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
Parent-Child Mother Goose
June 26, 2023 by
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is for parents, caregivers and children, birth to 6 years old, to share in the pleasure and power of songs, rhymes and stories together. Join us in the backyard at Family Place for a time of fun together. Fridays 10:00 – 11:00 AM July 7 – August 25, 2023 For […]
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 […]
11 Acres of Potential
April 12, 2023 by
Island Community Services has completed the purchase of a centrally located, 11 acre property on Salt Spring. Situated within walking distance of Ganges amenities and with lengthy frontage on Lower Ganges and Brinkworthy Roads, the property offers potential for both agriculture and housing. Designated as Agricultural Land Reserve, the property at 131 Brinkworthy Road has […]
