Community Directory: Social services
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Squamish Common Ground Welcome Centre. The Welcome Centre is a group of
local immigrants and other interested community members working together
to create a welcoming place for immigrants and newcomers. Visit and
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Are you a new immigrant or refugee living in Squamish? We provide
Confidential services to you that are professional and friendly.Services we offer include:
*Information about life in canada including health care, education, social assistance, leagle and other canadian systems
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Are you a new immigrant or refugee living in Squamish? We provide Confidential services to you that are professional and friendly.
Services we offer include:
*Information about life in canada including health care, education, social assistance, leagle and other canadian systems
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Empowering children and families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout British Columbia
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Moving Mountains is about long term sustainability, about supporting people in ways that help them not only today, but into the future. Our projects are built on community ownership, sustainability and professional, responsible management delivered by our staff, the majority of whom are from the countries we work in.
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The Howe Sound Women's Centre promotes and supports wellness through drop-in yoga, as well as drop-in meditation; all programs are free of charge although we ask that if you are able to make a donation that you please do so as these donations help to allow such programs to continue.
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This program aims to assist families who are going through separation and divorce. Group work promotes streamlined communication; establishing new boundaries within the changing family dynamic; as well as family planning around custody and access with the best interest of the children in mind.
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Although the objectives of the HEART program are similar to Children Who Witness Abuse programming, the Healing Emotions and Relationships Together program works with children who are currently living with high levels of conflict/instability in the home. More emphasis is placed on safety, safety networks , as well as
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As part of the VIP initiative, RSVP deals with the same issues, but is geared towards children in grades 5, 6, and 7.
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The Howe Sound Women's Centre
Mission Statement:
The Howe Sound Women's Centre Society promotes women's equality and the empowerment of women and their children. We work from a feminist perspective. By responding to and working for change we honor the diversity of women's lives and meet the evolving needs of the women -
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Group meetings held Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the community Room at the Whistler Health Care Centre.
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The clinic provides all regular family practice care, follow-up visits, minor injuries, prescriptions, check-ups, appointments, and walk-ins. Visitors welcome. Open seven days a week.
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The Whistler Medical Clinic is a first class facility that will take care of most minor and some major health requirements.
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Free routine immunizations and newly licensed vaccines for purchase,
growth and development assessments and plenty of age appropriate
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The Tetra Society is a non-profit volunteer-based organization that creates assistive devices for people with disabilities. Project requests and volunteers, particularly those with mechanical and design skills are needed.
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Professional sexual health services, birth counselling, supplies, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and supplies at a reduced cost. HIV testing is free. Open on Tues from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays from December to the end of March. Confidentiality assured.
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Providing reasonable housing options, be it rental units or home ownership, for those who live and work in Whistler has been the most challenging issue facing the community for the past 20 years. Creating an inventory of price controlled units that are only available to resident employees is the best means of reducing the impact of market
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Whistler Emergency Social Services provides short-term assistance to Whistler residents during emergencies. For more information or to join the organization, please contact our ESS Coordinator.
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Canada World Youth's mission is to increase the ability of people, and
especially youth, to participate actively in the development of just,
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Takes in and helps stray, abandoned or injured animals. The BC SPCA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting and
enhancing the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals in
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Referrals to safe housing, transition housing, advocacy, education, information, and resources.
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Pearl's 2nds is the Howe Sound Women's Centre's second hand store; it is located on Cleveland Avenue in Squamish. Quality genlty used goods are sold for great prices and all the monies raised go toward the Howe Sound Women's Centre's programming. Pearl's 2nds welcomes volunteers and donations.
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Pearl's Place Transition House is a safe place for women and children to stay while fleeing violence. Pearl's Place Transition House is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service includes food, shelter, support, referrals, and advocacy.
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This house is meant to address the short term needs of women (and children) in the northern Sea to Sky area who are fleeing violence.
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A broad range of programs and services (25+) that range from social services to 278, from youth to families and everything in between.
Mission:
To support social services in Whistler, by providing programs and services that imporves the ability of Whistler Community Members to meet their needs and enhance their -
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Mission:To support social sustainability in Whistler by providing programs and services that improve the ability of Whistler community members to meet their needs and enhance their lives.
Vision: To be the prominent social service resource in Whistler by responding to the -
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The Howe Sound Women's Centre (HSWC) offers drop-in support, referrals, and Advocacy. These services are provided at the women's centre during office hours; 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday; HSWC is closed weekends and holidays. HSWC operates a 24 hour crisis line: 604-892-5711 or toll free: 1-877-890-5711.
