heard and valued.
The Canucks Autism Network-Skills Training Employment Program (CAN-STEP) empowers autistic youth and adults (ages 15-30) with skills and work experience to better prepare for successful employment.
Over the course of 12 weeks, participants receive paid classroom training (6 weeks) and work experience (6 weeks)* opportunities in the Lower Mainland. CAN-STEP is currently being offered with a focus on the hospitality industry.
The Canada Disability Benefit provides direct financial support to people with disabilities who are between 18 and 64 years old. The program is administered by Service Canada.
The first month of eligibility for the Canada Disability Benefit is June 2025. Payments began in July 2025.
If you qualify for payments, you will begin receiving payments the month after your application is received and approved. You may receive back payments for up to 24 months from when we get your application, but not for any previous months of eligibility prior to June 2025.
Your first payment will be on the third Thursday of the month following your approval and will include back payments if applicable.
The Canada Disability Savings Bond is money the Government will deposit into the Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) of low-income and modest-income Canadians.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) provides an additional incentive of up to $2,000 to help low-income families start saving early for their child's education after high school (post-secondary education).
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provides disability benefits to people who have made enough contributions to the CPP and who are disabled and cannot work at any job on a regular basis. Benefits may also be available to their dependent children.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is a taxable monthly payment that is available to people who have contributed to the CPP and who are not able to work regularly at any job because of a disability.
If you require exceptional education-related services or equipment, you may be eligible to receive the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities.
VRS empowers young Canadians to build lifelong and meaningful connections with others, including friends, family and future employers. VRS is free of charge and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.
The Canada workers benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit that provides tax relief for eligible low-income individuals and families who are in the workforce.
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work helps persons with disabilities find a job or career, helps employers hire persons with disabilities and helps employers support employees with disabilities.
Canuck Place Children's Hospice provides innovative, holistic clinical care with compassion through our hospices, in hospitals and communities in BC. Serving children and families across British Columbia from two locations.
Connect with a Peer Supporter for free, unbiased, and confidential mental health support by calling or texting 1-866-802-7337 (PEER), or chatting online.
Please call our ICOBC Caregiver Support Worker at 250-857-4969 Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, email at Caregiver@ipsociety.ca or please complete the form on the website. If calling outside these hours leave a message and a staff member will return your call as soon as possible.
Please call our ICOBC Caregiver Support Worker at 250-857-4969 Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, email at Caregiver@ipsociety.ca or please complete the form on the website. If calling outside these hours leave a message and a staff member will return your call as soon as possible.
Please call our ICOBC Caregiver Support Worker at 250-857-4969 Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, email at Caregiver@ipsociety.ca or please complete the form on the website. If calling outside these hours leave a message and a staff member will return your call as soon as possible.
Join us for the launch of our first podcast, Caregivers Out Loud! A space to connect, listen and learn with other caregivers. Your host, Jodie McDonald, is a psychotherapist and social worker that specializes in boundary-setting, self-care, and education for caregivers.
Support, understanding, and education to new and experienced caregivers, foster parents, and family members as they care for children and youth with multiple attachment and trauma issues.
Case management is a proven successful strategy for improving development after brain injury, by designating a member of the care team to manage multiple aspects of the survivor's care, including assessment and planning, coordination of services, changes to employment, education and clinical monitoring.
The Centre makes casts and splints on-site to improve the function of your child's limbs. On occasion, we'll make a recommendation for a commercial option or other specialized equipment to increase comfort or prevent deformity.
Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA)
CAYA provides a time dependent service. Assessment and intervention will occur for approximately four months, after which time the Client and his/her Team will be expected to assume responsibility for continued implementation and use of the communication system. The overall service is comprised of the following modules:
CDBC Assessment and Support Services program is delivered in the communities of Prince George, Quesnel and Dawson Creek. This program provides supports to families with children and youth from birth to 19 years old. The program is designed to support children, youth and their families as they progress through the CDBC/FASD assessment process with the Northern Health Assessment Network (NHAN).
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
The CDC offers a variety of groups for children, youth and parents depending upon the family needs. Listed below are just a few of the groups we offer.
The camp is wheelchair accessible, affordable and available for rent from the May long weekend annually through to the end of September for day trips and overnight camping.
The Central Okanagan Family Connection Centre (FCC) offers individual and group-based prevention, treatment and support services designed to help families with children and youth ages 0-18 achieve their developmental goals. These children may have developmental support needs, neurodiversity, or disabilities. A diagnosis is not required to access the FCC.
The FCC focuses on enhancing quality of life for families, by promoting inclusiveness and interdependence, through increased access to a broad range of supportive therapies and community services. Your child can access a comprehensive range of services at the FCC, depending on their needs.
We provide support, education, and information throughout BC. Our mission is: -To raise awareness of cerebral palsy in the community; -To assist those living with cerebral palsy to reach their maximum potential; -To work to see those living with cerebral palsy realize their place as equals in a diverse society. We will accomplish this mission through: -advocacy; -encouraging networking; -educating members of the public about cerebral palsy; -governing relations activities; -implementing programs for individuals with cerebral palsy.
The vision of the CPABC is to create a Life Without Limits for people with disabilities. We will accomplish this by becoming the recognized leader in providing information, support and guidance to children, families and adults living with CP in our province.
Adults with CP, other family members, care providers, educators and medical professionals also turn to the CPABC for information they can't find anywhere else - information on topics ranging from treatment, funding and housing options to human rights, advocacy and special needs education.
Cerebral Palsy Guidance was created to provide answers and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Their goal is to reach as many members of the cerebral palsy community as possible, building up a network of support, as well as providing necessary assistance.
The people working behind the scenes on the Cerebral Palsy Guide have strived to create an easy-to-use, informative website that provides solutions for families. It is our hope that Cerebral Palsy Guide can help parents of children with cerebral palsy find peace, healing and happiness.
Athletes of all ability levels are encouraged to participate in Challenger Baseball. Challenger Baseball is designed to be grassroots and non-competitive. It is a great program to engage children, youth and adults who are nervous about engaging in sport and recreation as it is safe and inclusive for everyone.
This program educates parents and children (ages 6-11) about anxiety and guides them as they learn relaxation skills and how to face worry in real life.
Child and Family Services provides prevention and risk reducing community-based support to families in the Tri-Cities, Anmore and Belcarra areas with children aged birth to 12 years old.
The Child & Youth Development Program provides opportunities for children and youth to connect and practice social and life skills through facilitated play and activities.
The Child & Youth Mental Health Outreach Program offers service and support to children and youth with mental health concerns. This support is also extended to the families of these clients.
Child and Family Services provides prevention and risk reducing community-based support to families in the Tri-Cities, Anmore and Belcarra areas with children aged birth to 12 years old.
The Centre provides legal support for young people who are experiencing problems relating to family law, child protection, a breach of your human rights and many other legal issues.
Our Counsellor works with children and youth who are experiencing distress which is impairing their functioning at home, at school, with peers, or in the community.
The Child and Youth with special needs programs for Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN) Services are available to children and youth from birth to the age of 19 years.
CCRR makes quality childcare more accessible by linking your family to childcare providers in Surrey, Delta and White Rock.
Parents We can connect your family to childcare providers in Surrey, Delta and White Rock and offer the following:
Free consultations Support and child care referral services Subsidy support to parents seeking childcare Early Years Learning Store Childcare Providers We offer childcare providers:
Professional development Outreach support Early childhood resource library Parent referrals Child care information and referral Networking Early Years Learning Store CCRR works with the community to strive for quality inclusive child care services that meet the needs of local families like yours, and promotes the healthy development of children.
The Child Care Resource and Referral Program (CCRR) serves child care providers and families with children (birth to 12 years) through the following services: child care referrals, resource and toy lending libraries, training and education, partnerships in community events, outreach services, registering license not required programs and affordable child care benefit, child care business start up support and information, resources and drop in programming.
Abbotsford Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) is committed to enhancing the availability and accessibility of a wide range of inclusive childcare options.
The Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR) Program offers free consultation, support, assistance with affordable child care benefit applications and referral services to parents seeking child care in Langley. The program supports child care providers through information, outreach, a resource library as well as networking and learning opportunities.
The goals of the Child Care Resource and Referral program are to provide referrals and support to parents in their selection of appropriate child care, to support child care providers in providing quality childcare and work with the Cowichan Valley Community Partnerships to support quality child care services.
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) centres make it easier for families to find and access responsive and inclusive quality licensed and registered child care by providing information, support, resources and referral services to parents and child care providers across the province.
A platform to find find development, rehabilitation and support information and resources for children and youth with neurodiversity and/or disability in British Columbia.
Children's Respite Services has served Langley families for the last 35 years providing parents and caregivers with a break from caring for their child with a developmental disability and/or medical illness
The child disability benefit (CDB) is a tax-free monthly payment made to families who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Child protection services in BC are intended to safeguard children from harm. Where there is reason to believe a child has been abused or neglected, or is otherwise in need of protection, child protection social workers have the delegated authority to investigate and take appropriate action to ensure that child’s safety.
BeConnected Support Services offers community based programs and services that meet the growing needs of children and youth with developmental disabilities and their families.
Specialized service and funding options may be available for children or teens who have support needs and their families. Children and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) staff are available to discuss what services might be available and provide other useful information or support.
PIRS programs help immigrant and refugee women and children become active participants in Canadian society, learn about their communities and themselves, and build a strong foundation for success.
A recreational program that promotes life skills development, community inclusion and one-to-one programing for children and teens five to 18 years of age.
Our quality programs support children and their families to develop understanding, acceptance, and respect for diversity. We provide a range of services including inclusive childcare and school-age programs, youth, leisure and social programs, and children’s respite.
Are you concerned about your baby, toddler, or preschooler? For example, perhaps they are having difficulty sitting unsupported, walking, or talking? If so, our early intervention team is ready to empower you with strategies to help your child become more independent, discover their abilities, and learn new skills.
Whistler Adaptive offers a variety of biking programs, ranging from cruising the valley trail to tackling Whistler’s off-road single track trails. Our biking programs are available to participants of all abilities and all levels from novice to experienced riders.
The programs for people with physical disabilities and mobility limitations are for all ages and abilities. We have many different types of adaptive equipment for a variety of sports. Our sport-specific equipment allows you to get out and play in the Sea to Sky!
Sources works closely with families, troubled youth, at-risk children and children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, FASD or severe behavioural challenge, to identify and implement solutions. Services include mental health therapy, family reunification and preservation, outreach support, positive behaviour supports and more.
The Children's Community Respite Program provides parents and primary caregivers with a needed break from the responsibilities of full-time care-giving. Respite provides family with time to focus on building relationships with other family members and friends, or simply having some time for themselves.
The Children's Dental Program offers free basic dental and preventive services to low-income school-aged children from the Lower Mainland who are not eligible for existing government-funded programs.
The Children’s Heart Centre cardiology clinic provides complete care for children and adolescents living with all kinds of congenital and acquired heart disease.
The Children’s Respite Program at CVS is designed to support families who have a child with a disability. Respite is a family-to-family program where the child typically goes into the home of the caregiver to provide the family with a break from continuous care of their child.
Community Options provides families with a much needed break and gives their child the opportunity to become more independent and develop meaningful relationships in their community.
Children's Respite Services arrange a suitable caregiver to take care of your child with a developmental disability, so you and your family can take a needed break.
The children's summer camp runs from July to August each year giving less fortunate children who wouldn't normally have a chance to attend a summer camp the opportunity.
CAPS supports youth, adults, and families from ages 13-99 by providing a wide range of alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services, specific to the participants’ identified needs.
Canadian Mental Health Association - CMHA Vancouver-Fraser Delta
The Chinese Mental Health Promotion Program improves the lives of individuals in the Chinese community by increasing awareness of mental health issues, promoting wellness through recreational and leisure activities and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.
Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) is a self-directed option for eligible home support clients. CSIL clients receive funds directly from their local health authority to purchase their own home support services. Clients become employers who manage all aspects of their home support, from hiring and supervising staff to overseeing how CSIL funds are spent.
“Theatre Terrific”, a non-profit theatre company offering classes and programs that may be of interest to shared diverse-abilities adult audiences. Classes posted on the website. The classes are currently delivered in-person at Burnaby in the Christine Sinclair Center (BACI facility space) on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Clay Tree Society for People with Developmental Disabilities
Clay Tree is a non-profit, registered society that was incorporated in 1957 under the Societies Act of British Columbia. Clay Tree Society supports individuals with developmental disabilities; a community where participants are included based on their choices and where they continue to develop skills. Our programs focus on community inclusion, recreation, life skills, volunteer opportunities, artistic exploration, personal empowerment and independence.
Pivot Point is offering a new adult service in Vernon and Trail that is called LIFE Services. LIFE Services is offered in the community, and is categorized by CLBC as an adult Community Inclusion service.
Pivot Point is offering a new adult service in Vernon and Trail that is called LIFE Services. LIFE Services is offered in the community, and is categorized by CLBC as an adult Community Inclusion service.
We care for patients from B.C. and the Yukon, providing ongoing specialist assessments, treatment plans, case management and coordination, treatment intervention, and second opinions about managing speech and orthodontic issues.
Clements Centre for Families child development provides services for families and their children from birth to the age of five years old. In order to meet the needs of the people we serve these services can be provided in various settings, from your home to preschools, playgrounds, clinics and in the therapy rooms located in the Clements Centre for Families. Our goal is to provide the best possible care to you and your family wherever you are.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Recipients residing in a special care facility, other than an alcohol and drug facility or those in Community Living BC (CLBC) facilities, may receive a supplement for the purchase of necessary clothing when clothing is not provided by the facility and no alternative resources are available.
Club Fit is a fitness program designed specifically for Special Olympics athletes of varying skill levels to improve their health and fitness outside of participation in other Special Olympics programs.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
CMHA Kelowna is determined to create a safe and inclusive community where anyone call home. Residents in our housing programs are all supported but staff who will help them develop skills, access community resources and services and assist them with their personal wellness goals.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch
Our program promotes recovery by providing a safe and supportive environment for people experiencing mental illness to enjoy active participation in a balance of healthy and fulfilling activities.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A supplement to assist recipients of income assistance or disability assistance with the cost of purchasing shares in a co-operative housing corporation.
Comfort Keepers North Vancouver and West Vancouver is known throughout the home care community as the best provider of long-term care. We provide 24-hour Accredited in-home services to seniors and others who require home care services. Our mission is to provide high-quality care services that enable seniors and other clients to enjoy the highest level of independence and quality of life. We care for each client with the respect and dignity we would provide a member of our own family.
Our speech-language pathologists work with families and caregivers to help children maximize their communication skills and ability to participate in family life, preschool and peer relationships.
The focus of the Access Leisure Program allows clients to enjoy recreational and social involvement in their community. It promotes independence while encouraging the development of social skills in group activities.
The Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) provides funding to community groups that promote the healthy development of young children from birth to age 6, who face challenges that put their health at risk.
Home sharing is an arrangement where an adult with a disability lives in a person’s home and receives support and services based on their personal goals and needs.
This program helps adults with developmental disabilities to prepare for, find and maintain employment. This program also offers support to employers who already have or seek to employ adults with developmental disabilities.
Community Based Victim Services aims to support and empower victims of crimes of violence. They provide information, community referrals, emotional, practical and court support to victims, their families and witnesses.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Cariboo Chilcotin Branch
Community Based Victim Services provides justice related services to assist adult, female, male and child victims of violence in relationships; Adult sexual assault; child physical/sexual assault/abuse; criminal harassment; child witnesses and other forms of family violence. Service recipients will include victims of these crimes who may choose not to be involved with the criminal justice system.
The Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth in BC (CBIPCY) is a program of the BC Centre for Ability. The BC Centre for Ability is a community organization that provides a continuum of services to children, youth and adults with disabilities.
Community Coordination for Survivor Safety (CCSS) (formerly CCWS), works with responders in communities across BC, and at the provincial level, to support the development of integrated, coordinated and cross-sectoral responses to gender-based violence. The main goal of coordination is to improve services and enhance safety for all survivors.
Community Counselling is a free counselling program for residents of Langley and Aldergrove who are 10 years and older. All sessions are highly confidential and tailored to your needs.
The Community Engagement program uniquely tailored to each person's goals. It may be one-to-one support or engaging with peers in preferred activities.
We welcome newcomer women with various English Levels (beginner to pre-intermediate). We are here to help you improve your English for everyday conversations, be a part of a multicultural community, gain confidence and learn more about Canada!
DIGA is currently a part of 7 community gardens around Metro Vancouver. We proudly support these gardens as we work to together to make gardening more accessible for all. Each garden is conveniently located near accessible facilities and public transit. They also have wider pathways, handy water hookups and communal sheds.
Kamloops Society for Community Inclusion supports individuals to be involved in the community and enrich their lives. We do this by exploring people's interests such as education, clubs, volunteering, or other personal interests.
Spectrum Society's Community Inclusion services assist people to be contributing members of their community. How that happens is up to each individual.
Fraserside Community Services Society believes individuals maximize their potential when they are given the opportunities to learn through life experiences and are provided with the supports they need. Their Community Inclusion program provides individuals with volunteer, recreational, and social opportunities. Individuals make choices about what they want to participate in so that they may achieve their personal goals.
We believe individuals maximize their potential when they are given the opportunities to learn through life experiences and are provided with the supports they need. Our Community Inclusion program provides individuals with volunteer, recreational, and social opportunities. Individuals make choices about what they want to participate in so that they may achieve their personal goals.
We offer a variety of meaningful and enriching programs in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Maple Ridge. Persons served may choose to participate in one or more programs of interest and are encouraged to explore community based initiatives.
Kindale provides Community Living and Day Options to adults of all ages – from youth to seniors – and at all levels of functioning. These day programs make an immense difference in the lives of people with developmental and other disabilities. They provide opportunities for skill enhancement, recreation, socialization and community inclusion that significantly enhance self esteem and quality of life.
Kindale provides Community Living and Day Options to adults of all ages - from youth to seniors - and at all levels of functioning. These day programs make an immense difference in the lives of people with developmental and other disabilities.
BACI offers Community Inclusion services that support adults in small groups and on a one-to-one basis, to access and participate in a range of events and activities within their local communities.
The Community Inclusion program offers a variety of supports for adults who have developmental disabilities depending on the person’s needs and wishes. People participate in a wide range of activities in the community either through one to one support or in small groups.
CSCL offers small group and individualized activities in the areas of life skills enhancement, social capital development, employment, volunteering, recreation and leisure for adults of all ages.
Maple Program is a Community Inclusion Service funded by Community Living BC to provide a variety of in program activities and community based activities.
Community Inclusion Services are for individuals with developmental disabilities in Surrey and Delta area. There are two programs offered through Sources Community Resource Centres, Life Skills centre and Crossroads program.
Community Inclusion Services at Good Vibes Support Services (GVSS), are all about building connections and fostering independence. We understand that every Individual is unique, with their own wants and needs. That’s why our services are tailored to each person we serve, based on their preferences and goals.
Inclusion Langley Society offers a diverse range of Community Inclusion services in a variety of locations throughout the City and Township. As well as services for seniors.
The Community Integration Project (CIP) assists people with newly acquired disabilities adapt to their housing and daily living needs while maintaining their quality of life within their home and community. Housing is a significant barrier for people with disabilities transitioning from rehabilitation to independent living - the CIP offers two specially-designed and equipped apartments to help during this process.
We provide information, advice, referrals and representation on a variety of issues including income assistance, housing, employment issues, and Canada pension plan.
The Community Leisure Program (CLP) is a community-based recreational and social program providing individualized and group activities. The CLP is based in New Westminster and North Surrey.
Community Living BC (CLBC) is a provincial crown agency, mandated under the Community Living Authority Act, that funds supports and services through service agencies for adults with developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome, Autism and their families in British Columbia. CLBC is working to create communities where people with developmental disabilities have more choices about how they live, work and contribute.
Vinge Community Living Services provides specialized Residential, Day Program and Respite services for individuals with developmental disabilities and complex physical and/or mental health issues and for individuals with complex physical health issues. In addition, we also provide behavioural supports within two of our residential programs and day programs.
Penticton and District Society for Community Living
Community Living services such as, Youth Services Group, Adult Day Programs, Community Outreach, Homeshare, Supported Employment, Staffed Residential Services.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
The Community Living Support (CLS) is a client-centred, rehabilitation program that helps individuals living in New Westminster develop independent living skills as they work on their recovery from mental illness.
The Community Living Support program provides one on one support to individuals living with mental health challenges. We focus on the direct needs of individuals and support them realizing their full potential and achieving independence.
A wide array of multidisciplinary mental health services, activities, resources, and health care professionals for adults and older adults in a variety of settings including outpatient, inpatient, and in the home.
Burnside Gorge Community Centre monthly newsletter keeping readers up to date with new and upcoming programs such as: summer day camp, yoga for all ages and abilities, tennis for kids, Sportball soccer, Groove dance fitness, meditation, Healthy Living series and much more.
AiMHi Prince George Association for Community Living
The purpose of the Community Options program is to teach skill development through participation in community oriented activities. This section of the program is where we are able to provide most of our bonus hours and assist people in participating in various community activities.
In Community Projects we take the dialogue beyond the stage by offering an array of public discussion forums and outreach programs that explore the theatrical, psychological, social and technological elements of our work.
We provide experiences in the performing arts and assist in the development of emerging artists with disabilities.
The following is a list of programs and services offering a range of guidance and support to communities throughout British Columbia. These resources are either provided by, operated by, or supported by one of AHMA's Housing Providers or Partners. They are included here as a resource for the public.
Foundry offers a wide range of supports and services, use this online resource to search for resources in your community like Counselling and Mental Health Support, Sexual Health Support, Housing Support, Legal Support, Job Help, and more.
The Mission of Muscular Dystrophy Canada Chapters is to enhance the lives of those affected with neuromuscular disorders at the local level through the delivery of community based fundraising and/or service activities, the development and maintenance of support networks and the facilitation of connections between stakeholders.
Do you want to connect with other people who are also on the autism journey? Do you want to chat with someone who just “gets it?” Are you looking to learn from experts in the field?
A directory of various community-based organizations whose mandate is to support local families and individuals. These organizations are staffed with caring individuals who are here to help.
CLCR is a peer-assisted care program and a mobile crisis response team, led by persons with lived/living experience and mental health professionals, who are able to de-escalate crises and develop community care plans with persons experiencing crisis.
The Compassionate Friends is an international, non-profit, self-help organization, offering friendship, understanding, grief education and HOPE for the future to all families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause.
The CDBC (Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions) Program provides support services to families who have children and youth with CDBC such as, (but not limited to) FASD, ADHD, ADD, and ODD. The Key Worker provides one on one support, community education, parenting groups, as well as support before, during and after a clinical assessment. The Key Worker is there to advocate for families at meetings with doctors, IEP’s at schools, and MCFD as well as assist with behavioural strategies and linking families to the appropriate service providers and health care professionals.
The CDBC Program continues to increase awareness in the community by sharing knowledge, prevention and intervention strategies and promote a better future for children with CDBC through confidence, acceptance and understanding
The CDBC Program was developed by Northern Health and MCFD to provide multidisciplinary assessments and support services to children with complex behaviours aged 0-19 and their families.
We provide consultative services, including medical management, nutrition counseling and feeding therapy, to children with complex feeding and nutritional issues that are difficult to manage.
Confident Parents: Thriving Kids is a family-focused phone-based coaching service effective in reducing mild to moderate behavioural problems and promoting healthy child development in children ages 3-12.
The BC Epilepsy Society offers people living with epilepsy and their families, friends, and loved ones the opportunity to meet other inspirational people who truly understand life with epilepsy.
We support social clubs for kids, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum as well as their siblings and friends. Together, we build a support network and strengthen the community and bring people together.
Connections is a community based, person-centered, day program. Individuals are supported in a variety of activities based on their individual goals, interests, skills and choices.
Canadian Mental Health Association - South Okanagan Similkameen Branch
Consumer Development Program is a consumer run committee. This committee has access to funds for adults with a mental illness who can apply for funding for physical, health, educational and personal growth opportunities.
The CIF Art Grant provides an opportunity for artists to purchase art supplies. Vancouver residents who are consumers of mental health and/or substance use services are encouraged to apply. Each Art Grant is in the amount of $85. A total of 10 grants are awarded each draw (January, April, July & October).
The Crisis Grant is intended to assist consumers of mental health and substance use services who are experiencing significant financial strain due to unexpected circumstances. Each grant is in the amount of $85 and the funds are provided in the form of cash.
This fund helps people make their lives better by giving them chances to grow personally, improve how they live, learn new job skills, get an education, and take part in activities to improve their well-being.
The Convalescent Care Program is primarily for older adults with a chronic illness who require more time to recover before returning home following a period of hospitalization.
Cops for Kids provides grants to children and youth in crisis suffering from medical, emotional, mental, developmental, or behavioural problems that require extraordinary help and support and fall under specific categories.
We recognize the significant effect cancer can have on your life. Our counselling team focuses on your emotional health and well-being through one-on-one counselling support. Our counsellors aim to meet you where you are at with compassion and understanding and have expertise in cancer focused mental health support from diagnosis and treatment to post-treatment. Our team can also provide specialized support in sexual health counselling. Sessions may include talk-therapy, mindfulness, art therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), visualization, and emotional regulation.
Beacon Community Services offers counselling, mediation, respite and mental health program supports to assist you. Services are confidential, non-judgmental, and caring.
ACT 2 Child and Family Services in Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows, offers counselling to children, youth, and their family or caregivers who are in need of a supportive and trusting therapeutic relationship to assist in resolving emotional and behavioural difficulties arising from traumatic experiences.
At VSLC, we are dedicated to providing neurodiversity-affirming counselling services that support the unique needs of kids as young as 5 years old, teens, parents, and families as a whole. Our compassionate and experienced team is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where everyone can thrive.
Our counselling services are a great way to help children, adults, couples, and families to overcome personal life challenges, set life goals, realize their potential, and prepare for the future.
Our child counselling services can help your child reach their potential. We understand that life can bring challenges and struggles for both you and your child. Our team of counsellors are experienced and trained to help your child along their journey to well-being. We have specialists who work with children of all ages who can help your child to overcome the challenges and struggles they may be facing.
SportAbility is proud to partner with several adaptive soccer organizations to provide opportunities for people who are interested in playing soccer but who do not feel comfortable with or are not able to play on existing Lower Mainland soccer teams. Anyone with or without a disability are welcome and are encouraged to visit each club's website for more information.
Nzen'man' Child and Family Development Centre Society
The centre provides nurturing, stimulating, and challenging environments which focus on each child's needs and development and the needs of the group as a whole.
A short guide on remaining mindful of technology usage as a family and creating a balance of online and off-line time that fosters respect and meaningful connections.
Creating Healthy Families is a drop-in parenting program for parents with children aged 0-6 years. The goal of this program is to support families in nurturing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health of their children. Families are encouraged to participate in group activities and weekly topics vary.
Learn more about alternative methods of rehabilitation by joining one of our creative arts or movement programs. Offerings include visual art, yoga, music, mindfulness, & a walking group.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch
The Interior Crisis Line Network (ICLN) Cranbrook site has trained Crisis Line Responder volunteers and staff who can help with a variety of mental health issues such as suicide risk, stressors in relationships, and domestic violence.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A one-time payment for those who face unexpected emergency needs, to prevent imminent danger to their physical health or the removal of a child under the Child, Family and Community Service Act.
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport that promotes physical conditioning while providing enjoyment for athletes of all ages. Special Olympics cross-country skiing events are designed to be appropriate for athletes of every ability level.
Curling requires strategy, physical ability and a true team effort. Athletes work in teams of four, in an attempt to place their rocks closest to the centre of a series of four rings called the house. The team with the most number of stones closest to the centre is awarded points accordingly. Teams typically play eight ends and the team with the most points at the end is declared the winner.
The Community Employment Service helps people to find meaningful employment. Through this, people are able to find employment that fulfills them and gives them the opportunity to live life in their community and gain independence.
Kindale provides customized and supported employment services funded by CLBC and also offers employment counseling and supports under contract to WorkBC.
The Daddy and Me program provides dads or male caregivers with a fun and safe environment to interact with their children and to receive parenting information geared towards dads.
Dance Without Limits offers a safe and active environment for children and youth with various disabilities to have fun while exploring dance, creative movement and games.
Our Day Program operates Monday to Friday out of Trail Association Activity Centre (TAAC). The Activity Centre (TAAC) is fully wheelchair accessible with an elevator. Our focus is Employment and Community Inclusion where we offer Customized Employment options as well as Skill Development and our Social/Rec and Leisure activities. We have a monthly calendar that gives an outline of our activities for the month.
The SCACL Day Program offers a range of activities that involve people with developmental disabilities with their own peer group and with the community as a whole. Involving individuals in their community allows them to expand their citizenship and may present vocational opportunities to those interested in work.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
There are services that offer diverse and multicultural opportunities for your child identified as deaf, hard of hearing, blind or partially-sighted and supports for their families.
Delta House accommodates four young adults with serious and persistent mental illness. We provide residents the opportunity to live in a stabilized home with support so they can successfully live independently.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Emergency dental services for the relief of pain are provided to all recipients of income assistance, disability assistance, and hardship assistance. Dentures are provided to recipients who meet specific eligibility criteria.
If you receive income or disability assistance, you may be able to have basic dental costs covered. Everyone who receives assistance can access emergency dental services to relieve pain.
We provide consultations and comprehensive dental treatment for healthy young children and children/adolescents diagnosed with a medical comorbidity or behavioral complexity, as well as emergency dental care upon referral.
Detained: Rights of children and youth under the Mental Health Act raises the need for a comprehensive system of culturally appropriate and youth-specific voluntary community services, so involuntary detention is only used as a last resort.
Monarch House is here to help - explaining what happens and why - and what you can expect along the way. It doesn’t matter how much you know or what stage you’re at in understanding how to best support your child. We’re here, and we will help you every step of the way. We’ll begin by reviewing the basics - screening and assessment and then learning about the right support and services for your unique needs, how to start the funding process and what resources are available.
Unleashing the power of technology lets you lead an independent life. Our "Technology" programs level the playing field, providing skills and training that focus on the accessible, available, and affordable technology.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Diet supplements assist recipients to meet costs associated with a therapeutic diet that is required as a result of a specific medical condition or a special dietary need.
At VSLC we are proud to provide neurodiversity-affirming dietician services tailored to support every individual’s unique nutritional needs. Our approach celebrates each person’s individuality while promoting healthy eating habits and positive relationships with food.
Please note that all of dietician services are virtual.
Digital Jumpstart is a free online program that helps people with disabilities improve their digital literacy so they have the confidence to take their next steps - join a job placement or readiness program, return to school, join the workforce, or simply become more confident using a computer.
Directions Youth Services offers a range of programs and services to support youth under the age of 25 who are in crisis, experiencing homelessness, or are precariously housed as a result of abuse, neglect, substance use or mental health challenges.
The directory provides a complete listing of all BC Society of Transition Houses Member Programs & Services, including Transition, Second and Third Stage Houses, Safe Homes, PEACE and Violence is Preventable programs across BC.
Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Our mission is to support people, with all disabilities, to live with dignity, independence and as equal and full participants in the community. We champion issues impacting the lives of people with disabilities through our direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research and publications.
Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
Disability assistance can help you if you need financial or health support. You must be designated as a Person with Disabilities (PWD) to receive this type of assistance.
The mission of Disability is Natural is to encourage new ways of thinking about developmental disabilities, in the belief that our attitudes drive our actions, and changes in our attitudes and actions can help create a society where all children and adults with developmental disabilities have opportunities to live the lives of their dreams, included in all areas of life.?
Disability Resource Network of B.C. for Post Secondary Education
The Disability Resource Network of BC for Post Secondary Education is the provincial organization that represents individuals who provide programs and services for individuals who have disabilities, in the British Columbia Post Secondary Education system.
We have included a list of resources for those in the Disability community. They include funding and scholarship programs and organizations as well as Service organizations such as the CNIB.
Our FSI Community Interpreters Service is available to families in BC accessing any disability-related services offered in English. Too often, systemic barriers around language prevent a family from applying for support or funding, receiving well-informed healthcare, and having meaningful consultations with systems and services. Langauges available: Arabic -اكتب اسم لغتك الام بالانجليزية Farsi/Persian - فارسی Hindi - हिंदी Korean - 한국어 Mandarin - 中文 Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ/ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ Somali - Somaliyeed Spanish - Español Tagalog - Lingwahe Urdu - اردو
Our FSI Community Interpreters Service is available to families in BC accessing any disability-related services offered in English. Too often, systemic barriers around language prevent a family from applying for support or funding, receiving well-informed healthcare, and having meaningful consultations with systems and services. Langauges available: Arabic -اكتب اسم لغتك الام بالانجليزية Farsi/Persian - فارسی Hindi - हिंदी Korean - 한국어 Mandarin - 中文 Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ/ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ Somali - Somaliyeed Spanish - Español Tagalog -Lingwahe Urdu - اردو
Operating in Metro Vancouver BC, we offer workshops, garden tours, customized adaptive tools, and our volunteers work one-on-one with DIGA members tending to fully accessible plots in community gardens. Our community gardens have wheelchair-accessible pathways and raised beds. Many also offer roll-under table-top gardens.
Twenty percent of British Columbians identify as living with a disability, but not all of these disabilities are visible outwardly, initially, or in ways one might assume. What they all have in common is their under-employment compared to those without disabilities. We’re proud to host a diverse and powerful group of businesses owned by entrepreneurs with disabilities on the BC Marketplace. Search for, connect with and support these small businesses in your community.
Discovery offers free community-based counselling services and access to residential care and treatment for youth ages 13-19. We assist youth and/or their families to reduce the harms associated with substance use and related issues.
Explore our collection of resources and gain access to a veritable library of content ranging from presentations, tutorials, workshops, courses, lesson plans and more.
Driving Miss Daisy offers services that improve the quality of life for seniors and those with disabilities or special needs. We provide much more than just incidental transportation from point A to B. It’s our commitment to personal, friendly, through the door service that sets us apart and makes our clients smile.
Richard Jackson Jr., Certified Addictions Counsellor, offers counselling for individuals, groups, couples, youth, and families as well as referrals to further resources.
The Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Society is an organization guided by Aboriginal values that provides activities, services and information to all people.
Early Childhood Autism Play Groups programs combine the award-winning, evidence-based, Integrated Play Groups®, Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification®, and SCERTS® models. These comprehensive early childhood programs child-led are play-based, educational programs that focus on developing the social, communication, and peer play competencies of the child participating in the program.
At Beanstalk, we work together with parents to develop personalized home-based intervention programs that nurture every child's individual strengths and support each family in their areas of need.
UBC Including all Children and Families Expanding Partnerships Project
Part 1: Early Childhood, this course deals with typical and atypical development in the early childhood years (birth to six years). It discusses major developmental disorders that are usually identified in the early years and lists the professionals who work with them.
Our programs offer a variety of services designed to answer questions families might have about pregnancy, about how their child is developing, about promoting healthy development, and about providing enriched learning opportunities for babies, young children, and youth with extra support needs.
Social Workers for the Early Intervention Therapy Program at the BC Centre for Ability offer services to children with developmental concerns or disabilities, and their families. Social workers work collaboratively with speech-language pathologists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists to support families through the psychosocial and emotional aspects of caring for a child with special needs, in order to increase their ability to participate in family and community. When social work services are requested by the family, social workers will become a part of the therapy team.
The Early Intervention Program was established to provide community-based services and supports to children between birth and school entry who have, or are at risk for, a developmental delay and/or disability, as well as their families and communities.
The Early Intervention Program (EIP) serves families of children living in Maple Ridge and in Pitt Meadows who have confirmed or suspected developmental delays or disorders until they enter school, this program provides the same services. The program is largely funded by the BC government.
The Early Intervention Program (EIP) provides services for children from birth to 5 years of age with or at risk for developmental delays, living in Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands.
Our Early Intervention Programs are committed to working in partnership with families and recognizes the family and supporting environment as the most valuable resource in an individual’s life
EI Therapy Services include Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Depending on your child’s support needs, you may have been referred for one or more of these services. EI Therapists provides services to support your goals for your child and family and helps children to participate in everyday activities.
SHARE’s programs and initiatives for our littlest clients include programs for children with delayed development, Early Intervention services that include speech – language physical and occupational therapies, programming for new comers and refugees, early childhood mental health support, early years community and parenting programs, drop in groups for parents, caregivers and their children and so much more.
Early RISErs is a unique early learning program with parent or guardian participation that brings families and early childhood specialists together for a time of play, connection, and learning. Families build knowledge about their child’s development in a preschool-like classroom environment while gaining practical, research-informed strategies to support them at home and beyond.
Our interdisciplinary team includes Early Childhood Educators, BC-Certified Kindergarten Teachers, Behaviour Interventionists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Occupational Therapists. We deliver a play-based, neuroaffirming, and technology-embracing program that nurtures individual strengths and promotes joyful, meaningful participation for children ages 3 to 6 of all developmental stages and abilities.
We offer varieties of free programs to enhance and support the healthy development of families with children 0-6 years old. in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra. Services are offered in the following areas:
The program is designed to increase families capacity to provide safe nurturing environments for this children, to maximize growth and enhance young children's developmental potential.
This program offers prevention and early intervention services to parents and parents-to-be to increase a family’s knowledge and skills for effective parenting to strengthen family resiliency.
The Early Years Program supports families and caregivers with children ages 0-6 years old through a variety of drop-in groups throughout the week which focus on friendship, nutrition, child development, parenting information, language and cultural teachings.
Learn together through play activities that target healthy child development to help children develop their language & motor skills. Build parenting skills & learn to set boundaries & model healthy lifestyle choices. With an emphasis on parent-child communication, our programs encourage parents & caregivers to use each activity as a learning opportunity for their child.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
The KCDC offers Pre-birth to Preschool Services, Early Intervention Services, Supported Child Development Services, Child and Youth Services as well as Family Programs.
Eastside Family Place (ESFP) offers a variety of programs that promote early childhood development and provide parenting education. Our goals are to help you raise a healthy child(ren) and to help you be the parent/caregiver that you wish to be. ESFP’s programs provide opportunities to meet other families, to create new friendships and to be part of a caring community.
Our physical and mental health are closely connected and can affect one another. Small changes to living a healthier way can have a positive impact on both our physical and mental health.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
ECHO Burnaby Clubhouse supports individuals in their rehabilitation and recovery journey through holistic services that range from vocational (job, volunteering, education), leisure and recreation, health and wellness, to personal education.
EHN Canada specializes in treating all types of addictions and related mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and eating disorders.
Intellectual Disabilities Society - North & West Vancouver
The Society visits schools, first responders, medical facilities, businesses and various community groups. Through interactive and educational presentations teams and students learn about the challenges faced by those who identifying as having a disability.
The ESTR (Education and Skills Training) program offers four certificates for students who have experienced barriers to employment to prepare them for entry level positions within the workforce.
The Children's Heart Network we endeavour to offer a variety of educational activities, including CPR workshops for parents, youth, and significant others, parent resource workshops, and talks relevant to heart families, such as transitioning from pediatric to adult care.
Education Bursaries making a life without limits one student at a time - that's what the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC has been doing since 1994 with our bursary program - which is open to any student, in BC, 17 years and older wishing to attend an institute of higher learning in the following year.
Muscular Dystrophy Canada provides accessible information and educational support to the neuromuscular community across the country. We offer opportunities to build a community of support through presentations like Muscle Facts, conferences, network meetings, educational sessions, and community activities like the Walk for Muscular Dystrophy.
Persons who wish to be eligible to receive the services of Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) must have specific assessments completed to help CLBC determine whether you meet their criteria for services.
New Horizons Professional Support Services Inc. provides eligibility assessments under contract with CLBC in the North Thompson region
The Emmaus Centre is a community inclusion program for adults with developmental disabilities. The program provides stimulating activities delivered in a manner that respects the abilities and autonomy of each individual.
Learning Disabilities Association - South Vancouver Island
Daily social life can be challenging and confusing, both in school and at home. Through a variety of activities and discussions, our emotional/social development program covers several themes to assist children in their daily interactions with others.
An underlying theme of this program is that before we can begin to connect with and understand others, it is important for us to understand ourselves and our thoughts and emotional processes.
The John Howard Society works with people to remove the barriers people face within our communities in accessing and maintaining meaningful employment that fosters economic security, and education opportunities.
Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS)
The PICS Settlement Department provides customized and individualized job search-related support for immigrants with disabilities. It aims to assist eligible clients to prepare for, obtain and maintain employment by overcoming barriers and challenges when entering the Canadian labor market.
Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS)
The PICS Settlement Department provides customized and individualized job search-related support for immigrants with disabilities. It aims to assist eligible clients to prepare for, obtain and maintain employment by overcoming barriers and challenges when entering the Canadian labor market.
Employment boosts self-confidence, adds meaning to our lives, and improves financial independence. Returning to work or beginning training that supports a return to work is both a milestone in recovery and a pathway to a better future.
Community Ventures Society has been working with a collaborative community group to foster the conditions for increased employment for people with disabilities in the Tri-Cities area.
Kermode Friendship Society's employment program provides employment counselling assistance, readiness and training for Indigenous folks in the Terrace and surrounding area.
Gastown Vocational Services (GVS), in partnership the Employment Program of British Columbia (EPBC) assists eligible clients with a mental health disability to obtain work experience, employment/community attachment and/or to access educational/skill training programs. One-to-one job coaching and supported employment/ educational services are delivered as needed.
The Neil Squire Society's Solutions for Employment Program provides specialized case managed services for people with disabilities and injuries. Our range of services support job seekers to find and maintain employment and improve employment readiness.
Employ Me! is a program that supports people to find meaningful employment within Castlegar. Employ Me! matches job seeker's skills, abilities and capabilities to the employment needs of local businesses.
Inclusion Parksville Employment Services empowers adults with diverse disabilities to gain and maintain successful employment within the Oceanside Area.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals continue to face daily challenges and contend with issues of exclusion in employment, education and social settings due to communication barriers. Wavefront Centre provides Employment Counselling Services to support the well-being of Deaf and Hard of Hearing British Columbians.
Employment Services, Community Living Victoria helps people with developmental disabilities find rewarding and satisfying jobs with employers who want committed employees. Along with the additional income, having a rewarding job reduces loneliness and increases social networks, community awareness, confidence and self-esteem.
DCLS Solutions Employment Services creates mutually beneficial working relationships between local businesses and people with developmental disabilities by matching the skills of job seekers with the needs of employers.
Employment Services support people to obtain meaningful, community-based employment, earning competitive wages and benefits like other members of the community. The CLS supports job seekers to develop their skills so they can obtain “real work for real pay”.
Customized Employment Services: Are you interested in developing skills and finding purposeful employment? Or are you an employer who is looking to hire someone special?
Our Supported Employment Services program is based on finding meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities. Our services promote increased independence through employment and help program participants earn a fair wage for purposeful employment.
This service is designed to support individuals with developmental disabilities to obtain and maintain paid employment. The employment trainers work with job seekers to identify their career goals through career planning, training and work experience.
Our goal is to promote better workforce inclusion, personal choice and independence. Employment Services supports individuals to recognize and build on their strengths to gain employment in a competitive workplace.
Employment Services supports youth and adults with a developmental disability who have identified the goal of employment to find a job in the community.
The Prince George Brain Injured Group provides a variety of employment services for persons with a brain injury, which may include supported placement in part time and full time positions, contracted services (such as assisting with catering), and the incredibly innovative and successful Downtown Clean Team.
RMACL offers a wide variety of employment supports and business opportunities for clients, from pre-employment life skill training and career exploration to job search assistance, on the job supports, self employment exploration and guidance, and a variety of co-operative employment work sites.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Mid-Island Branch
Canadian Mental Health Association Mid-island provides job search and employment supports to individuals living with mental health and/or substance use challenges and who want to pursue employment. Employment Support Workers and Job Coaches, based in Nanaimo and Courtenay, provide employment counselling, preparatory workshops, and on-site support for work experience and employment placements.
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre offers specialized employment related services to Deaf and hard of hearing persons on Vancouver Island. Our trained staff help to support employment placements for both clients and employers.
TIER Support Services provides Personal Centered Programs for both Community and Employment Support. One-on one assistance/support with realistic goals and outcomes developed with you and your family, friend, or caregiver. All programs are designed to assist you with planning for your independence in the community.
We'll help prepare you for entry-level employment in industries that focus on customer service, farm to table food service, and gardening and food production.
Blog that is written by Eric Goll, who is a family member and family coach who is on a mission to support 100,000 people with a developmental disability and their family to create an Awesome 'Ordinary' Life.
Enable Occupational Therapy is a family centered rehabilitation practice that utilizes evidence based treatment and assessment to address the cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs of families.
The Northern Health Palliative Care Program offers support to the health care team to help patients enjoy the best possible quality of life until death.
The Endowment 150 grant offers eligible people with disabilities a one-time grant of $150 to help their Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) grow.
The Endowment 150 grant offers eligible people with disabilities a one-time grant of $150 to help their Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) grow.
Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
Entrepreneurs on the Rise offers women in British Columbia the chance to create, develop, and either launch a new business or grow an existing one. We understand the unique challenges faced by women, particularly those with barriers to traditional employment. This FREE program, presented by Open Door Group is designed to support women and non-binary entrepreneurs, including those with disabilities. Over 20 weeks, participants will move through concept development, writing a business plan to launch through asynchronous learning and one-on-one business coaching. Entrepreneurs on the Rise will enhance your: business communication, interpersonal life skills, conflict resolution, problem-solving, goal setting, and action planning for the future.
This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
Western Canadians who have a disability can access a network of business professionals and a world of resources through Western Economic Diversification Canada's Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program (EDP). The EDP provides business information, training and development, mentoring and one-on-one counseling services.
The Equipment team is here to help your child find the right equipment to make the most of their mobility. Examples include: wheelchairs, strollers, power-chairs, and scooters.
Muscular Dystrophy Canada's Equipment Program provides encouragement to individuals impacted by neuromuscular disorders. Next to finding a cure, the highest priority for individuals living with neuromuscular disorders is the need for essential equipment. Muscular Dystrophy Canada's longstanding equipment program has assisted thousands of individuals in obtaining the equipment needed to enhance their quality of life. By working with other funders and government we share resources to best leverage donor dollars to cover costs of assistive devices and equipment.
Financial assistance is available to current members with spina bifida and / or hydrocephalus to assist with the costs of equipment that are not covered through existing medical or other insurance plans
Equipment Subsidy and keeping with our dedication to help people living with Cerebral Palsy enjoy Life without Limits, Cerebral Palsy Association of BC is pleased to offer financial assistance for the purchase of assistive devices.
The 'Equity in Action Project' represents some of the current directions our School District partners and us are taking to address systemic barriers impacting Indigenous student achievement. A focus on 'equity of opportunity' and a co-constructive approach is driving a review of practices and policies that may be creating obstacles for Indigenous learners in the B.C. public school system.
We want to address racism in all its forms. B.C. public school districts must have codes of conduct and independent school authorities must have policies to address racism and discrimination and align with the B.C. Human Rights Code.
Autism Support Network has online video training, a facebook parent discussion group, one-on-one support and parent support meetings with educational presentations. They have BC wide on-line meetings for parent living outside the lower mainland. See the website for a list of upcoming events and to see videos with important educational information about autism.
EveryBODY Active is a City of Dawson Creek program that encourages physical activity and well-being for residents using spaces, facilities and items in the community that are free of charge.
Helping people with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities lead fulfilling lives. Every person deserves quality professional services, family support, social connections and the opportunity to realize his or her unique potential.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Essential extended medical therapies consisting of acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, naturopathy, podiatry and physical therapy may be provided to specific recipients who are eligible for general health supplements.
Support for those living with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, the services are built on assessing needs and identifying the strengths in our members of all ages. We have a part-time Family and Individual Support Worker on hand to help support, enrich and enhance the lives of members of the Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia.
Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division - Cowichan Valley Branch
The Family Capacity Program's goal is to promote a healthy family environment for children to grow and mature into healthy adults. We support parents through a process of skill building in areas of consistency, structure and communication to enhance healthy relationships with their children. This is matched with education on the developmental, emotional and attachment needs of children. Gaining this knowledge provides the parent with an understanding of "Why do they do that?" and to apply various skills.
Family Caregivers of British Columbia is a registered non-profit dedicated 100% to supporting family caregivers. Most of us have cared for aging, ailing or disabled loved ones and have experienced firsthand the stress, joy, confusion, and feelings of purpose that come with caregiving.
Family Centre is a place that fosters the strengths and well-being of individuals, families and our community as a whole. We offer friendly and supportive meeting places where adults and children can share quality time together through formal and informal programs.
The Family Connections Program comprises three distinct sub programs, each designed to help strengthen or preserve healthy relationships between parents and children, increase family functioning, and provide family support and assistance during periods of crisis.
Family Connections is an evidence-based program providing education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone struggling with BPD or emotion dysregulation. It is a peer program led by trained group facilitators who are family members and who have taken the course themselves. Family Connections provides: current information and research on BPD, emotion dysregulation and on family functioning; individual coping skills based on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); family skills; and group support that builds an ongoing network for family members.
We offer therapeutic support to children and youth living in Burnaby and New Westminster that have a CYSN Social Worker, as well as their siblings, families and caregivers.
Family Development Consultants provide parents and guardians with therapeutic services, education and information on issues such as parenting, child development, family dynamics, family relationships and advocacy. The program strives to provide families with increased knowledge, skills and enhanced relationships. Service is provided through one to one consultation with parents.
The Family Education Program offers a wealth of experience working with families and groups. Facilitators bring insight, information, and humour to parenting courses within a caring and non-judgmental environment.
The Children's Heart Network offers many opportunities for children of all ages and their families to get together in a fun and supportive environment.
Family Justice Services Division (FJSD) delivers services that promote the timely and just resolution of family disputes within a comprehensive family justice system.
Family Life Education provides a variety of education and support programs for individuals and parents to create healthy and supportive environment for them and their families.
Through the Family Preservation and Reunification Program we work with families whose children are at risk of losing their family placement or leaving their family or are already out of their family home through therapeutic, multiple-component interventions.
Vancouver Family Preservation and Reunification Services helps families of all types and backgrounds increase their safety and wellbeing through a range of services tailored to their unique needs.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Support workers assist clients to develop skills related to personal care, nutrition, household management, money management, and communication/interpersonal skills.
The Family Support Program is a community- and home-based service in which the parents are the chief decision makers. The program is a family-centred program with the goal to develop a support system that is based upon the strengths and needs of the families.
The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
The Purpose Society offers over programs that provide a continuum of services to children, youth and families. They range from family development and therapy to Early Childhood education and groups. There’s a program for you and your family, that enables you to find support within the community.
Burnaby Family Life is proud to be collaborating with various partners who offer community-based parent/child interactive programs for families with children aged 0-6 years.
We are the BC Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP-BC), a not-for-profit organization that supports the development of diverse healthy families with children prenatal to six years old using a family-centred practice.
The Family Respite Centre is the first independent, purpose-built, community-based respite centre in Canada. We offer a homelike environment where seniors with cognitive decline or physical frailties receive temporary care, benefiting from the care of our dedicated nursing staff, advanced recreational and therapeutic programs and the opportunity to socialize with other guests, staff and volunteers.
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program is an asset building and financial literacy skill development program for families with low incomes. FSS supports families to increase their financial literacy skills, build financial assets and manage long-term goals.
Our workers will meet with you to discuss your needs and help you identify the services that will benefit you and your family the most. Our team includes a family service worker and psychologist
The Family Services Coordinator (FSC) supports families of children with special needs from 36 months to school entry. For many families, their first CDC contact is with the FSC.
Family Services are free for pregnant individuals, and parents/caregivers with children and youth up to 18 years of age, who wish to find a fun, safe and welcoming place to access health, parenting and child and youth development and support.
The Kermode Friendship Society offers culturally sensitive, quality programs and services to the Aboriginal community members and the community-at-large in the Terrace area.
The Family Services Team at Victoria Native Friendship Society advocates on behalf of individuals requesting for service & to work with those urban Indigenous families who are directly involved with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).
The Financial Empowerment program at FSGV teaches financial literacy and helps people navigate government benefits. We envision a community where people are empowered to make the most of their money.
The Family Strengthening Outreach Program uses a client centred, strengths based approach to assist families experiencing stress or conflict with the intention of reducing stress and promoting stability within the family. This program can be accessed through MCFD or Self-Referral.
Family Support Services provides supports to families with child/youth and adults with special needs. Our family supports are designed to assist or tie families to available resources in the community.
This Service will also assist families/caregivers to navigate through the referral and assessment processes in addition to providing assistance to those requesting it, to better understand and complete the necessary documentation to apply for various supports.
Intellectual Disabilities Society - North & West Vancouver
The IDS Family Support program offers on-going assistance to families who live with a child with special needs and diverse abilities. We provide one-to-one personal support on an outreach basis through education and problem solving and assist families to expand their existing network.
The Family Support Program is a community and home-based program that builds on the strengths of families to empower them and increase their support network.
Through Family Support we provide information, resources, advocacy and support in a variety of topics that families request. We often attend planning meetings in schools, ministry offices and community.
BC Schizophrenia Society provides family support groups throughout the province. Family Support Groups are for family members and close friends who are supporting someone with schizophrenia, psychosis or serious mental illness.
Travelling the journey of raising a child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing can be very emotional and challenging at times. We believe that for children and families to achieve their fullest potential, it is important to complement Intervention services with support for the well-being of all family members.
Family Support Services provides supports to families with child/youth and adults with special needs. Our family supports are designed to assist or tie families to available resources in the community.
Family Support Services is designed to provide information and guidance to families of those with developmental disabilities. We also provide caregiver matching for respite care.
Family Support Services helps parents in their role as caregivers. The goal is to promote and strengthen family life and to enhance child and family development.
Family T.I.E.S. is a social enterprise aimed to improve the social and emotional well-being of individuals in the Lower Mainland, these services were created as an extension of our agency's vision and mission. With years of expertise and experience we offer client-centered services built to address the unique and varied challenges faced by individuals and families. Our services are offered for a reasonable fee, require no referral and are tailored to meet you and your family's unique needs.
The Family Toolkit for transition was created by and for parents and families. It contains resources to support families as they work with their youth to plan, prepare and transfer into adult health care.
When a family member suffers from a mental illness, one of the most important things to do is to take the time to learn about the disorder. By educating yourself as much as you can about the mental or substance use disorder, you can take an active role in your family member's recovery. The Family Toolkit was designed to assist families in caring for a family member with a mental illness by providing information and practical resources.
Family-Centred Support approach ensures that families are actively involved in shaping the care of their loved ones, focusing on each person’s unique goals, values, and aspirations. In partnership with Community Living British Columbia (CLBC), we empower families to make choices that prioritize health, safety, and personal growth.
Family Net is an independent provincial network that provides a provincial voice for children and youth with special needs, adults with developmental disabilities, and their families.
FASD & Key Worker Support Services provides support to families of children and youth with complex developmental behavioural conditions (CDBC) including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Keyworkers aim to enhance and maintain the stability of families, and to support inclusion of children and youth in family, school, and community life.
Penticton and District Community Resources Society
The role of the Key Worker is to assist families in understanding FASD and CDBCs by providing information, support and advocacy specific to the needs of each family.
The key worker works with children who could have been exposed to alcohol or drugs before they were born or who have Complex Developmental Behaviourial Condition.
This Toolkit provides information about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) that will enable you to better understand your child and advocate for them – to ensure their physical, emotional, and educational needs are met so they have the best life possible.
Our Feeding & Nutrition team is an intensive program for some of our most medically involved and youngest children whose feeding safety/nutrition is compromised due to developmental disabilities.
The Key Worker program provides support to families of children and youth under age 19 with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and similar neurodevelopmental conditions.
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Key Worker service is a parent support program for families with children between the ages of 0 and 19 who have a diagnosis of FASD, are suspected of having FASD, or have a similar Complex Behavioural Disorder.
Figure skating is one of the few judged sports in Special Olympics. It features impressive feats of strength, precision, artistry and the interpretation or rhythm and tempo of music through dance steps on ice.
The Family Assistance Program assists families whose child has a life-threatening/critical condition, focusing on a child’s mobility, health, and well-being. The intent of the program is to help reduce the financial stress that families experience from the costs and challenges associated with their child’s condition.
The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation (DSRF) is pleased to provide the Children & Youth Bursary Program to assist families with the cost of DSRF programs.
The RCD offers Public Education Series including Financial Literacy topics regularly; some topics covered are Financial Planning, Tax Matters and RDSP for People with Disabilities. During these workshops, you will discover how to empower yourself with the financial skills that will help you learn to save and manage money and as well as develop financial independence.
At Tetra, our focus is to find solutions to environmental barriers faced by people with disabilities. While these environmental barriers are a part of a person’s journey, we believe Tetra solutions help foster greater independence, quality of life, and inclusion
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
When you need to FIND an OT, CAOT provides a convenient directory of occupational therapists that helps you connect with the occupational therapy services that are right for you. You can search by province or by area of practice.
North Okanagan Employment Services is a program designed to increase the employability and employment rate of First Nations people in the North Okanagan area.
First Nations Films creates and distributes award-winning television documentary films for, by and about Indigenous people - Sharing Our Stories! Our exclusive programs are distributed to broadcasters, schools, libraries, universities and other individuals and institutions throughout the world.
Programs and services offered by the First Nations Health Authority include:
-Healthy living -Communicable disease control -eHealth -Environmental health -Health human resources -Research, knowledge exchange, and evaluation -Health and wellness planning -Children, youth and maternal health -Mental wellness and substance abuse -Traditional healing -Nursing services -Funding arrangements
The First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day program enables members of BC First Nations with limited or no access to their own doctors to make virtual appointments. The intent of the program is to enable more First Nations people and their family members to access primary health care closer to home.
First Words is a family-centered early intervention program for children from birth, up to the age of five, who meet the criteria set out in the BC Early Hearing Program.
Private Occupational therapist in Chilliwack working with children, youth and adults with Autism, FASD, Spina Bifida, Sensory Processing disorder, Behaviours, school readiness skills, self care, equipment etc.
The SHARE Food Bank provides direct food support to supplement the diets of hundreds of individuals and families each week in the Tri-Cities. We believe people should have access to healthy and nutritious food where they live and in a dignified manner.
The Food Flair Early Learning Practitioners Resource was created by nutritionists and has been adapted for use by early learning practitioners and caregivers. It contains information about nutrition, healthy eating and food-related topics, along with recipes and fun activities to do with children, and ideas and information sheets to share with families.
Canadian Mental Health Association- Port Alberni Branch
Food Matters is a frozen meal program that serves 40 individuals who live with mental illness. Three frozen meals are provided per week at a cost of $40.00 per month.
If you would like to make a referral to the Kamloops Infant Development Society, please contact KIDS directly or complete the Parent Referral Form on the website here: http://kamloopsinfantdevelopment.ca/for-parents.htm
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services provides specialized hospital and community-based assessment, treatment and clinical case management services to adults with mental health disorders who are in conflict with the law.
Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society provide services to all people, promoting unity and health in the rural and urban areas in a collaborative effort to address the needs of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
A foster family provides a temporary home for a child who is currently unable to live with his/her biological family. We support the child until they are able to return to their biological family, or until a permanent adoptive family is found.
Foster Family Support Services helps foster parents, their family members, and extended family caregivers who are providing care to children on behalf of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
The Foster Parent Support and Training Program consists of two parts; firstly, to provide a direct support network to Foster Parents, and secondly, to offer the education they require to find success in the role.
The Infant Development Program (IDP) is a family-centered, home based, consultative program that serves children from birth to three years of age. Children are eligible if they are considered at risk for developmental delays, are already experiencing a delay or have a diagnosis. IDP promotes maximum development through evidence based interventions, consultations, and education.
Foundry is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12-24. Their integrated services make it possible for young people to access five core services in one convenient location: mental health care, substance use services, physical and sexual health care, youth and family peer supports, and social services.
The Fraserdale Program is a registered Assisted Living Facility for 10 adults living with mental health challenges to build skills to live with an optimal level of independence.
CTRI's mission is to inspire learning and improve lives. We envision a world where everyone is trauma-informed. We aspire to offer the highest-quality training, and be the most trusted, accessible provider of counselling skills, mental health, and violence prevention resources.
Work through these free courses at your own pace. Topics includes: anxiety, chronic pain, complicated grief, depression, family support, insomnia, panic, and substance use.
Through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), community organizations host free tax clinics where volunteers complete tax returns for people with a modest income and a simple tax situation.
Friendship Home is a Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) contracted residential resource providing safe, stable, secure and nurturing long-term residential services to youth who are in the care of MCFD. Friendship Home is a six bed co-ed resource providing service to youth ages twelve to eighteen.
FSI offers various Family Hangouts and Learning Explorations. Find online support, join a conversation, and learn from experts on topics most relevant to your family.
The Prince George Youth in Care Network hosted by the Prince George Native Friendship Centre is dedicated to a holistic approach to the development and promotions of local youth in and from government care. The primary function of this group is to; give support, friendship, self-help, information, representation and advocacy to our local youth in and from government care.
The FUNdamentals program is a continuation of the Active Start program for children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of seven and 11, with the skills transitioning from basic movement skills to basic sport skills.
The Future Planning Tool simplifies and guides you through the steps of planning for a good life, including financial security, personal network building, estate planning, housing choices, and supported decision-making.
Gardengate is a pioneering horticulture initiative situated on a scenic 2.8 acre farm in Kamloops. Our mission is to promote wellness, skills development, and food security for individuals with a mental health diagnosis.
The Gathering Our Medicine Program for caregivers of Indigenous youth has been developed in response to the unique and often complex needs of our young people who have been impacted by colonization and intergenerational trauma. This program is intended to lead the way as a model of truly Indigenous caregiver education that is a balanced integration of Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and being. As we practice walking in two worlds, we weave together a better future for Indigenous youth
The Circadian Sleep Disorders Network has preferred an excellent database of descriptions, definitions, and treatments pages for more details, and print out our brochure, fact sheet, and/or Q&A documents to give to others.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Get Set & Connect is a peer driven program designed for people who have lived experience with a mental health concern and or substance use issue. The program focuses on enhancing mental health and well-being through leisure and/or volunteer activities in the community. The goals are to encourage community inclusion and building meaningful connections.
Fraser Health is a designated agency under the Adult Guardianship Act and is legally obligated to respond to reports of abuse, neglect and self neglect for adults who are unable to seek support and assistance on their own.
GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre is British Columbia's largest rehabilitation centre. As a freestanding facility, G.F. Strong provides inpatient, outpatient, outreach and clinical support services to clients/patients in four unique programs: Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Arthritis and Neuromusculoskeletal.
Girls Group is a supportive venue for pre-teen and adolescent girls to share their experiences and learn skills for healthy living. Dozens of pre-teen and teenage girls have attended the psycho-educational/support groups that help participants navigate their way through the challenge of adolescence.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kamloops Branch
Rent geared to income rentals target those 55 years plus. Units in this complex consist of studio suites designed to proved a modern, safe, physically accessible and manageable loving space for seniors. complex has an elevator.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch
The Good Morning program is a telephone service offered to individuals who are living alone or feeling isolated in the community. Each call is a non-intrusive, non-judgmental safety check that provides some social interaction. We listen, provide support and offer referrals when needed.
Integra believes that people with diverse abilities should have opportunities to choose their own activities. Both Good Neighbour programs are person-centred and we work together to establish specific goals that reflect individual choice and review them daily.
In response to the growing need to support grandparents and other family members who step in when parents are unable to care for their children themselves, CVTS partners with the Comox Valley Child Development Centre to offer the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle.
he U.S. and Canada employees of Dayforce, Inc. and its affiliates and their family members are eligible for grants under the same conditions as any other applicant. See Granting Policies below for complete eligibility requirements. We focus on helping people get access to necessities like food, clothing, and shelter. We also provide support for many items related to physical and emotional well-being. Past grants have covered items ranging from boots and work clothing to diapers and cribs to prosthetics and braille books.
GRASP- (Growth, Resilience, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Personal Planning) is a fun and interactive gatekeeper training program presented in Vancouver Island schools for students Grades 8 to 12 interested in learning skills to be effective peer helpers. We cover self-awareness, communication, healthy relationships, boundary setting, community resources, suicide awareness, and how to access help for others.
The Prince George Brain Injured group home serves 5 residents in a home like atmosphere and we provide full care from medications, all activities of daily living, physiotherapy, case management, social and recreational programs, cooking, cleaning, gardening and all aspects involved in running a home.
Prince George Brain Injured Group Society offers various home based rehabilitation programs, such as short term community rehab, life skills retraining and assistance with daily life in their homes or in shared accommodations.
Group home services are provided in a non-licensed congregate housing arrangement where clients with disabilities or other unique conditions share personal care resources. These services are designed to maximize independence and to support responsibility in areas such as household management, vocational pursuits, and social relationships.
Many communities have group homes, which are generally operated by non-profit societies. Homes range from single-family dwellings to apartment complexes and usually accommodate four to six residents.
The Stepping Stones locations offer Therapy Groups on a variety of topics. These groups can be an ideal way to enhance learning and to make positive life changes.
Child Development Centre of Fort St. John and District
GROW Program provides centre based early behavioural intervention for children up to the ages of six that have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Growing Together is a workbook style resource focusing on mothers who are dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma or other challenging life circumstances.
The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST that they pay. It may also include payments from provincial programs.
GST/HST Specially Equipped Motor Vehicle Rebate, for the purchase of a qualifying motor vehicle, a modification service performed on your motor vehicle, the importation of a qualifying motor vehicle, or the bringing of a qualifying motor vehicle into a participating province from a non-participating province.
GT Hiring Solutions (2005) Inc. is a privately-owned company headquartered in BC. Our mission is to partner with government, industry and community service providers to develop and deliver innovative client-focused employment programs and services. Our experienced and professional staff are passionate about helping individuals to find employment and achieve their potential.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A guide dog or service dog supplement is provided to assist with the monthly maintenance of a certified guide dog team, service dog team and/or a retired guide or service dog team used by recipients or their dependants under the Employment and Assistance Regulation and Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation.
Hands to Heart is a counselling clinic in North Vancouver that provides support for children, youth, and families facing chronic illness, neurodiversity, gender transitions, and parenting challenges.
HandyDART is a door-to-door, shared ride service for passengers with physical or cognitive disabilities who are unable to use conventional public transit without assistance. The driver will come to your pick-up location, help you board on the vehicle, and get you to the first accessible exterior door of your destination safely. HandyDART customers may use this service in combination with our accessible conventional transit system for some of their trips.
Better starts here. Health strategies for managing and preventing depression among men. A global resource, more than a million people from around the globe have come to HeadsUpGuys to start their journey to better health. You're not alone in the battle against depression. Recovery is possible.
Strive Living Society operates Headway Centre, in New Westminster, for individuals with acquired brain injuries.
Headway offers a variety of inclusive programs that assist participants in working towards their social, leisure, recreation, educational, vocational and wellness goals.
The Stable Program welcomes those youth (8-18) who live with mental health challenges (anxiety, trauma, ASD, ADHD to name a few). The unique characteristics of horses allow them a special role in this experiential learning program. Horses are non-judgmental and provide instant feedback and mirroring. It is a unique, engaging and disciplined program.
Health Navigation, Blood Borne Infection Management and Harm Reduction, has a team of qualified staff to help clients improve their health. Whether it be to provide assistance to manage medications, finding a doctor or drive to Kelowna/Vancouver for a specialist appointments, we are able to help and provide hope.
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
The BCANDS Aboriginal Health Resource / Information and Support Services Centre provides a vast array of information, resources and support to Aboriginal communities and persons, throughout British Columbia, covering a wide range of health issues, topics and priorities, to enhance and support membership health and access to information and services within community.
Within the Carrier Sekani Family Services Mandate of providing health, social, family and legal services to our member Nations, CSFS offers a myriad of services.
The HealthLink BC Eating and Activity Program for Kids helps B.C. children, teens and their families reach healthy weights and improve their overall health and quality of life. Families will discuss their health priorities and gain new skills.
Community Living BC and the BC Ministry of Health are committed to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities as they age. We are working to make sure that individuals with developmental disabilities can access high-quality primary care family physicians in their communities, and receive the same attention and care to support healthy aging as other people.
The Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program addresses the issue that many people with intellectual disabilities have unique issues around health care and communicating their needs. The issue is twofold: first, many individuals with intellectual disabilities have trouble realizing or expressing their health concerns; second, many health professionals have not had the opportunity to receive specific training, or are not familiar enough with this population, to know the best questions to ask to draw out the issues.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
The Healthy Babies program provides support to pregnant women and their families, and parenting support during the first year of baby's life. The program offers private one on one session's to assist you with pre and post natal education in preparation for childbirth and parenting.
The Healthy Kids Program provides coverage for basic dental treatment, optical care and hearing assistance to children in low-income families, who are not in receipt of income assistance, disability assistance or hardship assistance.
HealthyMinds is a problem-solving tool to help deal with emotions and cope with the stresses at school and in everyday life. The goal: Keeping your mind healthy. Offered free during these times.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Healthy Minds, Healthy People outlines strategies to prevent and delay the onset of problems in people of all ages, and to improve treatment and support when problems occur
Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses supports BC campuses in developing networks, activities and policies to promote mental health and healthier relationships with alcohol and other drugs among post-secondary students.
This program helps women maintain good health and have healthy babies. It provides a weekly drop-in discussion group, a cooking club and one-on-one support. The program is for women who are pregnant or whose child is six months old or less.
Canadian Mental Health Association - North & West Vancouver Branch
Hearing voices can be a confusing and isolating experience. This weekly support group provides an opportunity to share experiences and coping strategies with others who also hear voices. This is free, drop-in group for anyone who hears or has heard voices, and who would like to talk about it in a non-judgmental, supportive and confidential environment. The group is open to anyone who hears voices, and friends and family members who want to help.
To help connect heart parents, we offer regular coffee groups in many communities throughout the province, including Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Prince George, and Vancouver.
Supportive community programs for seniors and people with disabilities. Helps individuals remain at home while supporting caregivers with a range of health, personal, social, and recreational services in a safe and caring environment.
Henry Leland House has been operational for three years with 24-hour supported housing for the hard-to-house members of our community. For marginalized Kamloops residents, Henry Leland House provides a safe and affordable place to live and subsequently provide them with an opportunity to focus on other personal challenges, having eliminated such a fundamental concern.
Looking to head out on a day hike with some amazing people? We hold regular day hikes throughout the Okanagan Valley. Come join us and you will not only get to enjoy fresh air and beautiful scenery, but you will also meet some awesome people and have an amazing time!
HME Accessibility is one of HME's largest divisions, which focuses on Stairlifts, Ramps, and VPLs. Our dedicated accessibility team has extraordinary product knowledge and experience to recommend the most appropriate high-quality products to meet your needs.
Our full-service approach works with you on all aspects of home accessibility. The process starts with an initial assessment to identify your needs and provide the best equipment options for you, followed by a high-quality product installation and on-going post-purchase customer service. HME supports you through every step of making your home more accessible.
As Bruno's largest and most experienced stairlift dealer in Western Canada, our team of expert Sales Consultants and Elevating Technicians can find the right solutions for you and your specific needs and are able to install custom-made products to fit your family's home and lifestyle.
Our Accessibility team is devoted to servicing both the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island communities. Contact our team for a free assessment today!
Nurses working in Home & Community Care provide a range of services, both in community clinics and in your home. They provide care to people who may need acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative care. The main goal is to teach you and your caregivers how to manage your own health care so that you can live as independently as possible.
AssistList is a safe, reliable, and free website that allows you to connect with others to buy, sell, and donate home health medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers, and hospital beds. We are a not-for-profit organization that supports our Greater Vancouver community.
We offer a variety of home living supports throughout Metro Vancouver. We assist people to continue to live independently in their own homes, in semi-independent or 24-hour care staffed residential homes, or other shared living arrangements in their community.
B.C.'s largest provider of excellent medical equipment.
National Seating & Mobility (NSM) is North America's most experienced provider of complex rehabilitation seating, mobility and positioning systems, with a nationwide network of respected professionals and dedicated specialists across B.C.
The Home Renovation Tax Credit for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities assists eligible individuals 65 and over and persons with disabilities with the cost of certain permanent home renovations to improve accessibility or be more functional or mobile at home.
Home Sharing is a residential option in which an adult with a developmental disability shares a home with someone who is contracted to provide ongoing support. Homes may be owned or rented by the home sharing provider or by the individual requiring support. In some situations, the home sharing provider's family lives in the home. In others, people live together as roommates in a reciprocal relationship.
Home sharing enables adults with disabilities to choose an environment that addresses their specific needs and desires. Individuals might live with a family, roommate, couple, or in their own suite within a family home. Home sharing enables adults with disabilities to choose an environment that addresses their specific needs and desires. Individuals might live with a family, roommate, couple, or in their own suite within a family home.
Home sharing provides a supportive living experience for adult persons with developmental disabilities. We match residents with home sharing contractors who best suit their persons needs and offer support every step of the way.
We are care providers that share our homes and lives with the people we support. As home share providers we have a unique and valuable prospective as we are doing the home sharing with the folks we serve, our voice is the voice of the front line person doing the actual work and putting the commitment forward to care for our clients. We think we need to step forward and add our collective voices and shared experience to the decision making process.
Our home sharing program provides a residential option for adults who prefer a smaller or more family-based environment. Services are provided by contracted caregivers, sometimes called roommates. They share living space and responsibilities around the home and provide whatever level of support is appropriate to the individual's needs. This may include recreational support, community participation, and personal life and home skill development.
Home sharing supports adults to live as independently as possible. In home sharing, an individual needing a residential support service and the person providing support live together in the same house. Support can be provided in the individual's home or the provider's home.
Home Sharing describes a type of living arrangement for people with a developmental disability. Community members who have the desire and ability to share their home and provide the necessary support to an adult with a developmental disability are contracted to provide the support in their own private home.
Home Share is a contracted service that provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live in the community. Fraserside is looking for welcoming people to open up their homes and lives to support persons with disabilities.
The Society aims to support the sustainability and quality of home sharing and other housing options for adults with developmental disabilities throughout British Columbia.
Support services to promote independence for those with chronic health conditions, disabilities or terminal illness as well as to provide caregiver rest and relief.
The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation is pleased to present our short documentary, Home Sweet Home: Independent Housing Models for People with Down Syndrome. Come along as we visit four young adults with Down syndrome living in various independent and semi-independent housing situations.
The homes away from home are safe and comfortable places for families to stay while travelling to access health care for their kids or for expectant mothers needing access to maternal care.
CSCL contracts with paid Community Caregivers to share their home and life with an individual who has a developmental disability. Our HomeShare Placements are based on the needs and desires of the individuals, as we believe that people are happiest when they feel they are a valued and an integral member of a family. This is the cornerstone of the HomeShare service.
HSS provides a full range of academic programming that includes skill development opportunities for youth to engage in prosocial activities that are delivered both onsite and in community.
Hope by CAMH is a free smartphone app that provides suicide prevention information, tools and crisis resources to support and guide individuals when they are experiencing thoughts of suicide. One of the key features of this app is the ability for individuals to create a personalized suicide safety plan, which can be done in consultation with their healthcare professional, loved one, or someone who they have a trusting relationship with. The Hope by CAMH safety plan can be accessed at any time – especially if an individual is experiencing thoughts of suicide – and it can be updated as their situation changes.
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Individualized Funding is an alternative way for individuals and families to purchase or create the unique supports they require. Individualized Funding puts the individual at the center of their support system, giving them control over every decision that affects their life.
SOSBIS offers a number of housing options for their clients including: Common Ground Apartments, Rental Subsidies, Homeless Outreach Program, and Mental Health Housing Program.
The Conayt Friendship Society is a non-profit society. The Housing Program was established in conjunction with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations Urban Native Housing Program to provide quality affordable housing for families and single parents of Native ancestry who are in core need of housing.
Through innovative foresight and determination, Lookout extended its services to include shelters, supportive housing, independent housing, outreach, health services and resource centres. Today, Lookout operates 42 facilities and four extreme weather shelters. Lookout serves thousands individuals annually through its 90 programs in 14 municipalities across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.
Our law reform work in housing is informed by our direct service work and years of expertise in residential tenancy law. We believe closing gaps and strengthening systems that are meant to protect low and modest income renters is crucial to alleviating the worst impacts of this crisis.
Access to safe, affordable, and accessible housing is a cornerstone of healthy communities. Our housing continuum seeks to address homelessness and reduce barriers to independent living so all community members can reach their full potential.
Penticton and District Society for Community Living
PDSCL currently operates "Compass Court" supportive housing units. PDSCL provides on-site staff 24/7 for support services, meals, and other wellness services. The units are self-maintained and have a private bathroom, kitchenette and bed.
We love children with special needs. And we know that they are even more loved and cared about by their families and their parents.
But parents who have children with special needs face their own unique challenges. Their children require greater care, supervision, and help, as well as having more medical, therapeutic, and educational needs than other children. This can be taxing physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
If you feel you’ve been treated unfairly by a provincial or a local public sector organization, or want to dispute a decision that affects you, follow these steps to try to resolve your issue.
A online site that can provide you with some tips to make an IEP binder. It is a great way to keep information organized and at the ready when you need it. An IEP binder can help you prepare for IEP meetings and stay up to date on your child's progress. This powerful tool can also help you communicate and collaborate with teachers and your child's IEP team.
We offer a full-time day program in a sensory-sensitive learning centre setting that features education assistance, functional life skills, social-emotional learning, therapeutic recreation, transition-to-adulthood support, and meaningful community inclusion for neurodivergent students from ages 8-19.
We have learning centres in Kelowna and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Accessible Education and Training programs at Okanagan College provide the support students need to reach their full potential. Our programs are part of a life progression – integrated where possible – teaching independence and encouraging interest in a lifetime of learning and working within the community.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch
The Hudson Thrift Shoppe is both a social enterprise and a very active and vital part of our rehabilitation program. All profits from the store get re-routed into our services and programs.
CCD's work in the area of Human Rights and Equality Rights apprises judges, law-makers and other decision-makers about how disability must be taken into consideration in all areas of community life, thus ensuring Canadians with disabilities have full enjoyment of their human and equality rights. The Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities and the Equality Rights Section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees people with disabilities equal benefit and protection before and under the law.
We are a not-for-profit charitable organization which raises funds to deliver counselling and other support services to individuals and families living with Huntington disease (HD). We fund peer reviewed medical research leading to treatments and we work with health and social services professionals to enable them to better serve people living with HD.
The Hybrid Supported BC Home Share Program is a wrap-around model of care that Strive provides to individuals with complex behavioural, social, and medical needs. Individuals are placed into carefully matched family care homes and receive a minimum of 30+ hours of one-to-one support per week, as well as ongoing case management. This program offers a structured home environment for individuals who require a high level of specialized support. By having a stable home provided by a contracted caregiver, coupled with extensive one-to-one staffing, an individual can be enveloped in customized service and supported to reach his or her full potential. Strive has homes in locations throughout Greater Vancouver and Powell River. Contracts are funded by Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
This program educates adults about anxiety and guides them as they learn skills to overcome their anxiety, excessive worry and how to cope with major life stressors. This program provides adults with a manual or access to a secure website, videos, relaxation audio clips, daily anxiety tracker, a supporter guide, and weekly telephone support from a coach. In Newfoundland, adults can receive weekly telephone coaching support through either one on one coaching, or through our group-based program with other adults who share similar challenges. This program is effective at decreasing anxiety and stress; and increasing confidence and independence.
We work with children that suffer from feeding disorders, or struggle with mealtimes, but what exactly is a feeding disorder? A pediatric feeding disorder can range in severity. Often this refers to a child’s inability or refusal to eat and/or drink sufficient quantities or types of food to provide appropriate nutrition for their age. Over time, if left untreated, this may compromise a child’s physical development.
We work with children that suffer from feeding disorders, or struggle with mealtimes, but what exactly is a feeding disorder? A pediatric feeding disorder can range in severity. Often this refers to a child’s inability or refusal to eat and/or drink sufficient quantities or types of food to provide appropriate nutrition for their age. Over time, if left untreated, this may compromise a child’s physical development.
Inclusion BC provides support, education and advocacy where and when it's needed. We advocate at a systems level for policy change and promote inclusion through public awareness initiatives and campaigns.
From babies and children at risk of developmental delay, to adults with developmental disabilities living in community, to seniors who want to continue living independently, our programs and services are geared towards creating space for everyone to participate and feel included in our community.
Our inclusive adventure programs create new possibilities in nature for those who face a barrier. Through a variety of different programs, we focus on skill and community building through activities like hiking, paddle sports, rock climbing, camping, and more.
DDA offers family-centered childcare programs in Vancouver and Richmond. We ensure our developmentally appropriate environments are staffed with caring and well-qualified early childhood educators and child & youth workers.
Inclusion BC and the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship (CIIC) partnered to create four short films to raise awareness about the exclusion of students with developmental disabilities and to offer key information and possible pathways to success for students, families, and schools.
Our law reform work is done through consultations with advocates and advocacy organizations. We attend stakeholder meetings and participate in collaborative community projects that promote the health and well-being of British Columbians by addressing poverty and income insecurity.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
Independent Living Program is for adults with disabilities or health problems who are eligible for long-term care funding and who need some assistance to live in the community, but do not require 24 hour care.
Indigenous Health Services has two full-time dietitians who offer nutrition and health services to North Island and South Island Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island.
IIDP supports social learning from Elders and the children’s family members and cooperates and collaborates with community members to achieve the common goal of promoting well-being of children.
Indigenous Patient Navigators support patients, families and staff while respecting local traditions, protocols, and practices to ensure culturally safe health care services.
The network has promoted a greater understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures and teachings. It advocates for and supports programs and policies to reflect Indigenous perspectives of early childhood development. Through shared responsibility it has collaborated across the region to develop a range of culturally responsive resources.
SCACL Respite program serves families that require a break from the daily responsibility of caring for a family member with a disability. SCACL coordinates respite care for adult (CLBC) and children (MCFD). Respite is an important part of caregiver preservation and offers a support service for families. It serves as a vital part of the continuum of family support and is intended to reduce family stress and increase family stability.
Fee-based individual and family therapy with a focus on neurodiversity-affirming mental health and counselling supports, especially for neurodivergent youth and adults.
The program offers both family and self advocate monthly meetings bringing families together to support and network with one another and to increase their skills through training opportunities
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supports individuals with mental illness to obtain and maintain competitive employment. Employment has been proven to improve quality of life for people recovering from severe mental illness, provides structure and purposeful activity while enhancing self-esteem and social belonging - all significant contributors to recovery. IPS is a recovery-oriented Psychosocial Rehabilitation evidence-based best practice.
Brain injuries are like fingerprints - each one is unique. We understand brain injury and our case managers can work with individuals to navigate their new reality in a way that best suits their personal needs.
We offer individual support services, free of charge, to any individuals living with an acquired brain injury, as well as to their family, spouses/partners and caregivers. Support helps brain injury survivors recover, adapt and adjust to their new reality and gain stability.
CVHIS provides confidential, one-to-one support services for acquired brain injury survivors and family caregivers in the Comox Valley. Individual services are provided on a drop-in basis and by appointment.
Individualized Funding (IF) provides individuals and families with flexible, person-centred, self-directed payment options for arranging, managing, and paying for supports and services.
The purpose of Pathways' Individualized Funding service is to provide services that are directed by the person with direct funding, their family and/or support network.
Individualized Tutoring at Pivot Point's Tutoring Service is dedicated to helping children learn in a fun way that is "outside the box ", or unconventional. S
Nzen'man' Child and Family Development Centre Society
The program for infants and toddlers provides a variety of activities and equipment to challenge and stimulate their development. While the days are kept flexible, some activities such as lunch and snack times are typically done as a group. A rich resource of activities is planned to foster optimal development of the whole child.
Kinsight (Simon Fraser Society for Community Living)
A home-visiting program, we work alongside families to implement play-based strategies to help children grow and develop at a pace that is right for them. Our consultants help families to access information about child development, navigate referrals and supports and connect them with community resources.
IDP serves children from birth to three years old who live in Burnaby and are at risk for, or who already have, a delay in development. All our programs are "family centered." This means that you, the parents, decide on what kind of support you need.
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
Recognizing that the family is the most important influence in a child's life and encouraging the family's involvement in all services for their child, the CDC strives to meet these goals by teaching the family/caregiver activities and strategies to be used within the child's daily routines.
The Infant Development Program (IDP) supports families with children from birth to three years of age who are at risk for, or have developmental delays. This program bring families and professionals together to support children through the early developmental stages.
If you are concerned about your child's development, the Infant Development Program (IDP) can help. Our IDP program promotes maximum development through expert interventions, consultations and education. The Infant Development Program is a family-centered, home-based program and serves children from birth to three years, who are at risk for, or who already have a delay in development.
Our Infant Development Program is here to provide early intervention services to help maximize a child's development. Serving families with children birth to 3 years of age our consultants work with the families to plan goals and activities that will help the child learn and grow.
Are you concerned about your baby, toddler or preschooler? If so, our early intervention team is ready to empower you with strategies to help your child become more independent, discover their abilities, and learn new skills.
The Infant Development Program (IDP) is a home-based service for infants 0 - 3 with a developmental delay, a diagnosed disability or who are at risk for developmental delay.
The Infant Development Program is a home-based program designed to assist families and caregivers in promoting their child's development. An Infant Development Consultant will come and work with you and your child on a regular basis.Together, you will plan activities that best meet both your child's and your family's needs. The Infant Development Program also offers families a lending library of toys and books about child development.
The Infant Development Program serves children from birth to three years old who are at risk for, or who already have a delay in development. Because the Infant Development Program is family-focused, it is entirely up to you, the parent, to decide what kinds of supports and services you would like to receive. Then, if you wish, our Consultant will help you to access these services.
The infant development program provides services for children from birth to three years who are at risk for, or have developmental delays. We use a home-based and family-centered approach to provide individualized services for families.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
The Infant Development Program provides home based early intervention services to families with children from birth to three years of age who are experiencing delays in their development, or who are at risk for developmental delay.
The Prince George Infant Development Program (IDP) has been in operation since 1979. The Infant Development Program services children from birth to three years of age who are at risk for, or who may have a delay in development.
If you are concerned about your child's development, the Infant Development Program can help. The Infant Development Program serves families of children from birth to three years of age who are at risk for, or who already have a delay in development or have a diagnosed disability.
The Infant Development Consultant works with parents to develop a program of activities to encourage the development of physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive skills.
Infant/Support Child Development Program consultants provide resources, guidance and support for parents whose children, aged 0 to 18, who may have or have been diagnosed with developmental delays.
Physiotherapy is for babies and toddlers too! Kids Physio Group’s physiotherapists are experts in infant motor development and offer specialized services just for babies and toddlers. For many infant conditions, physiotherapy management is very effective – especially when started early. See below for our services and some conditions that may warrant a visit to Kids Physio for your infant.
Infinite Employment Solutions (IES) is a program that supports people to find meaningful employment within the Prince George community. IES matches job seeker's skills, abilities, and capabilities to the employment needs of local businesses.
Our speech-language pathologists offer an Informal Autism Screener for children, teens, and adults, providing valuable insights into the potential characteristics of autism. Our additional training, experience and special interest in identifying characteristics of Autism in children, teens and adults. We are skilled at identifying hard to spot cases, early childhood, and those clients that are masking.
Our team are NOT qualified to make official autism diagnoses. These screenings can support advocacy and provide additional supporting documentation to your pediatrician, walk-in Dr, or family physician in making a referral for a formal autism assessment. Our screeners also help individuals better understand their neurodivergence, potentially leading to improved access to supports and accommodations.
Deciding whether to start your child on medication can be a difficult decision. Below we have printable information on the use of specific medications in children and youth.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
The Information and Advocacy Program provides information about government, social and community services and programs to people with disabilities, families and caregivers, professionals and the community at large.
Dysautonomia International has curated a list of resources and information including advocacy tips, crisis lines, scholarships, and ways to stay connected.
The resources in this section will help you engage members of your community and identify gaps in care. You can also find examples of successful Community Resource Directories.
At Inspire Kids, our heart beats for families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). We're here for biological parents, foster parents, kinship parents, adoptive parents, and every loving caregiver guiding a child through the challenges of FASD. Our mission is simple: To embrace and empower diverse families navigating the unique journey of FASD and make an impact in the lives of children and youth with FASD. We recognize that family structures come in many forms, and we stand with all parents and caregivers, offering unwavering support. No matter your family's shape or size, we're dedicated to ensuring you feel not only included but also genuinely supported and empowered by our services.
Integrated Career Opportunities provide opportunities for paid work by providing employment supports to find, secure and maintain employment for individuals with diverse abilities. Partnering with the community to create customized employment opportunities for individuals
Learning Disabilities Association of BC - Fraser South Chapter
For children aged 6 to 16 who that are at least one year behind in reading achievement. Under the direction of a certified teacher, trained tutors work one-to-one using the Barton Reading & Spelling Program (based on the Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory reading & spelling method) to develop the student’s reading and spelling skills.
Learning Disabilities Association of BC - Fraser South Chapter
Under the direction of a certified teacher, trained tutors work one-to-one using the Barton Reading & Spelling Program (based on the Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory reading & spelling method) to develop the student’s reading and spelling skills.
International Rights: CCD's approach to international cooperation is based upon human rights and our disability rights principles of equality, consumer-control, self-representation, citizenship, and empowerment.
TELUS Internet for Good offers low-cost, high-speed Internet to qualified low-income families and seniors, youth aging out of care and people with disabilities in need.
The Provincial Language Service provides face-to-face as well as phone interpreting for families coming to BC Children's Hospital who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing or whose English skills are limited or absent.
The clinic provides psychiatric consultation covered by MSP for persons who are considering non-invasive neurostimulation therapies (Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation).
In partnership with Métis Nation British Columbia, Island Métis Child Care is an Aboriginal Head Start program supported by funding from the Aboriginal Head Start Association of British Columbia.
Explore our online various pain management resources. You can search by type of resource (e.g., blog posts, videos, images) and by category (e.g., needle pain, pain assessment, cancer pain).
The Jamie-Lynn Memorial Fund is committed to supporting the education and well-being of individuals and families affected by epilepsy, and as such, has established a bursary program to provide financial support to students pursuing their education while coping with the challenges of epilepsy. The bursary program is open to students with epilepsy, as well as those who have been affected by the condition, whether through a family member or friend.
If you are looking for work and are Community Living B.C. (C.L.B.C.) eligible, have an Autism diagnosis, or are a youth with a disability in your final year of high school, we will work with you to find and keep employment that uses your skills and interests.
CCRW is a full-service employment organization that uses an intersectional approach to offer support and training for job seekers and workers with disabilities.
Employability these days is not easy. We take the guesswork out of getting the right job fit for four unique social groups. Through personalized training, participants can confidently move forward in their career goals.
The Arthritis Society is proud to present our Joint Matters at Work initiative, which enables companies to enhance the health and well-being of employees through the promotion of joint health at work.
Jooay is a free mobile app that helps youth with disabilities and their families locate adapted and accessible leisure activities in their neighbourhoods.
Jordan's Principle is a human rights principle largely defined by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) to make sure that First Nations children do not face gaps or delays in accessing government services and are not denied government services because of their identity as First Nations children.
Jordan's Principle is named in memory of Jordan River Anderson. He was a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.
Just TRAC it! it is a quick and easy way to keep track of your health care information using your tablet or smartphone. It's simple, free, and doesn't require an app.
Our Adaptive paddling programs are committed to providing full integration for anyone with a disability and the equipment, teaching style, and paddling locations that best meet the paddler's needs
Come explore the beautiful lakes that the Okanagan has to offer! It's tough to beat the scenery that you will see from a kayak as you paddle along the shore of Okanagan Lake. You will meet some awesome people and we guarantee smiles... and possible water fights.
Mental health centres provide many services including adult community support, adult short-term assessment and treatment, community residential programs, geriatric programs, crisis intervention, day and outpatient programs, addictions counselling, concurrent disorders services, group therapy, peer support, and after-hours mental health support.
These are program and services provided by Kermode Friendship Society to our valued Clients in the Aboriginal community and the community-at-large in the Terrace area.
Key Workers provide family-centered support services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and related conditions. This may include working alongside children, youth and family members as well as school and community agencies.
The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society will provide for the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of all peoples through the development of community-based services, while encouraging the community to preserve, share and promote Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.
Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is a Vancouver, BC based professional disability arts organization that has been supporting and promoting Mad, Deaf and Disabled Artists since 1998.
Kids Brain Health is a national network of researchers and health professionals dedicated to helping children with neurodisabilities and their families. We fund collaborative research, train the next generation of developmental neuroscientists, and mobilize the knowledge we generate.
Our research makes earlier diagnosis possible. We evaluate new, more effective treatments, find out what works, and explore better ways to support children and their families. Together, we are changing lives.
Kids in Control and Teens in Control are free education and support programs created and offered by BC Schizophrenia Society. They are for children and youth (8-18 years) who have a family member with mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, etc.). These programs aim to foster resilience and increase knowledge and understanding of mental illness.
Kids Play Free at GolfBC is a wonderful opportunity for GolfBC to give back to junior golf while helping to promote "The Great Game of Golf". GolfBC is committed to bring more players into the sport and excited to offer this program at its properties.
KidSport BC offers the opportunity for children to participate in the sport of their choice, in their own community. Grants are provided to help cover the registration fees for a season of organized sport.
Kidz Club focuses on spending time with peers in a social environment, appropriate relationship building, friendships, and community access. Children usually attend one day per week.
An online list of upcoming training events and conferences hosted by Kim Barthel. Kim leads transformational workshops and facilitates team building and problem-solving in complex clinical, educational and business settings globally.
The Kinship Care Help Line provides support, advocacy and resource information to grandparents and other relatives raising a family member’s child as well as to service providers and allies. The Help Line serves callers from across the province and is staffed by two part-time advocates trained in advocacy, social work, family law, and government services related to child welfare and kinship caregiving. Our services to kinship caregivers are confidential and ongoing.
The Kitchen Program was designed to train and teach individuals we support how to work in the food industry. This program gives firsthand experience learning the skills needed for a food service career. This is a great opportunity to create employment for people we support as well as gain skills and hands-on experience in a restaurant / kitchen setting.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
The Housing Resource Project provides advocacy and support services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, while collaborating with community partners to establish and expand housing resources for those in need.
Take a look around and learn about the effects of FASD and the interventions available to support individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. This site introduces the neurobehavioural difficulties that may appear throughout the lifespan of individuals with FASD.
Kootenay adult Behaviour Consultation Program at Pivot Point is pleased to have been chosen by CLBC to provide Clinical Behaviour Consultation Services to adult clients and service providers throughout the Kootenay region on behalf of CLBC!
The Kootenay Brain Injury Association offers a variety of services, free of charge, in safe, confidential environments in Trail, Salmo, Castlegar, Nelson, Grand Forks, Fruitvale, Rossland, Revelstoke, Cranbrook, Fernie and Golden.
Kudoz is an experience platform connecting people with and without disabilities to splendid things to do, together. Locals host one-hour experiences, anything from podcasting to learning Korean. Youth and adults with cognitive disabilities search the platform and book experiences to try. It’s free and there’s no waiting list!
Kyle Kitchen closed due to COVID-19, looking forward to re-opening in 2024. The Kyle Kitchen program is an innovative community partnership between Community Integration Services Society (CISS) and the City of Port Moody. Kyle Kitchen is a skill development work experience program which helps individuals build on their food preparation skills. Many individuals in the program have gone on to paid employment at a variety of jobs and businesses.
Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society operates a 24-hour crisis line to support survivors and families across British Columbia and beyond. Survivors can also access support as part of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. The crisis line is open during all office closures and holidays.
Langley Pos-Abilities Society is a non-profit, volunteer-supported agency, established to help Langley residents with disabilities who do not qualify for government or private assistance, or those who are unaware of available programs.
At CPBF-FBPC, we believe in the power of peer support. While we are grateful to all the clinicians and caregivers who helped our families, we recognize that being able to connect with someone who has a similar lived experience is incredibly important. For that reason, we built Canada's largest NICU parent support network which is moderated by a group of trained peer mentors. We also created peer support training materials for hospitals, community groups or other institutions, and have posted our training workshops on YouTube.
Language Guide: Promoting dignity for those impacted by FASD.
This guide is intended to provide alternative words or phrases for those commonly used in society. We propose these be used in an effort to promote the dignity of those with FASD and their families.
LSLAP is a non-profit run by law students at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. We provide free legal advice and representation to clients who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance. Our clinics are located throughout the Lower Mainland. LSLAP is formally governed by the Greater Vancouver Law Students' Legal Advice Society (GVLSLAS), a non-profit organization. However, the day-to-day operation is run by a six-member student executive board. Additionally, all of the clinicians are law students. The work of the student clinicians is overseen by the program's two supervising lawyers.
Person-centred, compassionate counselling for individuals and parents navigating daily stress, overwhelm, and life transitions, in a warm, non-judgmental space where you can feel heard, honoured, and understood.
DCLS recognizes that working with these youth before they make the transition to adult services will give them the best possible outcomes toward obtaining and maintaining meaningful long-term paid employment. By working with the youth to identify their employment interests and aptitudes, and develop their employment related skills, we expect to increase the level of employment among people with developmental disabilities in our area.
CNIB's "Learn" programs focus on education, skills training, and literacy to empower you to achieve your goals by fostering social skills and independence.
We offer a variety of programs for neurodivergent individuals of all ages, all on a sliding fee scale. You do not need a diagnosis to access our programs and services, which includes our RISE One-to-One Instruction, various assessments, Youth and Adult Learning Programs, and our Skills for Trades program.
Our programs are designed to support, empower, and connect the autism community. Workshops include: Waiting for Assessment Workshops, What is Autism Workshops, and Writing for Self-Advocates.
Education is the best investment. We feel that we play a major role in bridging the gap between our clients, therapists and the products we work with and recommend every day.
The Learning Circle Literacy Program (LCLP) serves adult learners, as well as youth and families seeking to improve their literacy, numeracy and computer skills.
HME is committed to the long term training and education of the home medical industry professionals. We would like to assists patients, families, and trained medical professionals such as therapists, nurses, and others in making informed decisions.
LearningLinks is an online learning resource designed to enhance knowledge, skills and confidence in child and youth mental health to support the needs of health care professionals and improving access for children, youth and families to medical specialists with expertise in child and youth mental health in BC.
The Ledger Program is an island-wide resource that provides acute, in-patient, hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth serving all Island Health children, youth and families.
We provide stabilization, assessment, treatment planning and short-term interventions for children and youth aged 6 to 16 years.
The Legal Services at Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services provide information and printed material about Legal Aid and assistance applying for Legal Aid.
Accessible Services provides services to library users with mobility challenges and/or print disabilities who live in the City of Vancouver. Live-in primary caregivers for homebound individuals may also be eligible. Qualifying patrons will be signed up for a special type of Vancouver Public Library card, known as an ‘Accessible Services’ card.
Life on The Spectrum is a podcast for families living with Autism. Hosted by broadcaster and special education assistant Katie Bennison, who has a teenage daughter on the spectrum. Featuring the voices of parents, educators, doctors, therapists, and most of all -- people with Autism. Through shared stories and expertise, families stay informed, empowered and connected. Autism is so much more than a diagnosis. It's a community. This podcast is a powerful touchstone for those connected to life on the spectrum, and creates a greater global understanding about autism. For more details visitwww.lifeonthespectrumpodcast.com
Life Sharing means living with and sharing all of life's experiences together and forming a supportive and caring relationship. It's a three-way relationship between you, the person with disabilities/their family and BACI. Each of the members has a role to play in the relationship, and each member comes to the relationship with a set of hopes, dreams, and expectations.
The Life Skills program offers training and support to adults who have a developmental disability and children who have special needs. The program focus is to teach individuals independence in daily living. We assess a person's skill level by doing a strengths and needs assessment. With this information the individual, staff, families, advocates, and significant others work together to develop short-term goals.
DCLS Life Skills program delivers a night school-based education that helps participants build practical new skills and raise their knowledge of important topics. Night school classes are held twice a week at two DCLS sites; at Ladner Connections and Scott Road Connections.
Life Skills offers training and support to adults who have a developmental disability and children who have special needs. These services focus is to teach individuals independence in daily living.
There are some skills in life that everyone needs. Managing money, finding housing and work are just a few of these things. Explore this section to learn more about these life skills.
Intellectual Disabilities Society - North & West Vancouver
We support people who live with their families, in addition to those living independently, to learn day-to-day tasks that assist them in becoming more self-sufficient.
Intellectual Disabilities Society - North & West Vancouver
We support people who live with their families in addition to those living independently to learn day-to-day tasks that assist them in becoming more self-sufficient.
Lifetime Networks provides a regular newsletter to keep members and the community up to date. It is available through their website and readers may subscribe to receive it by email.
We work alongside those who are considered “hard to reach” meeting them exactly where they are at, offering a supportive and inclusive environment that values the contributions of each participant. We create the opportunity for person centered-services using the term "Peers". Our core values at Lift are inclusion, growth and community. We embody these values throughout all of our Food Programming at the Nook Social Enterprise Cafe and our Community Resource Centre Food Hub.
Lilli House, Comox Valley's Transition House, provides safe, comfortable shelter and a crisis line for women and their children fleeing abuse. Currently, Lilli House has 14 beds in 9 bedrooms. An average of 300 women and children stay in Lilli House every year. We receive an average of 1500 crisis calls per year. Many more women and children access our counseling services.
Friendship Centres across this province have the opportunity to strengthen capacity, services, and continue to develop and deliver "best practice" because of the support and guidance from sister Centres and the British Columbia Association of British Columbia. Friendship Centres are the largest non-profit social service organization in this province and across Canada.
Individuals who have an impairment in physical or mental functions and have paid for certain medical expenses can, under certain conditions, claim the disability supports deduction.
If you are approved for the disability tax credit (DTC), you may be able to claim the disability amount of $8,870 on line 31600 of your 2022 tax return (in Step 5 of your T1).
If your dependent is eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC) and does not need to claim all or part of the disability amount on their tax return (on line 31600) to reduce their income tax, they may transfer it to you. This would allow you to claim all or part of the disability amount on your tax return on line 31800.
The Lisa Huus Bursary assists youth with disabilities in undertaking or continuing post-secondary education at an accredited institution in British Columbia and in Alberta. Funds can be used for tuition, textbooks, equipment, transportation, residence, and support worker costs.
Victoria Speech and Language Centre offers comprehensive literacy intervention support services for children and teens, delivered by a team of experienced Speech-Language Pathologists with specialized training in literacy development and intervention.
A free online self-management tool for people living with chronic pain. Connect with others who live with pain, track your health and learn about the science of pain.
LEAD aims to educate youth about disabilities through presentations delivered in schools. Our presenters share their experiences with living with a disability and offer interactive activities.
Canadian Mental Health Association - South Cariboo Branch
Want to know how to feel happier, more confident and worry less right now? Would you like to learn new ways of dealing with what life throws at you? Living Life to the Full is a fun and interactive course that will help you understand your feelings, thoughts and behaviours, and what to do about them!
24-hour professional care and supervision in a protective, supportive environment for people who have complex care needs and can no longer be cared for in their own homes.
Love is Medicine shares stories and teachings that can transform our lives and how we see the world. The host, Monique Gray Smith is an Indigenous woman of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry. She is an award winning author, and an international speaker whose words and stories will open you up to new worlds.
Lu’ma has developed, owns and manages more than 550 affordable housing units for Indigenous individuals and families. Our main goal is to create the necessary health and wellness conditions for the urban Indigenous Peoples of Vancouver.
We connect people with disabilities to volunteer makers to build assistive technologies
Makers Making Change offers a platform for makers (engineers, hobbyists, students, corporations, etc.) to volunteer their time to make an access solution from our projects library. People with disabilities, their family members, or disability professionals can request a project that they feel will help address a person's barriers.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
The Maples is an accredited facility that offers specialized programs and services to address the needs of young people (12 to 17 years old) who have a lot of mental health concerns or troubling behaviour.
Matthew's House provides quality care in a beautiful home-like environment to youth aged 16-24 who live with complex care needs, as they transition into adulthood.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kamloops Branch
Meadow Creek Vista Suites are approximately 600 sqft. 1 bedroom suites. They are Rent Geared to Income (RGI) rentals that are designed for individuals aged 55+ and people with disabilities. Located in the beautiful community of Logan Lake, these units are minutes away from fishing, hiking, and all of your outdoor interests.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
The At Home Program provides a range of medical items, equipment and services for eligible children and teens who would otherwise need to stay in the hospital if they didn't have them.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The least expensive, appropriate hearing instruments and associated repairs and supplies are provided to eligible recipients who lack the financial resources to meet the need.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The least expensive, appropriate orthoses may be provided to eligible clients to meet a medically essential need. There must be no other resources available to the client to provide the item requested.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The least expensive, appropriate medical equipment and devices may be provided to specific recipients to assist with a medically essential need. There must be no other resources available to the client to provide the medical equipment requested.
his program provides consumers with quality medical aids and equipment that is needed to improve their health and well-being and at the same time give them a feeling of being independent.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Through Medical Services Only (MSO), the ministry provides continued access to specific health supplements to certain categories of former recipients of assistance.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The least expensive, appropriate medical or surgical supplies may be provided to eligible clients in order to avoid an imminent and substantial danger to health.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Medical transportation supplements are provided to specific recipients of income assistance and disability assistance who are eligible for general health supplements or are facing a life-threatening health need.
Our mental health is an important part of our overall health and it can change from day to day. We must look after our mental health just like we do with our physical health. Here you will find information, self-checks, tips, apps & tools, resources and stories from other young people.
CLAS's Mental Health program works to ensure that people with mental health conditions do not experience discrimination, are not detained without consent, and receive adequate and appropriate health care treatment.
The Mental Health and Substance Use Program provides a wide range of programs and services to assist persons and their family experiencing difficulties with mental health and/or substance use. Services vary from short-term assessment and treatment to long-term programs for those with serious and persistent mental illness and/or substance abuse problems.
A provincial website that provides information, services and education and awareness about mental health and substance use for adults, youth and children.
The Rare Disease Foundation is preparing to support our community through this global crisis and beyond by connecting rare disease community members with mental health providers for individual online counselling sessions at a significantly reduced rate.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just like physical first aid is provided until medical treatment can be obtained, Mental Health First Aid is given until appropriate support is found or until the crisis is resolved.
We run public sessions of Mental Health First Aid, or you can contact us about bringing Mental Health First Aid to your community or workplace.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Inuit is a course designed by Inuit, for Inuit and for those who work with Inuit. The three-day course encourages people across Inuit Nunangat to have conversations about mental wellness with family, friends, and colleagues. Addressing the stigma associated with mental health and wellness can be challenging, MHFA Inuit provides a foundation from which participants have an opportunity to learn from their own people in a culturally safe, and competent environment.
The course is intended for police services and their support staff across Canada. It is delivered through 30 minutes of online learning followed by 8 hours in-class.
MHFA Basic is intended for adults interacting with adults (18 years and older). This courses focuses on the four most common mental health disorders including substance related, mood related, anxiety and trauma related, and psychotic disorders. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities, and workplaces.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
At CMHA Kelowna, we offer employers and employees information, resources, tools and support to understand the complexities of creating and maintaining a psychologically safe workplace. Our services focus on assessing, training, coaching and teaching that equips the workplace with preventative strategies, facts and information and practical strategies that will enhance your workplace wellness, employees' wellness and, therefore, improve your bottom line.
The Mental Health Law Program (MHLP) created, providing services under the mental health provisions of the Criminal Code with a staff of 2 lawyers and a legal assistant. The program was located in offices on the Riverview Hospital grounds. The Legal Services Society of BC (LSS), then known as the Legal Services Commission, became and continues to be the primary funder of MHLP.
The Mental Health Outreach Program develops and delivers mental health services to individuals, families and groups. Some services offered include counselling, community activities, education, and treatment referrals. Drop by to see what’s happening today!
Sea to Sky Safety Net is a resource hub of self-care tools and local services to help connect Sea to Sky residents to mental health and substance use support.
Here are a few options to help your family learn about what may be going on for your child, and where to start when you are looking for treatment and support options.
Canadian Mental Health Association - South Okanagan Similkameen Branch
CMHA-SOS offers individual advocacy services which are accessed directly by individuals with a mental illness living in the South Okanagan Similkameen.
Our free mental wellness programs, Y Mind and Mind Medicine, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate anxiety. Our programs are evidence-based and teach Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness. To participate, you may self-refer, you do not need a diagnosis of anxiety, and you do not need to be a YMCA member.
MentorAbility is a national initiative which promotes the employment of people with disabilities in communities large and small throughout all Canadian provinces and territories. MentorAbility is spearheaded in British Columbia by Inclusion BC. We are focused on developing full or half-day mentoring experience in which job seekers with disabilities are matched with individual mentors - to explore career opportunities and what they need to get ahead in their desired field of interest.
Métis Family Connections is focused on helping families build a network of support that provides children with opportunities for early learning and childhood development.
A Microboard is a small (micro) group of committed family and friends (a minimum of 5 people) who join together with the individual to create a non-profit society (board).
UBC Including all Children and Families Expanding Partnerships Project
Part 2: Middle Childhood, this course deals with typical and atypical development in the middle childhood years (six to twelve years). It discusses major developmental disabilities and mental illnesses that are encountered in these years and lists the professionals who work with them.
Miller Time, a smooth and wide trail perfect for beginners, adaptive riders, run bikers and the whole family. Beautiful old trees and views of Wells Creek on the west side of the loop.
A short guide to teaching mindful practices to young children to support stress reduction, self-regulation, levels of well-being and increase the capacity for compassion.
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia
Taking time to be mindful – to stop and notice what’s going on within you and around you – can help with recognizing and reducing stress, anxiety and other intense experiences. Learning simple techniques can grow your awareness of what’s going on and what you can to do to create more ease in your life.
MindHealthBC is a one stop shop that gathers the wealth of evidence based resources available in your community and combines them into one easy to use website.
MindMapBC is a custom-made database of outpatient mental health services including professional counselling, peer counselling, support groups, and others. We have also included relevant resources, and social and networking groups.
MindShift CBT Groups is an 8-session online group therapy program for small groups of adults (aged 18+) with mild to moderate anxiety using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Groups are a maximum size of 12 and provide people with support, encouragement, and tools to help them cope better.
The Mission Friendship Centre's purpose is to meet the needs of First Nations and Non-First Nations people, who are making a transition to the urban community. To provide a central and suitable facility where counseling information, guidance and referal services will be provided.
The Miyoopimatishihk (Wellbeing) Program is available to children from birth to eight, who are enrolled in the Métis Family Connections Program. Through the Miyoopimatishihk (Wellbeing) Program, families can apply for financial support to assist with the cost of a wide range of services, programs and products, including but not limited to respite care, speech therapy, assessments, specialized equipment, and mental health supports.
There are many factors to consider when purchasing mobility and accessibility equipment, including your clinical requirements and environmental needs. The purchase process is a team effort, including an authorized health care professional in some cases (who will write your prescription), your family and/other caregivers,
We see the potential in everyone’s unique qualities and being different is celebrated. At Monarch House, all service is based on best practices and a family-centred approach; this means you are involved in every decision in your child’s unique service and support plan. Our professional staff work collaboratively and/or individually with each family and specifically tailor services to their needs. Our services can be provided in our centres, in your home and school, in the community, and specialized housing settings. We provide faster access. There is no waitlist for many of our services and we offer a seamless transition to the available public funding without duplicate assessments or a change in provider. You can access critical intervention as soon as possible, resulting in better outcomes for you and your child.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A monthly nutritional supplement is provided to recipients eligible for the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation who are in receipt of disability assistance and who have a severe medical condition causing a chronic, progressive deterioration of health with symptoms of wasting.
Mother Goose is a 8-week group program for parents and their children up to 18 months of age. In a fun, relaxed setting, parents learn rhymes, songs and stories. They gain skills and confidence, discover positive ways to affect their children’s behaviour and strengthen bonds in the crucial early years. Mother Goose rotates between Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton during the year.
Moving Forward is a non-profit charity organization that offers free short-term and affordable long-term counselling options to folks across British Columbia, as well as to anyone in Canada unable to access local support.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A supplement may be provided to recipients of income assistance, hardship assistance, or disability assistance who have no other resources to cover necessary moving, transportation, and living expenses.
The Multicultural Outreach Support program provides services and support to non-status, immigrant, and refugee women, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, non-binary, trans people and their children who have experienced or are at risk of abuse, threats, or violence in a relationship.
Sound Factory is proud to be an accessible and inclusive music store and music school, happily working with customers and students with special needs and a diverse spectrum of physical and learning abilities.
Music therapy is a evidence-based, clinical practice where certified music therapists (MTAs) use the power of music to support individuals across all stages of development.
At Victoria Speech and Language Centre, our music therapists work primarily with children and teens to support their well-being and growth in a fun, creative, and meaningful way.
MTABC's organizational mission is to promote excellence in music therapy practice, research, education and development, to further the awareness of music therapy in British Columbia and across Canada, and to serve as an organizational agency for our members.
MTABC is a provincial association in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT). Members with MTA credential (certified Music therapist accredited) provide competent professional services, are fully qualified and certified with CAMT, and adhere to organizational bylaws and code of ethics.
My Anxiety Plan (MAP) is an anxiety management program based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), an evidence-based psychological treatment. MAPs for Children and Teens, Adults, and Educators are easy to navigate and helpful for those with mild to moderate anxiety.
The Family Support Institute of BC has created a free online tool to help, support and inspire families and people with disabilities in BC to create a person-centered plan using myBooklet BC.
MyCarePath.ca is a free online tool designed for those living with chronic pain. Find the information and tools to help you return to school, spend time with friends, and get back to doing things you love.
My mission with My NICU Family is to spread Love and healing through NICU communities. I enjoy connecting with NICU Moms, Dads, family members & friends. I look forward to each new caregivers group, NICU nurse, staff member and team leader that reaches out to find insights & to share knowledge about how to make their programs even better for the families that they serve.
Post-NICU care is a passion of mine because I struggled a lot in and after the NICU. I felt alone at times, like I "should be able to do it" all by myself, and felt totally overwhelmed by this newness that was my new normal.
The purpose of the Myasthenia Gravis Association of British Columbia is to provide peer support for people living with Myasthenia Gravis and their families. Membership and support are particularly helpful to the newly diagnosed.
There are many common misconceptions about selective mutism. It is important to debunk the myths and understand the facts about selective mutism so that children suffering from the disorder can get the help they need.
PovNet is an online community of advocates and front-line workers that addresses poverty and promotes access to justice for vulnerable residents of British Columbia.
The Native Healing Centre provides a holistic and culturally sensitive program to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who live in Prince George, and who have been affected by trauma, addictions, or grief and loss.
UNYA’s Native Youth Health and Wellness Centre (NYHWC) is a youth clinic providing culturally-relevant, welcoming, accessible health and wellness services to Indigenous youth from ages 12 to 30.
Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) is an outreach community inclusion program for adults with developmental disabilities. Program participants, with their program leader, provide outdoor services for seniors and people with physical disabilities who need assistance with outdoor maintenance, such as light yard work, lawn care, and leaf and snow removal.
Victoria Speech and Language Centre offers neurodiversity-affirming peer groups for children and teens. These peer groups provide a supportive environment for both neurotypical and neurodivergent learners to explore individual communication styles and develop strategies for navigating social relationships.
Neurofeedback (NFB), also known as EEG biofeedback, Neurotherapy, and Neurobiofeedback is a technique that presents the client with 'real-time' feedback about his or her own brainwave activity.
Neurofeedback is a form of neuro-therapy for all ages that directly trains brain functions to help correct unbalanced brain wave patterns. Neurofeedback is able to assess the functioning of the brain and where it is not optimally functioning. It looks for the cause, such as what specific pathways are dysregulated or over/under activated. This process begins with a QEEG (quantitative EEG) brain scan, which shows the clinician how an individual's brain behaves and allows them to design a personalized training schedule. This training schedule promotes balanced, regulated brain waves to promote positive changes in a clients life.
Canadian Mental Health Association- Port Alberni Branch
The New Horizons Clubhouse offers community-based rehabilitation, daily lunch program, transitional and supported employment, social and recreational activities for people living with mental illness.
Knowledge is Power: Stay informed with Downlink, the LMDSS newsletter that shares and promotes views about Down Syndrome, the families and members who are a part of this society, and the events of our Society.
Nobody's Perfect is a program for parents of 0-5 year olds. Guided by trained and caring people, parents learn how to understand their children better.
The Northern Brain Injury Association works to ensure that northern BC residents whose lives have been impacted by acquired brain injury are supported in their recovery and enjoy full inclusion and citizenship within their community.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Nursing Support Services (NSS) assists parents and caregivers of children and youth (0-19) with medical complexities to lead active, healthy lives in their communities.
Community Nutritionists are Registered Dietitians who work with community groups, early childhood programs, school districts, organizations, health professionals, educators and local government to support and promote healthy eating.
Occupational therapists (OTs) provide assessment and intervention to support an individual’s participation in everyday meaningful activities. OTs work directly with individuals who have Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities, along with their families, schools, and community supports, to develop independence in fine and gross motor skills, address sensory needs, support transitions, and increase functional life skills.
The role of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to help develop skills in the areas of self-care, productivity and play. The OT works with children from birth to school entry age who have difficulty in the following areas:
- Self-Help Skills - Fine Motor Skills - Sensory Processing - Visual Motor Skills
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
An OT can assess a child's skills, strengths, and their environment to improve their participation in home and school settings. This can be done through formal assessments, observations, play groups, direct therapy sessions, family meetings, and advocacy. Often, OT's will work on a team with Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Physiotherapists (PT), and other support workers.
The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in occupations and activities that give meaning and purpose to their lives.
Our Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with children who are having difficulty doing the "occupations" (activities) that they need to or want to be able to do. A child's occupations include everything that he/she does each day within the categories of Self-care (dressing, bathing, grooming, safety, eating, sleeping), Productivity (attending preschool/daycare and learning) and Leisure (play, social interaction, and having fun).
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
Occupational Therapy those who experience an illness, injury, developmental delay or psychological challenge often need assistance in learning skills that foster independence and functional wellbeing. Our Occupational Therapy program provides supports to children and youth who are facing challenges by helping them completing the activities that are meaningful and necessary for an enriched and fulfilling life.
Occupational therapy (OT) helps an individual achieve independence and enables him/her to fulfill these various roles and tasks in life, while helping to improve their well-being and overall life satisfaction.
The Occupational Therapist Elizna at the CDC provides service for children from birth to school entry age. The role of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to help develop skills in the areas of self-care, productivity and play.
At Victoria Speech and Language Centre, we celebrate the unique strengths and experiences of every individual. Our occupational therapy services are designed to support neurodiverse individuals in achieving their personal goals and enhancing their quality of life.
As the "Choices" and "Options" community inclusion day programs will now be together at our new building under the new program name "Oceanside Day Program", many of the activities that participants have enjoyed in the past will continue to be offered, along with some new ones. Participants have had an opportunity to create a calendar of activities with staff and have chosen their activities for the fall/winter schedule.
Okanagan Family Fun is an online resource created to help parents, grandparents or caregivers easily find activities and things to do with kids year-round.
Whether the child you care for is a few months old, a toddler, or a teenager, this website is packed full of information to help locals and visitors alike navigate their way around the beautiful Okanagan Valley.
If you need information, get in touch. Our Client Services Coordinator will be happy to talk to you. After learning what your needs are, we can provide you with print material, epilepsy counselling, workplace and school advocacy, or referral to an appropriate community agency. You can learn about income supports, employment programs, school supports and how to access them. You can receive our Epilepsy Resource Binder which is full of useful information. In addition, we have numerous other helpful booklets for you. Epilepsy counselling is available by phone, in person and online.
The counselling program is appropriate for individuals, couples or groups navigating grief, loss, anxiety, depression, transition and more. All counselling is supported with regular clinical supervision. We are proud to partner with City University’s Masters of Counselling program on this initiative. Counselling is currently available in English, Japanese and Spanish.
The counselling program is appropriate for individuals, couples or groups navigating grief, loss, anxiety, depression, transition and more. All counselling is supported with regular clinical supervision. We are proud to partner with City University’s Masters of Counselling program on this initiative. Counselling is currently available in English, Japanese and Spanish.
Our literacy program offers one to one instruction for students aged three to adult. We make learning fun in a supportive, tailored environment that incorporates individual student interest. We prepare students to participate more in classroom activities at school and complement school-based learning through assessment, program design, and material preparation for both in-class and take home. Modelling also supports other members of the student’s support team.
KidStart is a prevention program designed to help children and youth build resilience to the risk factors they may face, and to make good choices despite challenging circumstances. Its success is due to the outstanding commitment that the volunteer mentors make to the program and the power of positive, meaningful relationships. KidStart is a one-to-one volunteer mentoring program available to children and youth who face challenges at home, at school, or in the community. It has been in operation for more than 35 years.
Pivot Point is committed to delivering high-quality, high-outcome 1-1 therapeutic intervention services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and their families.
This program provides children and youth and their families with a one-to-one support worker to assist the child or youth to access community recreation and leisure activities.
Penticton and District Community Resources Society
OneSky Community Resources child care programs offer a continuum of group licensed child care options for children birth to 12 years, including children and youth with special needs.
The Online Course is designed for parents and caregivers who want to add variety into their child’s diet. In particular, this course is most appropriate for parents of children that are eating between 15–20 foods; however, most foods consumed fall into one or two food groups. We walk you through our techniques step by step, with our downloadable workbook, alongside video tutorials and one-on-one support via Zoom with our therapists.
Our Computer Comfort Program is offered online, anywhere across Canada. While working with a private tutor online, participants can develop their own computer skills in the comfort of their own home, or at one of our partner offices.
Living in rural British Columbia is not without its challenges, especially when it comes to accessing professional and affordable speech therapy services. Here at True North Speech we’ve provided dynamic speech therapy for BC children for almost 20 years. We believe that just because you don’t have a speech therapy clinic nearby doesn’t mean your child should lose out on much-needed language-building support.
The BC group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:30pm PT on Zoom. The support group Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/groups/DysautonomiaInternationalBCSupport/
We offer all our service online via a secure video platform. Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Counseling and Social Work Case Management Services can all be offered via teletherapy. Teletherapy can be an excellent option:
The Ooknakane Friendship Center is an aboriginal not-for-profit society that is committed to providing holistic, culturally-driven programs and services designed to support, educate and strengthen people of all nations.
Through funding for organizations, the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities (OF) program helps people with disabilities prepare for, obtain and maintain employment or self-employment.
The program offers a range of activities that can be tailored to meet the individual needs of people with disabilities.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
ORCA reduces the isolation of tenants living in social housing, increases their connection to community, builds relationships, and improves both tenancy and life skills through a foundation of recreation and leadership programming. ORCA engages tenants in meaningful and motivating activities, creating inspiration to each individual to reach their potential and to live a full and satisfying life. The program also provides a sense of purpose and accomplishment, influential factors in positive mental health, through leadership opportunities. ORCA provides recreation programming at 14 BC Housing sites and includes adult, children and family activities
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy aims to correct oral resting posture, breathing patterns, and swallowing habits through specialized exercises. This therapy addresses Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs), which can affect facial muscle development and functions like eating, talking, and breathing in both children and adults. If needed, speech therapy will be included with orofacial myofunctional therapy in order to improve speech production.
The Orton-Gillingham approach is language-based and success-oriented. The student is directly taught reading, handwriting, and written expression as one logical body of knowledge. This is done in daily, one-on-one sessions with a certified Orton-Gillingham therapeutic tutor.
OSNS (Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society) Child & Youth Development Centre
The OSNS (Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society) Child & Youth Development Centre is a pediatric and youth therapy centre, focusing on: -assessment -education -individualized rehabilitation treatment of developmental supportive needs in children -youth programming
Our Early Intervention Program includes specialists in speech-language pathology, physiotherapy (where children learn to walk, climb, & coordinate movements), and occupational therapy (where children learn basic life skills, such as eating, dressing, and toileting) behaviour support and family support.
Our Autism Intervention Program (AIP) provides children up to the age of 6 with a personalized, goal-focused treatment program, supporting development in the areas of occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, and behaviour support.
We also provide inclusive Early Learning programs through our preschool and childcare environments for children under six years old.
Ambassadors of Compassion Canada is an innovative emotional resiliency-building program that helps students work through real-life issues and equips them with the critical skills needed to navigate and succeed through life’s inevitable challenges.
The program is scientifically validated and proven to improve emotional health, academic performance, and social behavior, while reducing negative or destructive patterns.
Over 100,000 youth in the U.S. and previously in the pilot program in Canada have already completed the program and become Ambassadors of Compassion. In Canada, the program was first introduced through pilot projects between 2009 and 2015, producing measurable and impressive results in schools and youth organizations, by The Resiliency Institute in Calgary Canada by Dr. Wayne Hammond .
Now, with a national structure in place, Canada is ready to expand and deliver the program to youth across provinces and territories through schools, community partners, and youth-serving organizations.
The program brings together the collective wisdom and expertise of educators, mentors, and influencers from across Canada and around the world.
Partner with us to ensure each school or program — and every youth participant — is fully funded to experience the 12-week journey (customizable to suit each school or community need). Together, we can equip the next generation with the tools they need to thrive — in school, in relationships, and in life.
BGCA provides accessible and affordable out-of-school care for children attending Ecole Quadra School and Tillicum Elementary School. For children living in Burnside Gorge, we provide safe transportation to our Burnside Out of School Care for easy pick-ups and drop-offs.
The majority of our services fall under one of our CVCDA Programs. If you are unsure of what program may be right for your needs, you can review our Services page or connect with our Family Advocate to initiate an Individualized Service Plan (ISP). Additionally, referrals to our programs are accepted from families on behalf of their child and/or from a variety of other sources (i.e. family physician, public health nurses, social workers, childcare providers).
SSCS childcare programs are committed to providing inclusive quality childcare, for children ages 2.5-12 years, where children are the heart of a respectful and collaborative community. We offer a play-based environment inspired by the BC Early Learning Framework (BCELF) and the inquiring interests of the children and educators.
Interdisciplinary outpatient services folks who are experiencing serious, complex, emotional, behavioural and psychiatric challenges which have exceeded the resources of their home community.
The primary goal of this program is to ensure quality service delivery of legal advocacy for anyone needing assistance. If we can't help you with your legal issue, we will support you in connecting with the local Legal Aid office.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
Homelessness Outreach Navigator is the first point of contact for individuals who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness, who have been referred or whom self-refer.
Outreach Services in BC, you don't have to live in the lower mainland to receive services from the Deaf Children's Society. We can provide support to you and your family if you live in other parts of British Columbia. The nature of our support will depend on your location. We help you connect with your local service providers and work with them to ensure that you get the best standard of support available.
Many communities outside of the Lower Mainland do not have the opportunity to provide specialized resources to families of children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. For those families, we are able to provide a plan in collaboration with the local community service providers. We believe that the best way to provide for the long-term needs of the children and families throughout British Columbia is to strengthen the local communities.
CSCL's Outreach Services, called Explore, provides support to people living with family members as well as individuals who live independently in the community.
Outreach services enable each person to have a program that is tailored to their unique needs, with staff trained to meet these individualized needs. This service is available either in the community or through the person’s home, depending upon personal preference. Amount, intensity and duration of services are negotiated with each participant may vary.
We believe it is important to allow people to have individualized lifestyles. No two people are exactly the alike, so we support every individual to have unique in-home, individualized support for daily life. We help people to set goals for their own life, and help people achieve those goals. Our community outreach strategy works with people to explore their possibilities based on their interests and needs.
The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland
The Centre provides comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs and multi-disciplinary therapeutic services to children with a wide range of abilities and conditions,
Pain Support and Wellness Groups offer an opportunity for people living with persistent pain to meet regularly and build a community of support while learning about pain, pain management and coping strategies. Groups are free to access and meet online twice a month. Each two-hour session will allow you to share your experiences, discuss self-management skills and take part in gentle movements as a group.
Talk confidentially with Pain Support Line staff on the phone or online. Social workers provide a listening ear to talk about pain and its impacts, as well as information on pain and pain management, and connection to community resources.
Are you looking for information, resources or support to help you or someone you know to live better with chronic pain? Call the Pain Support Line at 1-844-880-PAIN.
Pain Waves is a podcast created by Pain BC where listeners can hear leading chronic pain experts and people in pain discuss the latest pain management research, tools, stories, and trends.
Hospice palliative care offers services to help relieve suffering and improve quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness or those grieving a loved one. Hospice palliative care becomes appropriate when treatment no longer supports quality of life.
BC Palliative Care Benefits are available to B.C. residents of any age who have reached the end stage of a life-threatening disease or illness and who wish to receive palliative care at home, meaning wherever the person is living.
Archery is open to athletes with a physical impairment, who may shoot with assistive devices allowed under classification rules, if required. Para archery competition, which includes specific competition categories for athletes with certain classifications, is an integral part of the Paralympic Games.
Para Ice Hockey (formerly known as Sledge Hockey) is an adapted version of stand up ice hockey. Participation in BC is open to both people with physical disabilities and people who are able bodied. Instead of skates, players sit in specially designed sleds. Players move around on the ice using two sticks, which have a spike-end for pushing and a blade-end for shooting. Upper body strength, core stability, and finger dexterity are necessary for full, independent participation in the sport. Adaptations such as push bars, anti tippers, chest straps, and higher backs on the sledges are available for those who may need the extra support.
We committed ourselves over 20 years ago to child and youth mental health and our commitment has only grown over time. Exceptional care and caring is what children, youth and families deserve and it’s what we stay committed to.
We help children and young people by helping their family and other caring adults.
We know children and young people do better when the adults who care about them are supported.
Trained resource parents offer one-on-one support at times, coping with your child's diagnosis and care can be stressful and feel overwhelming. Talking to another parent who's been there can make a world of difference.
Facebook group that is designed for parents/guardians of special needs children to connect in the Dawson Creek area. To share resource information and to help those who may just be beginning the adventure of working thru the system. To stand up and continue to advocate for our children.
Our Provincial wide virtual Parent Support groups are co-facilitated Zoom sessions. These Groups are here to provide a safe and confidential space for Parents and GRG/Kinship Caregivers, to share the challenges, concerns, questions and offer the support you need.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
The parent support program is designed to help parents plan the future for their children with developmental difficulties and help them get on track with the process of Community Living of BC (CLBC) funding along with Person With Disabilities (PWD) funding if necessary.
Our Parent 2 Parent Resource Network community is comprised of groups across Canada that host round table discussions and guest speakers, many of which are webcast to the rest of the community.
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children, focusing on the uses of rhymes, songs, and stories together to provide children healthy early experiences with language and communication.
Facilitated by Priya Nair, REACH Family Navigator. Are you an English speaking parent or caregiver of a child with special needs? You are invited to join our parent support group to connect with other parents and enjoy a caring community of support. Our group offers:
Parent collaboration through sharing stories and supporting one another in a safe non-judgmental environment Opportunities to discuss and connect to resources in the community. Answers related to parenting, community resources, and funding etc. Monthly online sessions with professional guest speakers that discuss topics catered to parents needs
Parent-Teen Mediation is a free and confidential program for Burnaby and New Westminster families experiencing interpersonal conflict between parents and teenage children.
The Family Program assists parents of children under the age of six to find the help they need to address parenting challenges. We will help parents assess their family situation as well as provide education, intervention, support and the opportunity for parents to practice their newly-developed skills.
Parenting Support Groups are free, anonymous, and confidential self-help groups providing parents and caregivers with a safe space to share their stories, build communities, learn new skills, receive emotional support and discover new services and resources. The groups offer weekly or bi-weekly meetings and other activities organized by trained volunteer facilitators.
Parenting Support Groups are free, anonymous, and confidential self-help groups providing parents and caregivers with a safe space to share their stories, build communities, learn new skills, receive emotional support and discover new services and resources. The groups offer weekly or bi-weekly meetings and other activities organized by trained volunteer facilitators.
Independent Living Vernon is responsible for the administration of this program which issues Parking Placards entitling people with mobility disabilities to utilize accessible parking spaces.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch
The Participant Funding Program committee is made up of a group of dedicated volunteers who meet once a month to oversee the disbursement of funds. Currently the committee consists of people who live with a mental illness, family members, and CMHA and Salmon Arm Mental Health and Addictions representatives. The Consumer Participant Funding Coordinator is responsible for managing and ensuring the administration of the funds.
Offered as part of our Clubhouse Program, our Participant Funding Program helps promote recovery by helping people experiencing mental illness access education, training and recreation opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
Partners in Employment works with businesses to help individuals with developmental disabilities find and keep jobs that meet their interests. We help job seekers by:
~ Identifying your work goals and developing a plan to reach them ~ Building a great looking résumé ~ Developing the skills you need to be ready for a job interview ~ Searching for a job in the community that matches your interests and skills ~ Helping you learn your job duties at your work place ~ Phoning you or coming to your place of work to see how you are doing
The Partnership Education Presentation Program uses a personal storytelling model to shed light on the reality and scope of severe and persistent mental illness.
PathwaysMedicalCare.ca is a one-stop online directory where patients can easily find details about healthcare providers and clinics, enabling them to connect with doctors for care and stay informed about the latest clinic updates.
The Pathways Medical Care Directory is a tool to support doctor-patient relationships. It improves health outcomes when patients receive care from their own doctors.
We are families of loved ones living with a serious mental illness helping other families with this shared experience.
We help families through support, education and advocacy. We’re a volunteer-driven and membership-based family support organization doing ambitious work. The serious mental illnesses of our loved ones include anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, concurrent disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia.
Since 2010, Patient Pathways has served hundreds of patients facing complex physical illness, serious injury, increasing age and frailty, and end-of-life.
As Patient Advocates, we walk by the sides of the patient and their loved ones as a guide and case-manager through the maze of the healthcare system. We are voices for the voiceless, and work hard to ensure no patient in our care slips through the cracks
This program offers individual and group counselling services for children and youth, 3 - 19 years old, who have witnessed abuse or violence. This program was developed originally to help break the intergenerational cycle of violence, usually against women.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch
The Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment (PEACE) Program for Children and Youth Experiencing Violence is a free, confidential program across BC for children and youth aged 3 to 18 who have experienced violence. The program is offered in either group or individual counselling sessions.
Fraserside's PEACE (Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment) Program provides free group and individual counselling to children who have been affected by witnessing the abuse of their parents or caregivers.
Peak House is a suitable treatment option for youth with the willingness to get back on track with their lives, but whose challenges overextend the resources of their family and local treatment professionals.
The Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Service aims for optimum, health and safety for children and youth with nutrition, feeding and/or swallowing concerns.
Our goal is to provide community-based occupational therapy services for children ages 0-school age where parents have a concern regarding development. Occupational therapy assesses child's abilities through standardized tests, interviews, and observations.
The Preschoolers Esteem & Emotional Readiness (PEER) program, developed by BC Family Hearing Resource Centre, is designed to educate parents about how to effectively advocate for their child's specific needs as related to hearing loss/deafness in school settings.
The Peer Led Workshops program offers free workshops and support groups led by individuals who have lived/living experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Using a Psychosocial Rehabilitation approach, our workshops focus on empowering people to be active participants in their recovery and well-being. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Peer Led Workshops program offers free workshops and support groups led by individuals who have lived/living experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Spinal Cord Injury BC's Peer Support Program helps people with spinal cord injuries and those with related disabilities, overcome the challenges of living in a wheelchair by building communities of support throughout British Columbia.
Peers utilize their lived experience with assistive technology in their homes and community to promote an inclusive environment for all. The peer team facilitates connections between people with disabilities and relevant organizations in the community. By providing technical and community support, peers help peers overcome barriers and have an equal opportunity to maximize their independence.
Peer Support provides support toward recovery through group learning, workshops, and one-on-one support from a staff member who has lived experience of mental illness.
Our Peer Support program allows concussion and brain injury survivors to work through their challenges in a safe and supportive environment with mentors who understand what they’re going through. Our Peer Support volunteers are trained to facilitate group discussions, share their experiences, answer questions about brain injury, and pass on helpful coping techniques.
Sometimes we learn best from someone who has walked ahead of us on the same path in life that we are embarking upon. That is the IL philosophy of the Peer Support movement here at Independent Living. Consumers that live with a disability are able to support and learn from each other.
Canadian Mental Health Association- Port Alberni Branch
Our peer support program provides training to people living with mental illness who then provide support to others. The peer support program is currently mobile in the community, based out of Roger Street Transitional Housing.
The training is open to anyone living within or connected to rural or agricultural communities and has direct or indirect experiences with mental health.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
Peer Support aims to break isolation and provide empowerment from people who understand what it’s like to live with mental health challenges. Peer support aims to bring together people with shared experiences to support each other and provide a space where you feel accepted and understood.
People In Motion is proud to offer a variety of services to the community that help to improve quality of life and provide opportunities for members of our community to realize their full potential, while encouraging self-determination and gaining independence.
Person-centred planning is the foundation upon which all of our services are built. Rather than starting with pre-defined program models and placements, we start by getting to know each person - their hopes and dreams, their vision of a good life, their unique support needs - and then create personalized support arrangements in partnership with the individual, the family and the support team.
New Horizons offers guided sessions for people or groups interested in brainstorming about their future plans and goals. This process is called a PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope*).
Personal Development programs offer educational, social, leisure, recreational, and volunteer activities on either a part or full-time basis. These programs are ideal for people who like variety and seek opportunities within the community, wish to supplement their working career with other learning, or need additional time to help prepare for supported or competitive employment.
The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion's Personal Planning Process is a way to find out what EACH person wants for their own life and future. It lets people know what is important to the person, who they want in their life, their likes, dislikes, hopes, dreams, and needs.
Personalized Supports Initiative (PSI) provides individualized and personalized support to help the people we serve achieve their recreational, vocational, social, home-based and/or educational goals.
Dealhack Canadian Persons With Disabilities Discount Guide
The Dealhack Canadian Persons With Disabilities Discount Guide is the result of our quarterly survey of discounts and support programs for persons with psychological, psychiatric, or cognitive disabilities. Every 3 months, our team independently verifies each and every PWD discount on this list. We also add more brands to the list regularly when we come across them.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) category provides assistance to recipients who have long-term barriers to employment that are not expected to be overcome in the short term. PPMB recipients are exempt from employment obligations. An earnings exemption is available to encourage recipients who want to work to try employment, gain experience, participate more fully in the community as they are able, and earn more income. Family units where one or both recipients are eligible for PPMB may be provided a higher support rate and additional supplements.
Perspectives Substance Use Counselling Services for Youth & Families provides free counselling, education, referral and support to children and adolescents who are either experiencing substance use difficulties or are affected by someone else’s substance use.
1st Step is a voluntary Treatment Program offered to youth (under 25 years old) experiencing challenges with substance use throughout the Thompson – Cariboo region. This program consists of counselling and outreach services, utilizing a harm reduction approach that aims to ‘meet persons served where they are in their readiness for change.’ Individualized goals are then determined on a case-by-case basis using a biopsychosocial treatment plan to address the physical, emotional, and social needs of an individual. Treatment services can include one-on-one counselling, outreach services, substance use education, relapse prevention, group workshops, and recreational activities.
Physiotherapy treatments focus on increasing mobility, strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, motor planning and other gross motor skills for children with neuromuscular, congenital and acquired disorders.
Two organizations have collaborated to deliver www.physicalliteracy.ca – Sport for Life Society, a national non-profit, and Physical Literacy for Life, a charitable organization. This website is meant to inform you about programs, partnerships, projects, best practices, research, leading-edge innovations, and opportunities within the physical literacy movement. Sport for Life has three key outcomes: physical literacy development, excellence in sport, and a Canadian population that is active for life. Physical Literacy for Life has been established to combat the issue of decreased physical activity, and the many diseases and health issues caused by inactivity. Through education, research, and the impact of innovative projects, Physical Literacy for Life inspires kids and families to live healthier, more physically active lives.
The physiotherapist works as part of the team to help children aged newborn to school entry. PT's help a child learn to control his/her body for moving around and participating in physical activities.
A YouTube video by Nidus about what key legal document do you need in place for financial and legal affairs in case of incapacity, for end-of-life, or other support needs? Learn about the Enduring Power of Attorney and the Representation Agreement Section 7 for routine finances.
A video from Nidus about British Columbia now has a legal way to plan for health and personal care matters in case of incapacity, for end-of-life, and other support needs. Make a Representation Agreement! A living will is not a legal document and Enduring Power of Attorney only covers financial and legal affairs.
"Play" programs are social, recreational, and cultural activities that allow you to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle, connect with others, and demonstrate that people with sight loss can do anything.
Neurodiverse City (NC) is a welcoming community space where families can connect, share experiences, and support one another in navigating childhood neurodiversity. The program brings together parents, caregivers, and children in an inclusive environment that celebrates different ways of thinking, learning, and interacting. NC group now meets twice per month, offering parent support and engaging social space for children through Connect Kids Club.
The Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD)
The Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD) offers online database for various resources and supportive information to support those with FASD within the school system.
The Reach Positive Connections program is a three prong approach to family support. It is comprised of parent education classes, in-home behaviour support and a support group for siblings.
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities Guide Deciding what to do after high school can be a difficult process. This guide will help you and your family explore the various options available to you.
The guide provides a closer look at four-year universities, community colleges, vocational/technical school, life skills programs and more. The information will help you find the program that is right for you.
Powderhounds Adaptive Snowsports (PAS) offers unique skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing opportunities for individuals with physical, cognitive and sensory challenges at Big White Ski Resort. Our program consists of a team of certified volunteer instructors who are trained to be innovative and creative in adapting teaching methods for our students. Whether our students are stand-up skiers/snowboarders or sit skiers, we are prepared to "see the ability" and adapt to their needs.
Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association (PRTRA)
The Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association is to relax and stretch tight muscles, to develop strength and endurance in weakened areas; improve posture, balance, coordination, concentration and attention. This all leads to better social skills, communication and confidence which helps the riders to be better prepared for school and to participate more fully in all aspects of daily living.
Power chair Soccer uses an oversized soccer ball around a gymnasium and in between the goal of their opposing team, using an electric wheelchair with a foot-guard on the front. Objective of the game is to use skill and teamwork to get the ball into the opposing teams net.
Power Up supports youth with diverse abilities by teaching new strategies providing practical tips, tools, and personal coaching to improve their chances of getting hired. This 4 to 6 week program will help you learn how to tap into the hidden job market and find opportunities beyond traditional job boards. With our experienced job search coaches, you will get to know yourself better by identifying your strengths and creating a plan to achieve your employment goals.
Powerlifting is about more than squats, bench presses and deadlifts. It is about perseverance, overcoming barriers and striving for success. Please note that Special Olympics athletes must be 16 years of age before competing in powerlifting.
Predictive Testing is more than "a simple blood test". It is a process whereby individuals can find out if they have inherited the gene for Huntington Disease (HD), which would predict developing HD in the future.
Pregnancy Outreach Program: Provides support, information and services to help women have healthy pregnancies. Our staff assist with strategies to promote nutritional health, early access to prenatal care, counselling and information regarding issues that affect prenatal health.
We provide support, information and services to assist women in having as healthy pregnancy as possible. Goals are to assist with strategies to promote nutrition and health, early access to prenatal care, counseling and information regarding issues that affect prenatal health and the care of infants.
Children learn and practice the language of play in our five-day-a-week developmental and cognitively-based preschool and pre-kindergarten classes (Age 3 & 4).
The Centre for Child Development provides play-based, inclusive preschool programs in Surrey and Delta. Our structured environment and positive teacher-child interactions promote learning and development of the whole child.
SSCS childcare programs are committed to providing inclusive quality childcare, for children ages 2.5-12 years, where children are the heart of a respectful and collaborative community.
People First of Canada has a range of presentations, training sessions, and workshops that have been developed to promote the messages and issues of concern for our members. Our members are involved in the development and delivery of our workshops and presentations and are often asked to sit on panels to bring their knowledge and experiences to others.
The Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) initiative is a Federally funded early intervention strategy which addresses the needs of young Aboriginal children living in urban centres and in large Northern communities.
The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) clinic is a regional, community-based, multidisciplinary program administered by Interior Health, providing enhanced health assessments for children in non-emergent cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. The clinic also provides consultation and training for other community and regional professionals working in the area of child protection and maltreatment.
The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) clinic is a regional, community-based, multidisciplinary program administered by Interior Health, providing enhanced health assessments for children in non-emergent cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. The clinic also provides consultation and training for other community and regional professionals working in the area of child protection and maltreatment.
The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) clinic is a regional, community-based, multidisciplinary program administered by Interior Health, providing enhanced health assessments for children in non-emergent cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. The clinic also provides consultation and training for other community and regional professionals working in the area of child protection and maltreatment. Services are available to those children, youth and families who reside in the Interior Health Region.
Since starting in 2017 West Coast Reach Association has grown to include seven dynamic programs. Each helps empower participants while they also develop musical appreciation, knowledge and presentation/performance skills.
Connecting with people and making friends can be very difficult; in fact sometimes almost impossible! At Lifetime Networks we understand the importance of friendship as being one of the cornerstones to a fulfilling life. Through our Networks and Programs, we help people with disabilities develop and maintain lasting friendships.
Shuswap Children's Development Association is non-profit agency providing services to children and youth with developmental delays, behavioral concerns, and support needs in the Salmon Arm area.
The Fraser Valley Child Development Centre provides early intervention, school aged and specialized services that are community-based, accessible, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of children and youth at all stages of their development. Services are delivered in a culture of excellence, diversity, and respect, with a focus on innovation, quality, stability, and positive outcomes for each child or youth and their family.
Established with a vision to create a barrier-free society, CHHA champions the rights, needs, and aspirations of those who live with hearing loss. From coast to coast, the CHHA leads initiatives in advocacy, education, and support to ensure that every Canadian has what they need to hear and to be heard.
Since 1982, we've been strengthening and supporting our members and BC's community services sector by networking, exchanging information, building skills, and by consistently bringing a balanced perspective to discussions with provincial and national decision makers.
The Prince George Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to servicing the needs of Aboriginal people residing in the urban area and improving the quality of life in the community as a whole.
At Options for Sexual Health, there are three key programs that offer various sexual and reproductive health services, care, and information. These are: Clinics, Education, Sex Sense.
At Options for Sexual Health, there are three key programs that offer various sexual and reproductive health services, care, and information. These are: Clinics, Education, Sex Sense.
The Willows Church & Family Life Centre is an active ministry of The Salvation Army. We seek to be an inclusive space in our community where people can come together in mutually supportive ways. Our focus is to offer hope wherever there is hardship, meet human needs without discrimination, building communities that are just and know the love of Jesus.
Through the Family Life Centre, we are investing in the development of children, youth and families in ways that can help break the cycle of poverty including anger management, a toy lending library, Willowbuds Parent-Tot group, the PEACE program support for families who have left violence, low-cost enriching summer camps and youth groups. Our Pathway of Hope program offers intensive case management to families looking to make significant changes in their life towards their goals of sufficiency, whether that is improved housing, food security, further education, new employment options and better opportunities for their children. Our Life Skills Classes include: Budgeting course (CAP Money), Triple P Positive Parenting, Rent Smart, Wellness Seminars and Restorative Yoga.
Our Youth Outreach programs provide engaging interactions with vulnerable or at-risk youth inside or outside of school settings, including our BRAVE empowerment event and BRAVE mentoring circles for female-identifying teens.
Strive Support Services is an agency that provides support to people with diverse abilities. We support individuals to live independently and assist them to reach their goals and dreams. We help people to live inclusively in their communities and improve their quality of life.
The FVDSS offers monthly parenting and family events. Through our location at #1-2316 McCallum Rd., Abbotsford, the FVDSS offers support and resources for parents and caregivers. The Lending Library is always available when the Centre is open during program times, and parents are welcome to meet in our meeting room to chat over a cup of coffee or tea during their child’s program.
Our leading-edge educational programs, health services, and information resources are peerless in Canada. Everything is highly individualized and constantly evolving based on the latest research to support your loved one with Down syndrome.
So Social's groups are neurodiversity affirming- They believe that kids should work on what makes sense to them as soon as they are able to, and that they should love coming.
The Central Okanagan Family Connection Centre (FCC) offers individual and group-based prevention, treatment and support services designed to help families with children and youth ages 0-18 achieve their developmental goals. These children may have developmental support needs, neurodiversity, or disabilities. A diagnosis is not required to access the FCC.
The FCC focuses on enhancing quality of life for families, by promoting inclusiveness and interdependence, through increased access to a broad range of supportive therapies and community services. Your child can access a comprehensive range of services at the FCC, depending on their needs.
Our services provide developmental monitoring and consulting, educational workshops, and parenting support groups. We also facilitate connections to community resources. For those requiring higher intensity and more frequent support, the FCC offers goal-focused programming across multiple therapies and services.
The Central Okanagan Family Connection Centre (FCC) offers individual and group-based prevention, treatment and support services designed to help families with children and youth ages 0-18 achieve their developmental goals. These children may have developmental support needs, neurodiversity, or disabilities. A diagnosis is not required to access the FCC.
The FCC focuses on enhancing quality of life for families, by promoting inclusiveness and interdependence, through increased access to a broad range of supportive therapies and community services. Your child can access a comprehensive range of services at the FCC, depending on their needs.
Our services provide developmental monitoring and consulting, educational workshops, and parenting support groups. We also facilitate connections to community resources. For those requiring higher intensity and more frequent support, the FCC offers goal-focused programming across multiple therapies and services.
The BC Centre for Ability provides community-based services that enhance the quality of life for children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families in ways that facilitate and build competencies and foster inclusion in all aspects of life
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia
Our interactive and practical programs are suitable for youth aged 12 through 19. We work with schools, community-based programs and alternative programs for youth with social, behavioural, learning and mental health challenges.
Project Parent offers in-home counselling, parenting education and support services to at-risk families with children in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Fraser South.
People living in the community in BC, who meet certain medical criteria and require assisted ventilation, may qualify to receive services for the Provincial Respiratory Outreach Program (PROP).
We work with partners throughout British Columbia to offer 50 specialized addiction treatment beds to adults who need help with severe substance use. These beds are available only by referral from a health care professional.
The Psychiatric Medications Plan (Plan G) is available to B.C. residents of any age who demonstrate clinical and financial need. The plan covers certain psychiatric medications and drugs for the treatment of opioid addiction.
The Psychology department at The Centre for Child Development provides services to children with a developmental disability and a significant behavioural or mental health condition.
The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
Purpose Independent Secondary School is a tuition-free, Inclusive Education School. Students thrive in a welcoming student- centred learning community focusing on not only the "academics", but the social emotional development and well-being of each student.
Purpose Secondary School is part of a larger social service agency offering a continuum of programs to children, youth and family in the areas of health, education, childcare, counselling and skill development. It takes a village to raise a child and at Purpose School we are committed to each youth who joins our school community – a community with heart and purpose.
Quesnel Tillicum Society/ Native Friendship Centres are committed community partners dedicated to encouraging healthy lifestyles and restoring balance to relationships. We offer a variety of different programs to help individuals, couples, or families.
Fraserside partners with Quest to provide low-income families with access to healthy and affordable groceries through their not-for-profit grocery markets.
Our Day Programs provide support for participants who have a higher degree of needs. We encourage participants to participate in a wide variety of activities based on their individual goals, interests and abilities. These goals include hygiene, cooking, health and safety, community inclusion and volunteer / work experience.
Individual and family counselling services provided in-office in Vancouver and North Vancouver.
Rae Morris is a Registered Clinical Social Worker with the British Columbia College of Social Workers and an Affiliate of the Redpath Centre, a private mental health organization specializing in Neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She is also a research associate with the Ontario Working Group on Mental Health & Adults with ASD.
Rae works from a strengths-based and client-centered approach to support individuals and families with their goals in understanding and supporting ASD; developing and maintaining positive mental health and relationships; and enhancing confidence, well-being, self-awareness, and quality of life.
Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division - Cowichan Valley Branch
Rainbows is a support group program for children and youth who have suffered a significant loss in their lives, either by death, divorce or any other painful transition.
There is no one-size-fits-all piece of advice on how to raise children with cerebral palsy. Parents and caregivers of children with CP can expect to take on numerous, unique responsibilities that may last for a child's lifetime. Raising a disabled child takes time, effort, empathy, and patience.
RCMP Victim Services is based in the Courtenay RCMP Detachment and is one of 92 police-based Victim Service programs in B.C. Staff, supported by highly trained, security cleared volunteers from our community, work directly with police to provide emotional support, information and referrals to victims of crime.
At Reach we offer a variety of child development programs designed to meet a wide range of needs. These include services for children & youth with autism. We have brought together professionals with expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas.
Including Early Childhood Educators, Speech Language Pathologists, Behavioural Consultants, Child Development Consultants, Occupational Therapists, Infant Development Consultants and others with extensive experience supporting families and children
Reach Counselling Services provides counselling for children and teens who are in their programs, their caregivers, siblings and other family members, as needed.
The Reach Therapies Program provides speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy to children from age birth to kindergarten entry age.
With the support of HereToHelp, a partnership between mental health and addictions not-for-profits across BC, BC Schizophrenia Society provides an interactive musical presentation designed to teach students and educators about psychosis.
Ready, Willing and Able (RWA) is a national partnership of Inclusion Canada (formerly the Canadian Association for Community Living), the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA) and their member organizations. Funded by the Government of Canada and active in 20 communities across the country, RWA is designed to increase the labour force participation of people with an intellectual disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
REALM is an organization that believes EVERYONE has a right to paid employment in their lives and to that end, we are now offering many types of assistance to employers that make it possible for REALM clients to become an integral part of your team.
Reconnect Youth Village is a Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) contracted program providing voluntary youth-centered service; safe, secure, stable and nurturing emergency drop-in shelter services; and daily integrated service programming to street involved and/or high risk youth.
BGCA provides a wide range of community recreations programs across all ages and stages of life. Programs include: yoga, fitness, dance, arts, sports, music, healthy living, martial arts, and more
BGCA provides a wide range of community recreations programs across all ages and stages of life. Programs include: yoga, fitness, dance, arts, sports, music, healthy living, martial arts, and more. In addition to general community programming, BGCA provides targeted programs for children at Tillicum Elementary as well as Colqutiz Middle Schools. Our Camp survivor provides incredible outdoor experiences for youth aged 10-15 years during spring and summer school breaks.
Our mission is to make BC and outdoor recreation in BC, accessible to independent-living individuals with short term and permanent mobility issues by providing an inventory of adapted outdoor recreation equipment for low-cost rental fees.
Recreation and Leisure Services offer a wide range of recreational programs adapted to the unique needs and abilities of youths and adults with disabilities.
Recreation services are designed to help children develop and integrate gross motor skills, independence and communication skills through a number of different programs.
Recreation Therapists promote inclusion, encourage community participation and nurture social connectivity for children, youth and adults with disabilities and mental health, across Canada.
Recruitment Facilitation is one of the most crucial aspects of being a CSIL Employer. This service which is offered by the Individualized Funding Resource Centre is paid for directly out of your CSIL funds.
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a long-term savings plan to help Canadians with disabilities and their families save for the future. If you have an RDSP, you may also be eligible for grants and bonds to help with your long-term savings.
A 3-part course on relationships, dating, and intimacy when it comes to people with disabilities, part of Open Future Learning's support worker education packages.
Relaxed performances are an adaptive form of theatre designed to welcome people who don’t feel comfortable in a traditional theatre environment. They make plays more accessible from sensory, emotional, physical, and financial standpoints. At their core, these performances are about inclusivity, diversity, and empathy.
Relaxed performances are an adaptive form of theatre designed to welcome people who don’t feel comfortable in a traditional theatre environment. They make plays more accessible from sensory, emotional, physical, and financial standpoints. At their core, these performances are about inclusivity, diversity, and empathy.
Learning Disabilities Association of BC - Fraser South Chapter
Under the direction of a certified teacher, trained tutors work one-to-one with students to become aware of, evaluate, and set goals for their learning in math.
The Repayment Assistance Plan for Borrowers with a Permanent Disability (RAP-PD) is available to borrowers with permanent disabilities having difficulty paying back their student loans.
This online resource helps you determine if your loved one needs a Representation Agreement (often shortened to Rep Agreement) and how to register for one.
BCACCS engages in research and policy analysis. We do this research so that we can better advocate for and inform necessary supports for early learning and child care created to contribute to the well-being and vitality of Indigenous children, families, communities, and Nations.
A presentation shedding light on parents’ perspectives and actions related to upholding children’s rights to treatment, health care, support and protection.
Spectrum’s residential services provide housing and support to approximately 60 people who live in duplexes, houses and apartments throughout Greater Vancouver. Some homes are owned or rented by Spectrum, others by individuals or their families.
Sharing a home means sharing a safe, caring, patient and encouraging environment for an individual with a diverse ability, to allow them to grow and gain greater independence.
Fraserside's two Community Living residential homes provide fully staffed 24/7 residential care for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities, and complex care needs.
L'Arche Greater Vancouver has six homes for adults with developmental disabilities where the "mutuality of relationships" comes to life every day. People in the homes prepare and share meals, plan outings, do dishes, go for walks and pray together. One of their highlights is to go on vacation together every summer.
L'Arche Greater Vancouver has six homes for adults with developmental disabilities where the "mutuality of relationships" comes to life every day. People in the homes prepare and share meals, plan outings, do dishes, go for walks and pray together. One of their highlights is to go on vacation together every summer.
Within each home, Integra team members provide person specific care in order to improve and maintain each person's health and well-being, and his or her ability to live happily and be a part of their community. The type of support people receive is dependent on specific needs outlined in a Person Centred Plan, Health Care Plan, and other information provided by the family or support network.
Home Sharing is a service provided by contracted caregivers who welcome the individual into their homes, lives, and families. Home share contractors provide a safe, nurturing, community-based shared living arrangement for an adult with a developmental disability.
Residential homes are staffed 24 hours a day. Each residential home is overseen by a Program Manager that can assist individuals within an environment that provides a sense of independence, dignity, privacy and personal choice.
Residential homes are staffed 24 hours a day. Each residential home is overseen by a Program Manager that can assist individuals within an environment that provides a sense of independence, dignity, privacy and personal choice.
They have residences in Vancouver and Richmond that are designed and supported with the individuals' needs in mind. We provide varying levels of support based on the unique needs of individuals.
MACL offers a variety of residential services to Youth and Adults in the Mission Community. Our homes are warm and welcoming and our staff work hard to ensure that the rights of those who live in the home are respected and that they have full access to their community in a way that is meaningful to them.
ILS offers a variety of staffed residential services that can be customized to meet each individual's needs. A personal plan is used to determine the most appropriate service arrangement. The plan also outlines the types of supports the individual would require while residing in the home. 24/7 staffed residential services are also available for those with complex health care needs. Referrals are made through Community Living British Columbia.
QCLA operates two residential settings - each with unique characteristics and dynamics but sharing the common theme of providing a comfortable and supportive environment to help residents achieve their highest level of independence.
We provide individualized supports in two small, staffed residential homes, working with each person individually in order to support them to create and lead their best life. We believe that all people have the right to have housing that is their own, stable, and allows them the freedom to live life on their own terms so even when people are residing in a group home setting we want to support people to choose what type of housing they want and then support them achieve their housing goals.
TACL provides support for people who have an intellectual disability in residential settings or "group homes". Our homes consist of 5 or 6 people sharing a home with each person receiving specialized support from support workers 24 hours per day.
The British Columbia Huntington's Disease Resource Centre (HDRC) assists families and professionals with the many different needs and concerns encountered while dealing with Huntington's Disease (HD). This service is funded through the Huntington Society of Canada and funds from the efforts of the BC Chapter.
Spinal Cord Injury BC's Resource Centre is your go-to hub of information related to living well with a spinal cord injury or related physical disability in British Columbia.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Prince George Branch
Assists people with mental illness and/or addictions be linked to housing and income supports. This may include assistance in locating, securing and maintaining housing. This is an open referral service with anyone welcome to make appointments and inquiries.
Our comprehensive list of resources includes a complimentary mesothelioma guide for you and your family in hopes of making this journey a little bit easier. This guide is filled with information that will help you better understand this rare disease, as well as ways to find emotional support during this difficult time.
Canadian National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia
The Consortium's goal is strengthening dementia-capable supports for adults with intellectual disabilities, and advancing the knowledge, tools, and connections that help people live well.
Dementia is a difficult journey for most people—a road not to be taken alone or in isolation. Raising awareness, providing information, and actively supporting each other are key to improving dementia care across Canada in ways that fully include adults with intellectual disabilities affected by dementia, their families, and the staff who support them every day.
This new website was built with you in mind—front-line staff, supervisors, agency leaders, educators, and community partners. It offers clear pathways to training, practical tools, and curated resources—organized for adults with an intellectual disability, family caregivers, and service providers—so you can quickly find what you need and put it into action. You’ll also find access to Canadian guidance and education, including resources that support stronger community dementia care, as well as information about the NTG Canada curriculum and upcoming workshops.
For the public, there are many excellent resources that support our free legal services, or serve as alternatives to our free legal services. These include resources from other legal service providers, the internet, and printed materials.
Working with participating hotels, our Respitality Program provides parents and caregivers a chance to rejuvenate and enjoy a complimentary overnight stay at a local hotel in Vancouver and Richmond. Please note this program is available to DDA members only. To be eligible for this program, please visit our membership page to sign up to be a DDA member.
The Easter Rd. Bed & Breakfast is a unique house where adults with multiple diverse abilities can come and enjoy a vacation in a home-away-from-home atmosphere. Guests and their families, friends and caregivers can feel comfortable knowing that staff at the B&B are skilled and enthusiastic caregivers who provide safe, caring, fun and exciting experiences for all guests.
Our Respite care program is based on the premise that families know their children best. To ensure that child and family preferences have been taken into consideration, we have recruited a group of caregivers who reflect the diversity of the families we serve. Families must reside in Delta to access respite services and the program is for children birth to age 19.
Respite care can be provided in two different ways: at the home of the child/youth, or at the home of the respite caregiver.
Respite can be provided during weekends, holidays, or other time periods and can provide emergency relief care to a family in times of crisis. Respite care can also serve as an alternative living arrangement in the event that a child needs to relocate and is between homes.
The Respite program helps you plan for out-of-home visits with an "extended" family for your child. Respite visits can be a special time for the whole family. Your child has opportunities for new friendships and experiences and you, as parents, have the opportunity to do things that aren't easy to find the time to do when caring for your child. Some parents choose to spend uninterrupted time with other family members and each other, go to appointments, or simply have a rest from their responsibilities.
Respite provides families with a break from the challenges of caregiving. Families can use this service in the manner that best suits their unique circumstances.
Providing full-time care for a family member with a developmental disability can be a challenging responsibility. DCLS Respite Services provide a temporary break to family members caring for a loved one in their home.
MACL respite program provides temporary rest and renewal for primary caregivers of an adult with a disability. Respite may be as short as a 24-hour period, but can also be for longer periods of time
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
This booklet tells you what happens to an individual after someone makes a report about child abuse or neglect, as well as other important steps and procedures that are involved.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Early recognition and intervention can mitigate the negative impacts of a mental health problem; employees are usually the first to notice a change in a colleague's behavior but often don't have the knowledge and skills to address it. Using the RWR 4R Model , participants will:
Challenge myths and stigma Develop Respectful Responding skills Learn the Mental Health Continuum Apply new knowledge to custom case studies Review common mental illnesses Explore self awareness
Responsive Feeding Therapy (RFT) is an overarching approach to feeding and eating interventions applicable across the lifespan.
Our sister company, The Responsive Feeding Centre of BC offers a 12-18 week comprehensive program that provides families and their children and teens with the skills and techniques necessary to love eating and to become safer, more comfortable, and confident in advancing their child’s feeding and eating habits.
We've provided our research on special offers and discounts available to senior citizens, women, and veterans, in our series of guides to help you find ways to save money.
When someone other than the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) is appointed to manage the financial, business, legal affairs, and/or personal and health care decisions of someone else, the PGT helps them understand their roles, reviews their accounts on a regular basis, and undertakes investigations upon reported concerns.
The Richmond Chinese Seniors Group aims to create a close-knit community for seniors and to overcomes things such as language and cultural barriers to be able to better create a cohesive community.
The Right Fit Project (RFP) is an effort to address challenges in matching affordable, wheelchair-accessible homes in Metro Vancouver with people who need them.
RISE One-to-One gives students expert learning support. Students work one-to-one with a qualified instructor to get ongoing, individualized learning support.
River of Life is an interactive half-day workshop created for adults working with Indigenous young people 12 and up. This interactive workshop discusses strategies to strengthen the protective factors of young people considering suicide and focuses on providing participants with knowledge to competently respond. This workshop may be offered virtually or in-person.
Riverstones is comprised of 5 apartment buildings with 84 units of 1 bedroom + den and 2 bedroom apartments. This includes 54 below-market units and 30 subsidized units for seniors and persons with disabilities.
The Rossland Youth Action Network (YAN) is a project of the Family Action Network (as of 2023) through funding from the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Directed Youth Funds. YAN’s goal is to work collaboratively and actively to build community capacity to increase the quality and quantity of youth directed programming; provide youth with space and programming that is safe, engaging, and relevant to interests and goals and strengthen the community cohesion of youth. Programming is offered in Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, and Warfield.
The Rural Mental Wellness Toolkit is an online community-based mental health program that creates access to mental wellness education and rural peer support training. The Toolkit houses resources that are created for diverse audiences, including youth, families and seniors. The Inspiring Stories for You section showcases videos of rural residents, who share their personal journeys and open conversations around mental health and stigma.
The Toolkit offers an opportunity to register for Rural Peer Support Training, where individuals in rural communities learn how to become peer facilitators and ignite support groups in their communities.
CTRA's program offers a diverse range of highly individualized services intended to meet the unique abilities, skills, needs, and objectives of each participant. From first-contact experiences to long-term achievements, we strive to create a program that supports each individual journey. Services intentionally intersect to form a continuum of participation, allowing for emerging circumstances and dynamic goals.
Safe and Secure: Seven Steps on the Path to a Good Life for People with Disabilities is an inspirational guidebook for parents and other family members who are concerned about the future of their relative with a disability, particularly after the parents are gone.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Prince George Branch
This workshop provides insight into the components of a psychologically healthy and safe workplace. It includes a review of local policies or regulations to help position psychological safety as a safety issue, and provides an overview of Canada's National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety.
The Safe Choice Program is a second stage transition home and provides supportive temporary housing to facilitate security, independence, and personal growth for women and children who have experienced violence.
San'yas: Indigenous Cultural Safety Training is a unique, on-line training program designed to enhance self-awareness, and strengthen the skills of those who work both directly and indirectly with Indigenous people. The goal of the Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) training is to develop understanding and promote positive partnerships between service providers and Indigenous people.
Skilled facilitators guide and support each learner through interactive course materials. The course participants examine culture, stereotyping, and the consequences and legacies of colonization. Participants will learn about terminology; diversity; aspects of colonial history such as Indian residential schools and Indian Hospitals and a time line of historical events.
Sandcastle Preschool accepts registration from all children in the community ages 32 months to 4 years old. At Sandcastle Preschool you will find Qualified Early Childhood Educators, competitive rates, early literacy & math, art activities, health & safety awareness, water and sand play, community guests and parent participation field trips, rhythm & music, computer literacy and more…
CSCL's Specialized Autism Support Services (SASS) is a "fee for service" program where families can utilize their Autism Funding money (that they receive through MCFD annually) to pay for direct services to their child/youth who has a diagnosis of Autism.
Families of children/youth between the ages of 6-18 years of age will be able to access this program (if they choose). Staff will work on various goals with the child/youth. Families and their child/youth help decide what the service will focus on, for example: behavioural support, academic support, life skills, socialization, or others.
Need a reading pen for dyslexia, looking for language learning tools, or just love award-winning assistive tech? Scanning Pens provided various devices. They also offer a free trial to schools, so that you can explore just what a difference reading tech can make in your classroom.
Need a reading pen for dyslexia, looking for language learning tools, or just love award-winning assistive tech? Scanning Pens provided various devices. They also offer a free trial to schools, so that you can explore just what a difference reading tech can make in your classroom.
Since 1982, CMHA BC has been helping people with mental illness further their pursuit of post-secondary education through our scholarship and bursary programs.
We use a collaborative team approach that includes family, friends and other professionals. It is important for us to include the child for all or part of the goal selection process when possible. After working as a group to determine the priorities to focus on, we develop strategies suited to the family and work together on implementation.
Occupational and Physio Therapists will provide direct service to children who meet the schools designation of Low Incidence criteria and one other area of need.
The Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapist at the CDC provide consultation services to children, families and their school teams within the school district.
The School Age Therapy Program (SAT) serves school aged children (ages 5 to 19). Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists provide assessment, consultation, and program recommendations to parents and teachers of students, or direct intervention for students who have or are at risk for, or have an identified developmental delay or disability.
The School Age Therapy Program provides occupational therapy and physiotherapy services to school age children through various contracts and to various schools and communities.
People First of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, is offering presentations about language and the 'R word' to students in middle schools across Canada.
The Rick Hansen Foundation School Program (RHFSP). We provide educators and schools across Canada with the education and awareness tools they need to create more disability-inclusive and accessible K-12 classrooms and communities. In addition, we support and celebrate youth with disabilities and young inclusion advocates through awards, scholarships and mentorship.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A school start-up supplement is provided to recipients of income assistance, disability assistance and hardship assistance to assist with extra costs associated with schooling for a person under 19 years of age.
The School-Age Therapy Program (SATP) provides consultation services in physiotherapy and occupational therapy, The goal of this program is to help school personnel meet the needs of their students.
The School-Age Therapy Program (SATP) provides consultation services in physiotherapy and occupational therapy for School District #42. The goal of this program is to help school personnel meet the needs of their students.
Youth Recreation Leaders from Burnside Gorge provide lunch and afterschool programming for students at Tillicum Elementary. Programs are free of charge and span a variety of interests including, arts, sports, culture and more!
Browse the Marketplace for accessible housing listings, employment opportunities, or buying and selling disability related equipment, vehicles, and supplies.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Prince George Branch
The primary purpose of Second Chance (aside from great quality at great prices) is to provide a retail training opportunity for people with mental illness. The path to mental wellness often includes re-entering the work force and Second Chance Thrift Store provides that opportunity in safe and supportive environment. All monies are used to provide employment opportunities for individuals living with a mental illness.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A supplement may be provided to assist recipients of income, hardship, and disability assistance with the cost of a security deposit to secure rental accommodation.
William Lake Self Advocacy Groups purpose is to help people with Diverse Abilities (Self Advocates) to learn and know their rights. To make changes in our communities so it becomes a more welcoming and inclusive community.
Self Advocate's Support Services is operated by the Burnaby Association of Self Advocates (BASA) which meets monthly at Still Creek to talk about issues, share information, or offer peer support.
Self Advocacy is a civil rights movement for people with developmental disabilities. Self Advocates seek to reduce the isolation of people with a developmental disability and share the tools and experience they need to take greater control over their lives - including being in charge of their own supports, or lobbying for improvements in public services.
The Self Advocates of Semiahmoo (SAS) is a team of local Self Advocates who strive for inclusion, accessibility, voting participation, and education. They are passionate about collaborating with other local organisations to benefit our community.
This toolkit was made to support and empower parents with disabilities in British Columbia. It is for self-advocates—parents who want to know their rights, understand the systems around them, and have clear tools and examples to use when things get hard.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The Self-Employment Program (SEP) is intended to assist BC Employment Assistance (BCEA) clients who either have a Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation, or meet the Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers (PPMB) criteria in establishing and operating a self-employment enterprise.
Self-Employment Services can help you to turn a great business idea into successful self-employment. If you have been unable to find sustainable employment, and you meet the eligibility requirements, Self-Employment Services can provide you with financial assistance, entrepreneurial support and training while you develop and implement your business plan.
Semi Independent Living Programs offers lightly staffed homes for persons who desire more independence and/or are working towards independent living. The support provided focuses on building relevant life skills, as as to achieve viable and sustainable goals within the individual's community.
The Semi Independent Living Program, otherwise known as Supported Living, is available to developmentally disabled adults living in their own homes within the community. This program provides individuals with skill building opportunities and assistance with daily living.
SAIL is a confidential means for seniors to speak to a professional intake worker about issues that affect their well-being, receive information, or learn about our programs. Call 604-437-1940 or Toll-Free at 1-866-437-1940 Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm excluding statutory holidays. Language interpretation is available.
We work with Parents, Grandparents & Kinship Caregivers to provide emotional, educational, legal, & child-minding support. Our services are free regardless of immigration status and we offer support groups in 7+ languages.
We guide you in erotic explorations that develop your skills, enrich your life and expand your consciousness. We each bring unique training and experience, and tailor our skills to your needs.
Some activities and services you are likely to find are: -Dignified and consensual (boundaries respected) -Affectionate skin to skin contact, tender and engaging -Body and sensory awareness – igniting new erogenous zones through body mapping -Sensual non-therapeutic massage -Discovering accommodation techniques
The RCD is committed to empowering people of all abilities to participate with dignity and confidence in their community and achieve independence to their fullest capabilities through a friendly environment, which provides information, resources, training and support, while increasing public awareness and promoting universal accessibility.
BC Family Hearing Resource Society is the largest not-for-profit organization in British Columbia serving children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, aged birth to school-entry. For 40 years, we have been providing intervention, support, education, sign language instruction and peer-to-peer mentoring to families throughout the province.
Aboriginal Head Start Association of BC can facilitate and deliver a variety of workshops and training sessions with a focus on Early Childhood Programs and staff professional development.
At Inclusion Langley Society, we provide a variety of services for adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities. With the variety of programs we offer, we are able to match each individual with the service best suited to enhance their daily lives. For more information, please select a category below.
Kinsight (Simon Fraser Society for Community Living)
We support adults of all ages throughout the community in a number of ways, including help to gain access to housing and secure employment. Our team works closely with people to increase their participation in the community, meet new people, learn and explore new interests. We also provide information and support to family members.
A team of social service professionals with a mission to help the children, youth, adults and families we serve live their best lives by providing high-quality services through a variety of programs.
Using an individualized approach, one-to-one workers will create purposeful community outings to help your child reach their goals in community involvement, life skills, social skills, communication and appropriate behaviour.
Resources that offer a gathering place that connects families to each other. They also provide support and early intervention for children and their families. Services area available for children, youth, families, newcomers, and many more BC community members.
The services listed here are free services we provide for Individual, Non-Profit and Group accounts.
If you have a Non-Profit or Group account, please also see the Non-Profits & Groups only section for the list of additional services we provide Non-Profits & Groups: -Free Internet Access via Dial-up -Free Email Accounts -Free Webmail -Free Web Page Hosting
Strive provides specialized accommodations, including home share, community support homes, respite and day program options for seniors who require additional assistance.
Today, Northern Therapy Services provides culturally relevant and consistent Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Pathology, Registered Psychology and Accessibility Consultant services to Indigenous and Non-Indigenous communities of British Columbia in person and via virtual telehealth.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities (STADD) offers Navigator services for transitioning youth and their families in 145 communities across B.C. Navigators act as the primary point of contact for individuals in coordinating transition planning and access to supports and services through the transition period of 16-24 years old.
The Sexual Abuse Intervention Program provides therapeutic individual counselling and/or group therapy to children under 19 who have experienced sexual abuse or are suspected to have been sexually abused or assaulted. Counselling is also provided to non-offending parents, guardians and family members. The program also provides community education on sexual abuse intervention and prevention.
Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division - Cowichan Valley Branch
This counseling program is designed for children and youth up to age 19 who have experienced sexual assault and/or abuse. The program also provides services to children up to age 12 with sexually intrusive behaviours. Our goal is to help children, youth, and their families recover from the trauma of sexual abuse.
Getting help for sexual assault and violence Know where to get help if you have experienced violence.
If you have been sexually assaulted or have experienced violence within the past seven days, you may require Forensic Nursing Services at one of our hospitals.
If it has been over seven days and you would like to speak with someone about options, support and/or medical care, please contact the Embrace Clinic. There are also many other local resources are available to you.
Aimed primarily aimed at youth, these information sheets cover sex and relationships for individuals living with autism. However, these are excellent informational resources for all.
The workshops focus on a proactive approach to raising and working with a special needs child or youth. People with special needs are most at risk for sexual abuse and exploitation. Parents, caregivers and workers must acknowledge people with special needs as sexual beings. Our approach focuses on prevention, rather than intervention, so that all people can lead healthy, happy sexual lives.
Better at Home - Independence drives our confidence and motivation. If you are a senior living at home, you know that a small amount of support can mean many years of living the life you choose in the home you love.
SHARE Community Living groups for children and youth not only provide learning opportunities, develop motor and life skills, but also enables each child to experience interaction and a connection with their peers, in a safe environment that teaches appropriate social practice.
Community Living Program offers a variety of weekly groups for ages 5 - 18 years, as well as Individual Support services.
The SHARE Food Bank provides direct food support to supplement the diets of hundreds of individuals and families each week in the Tri-Cities. We believe people should have access to healthy and nutritious food where they live and in a dignified manner.
Spectrum's shared living service matches individuals with full time caregivers. They share a home, living together as roommates or a family would. Caregivers come in all shapes and sizes. They are singles, couples or families. As with all our work, we welcome diversity.
Shared Living offers an alternative to staffed residential homes by providing an individual with the opportunity to share their life and build relationships with a family, or a person who has expressed an interest in sharing their home.
Shared Living is a residential option in which an adult with a developmental disability shares a home with someone who is contracted to provide ongoing support. In this arrangement, they live with a family, couple, or roommate in the community. Sharing lives can offer richer opportunities for developing natural relationships and social circles. It also increases the likelihood of having a more genuine and meaningful experience of community life.
Sheri Sadowick is a Parent Support Counsellor serving the West Kootenays—offering online counselling for parents and caregivers of neurodiverse and/or children with special needs. This space is intentionally created to support those navigating the emotional weight, daily demands, and unique challenges that come with raising a child with support needs.
With a background in education, behaviour support, and mental health, and as a parent with lived experience, Sheri offers a gentle place to land, reflect, and rebuild. Her approach is compassionate and non-judgmental, grounded in trauma-informed care and tailored to meet you exactly where you are.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or just need someone to talk to who truly understands—this space is for you.
Our goals are to offer training, services and support in the areas of child care and child development, and to provide referrals and child care resources to parents, child care providers, family, friends, students, community members and groups.
At the Deaf Children's Society, we believe that any child will thrive given accessibility to a complete, rich and natural language early in life. American Sign Language (ASL) provides complete access to language. There are many benefits associated with signing with children.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch
Located in Trail this complex is designed for seniors (aged 55 and older) and persons with disabilities who are able to direct their own care and whose health will be better managed by support and care within a community setting. One meal a day is provided for the residents to enable them to socialize with those in the building.
Sitting volleyball is an adapted sport where the game of volleyball is played on a smaller court with a lower net and all players must sit on the floor.
The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is not-for-profit, disability-led and community-based, providing service to entire communities on disability issues.
The Smokehouse Kitchen Project is a four-month pre-employment/employment training program that offers cook "Level One Curriculum". This curriculum is designed to set participants up with the relevant prerequisites to "ladder" into a entry level position in the hospitality industry, pursue further culinary training, or continue on with a more streamlined academic focus(grade twelve/hospitality management).
The Snoezelen Room provides an experience that is free from expectation of others and the pressures of directed care. Participants experience self-directed exploration, relaxation or sensory stimulation and respond to these new sensations in their own unique way.
Snowshoeing offers athletes an excellent cardiovascular workout and allows participation for athletes of every ability level. It builds tremendous strength in the athletes while offering a fun and challenging workout.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Mid-Island Branch
The Social Centre @ Wesley, operated in partnership with Island Health, is open to anyone with mental health and/or substance use challenges. It's a place to socialize, make friends, get support, connect with the community and take part in recreational and vocational activities.
Pathways' Social Recreation services provides community-based evening and weekend social recreation opportunities to individuals to assist them in developing friendships.
The Cariboo Friendship Society strives to provide comprehensive response to peoples' needs and is constantly identifying evaluation gaps, examining options, and creating solutions. It is able to maintain specialized services, with the goal of providing seamless support.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Social Services Camping Fee Exemption program provides individuals living with a disability and facing significant financial challenges with the opportunity to connect with nature and outdoor recreation in BC Parks; an experience that they may not otherwise be able to afford.
Employment through social ventures for individuals who have barriers to employment and/or require a work experience or Discovery observation, Social Ventures provides employment opportunities.
Solutions is a team of Occupational Therapists and Assistive Technology Specialists who provide a range of related services to meet individual ergonomic and assistive technology needs.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch
These family housing complexes in Cranbrook and Golden include one, two and three bedroom townhouses. Rent is based on family income levels and is augmented by subsidies made available through BC Housing.
SASS is a group of proactive parents working collaboratively with family, neighbours, community, education & autism professionals, school districts, government, and private associations to create happiness and success for their children with Autism.
Sophie's Place allows children and youth to share their story in a safe and welcoming space, supported and helped by a compassionate, highly integrated team.
Several programs are offered for children and their families in Vancouver, Family Drop-in Program, Parenting Education and Literacy, Kidscare Preschool, and Food and Garden.
Services to at-risk youth that build on existing strengths and provide opportunities in academics, literacy, life skills, vocational skills, self-care, volunteer and community involvement and computer skills.
In addition to the ongoing technology and implementation support provided to students through our service delivery activities, SET-BC implements a number of initiatives each year that extend or enhance our services to special student populations. These projects and programs often provide district and school teams with a means of involving students in action research, evaluation of new technologies, and ways to showcase their use of SET-BC based or district-based equipment. In addition, these initiatives provide a way to pilot the use of technologies with new student groups not currently served by our service delivery model. Districts or teams interested in participating in these projects and programs or who would like to suggest new initiatives are invited to contact us at any time during the year.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC - Surrey is a growing Local with 397 athletes who participate in 18 fall and spring sports. This Local is always looking for more athletes in the community to join their programs!
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
Special Olympics BC provides high-quality sports programs and competitions that help people with intellectual disabilities celebrate personal achievement and gain confidence, skills and friendships.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
Special Services to Children Program is for individuals between the ages of 5 and 18. Each person, along with their family or support network, develops a plan in order to be successful in reaching specific goals in community settings.
When no other living arrangement is able to meet the needs of a child or youth, Strive can develop one. In this highly specialized arrangement, a home is carefully selected and developed around a child or youth to meet their specific health, physical, mental, emotional, and/or behavioural needs.
Axis Family Resources Ltd. has been providing Specialized Residential Services since 1992 for children, youth and adults with behavioural challenges related to mental health, addictions, offending behaviours and compromising medical conditions including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions (CDBC), developmental disabilities and autism.
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
Intensive Support & Supervision, the Youth Justice Program seeks to respectfully join with youth involved in the criminal justice system to develop strategies that will enhance their lives and assist them in making positive life choices.
The Speech and Language Therapist works with families to help their child reach their best potential in understanding how to use language and communicate.
Speech and Language Development services help to improve language and communication for individuals of all ages. Articulating thoughts through words is a difficult task to master.
A calm and playful setting where children, teens, adults and seniors, along with their families, feel listened to and supported in their journey towards improved communication.
A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is a health professional who helps people of all ages develop their full potential in the areas of communication, feeding and swallowing.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), is the study of all things communication and swallowing. What does that mean? SLPs work closely with families and other professionals to help people with communication difficulties of any kind, including speech, language, voice and stuttering as well as difficulties with feeding and swallowing.
A Speech Language Pathologist is part of the multidisciplinary team whose role is to help a child communicate effectively. SLP's work with the child, the family, and community partners to assist in developing skills and implementing strategies aimed at enhancing your child's communication skills.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), is the study of all things communication and swallowing. What does that mean? SLPs work closely with families and other professionals to help people with communication difficulties of any kind, including speech, language, voice and stuttering as well as difficulties with feeding and swallowing.
Communication is essential in school, work, and social interaction. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are trained to help individuals with speech and language delays and challenges.
SCACL manages a wide variety of CARF accredited housing options primarily for persons with disabilities; supports vary from full supports for those that require all aspects of daily care, to complementary supports for those who live independently.
CSCL offers a variety of staffed residential homes. Each individual living in these homes is supported to plan and live their own lives with encouragement from family, friends and their support team. The homes provide a 24/7 model of support and reflect the wishes, dreams and needs of the people who live in them.
Within staffed homes, individuals receive support for daily living 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Support is provided to an individual or group of individuals by a team of employees who rotate through the home according to an established schedule.
DCLS operates four staffed residences (formerly known as "group homes") in three different residential neighborhoods in Delta. The goal of this service is to provide a safe, secure environment where persons served can have the highest quality of life in a community-based, residential setting. Residences are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days year.
Staffed residences offer accommodation to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities as well as behavioral and medical health care needs. Homes are wheelchair accessible and well equipped with adaptive equipment
Our staffed residential homes are geared towards the needs of individuals who require a high level of personalized care. We have licensed homes in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
ILS offers a variety of staffed residential homes which provide personal care, daily living supports and community access to one to four individuals per home.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
STAGE is a transition service for young adults that facilitates growth and independence in educational, vocational and social skills after completing high school.
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (Kitimat CDC)
Cormorant Childcare Centre is a year-round, all day program. It is a safe, friendly and stimulating environment where children are able to play and learn together.
WLACL was created to assist adults with diverse abilities integrate within the community, ensuring access to equal opportunities for work and independent living.
Canadian Mental Health Association - North & West Vancouver Branch
The Steps Youth Program is a recreation-based group for North Shore youth experiencing challenges with their mental health. Our program aims to support young people dealing with mild to moderate mental health challenges by building wellness through social and recreational activities with a nature-based focus. Offered from September to June, the Steps program meets on a weekly basis as a group as well as provides one-on-one support time for the youth involved.
Several times a year, the Comox Valley Transition Society puts on a free, three hour workshop called Supporting Our Sisters, where you can get more information and support with this challenging situation.
The Women's Counselling program is a free service providing individual or group counselling for women who have experienced violence in relationship; experience sexual assault; experienced childhood abuse or violence and who reside in the Comox Valley or surrounding area, and are 19 years of age or are under 19 years of age and are leading an adult lifestyle.
Women may self refer or may be referred by other agencies. Recognizing, Understanding, Overcoming the Impacts of Abuse: this is a psychoeducational group offered on Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00 am. Open to all women. Please call for dates and to register.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Mid-Island Branch
Having a safe, affordable roof over your head is something to which everyone should have access. Navigating the many resources to find housing, financial assistance, health care, and specific services to promote wellness and recovery can be extremely difficult without help. CMHA Mid-island strives to break the cycle of homelessness by supporting people to find a good place to call home. In addition, our team works in collaboration with the community to ensure that people have the supports necessary to maintain their housing long term.
Strengthening Families is a free program of weekly workshops for families. This program improves family communications through videos, role-playing, discussions, learning games, and family projects and increases positive parenting practices, school performance, and parent-child attachment.
Strengthening Families Together is a six-session program that provides knowledge, support, and tools for families to better cope with mental illnesses together.
In Prince George, we deliver a program called Stride, which is funded by MCFD. Stride is set up for male youth who have been adjudicated for sexual offences. Youth in this program reside in one of our Therapeutic Care Homes and receive forensic counselling and day program services during their time-limited stay.
Strive Centre Footprints and Pinetree are programs which provide both community-based & home-based activities, including support for adults with intellectual disabilities.
We run playgroups for parents/guardians and their children up to 6 years of age. Activities are designed to support the success of children when they enter kindergarten. In addition, we offer support, information, resources and a chance to meet other parents.
Located in Surrey, this studio is home to a group of artists who work with glass to create beautiful glassware, decorative pieces and wearable art. These glass artists are fully trained in using techniques of molding and fusing to bring their original designs to life. The artists are supported by a team of professionals who assist them in learning new techniques, as well as in the use of glass kilns and other equipment. The artists of Studio Seventy Three exhibit their work at art shows and galleries around the Lower Mainland.
Subsidized housing provided through the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion features apartment units which are accessible and adaptable for people with disabilities but would like to live independently.
There are many kinds of substances and many reasons why someone may use them. Using any substances comes with risks. This section can help you learn about alcohol and other substances, recognize early signs they may be having a negative effect, and learn how to reduce possible harms.
1st Step is a voluntary Mobile Treatment Program offered to youth (ages 13 - 24) experiencing difficulties surrounding substance misuse throughout the Thompson / Cariboo region.
Substance Use Services (SUS) for individuals aged 19+
SHARE's Substance Use Services. Below you will find information about our Clinical Counselling program, as well as information and resources regarding the substance use continuum of care.
Vancouver Island Crisis Society facilitated a monthly suicide bereavement support group at our conference room in Nanaimo. We were always cognizant of communities that did not have access to these kinds of supports, even as we offered our Crisis Services (Line, Chat, and Text) throughout Vancouver Island.
This is a fully integrated summer day camp program for children 6 to 12 years of age. The focus of this program is to provide an energetic and fun theme-based day camp experience during the months of July and August.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association
The NSDRC Summer Bursary Program offers financial support to North and West Vancouver families/guardians of children and youth who have a special need, disability or are in the process of receiving a diagnosis and may require additional support to attend summer recreation programs, camps or community-based activities. Bursaries can be used towards program or camp fees or to assist with payment of a support worker.
This fun, social camp has a strong emphasis on social communication skills, making friends, team building, trying new things, and fostering a love of reading.
Summit House Program is a registered Assisted Living Facility for 10 adults living with mental health challenges to build skills to live with an optimal level of independence..
Our Center is designed to help individuals optimize their personal, social, and vocational competency. In addition to recreational and social activities, the Centre offers a wide variety of learning opportunities, including cooking, personal safety, exercise, and daily living skills.
Sunny Hill Outreach offers various professionals visit the Northwest Child Development Centre, from the Sunny Hill Health Centre in Vancouver, to provide children, youth and their family's specialized clinics.
There is an incredible amount of information to learn about autism-new challenges and opportunities arise frequently. Our team is here to help you wherever you are on your journey.
Whether your child has been newly-diagnosed with Autism, or you'd simply like to know more about the subject or talk with other parents, the Victoria Society for Children with Autism (VSCA) is here to help.
The British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
Indigenous Disability Canada’s Support for Indigenous Student Learning Program (SISLP) is a time-limited project for Indigenous students across Canada who have limited financial resources, including those students living with disabilities. The SISLP is accepting applications from students of any age enrolled in a Formal educational institution (either online, remote, or through on-site learning) to be considered to receive a laptop and other technology / equipment supports necessary to assist with their continued education and success.
The Holding Space Support & Consultation with Camille Long
Support for Parents of Children with Suspected or Confirmed Developmental Differences (i.e. autism, ADHD, giftedness, SPD, etc.) and Sensory Challenges
Virtual Community for Tourette is an innovative approach to reach individuals and families living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) in communities where existing support and services may not be readily accessible by leveraging a variety of communication platforms and technology.
At LMDSS, we are a community. We believe that every parent deserves the opportunity to access up-to-date information to other parents who can share first-hand experiences of raising a child with Down Syndrome.
A support plan is a great tool for caregivers when trying to support an individual in reaching their goals and trying sort out why certain behaviours are happening and what can be done about it. It is the "action" part of an intervention that provides the family with tangible steps in unraveling difficult transactions and behaviours at home and in the community.
The Canadian Association for Williams Syndrome (CAWS) provides support to Williams syndrome individuals, their families and caregivers, coast-to-coast. Our grassroots, parent-volunteer run organization is on a mission to spread awareness, raise funds, support research and connect families touched by Williams syndrome. We are a small but mighty National Registered Charity, whose impact can be felt in tiny towns and big cities across Canada.
Supported Apartment Living Community Living Victoria provides assistance to people with an intellectual disability who require regular access to various support services in order to live independently in their own apartment.
The Child Development Centre of Prince George and District
Supported Child Development (SCD) is a community-based program that assists families of children (ages 0-12) with extra support needs access inclusive child care that meets those needs. SCD operates under the principles of inclusion and family centered practice. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, our team offers planning, assessment, training, resources and hands-on support to successfully include children with extra support needs in licensed child care programs.
The Supported Child Development Program (SCDP) is a community based resource that provides services to families with children (birth to 12 years) who require extra supports to access regulated child care programs in their neighbourhood communities (group day care, family day care, afterschool, preschool programs and licence not required settings).
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
Our program is committed to supporting, the inclusion of each child depending on their specific needs in a variety of settings by collaborating and working with families, child care providers and preschools. We provide assistance for navigating other community resources available to families, provide workshops on various strategies, and help advocate for children.
Supported Child Development (SCD) is designed to specifically meet the needs of children with special needs. Coordinators assist families to access inclusive child development opportunities in community preschools or childcare settings. Then they arrange for support in these settings to ensure children have successful experiences.
Working with families, the Supported Child Development Program (SCDP) provides consultation, extra staffing supports and staff training to child care providers and early childhood educators.
Supported Child Development (SCDP) is a community-based program that assists families of children with extra support needs to access inclusive child care that meets family needs. The program is intended to serve children from birth to 12, with services for youth 13 - 19 years available in some communities.
This program provides support to families who have children with special needs by helping them to obtain services in community child care settings. Staff assist the families and child care agencies put plans into place to ensure the child has the best opportunity to develop to their fullest potential. The primary focus is on children zero to six years and depending upon budget availability children ages seven through twelve years are a continued priority.
Supported Child Development Program offers a variety of services to support community child care programs to include all children, regardless of abilities. Community programs include family and group daycare's, preschool and after school care settings.
Supported Child Development Program is an inclusive, family centered, community-based program that assists families who have children with extra support needs to access childcare that meets their family needs.
Supported Child Development is a community-based program that is grounded in the belief that inclusion and family centred practice are important in helping children who require any level of support to actively participate in a full range of child care settings.
Our Supported Child Development Program facilitates the inclusion of children in community child care settings by providing extra support specific to the child's needs.
Supported Child Development (SCP) supports children to fully participate in inclusive community based programs. SCDP serves children from birth to age 19 who have a developmental delay or disability and require extra support. A developmental delay or disability may affect physical, cognitive, communicative, social, emotional or behavioural development
The Supported Child Development Program (SCDP) supports children, who have a developmental delay or disability and may require extra support, to fully participate in inclusive neighbourhood Child Care programs.
The Supported Child Development Program (SCD) is a provincial program for children from birth to 12 who need extra help in licensed child care settings such as preschools, group child care, family child care, school-age child care.
The Supported Child Development Program consults to inclusive child care programs for children from birth to twelve years of age. Services for children 13-19 are available on an exception basis and based on available funds.
Supported Child Development (SCD) is a community-based program that offers services to children from birth to 12 years of age that require extra support in child care settings
MACL's Supported Child Development Program provides support, consultation and resources to ensure that children who have developmental disabilities or who require extra support are able to participate in community childcare programs of their families' choice.
The SCD program serves children with diverse needs from newborn to 19 who have a demonstrated need to access inclusive child care settings. Children must access licensed child care settings which include Head Start, preschools, and daycares.
Supported Employment provides opportunities for individuals to obtain real work for real pay. Services include job development, job-site training and job supports.
The Supported Employment and Education Program (SEEP) is a customized job search and education program that provides individualized job search assistance, marketing, job coaching and support, and educational assistance and support.
Job Club is a pre-employment training program for youth in Kamloops (ages 15-18) and is designed to help prepare youth with developmental disabilities for a paid job.
At the Fort St John Association for Community Living we believe everyone belongs and we believe everyone is entitled to "real work for real pay." We do not label people by their disabilities we assist in helping them strengthen their abilities. Our Careers program works with adults whom have developmental disabilities to be a valued part of their community.
The Supported Employment Program aims to facilitate the identification and fulfillment of self-directed vocational goals for adults with developmental disabilities who want to integrate into the workforce. We provide an experienced job coach for each placement.
GVCSS is contracted by Vancouver Coastal Health to provide Supported Housing at Honoria Conway at St. Vincent's and Noble House in Vancouver, and Railway House in Richmond.
The Supported-Independent Living Program offers support and assistance to individuals in developing their unique potential for independent living, and provides in-home support to enable individuals to maintain their chosen living situation. Individuals accepted must have a desire to become more independent, either in their current living situation or with the intention of moving to a more independent environment.
CSCL's Supported Living Services provides assistance to people who require regular access to support services in order to live independently in their own apartment.
The key focus of this program is to assist adults with developmental disabilities to integrate more fully into our community by way of a volunteer position in a non-profit agency.
One weekend a year in September, families take time out of their hectic lives dealing with Autism, and can just be a family. It's a surf weekend in Tofino where people can leave behind their daily grind, and try to forget about the costs and stresses of Autism that burden their families. This event empowers the parents and includes the siblings that often feel left behind. ?
This outreach service supports youth up to the age of 24 in Surrey and Delta who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and fall outside eligibility with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).
Aquatics (swimming) offers a wide array of swimming events that are appropriate for athletes of various ages and ability levels. Aquatics training and competitions are available in a variety of strokes and at a variety of levels.
Taking care of yourself will help keep you as healthy as you can be. This section of the website provides some helpful information about what to do after you speak with your family physician.
Talk activity cards are a series of illustrated cards with activities encouraging learning through play, and early literacy and oral language development. These activities are designed for families, caregivers or early learning practitioners to enjoy with children from birth to 5 years.
Tax AID DABC have been provides free tax filing support to people with disabilities living in BC. Our work has helped thousands of people with disabilities from around the province access additional income and benefits.
CanAssist develops customized technologies for people of all ages and from across the disability spectrum. The requests we receive vary greatly, but in order to be considered, a solution must be unavailable commercially or through other providers. We most often focus on clients in British Columbia, though we sometimes support clients elsewhere in Canada and even internationally. We also enter into funding agreements with organizations requiring customized technologies for their clients or employees with disabilities, with all proceeds from such activities reinvested into CanAssist
Teen Community Connections (TCC) is an inclusive program for youth living with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 13 and 18. Program staff help support students to make friends, develop social and life skills and access the community.
Toolkit Background as technology evolves and becomes more prevalent in our daily lives, it is important to understand the impacts of teen digital dating violence and the resources available for teens, caregivers and anti-violence workers.
Trees provides a full range of academic programming that includes skill development opportunities for youth to engage in prosocial activities that are delivered both onsite and in community.
Pivot Point provides an effective and coordinated transition experience for youth with special needs and their families, as they transition into adulthood and establish the foundations of a successful and meaningful life as a maturing individual. This includes a multi-layered system that involves family members, friends, school staff, and other supporters to help create a winning team! We start with a PATH as a Person Centred Planning approach, then provide the leadership, regular meetings, and support to take all the steps necessary to reach success.
The Aboriginal Child & Youth Wellness Program was created for children, youth and their families; to promote wellness, balance and healing. In terms of the medicine wheel, balance means being strong emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.
The Apollo Clinic offers Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Massage therapy and Health and Wellness coaching services for all ages. Occupational Therapy utilizes individuals strengths to maximize participation in daily activities including self-care, play, leisure, work and social participation.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
The At Home Program assists parents with some of the extraordinary costs of caring for a child with severe disabilities at home through a range of health supports and services. It provides assistance in two main areas: Respite Benefits and Medical Benefits.
The Autism and/or Intellectual Disability Knowledge Exchange Network (AIDE Canada) is a tool to connect members of our community to the information and resources that they need. We deliver credible, reliable, and evidence-informed resources in an unbiased and accessible way.
The Autism Program (TAP) was established in 2005 to provide evidence-based intervention services for children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
We provides services to children and youth from 2 to 19 years of age. During the school year we provide weekly services for preschoolers and school aged children. During the summer we provide a two-week day camp for older school-aged children and teen
The BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society is a group of British Columbia family law lawyers and mental health professionals who have established a program to train and organize parenting coordinators in this province. Here, you will find information about parenting coordination, how to arrange for parenting coordination, for whom parenting coordination is best suited, and access to our roster of trained and qualified parenting coordinators.
The BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA) is a rebate program. Eligible low- and moderate-income households can receive up to $20,000 in rebates to complete home adaptations. The program allows seniors and people with permanent disabilities or diminished ability to gain greater independence within their homes.
The Child Care Resource and Referral Program (CCRR) serves child care providers and families with children (birth to 12 years) through the following services: child care referrals, resource and toy lending libraries, training and education, partnerships in community events, outreach services, registering license not required programs and affordable child care benefit, child care business start up support and information, resources and drop in programming.
The Chilliwack People First group is a group for self advocates to get together, share our stories and experiences, stay informed and support one another.
The Club is a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to navigate their mental health challenges and discover wellness tools on their journey towards recovery. The Club creates opportunities for people to develop skills, build confidence and improve quality of life in areas of personal life, pre-employment, education and leisure.
Abilitas Foundation is a small charity established in 2008 with a big dream of creating accessible opportunities for people living with disabilities, their families and caregivers. The foundation opened the Cold Water Ranch Lodge in 2013 to provide people with disabilities a place to vacation for up to four days between March and December every year. Guests pay only a modest fee to cover the booking, cleaning and maintenance of the facility.
The Community Access Program (CAP) is a Government of Canada initiative, administered by Industry Canada, which aims to provide Canadians with affordable public access to the Internet and the skills they need to use it effectively.
The Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth in BC (CBIPCY) is a program of the BC Centre for Ability. The BC Centre for Ability is a community organization that provides a continuum of services to children, youth and adults with disabilities.
RMCDC administers funds for up to 28 families to purchase their own respite care. Families who meet the Ministry for Children and Family Development requirements are eligible to receive Respite Program services until their child reaches the age of seven.
The Squamish and Whistler Drop-In Centres are a single access point for crisis support, resources, and referrals for women, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, non-binary, trans people and their children.
The Elementary Life Skills Program is a small supportive class for students with significant intellectual disabilities and medical/personal needs. Each student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and works towards their own individual goals.
In 2023, the Program is operating in approximately 85 communities across BC. Check the list below by region for information about participating farmers’ markets and community partners in each community.
Established by Federation members in 2009, the Youth Education Bursary assists young people, ages 30 or younger, that are in or have been in care, and want to pursue a career in the field of human and social services. Youth can apply each year they are in school, and, if eligible, may receive funding each year they apply, as we share a long-term interest in their studies and development into social services professionals. The bursary is available up to a maximum of $2,000 per academic year (two semesters).
The Heathers is a unique housing option in a great location near Tillicum Mall. Our Individuals supported each have a lovely one-bedroom accessible apartment.
The Powell River Diversity Initiative creates, sponsors, and promotes diversity-related projects and programs that increase awareness of diversity, provide diversity education and foster an inclusive and safe community.
The Infant Development Program (IDP) provides home-based support to families with children from birth to age three who are at risk for or are presenting with a delay in development. IDP supports the parent-child relationship by working alongside families to implement play -based strategies to help children develop. The program is family centered, meaning that we regard each child and family as unique, parents and/or caregivers know their child best and the family's involvement and participation is a key factor in the achievement of successful outcomes.
The Infant Development Program brings parents and professionals together to help infants and toddlers reach their full developmental potential. The program is family centered. This means that families decide on what supports they would like for their child. Between birth and three years of age, children develop at a rapid pace, and families play a vital role in their development. By providing a healthy, stimulating environment, at home and in the community, children can reach their full developmental potential.
The Jo Dickey Foundation has been established to assist members of the British Columbia community that have mental and/or physical challenges by providing funding for items, services or events to improve their quality of life, to those that cannot afford these things.
The Kamloops Self-Advocate newsletter was created to provide awareness to focus on abilities rather than dwell on disabilities. It has a theme each month and has articles on people with disabilities that let the public know that we have more similarities than differences.
The Lifeguard App is an integral part of A Pathway to Hope, B.C.'s roadmap for making mental health and addictions care better for people in British Columbia. Implementing A Pathway to Hope is a shared B.C. government priority with the BC Green Party caucus and is part of the Confidence and Supply Agreement.
The app is another tool in the province's tool box to ensure a comprehensive response to the overdose crisis in British Columbia.
The LowDOWN: A Down Syndrome Podcast brings a professional perspective on issues facing individuals with Down syndrome and their loved ones. Hosts Marla Folden and Hina Mahmood of the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation welcome North America's leading Down syndrome experts, parents and self-advocates to cover topics from across the lifespan including health, physical and intellectual development, advocacy, employment and much more.
The Open Sketchbook is a digital space dedicated to sharing creativity, empowerment, and education. We have reached out to and interviewed activists, artists, and prominent members of the artistic or neurodiverse/disabled community, hoping to amplify and share their stories.
The Programs offered by Step Forward Health provide access to qualified mental health programs for individuals, couples, and families and works to reduce financial barriers that would otherwise prevent access to these services.
National Organization for Vehicle Accessibility (NOVA)
This program is directed to individuals with disabilities who have secured the majority of the money needed to fund vehicle modification products and just need some additional help to reach their goal. The Ralph Braun Grant Program is designed to bridge the funding gap that prevents people in need of mobility products from achieving their mobility goals.
Intellectual Disabilities Society - North & West Vancouver
The Summit is an exciting and supportive place for individuals with a developmental disability to go and participate in programs that support their needs.
The Well-Being Program (WBP) provides accessible mental health services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, & Deaf-Blind children and youth, adults and older adults throughout the province of British Columbia.
The Woods Counselling offers specialized online therapy for individuals living with chronic illness, pain, fatigue, and trauma. Grounded in neuroscience and nervous system-informed care, sessions are tailored to support self-regulation, resilience, and healing. Services are available throughout British Columbia and include safe, compassionate support for those navigating invisible illnesses, burnout, and life transitions. The Woods Counselling is a private practice run by Elysia Bronson, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with additional training in somatic therapy, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), and chronic pain recovery.
Theatre Terrific pioneers inclusive opportunities for artists of all abilities to develop performance skills and collaborate in the production of theatrical works. Through its work, Theatre Terrific challenges audiences to be open to the impact of thought provoking art.Theatre Terrific pioneers inclusive opportunities for artists of all abilities to develop performance skills and collaborate in the production of theatrical works. Through its work, Theatre Terrific challenges audiences to be open to the impact of thought provoking art.
posAbilities is proud of its involvement in local arts and cultural activities. We engage in collaborative projects with other social service providers, community partners and sponsors.
Therapeutic Horseback Riding currently has approximately 160 riders in the program, and we have had riders from 3 to 99 years young! Riders participate in different riding programs ranging from sports riding (aimed at those who want to compete), through strictly therapeutic to recreational riding.
Horseplay is an interactive experience with individuals or groups where the horses are our partners in learning about effective communication styles, body language and our own personal skills. This program does not involve riding the horses necessarily, but is more focused on learning what the horses can teach us about ourselves.
Therapeutic riding can improve balance and co-ordination, strengthen muscles, increase circulation and coordination. Riders also experience independence from crutches and wheelchairs to experience the rolling movement of the horse to achieve their personal therapeutic goals.
Therapies Program, that provides the specialized assessments and interventions required by children who present with specific needs in activities of daily living such as self-care and play (occupational therapy), movement (physiotherapy), and communication and feeding (speech-language pathology).
Our therapy Department offers Speech Language Pathology (SLP), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Physiotherapy (PT) services. Most of these services are publicly funded and are offered at no cost to the families that access them.
Therapy Programs at NONA Therapy Programs provide physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy to children from birth until they are eligible to enter Kindergarten. When you start with therapies, we will spend some time getting to know your child and together make a plan for services. We may do formal assessments, or informally assess your child through play and observation.
Movement and Coordination Skills (e.g. jumping, running, balancing, playing, coordination) Fine Motor Skills (e.g. handwriting and pencil grip, manipulation, joint stability and scissor skills) Self Help Skills (e.g. feeding/picky eating, toileting, dressing) Hand eye coordination and visual perception (e.g. copying from the chalkboard, managing puzzels) Sensory processing and self-regulation difficulties (e.g. under or over-sensitivity to touch, sounds, movement or textures, over-reaction to events, difficult calming self) Cognition (e.g. problem solving, adapting for new skills, following instructions, organization) Socialization (e.g. interactions with others, building friendships)
We are proud to also offer:
Individualized Autism intervention and therapy programs including: "The Early Start Denver Model" Ecotherapy and horticulture therapy (case by case basis)
Individual, family and group therapy and counselling services for children with developmental, learning, behavioural, and mental health needs. Individual and family counselling for children and/or their family members, including siblings. Tutoring and educational consultation are also offered.
Nzen'man' Child and Family Development Centre Society
The daily program for Three to Five's includes a variety of opportunities, stimulating experiences, and a safe healthy environment for your child to grow and learn at their own pace.
A series of videos on how to promote positive outcomes in youth with ASD, including those with Intellectual Disability, by focusing on indicators such as happiness, satisfaction and resilience.
In keeping with their mission and in order to meet the growing needs of women and children in our community, the Comox Valley Transition Society is operating the Too Good To Be Threw Thrift Shop.
CanWork BC’s tools and resources are for employers, educators, service providers, and caregivers who support youth between 15 and 30 years of age who self-identify as having a disability and are interested in employment. The CanWork BC youth tool is an online platform for youth with disabilities that can be accessed independently or with support.
Within the scope of this project, disability means an inability to participate fully and equally in the workforce due to the interaction between an impairment and a barrier. By this definition, mental health and substance use challenges are disabilities.
Life has its ups and downs, but sometimes you can experience really difficult things. The topics below will give you information, tips, apps and tools and where to get support when dealing with these tough times.
Our workshops introduce and build on established best practices, and deliver proven tools and techniques that you can implement the very next day to support children and families in your programs and communities. In our trainings you will learn from highly qualified and experienced trainers, who are experts in their fields, and receive recognized certification.
At RMACL, competence, innovation and the ability to adapt to an increasingly dynamic environment are important skill sets. To help employees and caregivers improve their knowledge and qualifications, grow professionally and stay current with trends and best practices RMACL provides an ongoing selection of workshops, training and educational resources.
Trans Care BC’s small but dedicated education team is committed to developing resources with community members, care teams, and health and human services. Our goal is to increase health literacy for clients and knowledge, competency, and cultural safety for care teams, in order to improve access to gender-affirming care across British Columbia.
We are embracing customized and supported employment methods that start with a discovery process - a set of ideal conditions for employment - followed by job development, coaching, fading, monitoring and assisting the employer to continue to support the employee on an on-going basis.
We have undertaken asset mapping exercises and employer outreach to uncover potential social contacts that will allow us to approach employers with an introduction. And for people who are interested, we will also provide support for self-employment.
The Aboriginal Mother Centre Society Transformational Housing Program offers 16 newly renovated suites for mothers and up to three of their children under the age of nine, who are at risk of homelessness or child welfare intervention in Vancouver, BC.
Since 1977, Transition has provided a cross-disability voice on a wide range of issues, and an opportunity to share information among the disability community, their friends and families, and the general public. Disability Alliance BC welcomes submissions of articles, opinion pieces and creative work for consideration. Interested in contributing to the magazine? Please email Disability Alliance BC directly.
The goal of transition to adult care is to support youth with special health care needs and their families or caregivers to gain the confidence, skills and knowledge to be ready to enter the adult health care system.
Milieu provides Transition to Adult services and offers creative and flexible support services to youth in the Vancouver area. Youth must be referred by MCFD. Using one-to-one outreach services and groups, youth workers help youth achieve their goals, learn new skills and become more self-reliant. Youth may be living at home, in foster or group care, or independently on a youth agreement.
The Transitional Living Program (TLP) provides recovery support and life-skills training during the transition from living in fully supported housing models to living independently in the community. TLP also supports persons in recovery who need help to stay independent in community. Participants come to the program by referral from Chilliwack Mental Health.
Fluent in Minds is committed to lowering language barriers to work towards equitable access to mental health care for non-English speaking communities. We empower immigrants and other marginalized groups in Vancouver, British Columbia, by providing translated mental health information, promoting awareness, and destigmatizing mental health challenges.
CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada, category for transportation rights.
Transportation resources for Seniors, whether by car, bus, ferry or mobility device, seniors need to get around. Learn more about the transportation services offered to B.C. seniors.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The supplement for transportation to a residential alcohol and drug treatment facility is intended to meet the costs of transportation to and from an approved special care facility for residential alcohol and drug treatment in BC.
The Travel Assistance Program (TAP) helps alleviate some of the transportation costs for eligible B.C. residents who must travel within the province for non-emergency medical specialist services not available in their own community.
If you are not self-reliant you may be provided with an accommodation to have a personal attendant travel with you for a base fare of $0 (applicable taxes and airport fees must still be collected). Self-reliance is defined as: independent, self-sufficient and capable of taking care of all personal needs during flight; such as eating, using the lavatory or taking medication.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
The Treasure Chest Thrift Store, located in heart of Up-town, New Westminster (435 Sixth Street), serves the community by providing an assortment of low-priced, good quality clothing, movies, books, antiques and specialty items. The revenue generated by the Store supports the programs and services of CMHA VF. Managed by a very small team of staff, the Thrift Store could not operate without our dedicated volunteers.
The Circadian Sleep Disorders Network has preferred an excellent database of descriptions, definitions, and treatments pages for more details, and print out our brochure, fact sheet, and/or Q&A documents to give to others.
At Treehouse Trauma Centre, we help children, teens and adults overcome the hardships—trauma, abuse, anxiety or stress—that keep them from living fully.
The Prince George Native Friendship Centre has joined with BC Housing to operate a 17 unit supported housing for adult women, which will address the needs of women who face multiple barriers that keep them from living stably and independently.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The tube feed supplement is intended to provide liquid nutritional product, equipment and supplies to recipients of income assistance, disability assistance or hardship assistance who are unable to take food orally or process it through the gastrointestinal system. The supplement includes nutritional products, as well as related medical equipment or medical supplies (such as pumps, tubes and bags).
A Ulysses Agreement (UA) is an informal care, treatment and personal management agreement plan. It is similar to a WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) or Family Care Plan. It is not legally binding like a Representation Agreement.
Canadian Mental Health Association - South Okanagan Similkameen Branch
Unity House provides social, recreational and educational programs for individuals living with a mental illness. A monthly newsletter "Unity Views" is a member developed resource for current activities.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch
Urban Resilience Opportunities for Kids is for children and youth ages 8-18. This group helps to build resiliency and instill confidence in children who live with a caregiver affected by mental illness.
To make it easier and more convenient for anyone who may benefit from this service, Regional Disabled Persons Association offers our referral service. Our purpose is aimed at linking people who have equipment they wish to sell with people who wish to acquire rehabilitation equipment
Vancouver Adapted Music Society supports and promotes musicians with physical disabilities in the Metro Vancouver area. We operate Canada's only fully-accessible recording studio, release CDs, create music videos, and promote concerts. The Vancouver Adapted Music Society experience is for beginners as well as those with a background in music. Our specialized adaptive equipment allows people with all levels of disability to explore music.
The Access and Assessment Centre (AAC) is here to help you, your family member or your friend during a non-life threatening mental health and/or substance use issue. The AAC offers short term treatment on-site, by telephone and by mobile response. Clinical staff provide 24/7 support, stabilization and crisis management to clients.
The Vancouver Island Children's Assessment Network (VICAN) provides assessment services for children on Vancouver Island with complex developmental needs.
We are a registered non-profit agency whose services include 24-hour Crisis Lines, as well as Crisis Chat and Crisis Text services, through which we provide short-term nonjudgemental support, crisis intervention, information, and resources; training in schools with youth, teachers, counsellors, and parents; regional consultation and workshops regarding suicide bereavement support; and various workshops and customized training addressing suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and communication skills for individuals and agencies throughout our communities.
The Vancouver Parents Transition Group is an education and support group for parents of youth with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood. The group meets once per month and features guest speakers who provide information and support to families.
Supportive programs for elementary and secondary students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and/or Autism. Includes Life Skills programs, Autism, and Transition programs for Secondary school students.
The Vancouver Youth Housing Program is a transitional, subsidized housing program for youth at risk of homelessness aged 16-24. Youth can self refer to our housing program’s waitlist or be referred by professionals or other stakeholders via the PCRS website. Our program provides housing support to our participants who will work to achieve self identified life skills goals to help them transition into long term sustainable housing. PCRS maintains 5 different housing sites in Vancouver geared towards different levels of participant need with over 60 participants at any given time.
Variety Cariboo Children's Centre is a licensed group child care facility providing an inclusive child care program that strives for healthy and optimal growth and development for all children.
Variety steps in where health care ends aiming to fill the gaps which are not covered by government programs, health care or private health plans. Variety relies solely on the generosity of individuals, corporate sponsors and organizations to fund our child grants. Grants are designed to be flexible to allow you to apply for the items that best meet your child’s needs. As every child is unique, so is every application and each is reviewed on an individual basis. Sometimes, Variety tops up funding where another agency cannot fund the entire cost. An example would be a partial contribution towards vehicle modifications.
We are an Indigenous non-profit affiliated with the BC Association of Friendship Centres. Our mission is to provide culturally appropriate health/social programs and services for the North Okanagan community.
The MHFA Veteran Community course was developed through: funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs; input from a number of stakeholders including veterans, veterans organizations and Veterans Affairs Canada; and, pilot testing. Its goal is to improve our collective capacity to recognize and assist with addictions, as well as mental health problems and illnesses, by supporting Veterans in the application of evidence-based practices in service delivery, the workplace and personal interactions.
Victim Services and support for anyone who has experienced (past or present) gender based or partner based violence or abuse, including additional support for families and children
For over 25 years, Family Services has delivered Victim Services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking.
VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be accessed by calling or texting 1-800-563-0808 or sending an email to 211-VictimLinkBC@uwbc.ca. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.
Our Referral/Subsidy Consultants can do a detailed search for you to find child care. The search is based on your child's age, the area of the Capital Region where you want child care to be, your work or school schedule, and the type of care you prefer.
The VNFC is a non-profit Indigenous-led organization located on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen speaking People of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The Centre comprises over 140 compassionate staff members, building and delivering over 75 programs working to further innovative solutions to improve socio-economic conditions for urban Indigenous peoples. Our goal is to stitch the fabric of Indigenous traditions into everything the VNFC does, and to greet each other and the natural world in a good way every day.
Family Services believes in assisting families through a balanced approach by empowering them on their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing journey.
The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) provides both crisis support and trauma counselling, as well as group counselling sessions for all women, Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diverse people.
Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS)
Victory Hill Dorm is a supportive and nurturing home-like environment for children and youth living away from home while going to school at the B.C. School for the Deaf in Burnaby.
A studio devoted to supporting artists with developmental disabilities to embrace their individuality, develop their talent and create inspiring works.This full service and inclusive art studio welcomes students, patrons and art lovers from all sectors of the community. Individual and group lessons are available by appointment.
The Holding Space Support & Consultation with Camille Long
Camille is a Registered Social Worker with first-hand experience as a mother in a neurodiverse family. She knows the emotional toll, sleepless nights, necessary and seemingly impossible task of advocacy, and the often unrecognized and unleashed potential within all children. If given the chance, understanding, and proper supports, these children have so much to offer our world.
If you're needing support or guidance that is strengths- and evidence-based, and attachment and trauma-informed, Camille offers in-home, phone, and community-based support within the Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver area, and beyond. Her aim is to extend your village, to help infuse families with hope, and to facilitate positive relationships.
Vision loss rehabilitation therapy helps people with all types of vision loss to develop or restore key daily living skills, helping enhance their independence, safety and mobility. Ophthalmologists, optometrists and other health care professionals may refer you for this therapy as a part of your overall care plan.
Vision loss rehabilitation therapy is provided by certified specialists, who will work with you to create a personalized rehabilitation plan to meet your needs and goals. Client navigators guide clients through services with our organization and other health care and community services that can help them.
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
Our First Nation task force is committed to bringing awareness of VisitAble Housing to First Nations communities across British Columbia and Canada by highlighting lived experiences, reviewing current policies and practices, the impacts, barriers faced and best practices as it relates to VisitAble and non-VisitAble housing. BCANDS continues to work with the Assembly of First Nations and the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies to explore opportunities for VisitAble Housing within Canada's First Nation communities.
A non-profit Indigenous-led organization delivering over 75 programs working to further innovative solutions to improve socio-economic conditions for urban Indigenous peoples.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Prince George Branch
Provides supervision of volunteer placements in the community and at Connections clubhouse with the aim of providing meaningful employment as a step toward achieving any vocational goals clients may have.
The Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Program is a voluntary program that helps Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit recipients return to work.
As an approved External Service Provider for WorkSafe BC and as a Contracted Service Provider with Private Insurance Companies, School Districts as well as Community and Government Agencies, Buxton Consulting Ltd. has been managing a variety of Vocational Rehabilitation Services employing qualified staff that have Professional Designations recognized by the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA).
At Volentia Translation, we believe that the ability to communicate, understand, and be understood in one's own language is a fundamental right. Despite Canada's embrace of multiculturalism, language barriers remain a common experience, compromising one’s fundamental autonomy, voice, and rights. Our mission at Volentia is to provide low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable and culturally safe access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.
At Volentia Translation, we believe that the ability to communicate, understand, and be understood in one's own language is a fundamental right. Despite Canada's embrace of multiculturalism, language barriers remain a common experience, compromising one’s fundamental autonomy, voice, and rights. Our mission at Volentia is to provide low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable and culturally safe access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.
The “Awakening the Warrior Within” program has been developed to support Indigenous men, 19+ years of age, who are ready and willing to examine their relationship with Family Violence. The intent of the program is to provide an opportunity for Indigenous men to gain a deeper understanding of family violence and its impact on self, family and Community.
The GoHere Washroom Access Card is a personalized access card to show proof of medical need. The card acts as a safeguard for people facing emergencies and needing access to a location that has not yet joined the GoHere program. The access card is available virtually on the GoHere app.
Autism Support Network has online video training, a facebook parent discussion group, one-on-one support and parent support meetings with educational presentations. They have BC wide on-line meetings for parent living outside the lower mainland. See the website for a list of upcoming events and to see videos with important educational information about autism.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
The Wellness Development Centre (WDC) is a place where individuals dealing with mental health issues can come to connect with others, engage in wellness-based activities, learn and improve mental and physical wellness and contribute to a vibrant community.
Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services
Michif provides a variety of programming including early years, groups, children's activities, teen groups, counselling, early childhood development, and youth services.
Let's Move Studio is proud to host a Wellness Toolbox, which is designed to explore a variety of techniques on how to balance your mind, body and spirit.
We support unpaid family/friend caregivers within the West Kootenay Boundary. We have local coordinators and support groups in Nelson, Salmo, Grand Forks, Trail, Nakusp, New Denver, Kaslo, and Crawford Bay.
Choosing a quality child care setting can be challenging with long waiting lists, various types of child care and the unique requirements of your child and family to consider. It is important to start early and know that there are services available to assist you with your search.
Wheelchair Basketball: Victoria Wheelchair Sports is a welcoming, local non-profit society of passionate individuals dedicated to providing opportunities for inclusive participation in sports and recreation.
If a Curling Club is accessible for wheelchair users a person or a team of wheelchair users can very easily play in any of the leagues the curling club offers.
Wheelchair Loan Program access to appropriate sports wheelchairs and equipment is a major barrier for people with disabilities looking to get involved in wheelchair sports.
BC Wheelchair Sports is excited to announce the launch of a new Wheelchair Rugby Development Series that will include a number of additional Wheelchair Rugby Sessions at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Saturdays this Fall
Wheelchair Rugby: Victoria Wheelchair Sports is a welcoming, local non-profit society of passionate individuals dedicated to providing opportunities for inclusive participation in sports and recreation. We strive to build a supportive community that encourages active and healthy lifestyles and works to facilitate teamwork, relationships, and personal development.
Sledge Hockey: Victoria Wheelchair Sports is a welcoming, local non-profit society of passionate individuals dedicated to providing opportunities for inclusive participation in sports and recreation. We strive to build a supportive community that encourages active and healthy lifestyles and works to facilitate teamwork, relationships, and personal development.
Wheelchair tennis is a fun sport for people with a variety of physical disabilities and can be played in either a manual or an electric wheelchair. No matter where you live in BC, we can get you involved.
SD23 WHEELS Transition to Employment Program & Services
Participants who attend WHEELS on a full time basis in their 13th year, experience a wide-range of learning opportunities through direct instruction, assigned work tasks, our guest speaker series, community volunteer/work-experience and other. By providing ongoing feedback and the opportunity to practice in a safe and nurturing environment, participants learn technical skills and the essential skills needed to be successful in the workplace. When ready to job search, participants benefit from the support by our Employment Facilitator who has built and maintained ongoing relationships with many employers in the community. Job search is focused around participant interest, ability and readiness to work.
Promote your family's mental health and wellness from Where You Are to where you want to be.
Through real stories, expertise, and practical tips, this podcast helps families promote their mental health and wellness, navigating important topics to meet you where you are in your journey.
At Mt. Nelson Place We provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities within the Columbia Valley. Our mission statement is: "The Windermere District Social Services Society's Mission builds capacity for the inclusion of people with varying abilities. We promote diversity and provide innovative individualized services."
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
The Winter supplement is provided to recipients of income assistance, disability assistance, or hardship assistance, as part of the cheque issued for December, to assist with extra expenses for the winter holiday season.
Women and girls with epilepsy have unique health concerns. As a result of these differences, women with epilepsy can face special challenges. This includes issues relating to reproductive health, hormonal and menstrual cycles, contraception, bone health, parenting, menopause, and usage of certain anti-epileptic medications.
The women's counselling program provides lay counselling and support for women who are experiencing or who have experienced sexual assault, abuse, violence in a relationship, or childhood abuse or violence resulting in being traumatized from the experience.
CNIB's "Work" programs provide you with the skills and resources to attain your career ambitions, thrive academically at every stage, and hone your abilities as an entrepreneur or mentor.
Everyone has the ability to succeed and we are here to help you find the job that works for you. We offer free employment services to job seekers and help them find sustainable and meaningful work.
WorkBC Assistive Technology Services is operated by Neil Squire. Assistive Technology Services are available to individuals who have a work-related barrier due to a disability or a functional limitation. This may include barriers related to traveling to and from the workplace.
The Working Together with Employers and Enhancing Employability program (Working Together) is a unique, comprehensive and participant centered program designed to develop the skills required to help individuals achieve their employment goals.
Working Together is a unique, comprehensive and participant centered program is designed to develop the skills required to help individuals achieve their employment goals.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch
CMHA Kelowna offers both standardized and customized training tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of your workplace. Please contact us to schedule training or discuss the best approach for your team.
The Victoria Disability Resource Centre (VDRC) regularly offers workshops on topics that matter most to the people who visit our centre. The VDRC offers various workshops. See what workshops are currently being offered by visiting this page.
Learning Disabilities Association of BC - Fraser South Chapter
We present seminars and workshops with professional speakers on topics ranging from anxiety, behavioural interventions, writing difficulties, and sensory processing difficulties. Check our events calendar regularly or sign up to become a member to get our notices emailed to you. The list below is an example of workshops we have had previously.
Community inclusion/ Recreational Support provides support to individuals who want to pursue opportunities and gain access to employment, spiritual, cultural, recreational and ethnic based activities. As well, PCSL consistently promotes the importance of creating strong and positive ties with the community at large.
In today's competitive job market, you must set yourself apart with the right tools and training. We can help you stand out.
For young people, we've got everything from work placement opportunities to workshops to help you overcome barriers to employment. We also offer career planning to help you identify which vocations might suit you best. For budding entrepeneurs, we can guide you through the steps of creating a small business plan and prepare you for the road ahead. If you are looking to re-enter the job market or switch careers after 45, turn to us for guidance and support along the way.
Our Young Adult Camps, for campers 18-40 years of age, are open to a variety of chronic illnesses and disabilities and serve to continue to deliver summer camp activities and fun peer-oriented communication experienced in our standard summer camps.
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
This Your Life - Your Rights booklet was developed by the Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks in consultation with young people and supportive adults from across BC. These young people told us they wanted more information about a wider range of their rights (e.g., Youth Agreements, health care and justice) and more resources to advocate for themselves.
The "Your Rights During Family Investigations" resources are intended to support parents and caregivers in making informed decisions while accessing legal and advocacy support as soon as possible. This is an important first step toward ensuring fairer investigation processes, reducing system overreach, and narrowing the front door to the family policing system (also known as child protection, or child and family services).
Youth & Family Conflict Intervention aims to help parents and youth between the ages of 12 and 19, identify and address issues and explore for solutions.
Youth & Family Services. Sometimes families can benefit from a little extra help. Whether you have a child who has support needs, a family going through a rough patch, a teen in foster care, a youth struggling with mental health or substance use, or just looking for tips to best engage with young people.
Counseling can benefit everyone. Here at IMFCSS we are here to support you in taking the steps to help you take care of your mental health. Manage depression, anxiety & learn how to promote mental wellness.
The primary goal of the Youth Program is to create opportunities which will support and assist Urban Aboriginal Youth in enhancing their economic, social, and personal growth
The goal of the RCD Youth Engagement & Achievement Project (YEA) is to acknowledge the key role that is played by youth with disabilities in transforming our society. The main part of the project is the establishment of a Youth Group with a goal to promote, encourage, assist and provide opportunities to youth with disabilities to have more active engagement with the community.
PCRS operates four youth hubs in Vancouver and Surrey that offer one-stop access for youth and families at our drop-in resource rooms for support, food, laundry, and showers.
The hubs provide programming for social, health, education, housing, substance use support, employment, and life skills development.
Blind Beginnings has hosted a Youth Leadership Weekend each Spring for teens who are blind or partially sighted. Historically, it has drawn youth 13 - 19 years of age from all across BC to participate in a series of sessions and activities that are designed to build confidence and employment skills in order to prepare them for their future transition to work and adult life.
Our free mental wellness programs, Y Mind and Mind Medicine, help participants learn how to manage stress and mild-to-moderate anxiety. Our programs are evidence-based and teach Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness. To participate, you may self-refer, you do not need a diagnosis of anxiety, and you do not need to be a YMCA member.
The Burnside Gorge Community Association offers outreach support services and programs to youth under the age of 19.
Youth outreach workers aim to form positive, healthy, trusting and proactive relationships with youth and build collaborative working relationships with other key community partners.
The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
Integrated Youth Services aim to enhance personal well-being, strengthen family functioning and increase personal responsibility, confidence and healthy decision-making. Emphasis on a client-centered approach within a continuum of care model, which focuses on the health, resiliency and resourcefulness of individuals. Services are provided in a safe and respectful environment where diversity and connection to community is valued.
The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
Integrated Youth Services aim to enhance personal well-being, strengthen family functioning and increase personal responsibility, confidence and healthy decision-making. Emphasis on a client-centered approach within a continuum of care model, which focuses on the health, resiliency and resourcefulness of individuals. Services are provided in a safe and respectful environment where diversity and connection to community is valued.
Our Youth Social Club is for ages between 12 – 18 to socialize with peers while having fun and trying new things. Some past planned activities have been, Blazers hockey games, Wildlife Park events, movie matinees, water park picnics, hiking and Music in the Park!
The Youth Resource Centre (YRC) is a one-stop-shop for youth and their families who want a helping hand to connect with each other and/or the community.
This service is for youth who are in foster care, on a youth agreement, or living independently. Aids in preparing youth for life after 19 years of age, designed to build necessary life skills to live a fulfilling life.
The Youth Toolkit for transition was created by and for youth. It contains tools, tips and ideas to help youth plan and prepare for adulthood and adult health care.
This program is for youth ages 13 – 18 who are living independently, as well as youth who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges that would benefit from connecting with a Youth Outreach Counsellor.
Youthspace.ca is a free online crisis & emotional support chat service for youth under 30 across Canada. We listen without judgement, and keep chats confidential & anonymous.
For a low-income single mother, finding housing is the first step towards creating a better life for her family. But that first step is often the hardest.