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Community Supports & Assisted Living
There are 7 key areas to Community Supports & Assisted Living.
- Family Support Program
- Child Care Resources & Referral
- Professional Resources Program
- Residential Programs
- Supported Child Development Program
- Community Action for Senior’s Independence (CASI)
- Chetwynd Supervised Visitation Program
- Chetwynd Family Support Program
The Family Support Program is a prevention and early intervention program that is funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development and located in-house at SPCRS. It provides individual, couple and family counselling services to people who have children, advocacy, support, and education. The main focus is on skill development in the areas of parenting, problem solving, parent/child conflict, blended family issues, separation and post divorce issues, parental conflict and communication.
Child Care Resources & Referral
Committed to helping parents find, and caregivers create quality child care.
The Child Care Resource and Referral Program provides support, resources, and referral services for child care providers and parents.
The Child Care Resource and Referral Program also works with community groups to promote quality child care choices that meet the needs of local families.
Services to Parents:
- Referrals to local caregivers and other child care services
- Answers to your child care questions
- Information on the types of child care available in the community
- How to apply for a child care subsidy
- Access to parent education opportunities, such as workshops and printed information
Services to Caregivers:
- Start up and operating information
- Presenter/Educator presentations
- Workshops and networking opportunities
- Supportive home visits
- Access to child care resources such as infant/toddler equipment, toys, and library materials
- Referrals to community resources
- Listing in caregiver registry
Child Care Resource and Referral services are provided throughout the Peace River/Liard region.
For more information, contact a Program Coordinator at:
South Peace:
Carmen Fossum
Raelene Pearson
North Peace:
Heather McBryan
Moya Fenney
Funded by The Ministry of Children & Family Development
Professional Resources Program
The Professional Resources Program provides service to individuals over the age of 19 and who have been identified as having a developmental disability, their family members, and service providers.
Program services are provided throughout the Peace River/Liard region.
- Community Awareness
- Ongoing training, events, and activities assisting the community in understanding individuals with development disabilities in order to promote community inclusion.
- Professional Services
- The ability for self-advocates, families, and service providers to access professional services that may or may not be available within the Peace River/Liard region, by providing financial support and other assistance.
- Professional Development
- Ongoing and one time training for self-advocates, families, and service providers through workshops, seminars, etc.
- Resource Materials
- A resource library containing an extensive array of books, videos, and other learning materials. A current listing of resource materials is available on the PRP website.
A request for service may be submitted directly, through any of the sponsoring agencies, or through Community Living BC.
The Professional Resources Program is sponsored by:
- Dawson Creek Society for Community Living
- Fort St. John Association for Community Living
- Independence Networking Services
- South Peace Community Resources Society
For more information or to request service, contact the Professional Resources Coordinator at:
Telephone: 250-782-9174
Fax: 250-782-4167
Website: www.prprogram.ca
Funded by Community Living BC.
Community Support Workers provide twenty four hour direct and indirect support to individuals with various developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and challenging behaviours.
Each individual is supported to live interdependently in the community through assistance with daily activities both in and outside of their homes.
Community Support Workers teach, assist, and enable individuals with:
- Vocational
- Educational
- Social
- Recreational and
- Lifeskills
Community Support Workers:
- Provide supervision
- Ensure an individual's health and safety
- Assist and enable opportunities for positive relationships
- Create community networking opportunities
- Enable individuals to communicate and be involved with their family
The Social Worker, family members, professionals, and staff team regularly assess an individual's current needs through a Personal Service Plan.
Case planning is ongoing, and achieved through the Accountability Case Management method.
A Program's current needs are assessed through an Annual Program Plan.
For more information, contact the Community Supports and Assisted Living Department Manager at:
Telephone: 250-782-9174
Fax: 250-782-4167
Email: Department Manager
Funded by Community Living BC.
Supported Child Development Program
The Supported Child Development Program supports and assists children with special needs to attend typical child care settings.
Support may include:
- A support worker
- Equipment
- Staff training
Children may be eligible if they have one or more of the following challenges:
- Communication
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Emotional
- Behavioural
A referral to the program may be made by a child's family, an infant development program, child care setting, school, Ministry of Children and Family Development, or any other community professional.
Eligibility is based on information obtained from a professional assessment, and the completion of a Support Guide.
Supported Child Care Services are offered in the South Peace and North Peace areas, in communities such as:
- Dawson Creek
- Tumbler Ridge
- Chetwynd
- Moberly Lake
- Fort St. John
- Hudson's Hope
For more information contact the Child Care Consultant at:
Telephone: 250-782-1138
Toll Free: 1-866-782-1138
Fax: 250-782-2133
Community Action for Senior’s Independence (CASI)
CASI is a one year pilot project, funded by the Province of BC and the UWLM. It offers services to seniors that may assist them in living happy, healthy, safe lives in the comfort of their own homes. The project could provide light housekeeping, light home maintenance, friendly visits, transportation, snow shoveling and yard work. Some services will be offered on a fee for service basis, dependent upon the seniors’ ability to pay for them. Some services will be provided by volunteers. Services are offered to any senior 65 years of age or older, who is a resident of Dawson Creek.
Funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development
Chetwynd Supervised Visitation Program
The Chetwynd Supervised Visitation Program was established to provide services to children, youth and families who are involved with the Ministry for Children and Family Development in a care agreement, and under which supervision of access visitation with a parent(s) is required. The resource offers a safe setting for children, youth and parent(s) to visit, provides monitoring and feedback to parent(s) during the visit, and ensures that the children and youth in attendance are supported throughout the visit. The program operates for 17.5 hours per week, with a flexible visitation schedule to meet the needs of the participants.
Chetwynd Family Support Program
The Chetwynd Family Support Program provides a range of services to families experiencing difficulties, and who may be at risk of having their children cared for outside the home, or whose children may be returning to live in the home. Services are offered in the community, or in-home, in which goal-directed parenting skills and abilities are enhanced to reduce risk factors, family relationships are improved, families can establish a sustainable support network, and so that children are able to live safely in the home and community. The program operates for 17.5 hours per week, with a schedule flexible to meet the needs of the participants.
