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Our Supporters
United Way Lower Mainland
United Way has a 70-year history of helping people
in the Lower Mainland. We began as a federated fundraiser
- today United Way of the Lower Mainland plays a leadership
role in bringing together the resources to care for
the social service needs of the community. We support
the delivery of more than 400 programs and services
that help people find their way.
http://www.UnitedWayLowerMainland.ca
United Way of Greater Victoria
The United Way of Greater Victoria focuses funding on five social priorities: poverty, isolation and loneliness, family stress and breakdown, violence and society, and substance abuse.
http://www.unitedwayvictoria.bc.ca/index.html
United Way of Prince George
The mission of PG United Way is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.
http://www.pguw.bc.ca
Ministry for Children and Family Development
The Ministry for Children and Family Development offers a wide range of programs and services to children, youth, parents, families, people with special needs, and those fighting addictions.
http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/
Children First Initiative – Prince George
The Children First Initiative facilitates Early Childhood Development community-based planning in Prince George. The goal of CFI is to build a comprehensive system of supports for Early Childhood Development that contributes to healthy children and families.
www.childrenfirstpg.com
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Parenting Resources
BC Stepparents Association
We are a group of stepparents who support each other
and all stepparents by working together to benefit
the children in our lives. We are volunteers and work
together with different organizations to create a world
where all children and their families are nurtured,
valued and safe.
Child Abuse Prevention Website
A Ministry of Child and Family Development that provides links to Help-line numbers and to parent resource sites, including links to resources for teens.
http://www.safekidsbc.ca
In Your Grasp
In Your Grasp is a regional and provincial database of available community resources designed for BC families. This site was developed as a partnership between the BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations, the Adoptive Families Association of BC, and the Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents.
http://www.inyourgrasp.bc.ca/default.asp
BC Council for Families
Leadership through education, training advocacy and research for the healthy development of families.
http://www.bccf.bc.ca
Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare is a national agency funded by Public Health Agency of Canada. Our mission is to foster research and disseminate knowledge on child welfare and prevention of child abuse and neglect. We have a link to your site on our website under provincial and territorial resources.
www.cecw-cepb.ca
Parents Together
A mutual help/support program for parents experiencing parent/teen conflict or
concerned with their teen's behaviour.
Breastfeeding and Attachment Parenting Instinctively
Attachment Parenting is:
Breastfeeding...Wearing Baby in a Sling... Responding to Baby's Cues... Sharing Sleep in the family bed... Following Your Instincts!
FAS/E Support Network of British Columbia
The purpose of the FAS/E Support Network of British Columbia is to provide information, support and education for families, professionals and the broader community around prevention and intervention issues pertaining to alcohol related birth defects, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other disabilities caused by drug use during pregnancy.
http://www.fetalalcohol.com
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion (CCIAP)
CCIAP is a partnership of national non-governmental, professional, health, consumer, government and private sector organizations with a specific interest in promoting the understanding and use of vaccines recommended by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
http://www.fetalalcohol.com
Parent Services Boys and Girls Clubs of BC
Parent Services currently offers Parents Together a support group for parent of teens and Parenting Without Power Struggles a support group for parents of preteens across the province of BC.
LIFE Seminars
Our goal is to empower parents through our educational parenting courses, workshops, books and videos, by providing effective parenting tools for a child’s development of self-esteem, empathy, responsibility, and values, rather than obedience and conformity.
http://lifeseminars.com/
West Shore Capital Families Association
West Shore Capital Families Association programs include a Family Resource Centre, a daycare centre for young parents and their children, family counselling of elementary school age children, organic garden project, Volunteer Services to seniors and people with disabilities.
http://www.capfamilies.org/
James Bay Community Project
James Bay Community Project is a community health center which provides Primary Health Care, Family Services and Community and Volunteer Services. Our programs and services are based on a broad definition of health, and seek to improve community, family and individual health through a variety of programs and services for all ages.
http://www.jbcp.bc.ca/contact.asp
The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA), a unique non-profit organization that combines arts and social services to address the needs of immigrants and to promote the embracing of cultural diversity in our community.
Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre
The Single Parent Resource Centre is a registered non-profit society that has been committed to serving the varied and changing needs of single parent families in the Greater Victoria area since 1978. In a relaxed and supportive house-like setting, the Centre offers a wide selection of programs and free services that assist custodial and non-custodial parents in meeting the needs of their families.
http://www.singleparentvictoria.ca/m_4.asp
Resources for Grandparents
Cangrands
The aim of CANGRANDS is to promote, support and assist families in maintaining or re-establishing family ties; especially between grandchildren and grandparents and extended families. Here you will find some answers to frequently asked questions concerning legal and health issues, as well as practical help for those Kin raising children and grandchildren.
http://www.cangrands.com/index.html
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