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
August 29, 2024 by
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
Family Place Prenatal Education
August 7, 2024 by
For the Third Trimester of Pregnancy, 2024-2025 Sept. 8 & 15 Dec. 1 & 8 March 2 & 9 June 1 & 8 Your classes are on two consecutive Sundays from 12:00-4:00 p.m. with Angela Flegel, International Childbirth Educator FOR MORE INFO and REGISTRATION familyplace@ssics.ca or call us at 250-537-9176 (You can register up […]
Nitikman / Chan Educational and Training Bursary Grantee 2024
July 15, 2024 by
Island Community Services is pleased to offer the Nitikman / Chan Educational and Training Bursary to Amanda Kimmel on behalf of the Nitikman/Chan family. The Nitikman/Chan Educational and Training Fund is intended to support residents of the Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands who are working to improve their financial standing in life through […]
Enhanced and New Services for Seniors
July 5, 2024 by
Seniors on Salt Spring Island will now be better supported to age in place, at home, thanks to expanding services for seniors out of Island Community Services. With new funding from the provincial Ministry of Health, seniors’ programming will expand to include a ‘Community Connector’ position as well as a range of enhanced services offered […]
Salt Spring Shows Highest Per Capita Homeless in Provincial Point-In-Time Count
June 26, 2024 by
BC Housing released its 2023 Report on Homeless Counts in BC last month. Prepared by the Homelessness Services Association of British Columbia (HSABC) for BC Housing, the report summarizes the results of 27 Homeless Counts conducted by communities across British Columbia. The Point-in-Time (PiT) counts were conducted between March 1st and May 3rd, 2023 and […]
Island Food Security Gets Mid-Island Co-op Community Spaces Boost
June 26, 2024 by
The new “Harvest Community Gardens” being developed by Island Community Services at their Brinkworthy Road property got a boost this week with the receipt of a $75,000 grant from the Mid-Island Co-op Community Spaces program. “This is a big win for food security on Salt Spring Island,” said Jamie Ferguson, the Food Programs Manager at […]
Summer Sundays Dad ‘n’ Me Pancake Breakfast
June 19, 2024 by
Sunday mornings at Family Place 120 Park Drive (Behind All-Saints Anglican Church) 8:30 -10:30 am July 14 and 28, Aug 11 and 18 Come for breakfast, play with your kids and meet with other Dads! 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca
The Nourishing Circle
June 19, 2024 by
Feeding Support from Birth to Weaning Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 July 2-Aug. 20 Come Create a Circle of Support with other new families With Family Place Staff, Angela Flegel, Infant specialist and Public Health Nurse, Jemaica Campsall For more info: Family Place at 250-537-9176 familyplace@ssics.ca
Backyard Parent-Child Mother Goose
June 19, 2024 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 a.m. July 5- Aug 23, 2024 For more info: 250-537-9176 […]
