ALEMANIA

Below are some listings for counselling services ranging from counselling to parent support groups. This is not a complete list. If you want more information, please refer to the other sections of this guide or do further individual research.

Aboriginal Mother Centre Society Tel: 778-918-6234 2019 Dundas Street 778-918-6814 Vancouver, BC V5L 1J5

Website: http://aboriginalmothercentre.ca/home

Free counselling offered. They also provide temporary transformational housing, daycare, job training and social entrepreneurship workshops.

Chimo Crisis Services Crisis line: 604-279-7070

120-7000 Minoru Blvd. Richmond, B.C. V6Y 3Z5

Hours of operation: Monday – Sunday, 8am – 12 midnight

Free counselling programs for suicide issues, eating disorders and abuse.

Qmunity Tel: 604-684-5307 ext. 100 1170 Bute Street

Vancouver, BC V6E 1N4 Email: [email protected]

Free counselling program for LGBQT youth and adults. There may be a waiting list depending on the demand for this service.

Deltassist Family and Community Services Tel: 604-946-9526 4891 Delta St

Delta, BC

Website: www.deltassist.com

Provides a wide range of counselling services to Delta residents including the Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program, an Alcohol and Drug program, counselling, young parent outreach program and youth suicide prevention program.

Family Services of Greater Vancouver Tel: 604-731-4951 1616 West 7th _Avenue

Vancouver, BC V6J 1S5 Website: http://www.fsgv.ca/

Offers counselling on a wide range of concerns from domestic violence to LGBQT counselling to victim support services. Payment by sliding scale starting at $10. Waitlist is approximately 4-6 weeks. Languages spoken are English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi and Punjabi. Daytime and evening appointments available.

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Family Services of the North Shore Tel: 604-988-5281 ext. 202 101-255 West 1st St

North Vancouver, BC

Website: www.familyservices.bc.ca

A group counselling program available to families with children (up to 19 yrs old) who are

experiencing challenges in their ability to parent effectively. Family support services are time-limited (average of 8 weeks). There is no cost involved.

Native Education Centre Tel: 604-873-3772

Room 220, 285 East 5th Ave. Fax: 604-873-9152

Vancouver, BC V5T 1H2

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.necvancouver.org/family-violence-resource-centre Hours of operation: Mon-Fri. 8:00-4:00

Family Violence Resource Centre

The FVRC provides: respectful and confidential counselling services by a registered clinical counsellor on topics like family and sexual abuse for Aboriginal communities.

New Westminster Counselling Centre Tel: 604-525-6651 707 8th Avenue

New Westminster, BC

Provides free counselling for individuals, families and couples in the Lower Mainland. Services are delivered by UBC graduate students.

Oak Counselling Services Society Tel: 604-266-5611(voicemail) 949 W. 49th Ave.

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2T1

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.oakcounselling.org/

Offers counselling services to individuals, couples and families on many topics from grief and loss to parenting difficulties and uncertainty about life goals. They also offer multicultural and multilingual counselling services for relocation, immigration difficulties, loneliness, identity issues and employment conflict.

Richmond Family Place Tel: 604-278-4336

8660 Ash Street,

Richmond, BC V6Y 2S3

Website: http://www.richmondfamilyplace.ca/

The Family Support Program at Richmond Family Place offers support to Richmond parents with children 0-6. Their experienced parent support professionals may help you with personal issues related to being a parent or to provide you with resources and support for your parenting questions.

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Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) Tel: 604-299-3539

2618 East Hastings Street Toll-Free: 1-866-393-3133 Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z6

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 12-6pm Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.vast-vancouver.ca/

VAST assists refugees and newcomers who have endured torture, trauma and political violence through settlement, counselling and community-based programs. They offer individual and group counselling as well as clinical and psychosocial support services.

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

Below are some listings for family support services ranging from counselling to parent support groups.

Family Services of Greater Vancouver Tel: 604-731-4951 1616 West 7th Avenue

Vancouver, BC V6J 1S5 Website: http://www.fsgv.ca/

Offers counselling on a wide range of concerns from domestic violence to LGBQT counselling to victim support services. Payment by sliding scale starting at $10. Waitlist is approximately 4-6 weeks. Languages spoken are English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi and Punjabi. Daytime and evening appointments available.

New Westminster Single Mothers’ Support Group Tel: 604-525-9144 301 - 321 6th Street

New Westminster, BC V3L 3A7

A free program with a trained facilitator and child care staff. Single mothers of young children are welcome to meet at the New Westminster Family Place for one session a week. There are 10 sessions between September – December, January – March and April – June.

Healthiest Babies Possible Tel: 604-877-4673

3425 Crowley Drive Vancouver, BC V5R 6G3

Provides an outreach program for pregnant women of all ages living in Vancouver or Richmond. Services offered include nutrition and prenatal lifestyle counselling, prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding information, food coupons, labour and delivery information, community referrals, education about smoking, alcohol or drug concerns, prenatal and parent/infant groups for new moms, dads and babies. Home visits are available. Groups held at various locations throughout Vancouver and

Richmond. Aboriginal Support Worker also available. Eligible for pregnant women and their partners, who live in the Vancouver/Richmond areas. Services and materials available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Dari, Farsi, French, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Somali, Swahili, and Vietnamese. Interpreters available. Many of the groups run in languages other than English.

To read the phamplet in English: http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/GH/GH.200.H349.pdf

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Family Services of the North Shore Tel: 604-988-5281 ext. 202

I Hope Family Centre

101-255 West 1st St North Vancouver, BC

A community hub that provides programs and services to promote wellness and the optimal development of children birth to age six. Parents can play with their children, meet other families, participate in parent-child activities and get to know trained professionals who can help support and encourage the child. They also offer research-based resources on parenting and child development. Mommy Moments

Website: http://www.mommymoments.com/

This site offers you a free online 8 week free parenting course online called Mommy Moments. Participants receive one mom email per week that guides you with practical parenting tips that work to solve common parenting frustrations and provides child development strategies that work.

OPTIONS Surrey Community Services Society Tel: 604-584-5811

9815-140th St

Surrey, BC V3T 4M4 Website: www.scss.ca

Offers numerous programs for family and youth, as well as counselling, employment, immigration, housing and mental health services.

Support for Parents of Young Children Program Tel: 604-583-3852 10256 - 154th Street

Surrey, BC V3R 5Y7

Available to all parents/care givers with young children 0 -6 years who live in Surrey. This program is designed to support parents with young children. The program provides Support and Education groups at various locations in Surrey which tackle topics from anger management to child

development. These are 6 week groups and are offered 4 times a year. Free childcare is provided. There is also one to one support with a community counsellor is needed.