CONNECT Parenting is an Attachment-based Treatment and Trauma Informed Program for both Parents, and Caregivers. We are offering free sessions that focus on the changes and challenges that come with youth development. Connect is an evidenced based approach that helps to keep relationships strong and positive. This program requires pre-session interviews and is scheduled […]
TRIPLE P – POSITIVE PARENTING WORKSHOP
October 3, 2023 by
TRIPLE P POSITIVE PARENTING WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 2-10 This course provides education in Triple P basics. It helps parents deal with almost any situation that might come up, in ways that are best suited to their own families. (There are further Triple P sessions that are offered after the basic group to […]
It’s a Strawberry Moon – Mural Reveal
June 14, 2023 by
The courtyard behind The Core Building of Island Community Services on McPhillips Avenue has been transformed into a representation of the Strawberry Moon by artist Charlene Johnny. With the aid of a generous grant from the Salt Spring Island Foundation Indigenous Priorities Fund, Island Community Services was able to engage the artist to design and […]
Summer Harvest Programs in Action to Alleviate Hunger
June 14, 2023 by
The 2023 Farmers’ Market Nutritional Coupon Program kicked off this month helping to alleviate some of the effects of rising food costs for low income earners on Salt Spring. The Coupon Program is provided by Island Community Services in partnership with the Tuesday Farmers’ Market. That, in tandem with the Harvest Farm in the Burgoyne […]
Homeless / Hunger Counts Tell a Salt Spring Story
June 14, 2023 by
The 2023 Point-in-Time Homeless count was conducted in March of this year on Salt Spring Island with 165 homeless individuals counted, an increase from 143 in the last count of 2021. 56 were identified as ‘sheltered’ living in emergency or transitional situations while 106 were identified as ‘unsheltered’, living in tents, vehicles, derelict boats and […]
