Yellowhead Community Services Society

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SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES
PARENTING WISELY
YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Supportive services to families are provided through two streams; prevention and protection. The prevention stream is open to referrals from all sources, including self referrals. We encourage individuals and families who would like to consult on issues related to child rearing to contact our staff and access the resources we have available by calling our office at 250 674-2600 in Clearwater and 250 672-9773 in Barriere.

Our support workers are available to work with families with children 18 years of age or younger on a variety of issues, including, but not limited to:

Parent/Teen Mediation
Parenting Skills Information and Development
Self Esteem Issues
Bullying
Budgeting
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect information.

A support worker is available to meet with you and/or your child in your home or in our office. Call 674-2600 and ask to speak to the coordinator of Family Support Services to discuss your needs and to set up an initial appointment.

YELLOWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES 'NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE' IN CLEARWATER

PARENTING WISELY

Explore your own parenting strategies and learn new ways of dealing with challenges within your family. Different programs designed for parents with children of 4-12 yrs and teens, as well as foster and residential care programs. You have the option of working through the program on your own, with a counsellor/outreach worker, or in a group setting.

Call counsellor Irene Crick @ 674-2600 to enquire about this new program.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Please call Curt Osmond at our Clearwater office 250 674-2600 Ext. 230 for up to date information on youth activities in both Clearwater and Barriere.