Family Development Services are provided on an outreach basis to support families with children ages 0–18 who are experiencing family stress, parenting challenges, or child-welfare concerns by providing prevention, early intervention, assessment, and coordinated support to promote safe, healthy home environments. Presenting issues are related to family relationships, anxiety and mental health and parental separation and divorce.
The service is closely coordinated with Family Place, Ministry of Children and Family Development Social Workers and other community partners. The service is for families who live on the Southern Gulf Islands (Salt Spring, Galiano, Mayne, Saturna and Pender Islands).
Access to Service:
For Salt Spring Island, please contact Maryanne Benwood at mbenwood(at)ssics.ca.
For Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna Islands, please contact Ali Stark at astark(at)ssics.ca.
Access to this service is via referral from the Child Protection social worker responsible for the Salt Spring Island and the Outer Gulf Islands or self-referral.
