The Season Turns at Family Place

Early Childhood Programming at Family Place has started a new season with a host of opportunities for families of children aged 0-6. 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, in partnership with the […]

Feeding an Eco-Friendly Future

Island Community Services is participating, in partnership with School District 64, in the provincially funded “Feeding Futures” program on Salt Spring Island. The meals provided to elementary schools on Salt Spring Island are prepared at, and delivered by, Harvest Kitchen of Island Community Services, which also prepares and delivers Harvest Home Meals to seniors on […]

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: […]