Grow A Row, Feed a Neighbor

Inviting all market and backyard growers to help support Harvest Farms transition Your farm or garden’s extra produce can make a real difference! As Harvest Farm moves from our south-end location in the lush Burgoyne Valley to our new farm on Brinkworthy Road, next to the new fire hall, the Harvest Food Bank will temporarily […]

Island Infants – March Schedule

For parents and babies in the first year. Come create a circle of support with other parents. Each week there will be a guest facilitator leading discussion on infant health topics. Some childminding for toddler siblings is available. March 2– Singing with your baby/Mother Goose program                   […]

Infant Development Consultant at Family Place

Do you have questions about your child’s growth and development? Cindy Irwin, Infant Development Consultant from Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, will be visiting Family Place. Island Infant Circle Monday, Jan. 26 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Stay and Play Drop-In Thursday, Feb. 5 12:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Tai Chi Class and Lunch for Older Adults

Offered Thursdays November 6th, 2025 -ongoing 2:00 – 4:00PM The Core 3rd Floor – 134 McPhillips Ave. (Elevator Available) Free Limited Space Discover the Fundamentals of Tai Chi Movements Explore how to move from your centre (Dantien) in any form or martial art. With 40 years of Tai Chi experience, plus expertise in Feldenkrais and […]

Island Infant Circle

For Parents and Babies in the First Year Mondays 11:00am-1:00pm Jan.5- March 9, 2026 Family Place – 120 Park Drive Come create a circle of support with other families Topics and guest facilitators to be announced soon (250) 537-9176  

Dad ‘n’ Me Pancake Breakfast

Sunday mornings at Family Place 120 Park Drive 8:30 -10:30 am Jan. 4 – March 15, 2026 Come for breakfast, play with your kids and meet with other Dads 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca

Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

An interactive program for parents and children, birth to 6 years to share in the pleasure and power of songs, rhymes and stories Thurs.10:00 am – 11:30 p.m. Jan. 8– March 12, 2026 Salt Spring Public Library For more info: 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca A partnership of Salt Spring Island Community Services and Salt Spring Public Library

Family Place Prenatal Education

for the third trimester of pregnancy Classes are on two consecutive Sundays with international childbirth educator Angela Flegel March 8 &15, 2026 or June 21 &28, 2026 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. For more information and registration familyplace@ssics.ca 250-537-9176

Country Grocer Shares 3 Ways to Give to the Food Bank

Country Grocer is helping to make it easy for you to contribute to the Salt Spring Food Bank this giving season.

It’s Giving Tuesday! December 2, 2025

Tuesday December 2, 2025 is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global movement that is based on the concept of radical generosity, defined by the transformational powers of empathy and solidarity, not a series of transactions or discrete interactions. Radical generosity creates a world in which the collective recognition of humanity fundamentally respects what each […]