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FALL 2016/WINTER 2017 CHILLIWACK LEISURE GUIDE 11
Chilliwack Community Services
Youth Services
Location: 8937 School Street
Tel: 604-792-6632
Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Variety of free recreation and leisure
programs for youth aged 12 - 18 (in
partnership with the City of Chilliwack)
• Youth Reconnect (Street Outreach)
• Youth and Family Counselling
• Young Hands Parenting Program
• Youth Support: one-to-one support
towards independence and life skill
development.
• R.E.A.L. Program (an Alternate
Education Program)
• Free shower and washer/dryer usage
for youth
• Food hampers (Food Bank satellite
distribution point)
• The Village: Supported housing
program for homeless or at risk of
homelessness youth to transition to
permanent housing solutions.
Child Care
Resource & Referral
Location: 45938 Wellington Avenue
Tel: 604-792-4267
Hours: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays call for an appointment.
Web Address:
• “Your BEST source of child care
information and resources.”
• Services to parents: referrals to
screened child care providers and
programs, information on choosing
quality child care, and assistance with
child care subsidy applications.
• Services to child care providers:
registering Licensed Not Required
child care providers, referrals
to parents, child care training
opportunities, resource library,
information and support.
Families First
Location: Chilliwack Central Elementary
Community School
Tel: 604-793-7225
• Open to parents and caregivers
with children ages birth through the
teenage years.
• 10 weeks of workshop instruction
together with Individual Counselling
Support.
• Helps parents and children build
healthy connections to each other.
• Nurtures a parenting style that is more
reflective and less reactive.
• Also offering Triple P Program. Call for
dates and times.
WorkBC Sardis
Employment
Services Centre
Serving Sardis, Yarrow, Cultus
Lake and Greendale
Location: 101 - 5658 Vedder Road
Telephone: 604-858-5472
Hours of Operation: 8:15 am - 4:30 pm;
Closed Thursdays at 3:45 pm
Chilliwack Community Services, in
partnership with GT Hiring Solutions,
offers a wide range of employment
services support, free of charge, to
the unemployed and underemployed
in Chilliwack. Some of the specific
services provided include:
• Self-Serve Resources
• Case Management
• Workshops
• Resume Proofreading and Formatting
• Labour Market Information
• Resume Templates
• Resource Library
• Job Board
• Internet Access
• Photo Copier
• Computers
• Scanner
• Phones
• Printer
Case Management Services are
available to any Canadian Citizen or
Landed Immigrant over the age of 16
who is working less than 20 hours per
week, and is not a full time student.
Case Management Services include:
• Career Exploration
• Action Plan Development
• Skills Training*
• Referrals to the Wage Subsidy
Program*
• Job Development Assistance*
• Self-Employment Program Referrals*
• Short Term Training Opportunities
• Essential Job Start Financial
Supports*
• Essential Job Search Financial
Supports*
*based on need and eligibility.
Workshops are provided by our expert
facilitator with 15 in-depth workshops
available to any client over the age
of 16 working less than 20 hours per
week, who is not a full time student.
Additional services provided in our
workshops include:
• Mock Interviews
• One-to-One Resume Coaching
• Assistance with Computer Skills
• Scheduled Drop-In Sessions