Provides education, training, support, and assistance to foster parents in BC. Works to improve foster and child care standards. There are local associations in most communities. Hours are 8:30 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Nonprofit society.

Provides one-on-one counselling, crisis support, peer-to-peer support services, emotional support to men who are involved with the criminal and family court systems, and referral service for men and their families. Offers parenting support and referral, includ...

Family Support Workers provide free, community based, one-to-one support, workshops, and family events. Also offer free, more complex or intense support, including information, confidential support, and connection with others in the community. Permanency Suppo...

Offers various virtual support groups across the province. Some groups have an educational focus, and others emphasize the value of connecting adoptive parents who share similar experiences. See website for details on Facebook based support groups.

Provides subsidies and operational support for quality low-cost child care at over 50 licensed child care facilities in communities across BC. Child care is for infants/toddlers under 36 months and children ages three to school-age. Parents pay no more than $2...

Supports and promotes family resource programs (FRPs) and the community service agencies delivering them by providing leadership, provincial standards of practice, professional development for staff and volunteers, information on government policy and legislat...

Administers the adoption process in BC. Through the Adoption Reunion Registry, provides search, intermediary, and support services to those whose lives have been affected by an adoption in BC (www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/birth-adoption/adoptions/ado...

Provides after-hours support for foster parents who have a concern about a child in their care. Provides fast response to urgent issues, as well as professional support, information, and consultation for foster parents. Hours are 4 pm to 12:45 am Monday to Fri...

Promotes broad-based national awareness and understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS); educates the community about TS and supports meaningful engagement between children, adults and families living with Tourette and the community at large. Provides direct suppo...

Provides foster caregiver support and training to caregivers of Indigenous children and youth in BC. Offers orientation, workshops, and in-service training for foster caregivers to gain the understanding needed to provide culturally safe care for Indigenous ch...

Oversees the implementation of the Early Years Service Framework. The Early Years Service Framework outlines the policy direction for all early years services supported by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). The framework seeks to explain w...

Non-denominational self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and grief education to families who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. Also offers services for bereaved siblings 16 years and over, and bereaved grandp...

Offers a free, 12-month online program for pregnant, postpartum, or new parents with infants up to one year of age. Services include access to local pregnancy outreach program and service referrals, a virtual library, a monthly newsletter, and access to virtua...

Maintains a comprehensive website designed for parents to learn about drugs and teen drug use. Provides education to parents and grandparents on the effects of drug use by children and youth, and offers tools to help parents talk to their children. Works with ...

Offers support services for caregivers struggling with a loved-one's addiction and mental health issues. All services are free, confidential and virtual. The Parent-To-Parent (P2P) Program provides peer-to-peer support for parents whose children (regardless of...

Volunteers provide information, referrals, and peer support to family members and friends of LGBTQ people. See website for list of support meetings. Nonprofit society.

Maintains a national reunion registry to assist adult adoptees, fostered adults, and birth relatives locate each other. Provides advice on rights and obtaining non-identifying background information, and assists in the search and reunion process. Nonprofit vol...