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SPRING/SUMMER 2016 CHILLIWACK LEISURE GUIDE 13
Chilliwack Community Services
Better Beginnings
Location: Neighbourhood Learning Centre
46361 Yale Road
Tel: 604-701-4978 Ext. 5
• Pre and post natal support programs for
moms of all ages
• Weekly meal and education class
• Dads welcome too!
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: 7112 Vedder Road
Tel: 604-847-2237
Hours: Mon - Thurs 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays call for an appointment.
Web Address:
• “Your BEST source of childcare
information and resources.”
• Services to parents: referrals to
screened childcare providers,
information on choosing quality child
care, and assistance with child care
subsidy applications.
• Services to childcare providers:
registration, referrals to parents, training,
resource library, information and support.
Learning Together
Childcare Centre
Location: Neighbourhood Learning Centre
46361 Yale Road
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tel: 604-819-3701
• Quality, licensed daycare for 12 infant/
toddlers and 20 three to five year olds
• State-of-the-art facility
• Qualified Early Childhood Educators
who have additional training and
diplomas in Infant Toddler Development
and Special needs
• Play-based program
• Per service fee – Childcare subsidy
accepted
Families First
Location: Chilliwack Central Elementary
Community School
Tel: 604-793-7225
• Open to parents and caregivers with
children ages birth to adolescence.
• 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 Managed
Services can 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