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Provides family, youth, seniors, and settlement services as well as homeless outreach and prevention programming. Operates emergency and supportive housing, and distributes food hampers. Rental space is available for support groups. Office hours are 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Thursday, and 8 am to 4 pm Fridays. Nonprofit society, registered charity.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Assists seniors age 55 and over who are in general good health, but require help with daily tasks to maintain independent living within their own (or rented) homes and stay connected to their communities.
Services include light housekeeping, grocery shopping, friendly visits, transportation to medical appointments, and wellness check calls. Fees are based on income and calculated on a sliding scale. Serves Mission. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Funded by Ministry of Health (MOH) and managed by United Way British Columbia (UWBC).
Provides transportation for medical appointments to seniors ages 55 and over living in Mission. The service area covers part of the Fraser Valley and the Greater Vancouver Regional district including Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission; Langley and Surrey; Burnaby and New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Coquitlam; and North Vancouver. Transportation can either be basic pick-up and drop-off or with accompaniment. Services include support for clients with dementia, space for a personal attendant, and help with vehicle entry/exit. Can accommodate walkers and may accommodate wheelchairs depending on the vehicle. Service is from 6 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday. Booking must be made at least 48 to 72 hours in advance for local trips and a week in advance for non-local trips. Hours to book a trip are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Booking of regular trips is permitted. 24 hours notice is required to cancel trip. Pre-registration is required and completed during the intake process. Fees are based on income and calculated on a sliding scale. There is an additional cost for parking. Clients are invoiced for applicable fees. Transportation provided by volunteer drivers. Service provided in English. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and families.
Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and families. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral to community resources, and educational opportunities. Also offers services to child care providers, referrals, workshops, training, networking, consultation, facility visits and a resource library. Serves Mission, Agassiz and Harrison. Hours are 8:30 am to 4 pm Mondays, Wednesday, Friday, and 9 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday, and Thursday. Funded by Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral to community resources, and educational opportunities. Also offers services to child care providers, referrals, workshops, training, networking, consultation, facility visits and a resource library. Serves Mission, Agassiz and Harrison. Hours are 8:30 am to 4 pm Mondays, Wednesday, Friday, and 9 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday, and Thursday. Funded by Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Assists individuals and families during periods of crisis and/or adjustment, in order to relieve family stress, improve family functioning and long-term stability, and help reduce the incidence of family members referred to and taken into care by Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).
Services are time-specific and goal-oriented, and include in-home parenting, assistance with community connections, counselling, intervention, advocacy, parenting education groups, life skills, and mediation. Serves Agassiz, Mission, and Harrison Hot Springs.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Provides food hampers to low-income individuals and households.
Provides food hampers to low-income individuals and households. Hampers include choice of fresh produce, pantry stables, and proteins. Pickup hours are 10 am to 3 pm Mondays. Patrons can use the hamper once a month. To register, proof of Mission residence, income, and photo ID are required to establish eligibility. Also offers pet food, hygiene products, and lightly used clothing when available.
Hampers include choice of fresh produce, pantry stables, and proteins. Pickup hours are 10 am to 3 pm Mondays. Patrons can use the hamper once a month. To register, proof of Mission residence, income, and photo ID are required to establish eligibility. Also offers pet food, hygiene products, and lightly used clothing when available.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
A 24-hour, low-barrier emergency shelter for up to 42 men and 15 women ages 19 and older.
A 24-hour, low-barrier emergency shelter for up to 42 men and 15 women ages 19 and older. Provides three meals a day, and access community referrals. Intake is ongoing. There is access to harm reduction supplies, and staff assist with support services and make referrals to other shelter and housing programs. Drug use is permitted in designated areas; alcohol consumption is not permitted on the property. Accepts pets. Wheelchair accessible. Funded by BC Housing.
Provides three meals a day, and access community referrals. Intake is ongoing. There is access to harm reduction supplies, and staff assist with support services and make referrals to other shelter and housing programs. Drug use is permitted in designated areas; alcohol consumption is not permitted on the property. Accepts pets. Wheelchair accessible. Funded by BC Housing.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Provides outreach to people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, in particular people of Indigenous descent, women who have experienced violence or are at risk of violence, youth transitioning out of foster care, and individuals leaving the correctional or hospital systems.
Helps individuals access rental housing in the private market, through support services such as referrals to housing options, information on other housing subsidies, housing search assistance, and rent supplements. Accepts community referrals. Serves Mission. Funded by BC Housing.
Provided by Mission Community Services Society (MCSS)
6 other services offered by this agency
Delivers healthy, low-cost, frozen, mid-day meals on Fridays.
Serves seniors at risk of isolation, who have difficulty with grocery shopping, or have problems preparing meals in their own homes. Meals consist of an entrée, soup and crackers or salad, and dessert. Meals can be ordered for regular delivery or on the day before. Fees are charged. Funded by Fraser Health.