Connexus Family and Children Services is a community-based agency providing a range of services to children, youth, and families in the British Columbia Lower mainland. Our programs are delivered with the utmost professionalism, respect, flexibility, and quality of service in order to meet the unique and ever changing needs of individuals and families. We believe in the strength and integrity of the community and the potential of every child and youth to become a positive member of their community. We are committed to supporting families and communities to provide the best possible care and service for our children and youth.
The Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD) is an organization of the Deaf, hard-of-hearing, DeafBlind, parents of Deaf children, hearing people and friends.
The B.C. Borstal Association, through the direct service of Dick Bell-Irving CBRF, provides life skills development workshops for men on conditional release. The workshops include teaching in areas such as: self-esteem and self worth recognition; personal hygiene; foodsafe, cooking and budget management; personal finance management; employment search and professional development; education training; and, lifestyle balance. Lifestyle balance is a critical component of our apporach. We believe that healing and recovery is fostered by growth in all the areas that make us whole. Towards this end, our resource at Dick Bell-Irving provides continuous opportunities for applied learning and personal growth in experiential ways.
We understand the needs of families and we develop programs, services and resources to help families. Because we're here to strengthen and support families and family-serving professionals in BC.