Youth Book Club

  Join us for our first Book Club meeting of the year at the The Core Youth Centre 134 McPhillips Avenue January 15th 5:00-6:00 PM Every Third Wednesday Free Snacks & Refreshments

Island Infant Circle

Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm For Parents and Babies in the First Year Come create a circle of support with other parents. Jan. 6- Breastfeeding and Beyond – Angela Flegel, Child Birth Educator, Doula and Breastfeeding Support Jan.13 – Emergency Preparation- Salt Spring Firefighters Jan.20 – Baby Mother Goose- Hannah Kahane, Family Place Program Coordinator, Mother Goose Facilitator […]

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. Thurs.10:00 am – 11:30 p.m. Jan. 9 – March 13, 2025 Salt Spring Public Library For more info: 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca A partnership of Salt Spring […]

Family Place Prenatal Education

  For the Third Trimester of Pregnancy Your classes are on two consecutive Sundays Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. March 2 & 9 or June 1 & 8 with International Childbirth Educator, Angela Flegel FOR MORE INFO and REGISTRATION familyplace@ssics.ca or call us at 250-537-9176 (You can register up until one week before the class […]

Dad ‘n’ Me Pancake Breakfast

Sunday mornings at Family Place 120 Park Drive (Behind All-Saints Anglican Church) 8:30 -10:30 am Jan. 12, 19, & 26 Feb. 2, 9, 16 & 23 Come for breakfast, play with your kids and meet with other Dads! 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca

Seniors 60+ Christmas Lunch

Come Along to our Seniors 60+ Christmas Lunch Thursday December 12th 11:30AM – 1:30 PM Join us in the Croftonbrook community kitchen for a special lunch for seniors aged 60+ Hosted by Nikky Peers, Seniors Community Connector from Island Community Services For more information email npeers@ssics.ca

Teen Christmas Craft Night

Create your own holiday treasures December 10th and 18th, 4:30 – 6:00 PM The Core Youth Centre Celebrate the season with creativity, tasty treats and festive cheer

Popcorn Movie Night at The Core

Christmas Movie at the Core Youth Centre elf Thursday December 12th 5 P.M.

The Hunger Count

Food Banks Canada recently released it’s report with some dramatic  findings from the 2024 Hunger Count – an annual count of the number of people accessing food banks across the country. “In March 2024, there were over 2 million visits to food banks in Canada — the highest number in history — representing a 6 per cent […]

Extreme Weather Response

The Extreme Weather Response (EWR) program is designed to provide time-limited, weather-responsive, temporary shelter spaces during periods of extreme weather. EWR is a program funded by BC Housing and based on approved community plans. The community plan for Salt Spring provides the structure for the EWR program operated by Island Community Services, providing ten extra […]