The Centre provides free counselling sessions, support groups, information, volunteer training, clothing room, bread pantry, furniture & household goods registry, telephone messaging service, photocopying and numerous courses on parenting and life skills/personal growth. For details on courses, see Education/Community Education on this website. Cost for courses are minimal and based on income. Financial assistance for child care is also available.

Vancouver Island University - Nanaimo. Regional Campuses: Cowichan, Parksville/Qualicum, Powell River

B.C. Families in Transition is a non-profit organization that provides psychological counseling, emotional support, legal information, and referral services in relation to family transition (separation, divorce, or other family re-organization). We assist adults, children, teens, couples and families to make informed choices and rebuild their lives.

Stay tuned to Village 900 am, Sundays @ 9am and Tuesdays @ 7pm, as parenting experts Paul Abra and Allison Rees provide an informative, entertaining and thought-provoking program that explores the joys and challenges of parenting.

Exploring the relationship that you have with your teen. What does discipline look like in the teen years? How can you deal with the turbulence of emotions in both the teen and adult? Instr. Allison Rees. Cost $-- ask about life program if low income family

Boundaries: The Search for Balance - The essence of boundaries is self-control, responsibility, freedom and love. A deeper look at parenting. Bullying - Explore the role parents can play in preventing bullying and creating safe, respectful communities. Money - In our families, can we keep our balance and common sense in thisĘ crazy consumeroriented world? Parenting: Past, Present & Future - Becoming conscious choice-makers as parents allows us to draw on resources from our past, be present with our children, and be clear about what tools we want our children to have for their future. $10 each or series for $35.

Services for parents include support groups and workshops on LD and ADHD. Services for children include academic support and skills-building, remedial reading and writing programs, and self-advocacy. Flexible payment options and bursaries available.

One of the primary tasks of children during their early childhood years is learning about the world around them. Science can help children to do that, for science is much more than just a body of knowledge-it provides a way to investigate, explain, understand, and make predictions about the world. This videotape and booklet is an education package designed especially for parents, early childhood educators, primary teachers, and other individuals caring for young children.

Series of Four Sessions - Learn fun ways to give your child a good foundation for success with numbers and thinking skills. This series is intended for parents, teachers, and others who work with young children from the ages of four to seven and focuses on encouraging children to enjoy learning numbers and to succeed in the early stages of building mathematics skills. Each session presents ideas and strategies for you to use to stimulate young children to think about numbers, and important concepts that are the foundations of mathematics. Participants will benefit most by attending the entire series, but may choose one or more individual sessions. All four sessions $67.41

This program helps parents learn skills that benefit the parent / child relationship and empowers parents to better take care of themselves and their families. Topics Covered: * Learning to identify triggers * Importance of self-care * Dealing with stress and anger * Difference between discipline and punishment * What is child abuse? * Problem Solving * Effective Listening * How to give and receive effective feedback * Asking information seeking questions * Perceptions * Assertiveness Skills * Clarifying Values and Goals It is offered free to parents with children under the age of 12 and meets once a week.

Recreation, parenting, and life skills/personal growth courses are available through local recreation centres in Saanich. For more information, check out the above website, or phone one of the numbers listed below. Ask about L.I.F.E program if you are requiring financial assistance.

For a list of workshops and events provided for caregivers by PacificCARE and community partners, please visit the PacificCARE website, email or call our office for more details.

A Pace of Grace helps us to reclaim our energy, our time, and our health. Simple practices grounded in the virtues of a sustainable life open us to a new flow of grace.

A Pace of Grace offers a four-part program to Purify Your Life, Pace Yourself, Practice the Presence, and Plan a Sustainable Life. It contains Ten Rules for Health which can free you from stress, and support you to live with joy, balance and vitality.

Betty Doherty, Master Facilitator, lives in the Victoria area, and offers workshops and courses for parents, educators and leaders. Please feel free to contact her for further information on A Pace of Grace.

Parent Support Servicesis dedicated to preventing child abuse and promoting healthy parent-child relationships by supporting parenting, families, and communities. Services include support groups, such as Parent Support Circles, Aboriginal Parent Support Circles, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circles; parenting workshops; education classes community awareness.

Salt Spring Island Community Services provides a broad and diverse range of services and supports to the communities of the Southern Gulf Islands. For more information, phone (250) 537-9971 or check out its website: http://www.saltspringcommunityservices.ca

Family Place is a resource and drop-in program centrally located on Ganges Hill on Salt Spring Island, where parents and children under six can play, relax, learn, and receive support and community information.

A full spectrum of early years programming is offered including: parent and child drop-in programs, Parent-Child Mother Goose, one-to-one support and counselling, and parent education programs.

Victoria Child Care Resource and Referral, offering child care referrals, subsidy information, and support for child care providers, is also located at Family Place.

The Virtues Project was founded in 1991 by Linda Kavelin Popov, Dr. Dan Popov, and John Kavelin. It is a global grassroots initiative that inspires the practice of virtues in everyday life. The Project is a catalyst for the renewal of kindness, justice and integrity in more than 85 countries and was honored by the United Nations during the International Year of the Family as a "model global program for all cultures". The Five Strategies to live by are:

Strategy 1: Speak the Language of the Virtues. Language shapes character. The ways we speak, and the words we use, have great power to discourage or to inspire.

Strategy 2: Recognize Teachable Moments. Recognizing the gifts and life lessons in our daily challenges helps us to cultivate character in ourselves and others.

Strategy 3: Set Clear Boundaries. Virtues-based boundaries focus on respect, restorative justice and reparation to create a climate of peace and safety.

Strategy 4: Honor the Spirit. This strategy begins with respect for the dignity of each person and encourages us to make time for reflection, reverence, and beauty.

Strategy 5: Offer Spiritual Companioning. By being deeply present and listening with compassion and detachment, we help others 'to empty their cup'.

Betty Doherty, Master Facilitator, lives in the Victoria area, and offers workshops and courses for parents, educators and leaders. Please feel free to contact Betty for further information on The Virtues Project.

First Aid and CPR training, first aid kits and supplies, first aid services for public events.