ADOPTION

  • CHOICES Adoption and Counselling Services      479-9811 
  • Ministry of Children and Family Development      952-4041
  • Hope Services (Abbotsford)     1-800-916-HOPE(4673)
  • Sunrise Adoption Centre (Vancouver)    1-888-984-2488


CHEMICAL DIFFICULTIES

  • Alcoholics Anonymous     383-7744
    • Alano Club     383-9151
    • AlAnon & ALA teen      383-4020
  • Alcohol and Drug Services      1-800-663-1441
  • Dallas Youth and Family Services     721-2669
  • Narcotics Anonymous      383-3553
  • Outreach Services Clinic (Methadone Clinic)      480-1232
  • Tsawout Human Services Centre      652-1149
  • Salvation Army Addicts & rehab Centre      384-3396


COUNSELLING SERVICES

  • HOPE Counselling     658-5685
  • Citizen’s Counselling Centre     384-9934
  • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House      385-2635
  • Island Family Counsel Centre     598-0544
  • Pacific Centre Family Services Association
    • Sooke      642-5744
  • Separation and Divorce Resource Centre     386-4331
  • Central Christian Counselling Service      384-3322
  • Island Pastoral Services     472-2851
  • Pacific Rim Care Counselling     479-9912
  • The Salvation Army Family Services & Counselling     386-8521


EDUCATION OPTIONS – HIGH SCHOOL (including day-care)

  • Belmont Infant / Toddler Centre      474-4342
  • Vic High Day-care (Higgins House)      381-3091
  • Options: For Pregnant and Parenting Teens      598-5183
  • S.J. Willis Alternative (School District #61)      360-4321
  • South Island Distance Education School     704-4979
  • Stelly’s Secondary School (School District #63)      652-4401 Local 325
  • GAP    598-3144


EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING

  • ASPECT (Job Start Program)     382-9675
  • Beacon Community Services
    • Sydney     656-0134
    • Saanich      479-3306
  • Bridges Employability Project    385-7410
  • Westshore Centre for Learning and Training     391-9002
  • Job Wave British Columbia / Business Works     384-9283
  • Open Learning Agency   800-663-1663
  • Peninsula Community Services Employment Project    655-5309
  • Peninsula Community Services - Steps to Employment     953-7636
  • Project Literacy     381-3755
  • School District #61 - Adult Continuing Education Program   360-4332
  • Shoreline Community School     386-8367
  • Sooke Works Employment Centre    642-3685
  • Spectrum Job Search Centre     381-9074
  • Victoria R.E.A.D. Society    388-7225
  • Work Streams Employment Society     381-2113


FIRST NATIONS RESOURCES

  • Beecher Bay
    • Band Council     478-3535
    • Community Health Workers     478-3535
  • Esquimalt
    • Band Council     381-7861
    • Community Health Workers     385-7182
  • Pauquachin
    • Band Council     656-0191
    • Community Health Workers     656-2743
  • Port Renfrew Pacheenaht
    • Band Council     647-5521
    • Community Health Workers     647-5521
  • Songhees
    • Band Council     386-1043
    • Community Health Workers     386-7228
  • Sooke
    • Band Council     642-3957
    • Community Health Workers     642-3957
  • Tsartlip
    • Band Council     652-3988
    • Community Health Workers     652-4473
  • Tsawout
    • Band Council     652-9101
    • Community Health Workers     652-1149
  • Tseycum
    • Band Council     656-0858
    • Community Health Workers     656-0858
       
  • Aboriginal Sports/Recreation Association of BC     544-8172
  • Victoria Native Friendship Centre      384-3211


FREE & LOW COST GOODS AND SERVICES

  • Beacon Community Services
    • Saanich Thrift Shop     479-8849.
  • Community Kitchens
    • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House     385-2635
    • Esquimalt United Church     384-3031
    • Fernwood Community Centre Society     381-1552
    • Capital Families Assoc.     391-4320
    • Rainbow Kitchen     384-8773
    • Saanich Neighbourhood Place     360-1148
  • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Thrift Store     385-5895
  • Good Neighbourhood Thrift Store      474-6788
  • Used Infant Car Seats, Baby Furniture and Clothing
    • Abra-Kid-Abra      595-1613
    • Clothesline      479-0800
    • Kiddin Around      656-1041
    • Kids Connection      655-0570
    • Kids Corner      474-4845
    • TJ’s Kiddies Korner      386-2229
  • The Mustard Seed Food Bank     953-1575
  • The Salvation Army Family and Community Services     386-8521
  • Victoria Women in Need Society     480-4006


HEALTH INFORMATION: AFTER BIRTH ASSISTANCE

  • Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) offers:
    • Public Health Nursing
    • Nutrition Services
    • ‘Baby Talk’ - Drop-in Discussion Groups for New Parents
    • Postpartum Depression Counselling (must be referred by a health professional), at the following locations
      • Esquimalt Health Unit      360-5600
      • Outer Gulf Islands (c/o Peninsula Health Unit) 539-3099
      • Peninsula Health Unit      544-2400
      • Saanich Health Unit      744-5100
      • Saltspring Island Health Unit      538-4880
      • Sooke Health Unit      642-5464
      • Victoria Health Unit     388-2200
      • Western Communities Health Unit      478-1757


HEALTH INFORMATION: BREAST-FEEDING SUPPORT

  • Breast-feeding Support Program
    • Esquimalt Health Unit      360-5600
    • Outer Gulf Island Health Unit      539-3099
    • Peninsula Health Unit      544-2400
    • Saanich Health Unit      744-5100
  • La Leche League of Greater Victoria      727-4384


HEALTH INFORMATION: PRENATAL INFO/SUPPORT

  • Best Babies
    • Blanshard Best Babies      388-7696
    • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society      385-2635
    • Goldstream Neighbourhood House     391-4320
    • Victoria - Fernwood Community Centre     381-1552
    • Beacon Community Best Babies     658-6407
  • Caesarean Support      478-5203 (Fax)
  • Camosun College & VIHA Prenatal Education Program
    592-1556, 370-4578
  • Ministry of Health     1-800-465-4911 or Victoria   952-1742
  • Queen Alexandra Centre - Family Education Services     721-6751
  • Vancouver Island Health Authority - Prenatal Education
    • Esquimalt Health Unit      360-5600
    • Victoria Health Unit     388-2230
    • Peninsula Health Unit      544-2400
    • Saanich Health Unit      744-5100
    • Western Communities      478-1757
  • Vancouver Island Multiple Birth Assoc.     391-1873 (Allison)
  • Victoria Prenatal and Parenting Education Services     478-6658
  • YM-YWCA Mum Reach Program      386-7511 (Joanne Gilles)


INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

  • Cook Street Community Midwives     386-4116
  • Quintessence Maternity Group
    • Esquimalt: Dr. Stefanie Green     592-4710
    • Saanich Peninsula: Dr. Telen Harper     652-9227
    • Gordon Head: Dr. Susan Matthews     721-1188
    • Metchosin: Dr. Joan Rosenberg     478-8776
    • Oak Bay: Dr. Catherine Stubbs      595-4131
  • Registered Midwives - Tillicum Mall Medical Clinic     381-8112
  • Victoria Midwifery Group       381-1977
  • Victoria Medical Society (for list of GPs taking new patients)
    Call 598-6021 to have a list faxed to you or visit their website
  • Westcoast Midwifery Care     384-5940


HOUSING ACCOMMODATION: AT RISK SITUATIONS

  • Private Accommodation Home
    For women in alcoholic and drug counselling. Referrals can only be made by an Alcoholic & Drug Counsellor. For referral call:
    • Cool Aid Outreach Alcohol & Drug     385-1466 or 383-5052
    • Dallas Society     727-3544
    • Pacific Centre     478-8357
    • Salt Spring Community Service      250-538-4880
    • Victoria Clinic      387-5077
  • Casa Maria Emergency Housing Society     386-7291
  • Hill House Transition House      479-3963
  • Gulf Island Women’s Transition House     537-0735
  • Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter      386-8282
  • Sandy Merriman House     480-1408
  • Sooke Transition House Society     642-2591
  • Victoria Women’s Transition House
    • Shelter (non-crisis)     380-7527  
    • Crisis Line      385-6611
    • Community Office     592-2927


HOUSING ACCOMMODATION: GENERAL (Low cost)

  • Anawim House     382-0283
  • BC Housing Management Commission     475-7550
  • Capital Region Housing Corporation     388-6422
  • Cridge Centre - Supported Transition Housing     384-8058
  • M’Akola Housing Society      384-1423
  • Pacifica Housing Society     385-2131
  • Victoria Cool Aid Society - Pandora Project      383-1977
  • Victoria Youth Empowerment Society (YES)     383-3514


HOUSING ACCOMMODATION: PREGNANT WOMEN

  • Burnaby
    • Mom's Place 1-604-298-2903
  • Courtenay
    • Comox Valley Maternity Home 1-250-334-0058
  • Vancouver
    • Mother Teresa’s Home for Unwed Mothers     604-322-6840
  • Victoria
    • Care Home Parenting Program 480-3050


HOUSING ACCOMMODATION: NEW MOTHERS

  • Kiwanis House (sponsored by the Y)     382-1004
    • offers housing to women age 16-29 parenting a child under 5
    • offers parenting education, life skills, employment counselling, advocacy


INCOME ASSISTANCE

  • Ministry of Human Resources - Employment and Assistance Centres
    • Child Care Subsidy     387-5400
    • Downtown Outreach Services     356-2555
    • Downtown Employment & Assistance Centres:
       909 Mason 952-0484
       2nd Floor 908 Pandora     387-3698
    • Victoria Community
       3rd Floor 908 Pandora 387-5356
    • Family Maintenance Enforcement     356-8692
    • Child Support Maintenance Enforcement 220-4040
    • Health Assistance      387-5664  toll free 1-888-221-7711
    • Office for Persons with Disabilities
      A-G 952-5485, H-Q 952-5488 R-Z 951-5840
    • Sidney/Gulf Islands Office     655-5629
    • Single Parent Services     387-5338
    • Welfare To Work      1-866-866-0800
    • Ministry for Children and Family Development & Child, Family & Community Services
    • Library Resource Centre      952-2196
    • Residential Resources - Youth Services     953-3711


LEGAL ISSUES

  • Dial-a-Law     1-800-565-5297
  • Family Maintenance Enforcement Program     356-8692
  • Legal Aid      388-4516
  • Office for Children and Youth      1-800-476-3933, 356-0831
  • Separation & Divorce Resource Centre     386-4331  
  • The Law Centre     385-1221
  • Ministry of Children and Family Development
    & Child & Family Protection / Youth Services
    • Regional Office     952-4707
    • Esquimalt     952-4073
    • Saanich     952-4958
    • Sooke     642-7748
    • Victoria      952-4073
    • Western Communities     391-2223
    • Youth Services      387-3322


PARENTING SUPPORT

  • Blanshard Community Centre     388-7696
  • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House      385-2635
  • Fairfield Community Place      382-4604
  • Family Education Services – VIHA     477-1826, 721-6751
  • Fernwood Community Centre      381-1552
  • James Bay Community Project      388-7844
  • Military Family Resource Centres     363-2640 1-800-353-3329
  • MAPS (Mothers and Pre-schoolers)     595-1411
  • Options  for Pregnant/Parenting Teens      598-3144
  • Pacific Centre Family Services Association     478-8357
  • Beacon Community Services      656-0134
  • Parent Support Circles     384-8042, 1-800-377-0212
  • Public Health Services
    • Esquimalt Health Unit      360-5600
    • Victoria Health Unit     388-2200
    • Peninsula Health Unit      544-2400
    • Saanich Health Unit      744-5100
    • Salt Spring Public Health      538-4880
    • Sooke Health Unit      642-5464
    • Western Communities      478-1757
  • Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health (VIHA)      721-6751
  • Reach Parent and Child Centre      474-4342
  • Saltspring Island Community Services Family Place    (250)537-9176
  • Single Parent Resource Centre      385-1114
  • TEAM (Teen Education and Motherhood)     544-0312 Local 406
  • The Cridge Centre for the Family     384-8058
  • VIHA – ‘Nobody’s Perfect’ Parenting Program
    • Esquimalt Neighbourhood House      385-2635, 360-5600
    • Millstream (see Westshore Community Resources) 478-1122
    • Peninsula Health Unit      544-2400
    • Saanich Health Unit      744-5100 
    • Sooke Health Unit      642-5464
  • Vic High Daycare     381-3091
  • Victoria YM - YWCA
    • Mom’s Reach      386-7511
    • Young Moms Program     413-8858, 812-6577 (Joanne Gilles)
  • Vancouver Island Multiple Birth    744-3306
  • West Shore Community Resources     478-1122
  • Young Parents’ Support Network     384-0552


VICTIMS’ SERVICES

  • Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families      360-0816
  • Al-Anon Family     383-4020
  • Child Abuse Prevention - Mary Manning Centre     385-6111
  • Cridge Centre for the Family     384-8058
  • Family Violence Project      380-1955
  • Greater Victoria Victim’s Services     995-7351
  • Hill House Transition House      479-3963
  • Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre     383-3232
  • Victoria Women’s Transition House
    • Shelter (non-crisis)     380-7527
    • 24 hour Crisis Line      385-6611
    • Community Office     592-2927
    • Children Who Witness Abuse Program     592-2927 Ext.11
    • Stopping the Violence Counselling Program  592-3937 Ext.13
    • Spousal Assault Victim Support Program     356-1201
    • Spousal Assault - Western Communities      391-2864

 

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