Celebrating its 11 anniversary this year on November 28, Giving Tuesday is a day of generosity when people find a way to give to their favourite causes. Giving can be by doing or donating with volunteer commitments as valuable as cash and easier for some to give. Giving Tuesday is a movement that has spread […]
Barney’s Back!
October 26, 2023 by
On Sunday November 19, after a three-year hiatus, the Salt Spring Folk Club will once again present Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express – a fundraiser for Island Community Services Food Bank. The Bentall family Hawthorne Foundation will match, dollar-for-dollar, donations to this worthwhile cause. Known as Western Canada’s longest running roots revue, the Cariboo […]
2022-2023 Annual Report
October 26, 2023 by
Island Community Services is pleased to share our 2022-23 Annual Report documenting Island Community Services’ program activities and impacts.. Please view the report for information on the more than 40 services across 10 program areas and 9 sites by clicking on the image to the left to download the PDF file, or by viewing the […]
2023 Annual General Meeting
October 20, 2023 by
Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3:00 pm Thursday, October 26, 2023 3rd Floor of The Core Building 134 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC The 3rd floor is accessible via elevator or stairs from West Doors facing McPhillips Avenue SSICS provides a broad range of community services in […]
CONNECT Parenting
October 11, 2023 by
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 […]
Island Infant Circle Fall 2023
August 21, 2023 by
Come create a circle of support with other parents! Sept 11- Welcome & Community Resources- Hannah Kahane, Family Place Program Coordinator Sept. 18 – Sleep Practices and Bedtime Routines- Angela Flegel, Childbirth Educator and Doula Sept. 25 – Basic First Aid and Fire Safety- SS Firefighters; Hayato Tanaka and Krystal Capranos Oct. 2 – Parental […]
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Fall 2023
August 21, 2023 by
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is an interactive program for parents and children, birth to 6 years to share in the pleasure and power of songs, rhymes and stories. Come join us for Songs, Rhymes and Stories! Thurs.10:00 am – 11:30 p.m. Sept. 14 – Dec. 14, 2023 at the Salt Spring Public Library For […]
Family Place Prenatal Education
August 15, 2023 by
For the Third Trimester of Pregnancy Two Consecutive Sundays, 12:00- 4:00p.m. Sept. 24 & Oct. 1, 2023 With Angela Flegel, International Childbirth Educator 250-537-9176 or familyplace@ssics.ca to register All Community Services are free of charge
The Nourishing Circle
June 26, 2023 by
Feeding Support from Birth to Weaning Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30 PM July 4 – August 22, 2023 Drop in at Family Place and meet with our Public Health Nurse and Family Place Staff For more info: Family Place 250-537-9176
