Accreditation Results Are In

Island Community Services is proud to announce that the agency has passed another three-year accreditation process with the best survey results so far. The agency is committed to an external accreditation, and obligated to it as a condition of certain funding provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, as well as by Community […]

Quesadilla Drop-In Sept 23-Oct 3, 2024

Quesadilla Drop-In  @ THE CORE Youth Centre Monday – Thursday 3-7 PM Sept 23 – Oct3 Special

Intergenerational Mother Goose

The Intergenerational Mother Goose Program is for elders, parents, caregivers, and your children- birth to 2 plus years old, to share in the pleasure and power of songs, rhymes and stories. Wednesdays 11:00 am – 12:15 p.m. Oct. 2 – Nov. 6, 2024 Braehaven Senior Residence By Registration Call or email Family Place for more […]

Going Further with your Triple P

POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM Going Further with your Triple P For everyone who has taken the Triple P group The Going Further with your Triple P are workshops that go into more details and information than we covered in the group, enhancing the skills and elaborating on the  ideas we looked at. Below is information on […]

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

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 look further into parenting challenges) […]

Volunteer Opportunities – Special Olympics BC – Salt Spring Island

Life changing volunteer opportunities with Special Olympics BC – Salt Spring Island! Special Olympics BC – Salt Spring Island is welcoming volunteers of the following sports roles to help power our year-round sport programs for people with intellectual disabilities: Assistant Coach – Bocce, Club Fit, Golf, Swimming Head Coach – Golf, Rhythmic Gymnastics Special Olympics […]

Stopping Elders Abuse and Neglect – Event

Stopping Elders Abuse and Neglect In collaboration, the local Community Response Network (CRN) and the Salt Spring Public Library are presenting a free to attend, in person event. With Cari Taylor (BC CRN) – the provincial umbrella organization supporting local initiatives in reducing abuse, neglect and self neglect Plus Gillian Millan and Phil Downie from […]

Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

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. 19 – Dec. 5, 2024 Salt Spring Public Library For more info: […]

Island Infant Circle

Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm For Parents and Babies in the First Year Come create a circle of support with other families! Sept. 9 – Welcome & Community Resources – Hannah Kahane, Family Place Program Coordinator Sept.16 – Breastfeeding Support – Angela Flegel, Breastfeeding Support Facilitator, Childbirth Educator Sept. 23 – Sleep Practices for Baby and You – […]

Dad ‘n Me Pancake Breakfast

Sunday mornings at Family Place 120 Park Drive (Behind All-Saints Anglican Church) 8:30 -10:30 am Sept. 8 & 22 Oct. 6 & 20 Come for breakfast, play with your kids and  meet with other Dads! More dates to follow 250-537-9176