FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS OF B.C.
July 2010
Vancouver,Burnaby, New
Westminster & Richmond
Organization
Family Support
Worker(s)
Email address
Areas of expertise
Languages Supported
1. ACT-Autism Community Training
240-2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby V5M 3Z3
604-205-5467
www.actcommunity.net
Sheree Loft
(Information Officer)
sloft@actcommunity.net
Children & youth with Autism
Spectrum Disorders
English, Cantonese, Mandarin,
Tagalog
2. Burnaby Association for
Community Inclusion
2702 Norland Ave.
Burnaby V5B 3A6
604-439-0363
604-299-7851
www.gobaci.com
Carol Stinson
family.services@gobaci.com
Children, youth and adults with
developmental disabilities
Sarah Baumbusch
sarah.baumbusch@gobaci.com
we use translation services where
required
55 different languages are spoken
by our employees
3. Community Living Society of
Burnaby
490 – 6400 Roberts St
Burnaby V5G 4C9
604-451-8699
www.cls-bc.org
Debra Smith
dsmith@cls-bc.org
Youth and Adults with
Developmental Delays and their
Families/ Family to Family
Networking/ Transitional Supports
and Resourcing
We use translators when required
4. Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
801-409 Granville Street,
Vancouver
604-408-9484
www.bccerebralpalsy.com
Tammy
van der Kamp
supportworker@bccerebralpalsy.com
Cerebral Palsy Awareness
English, Farsi
Organization
5. Developmental Disabilities Assoc.
100-3851 Shell Rd.
Richmond V6X 2W2
www.develop.bc.ca
Family Support
Worker(s)
Terry Schenkel
Email address
tschenkel@develop.bc.ca
Assistant Director, Family Support
Services
604-233-5433
Tina Pardiwala (Children)
604-301-2831
tpardiwala@develop.bc.ca
6. Family Support Institute
227-6th St.
New Westminster V3L 3A5
604-540-8374
www.familysupportbc.com
Angela Clancy-E.D.
aclancy@fsibc.com
Shirley Paterson
Provincial Family Support Worker
spaterson@fsibc.com
7. Gateway Society
Ben Reiman,
Behavioural Support Coordinator,
Delta, Richmond, Upper Fraser,
Tri Cities and Vancouver Coastal
breiman@GatewaySociety.org
Monique Nelson
mnelson@posabilities.ca
Kerstin Grossmann
Family Support
kgrossmann@rscl.org
4807 Georgia Street, Delta V4K 2T1
604-946-0401
www.gatewaysociety.org
8. posAbilities (formerly MAPCL)
4664 Lougheed Highway
Suite 240
Areas of expertise
Support families of children and
adults with developmental
disabilities. Facilitate parent to
parent support groups and
workshops. Support with transition
through the various stages of their
lives, school, housing, PWD
benefits etc.
Languages Supported
Cantonese, Mandarin
Family to family support,
networking, training
residential support, day programs
for adults. behavioural support
services to children with autism
and other pervasive development
disorders, up to age nineteen.
Children, youth and adults with
developmental disabilities
Burnaby, V5C 5T5
(604) 299 – 4001
www.posabilities.ca
9. Richmond Society for Community
Living
150-5726 Minoru Blvd
Richmond V6X 2A9
604-279—8245
www.rscl.org
Infant to adult
Punjabi, Mandarin
Organization
10.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
28 W. Pender
Vancouver V6B 1R6
604-684-1628
www.success.bc.ca
Family Support
Worker(s)
Email address
Areas of expertise
Languages Supported
Jason Chan,
Family and Youth Counselor
604-408-7274 ext. 2083
jasonc@success.bc.ca
Cantonese Line: 604-270-8233
Mandarin Line: 604-270-8222
Family & Youth Counseling Intake:
604-408-7266
Yuko Mcculloch
Parent Group Coordinator
yukomcculloch@telus.net
Parents of Youth with
developmental disabilities who are
transitioning
Joyce Vander Hoek
familysupport@BethesdaBC.com
Children and Adults
English
Karen Pedersen
Children’s Community Respite
karen.pedersen@cscl.org
English
Jennifer Kennedy
Adult Community Respite
jennifer.kennedy@cscl.org
Supporting children with
developmental disabilities and
their families in Chilliwack,
Agassiz and Hope.
14. Communitas Supportive Care Soc Tamara Harder
103—2776 Bourquin Crescent W
Abbotsford V2X 6A4
604-850-6608
www.communitascare.com
15. Delta Community Living Society
Si Stainton
1-3800 72nd Street,
Family Services Manager
Delta V4K 3N2
604-952-6490
www.dcls.ca
tamara@CommunitasCare.com
Children and Adults
English
sistainton@dcls.ca
Adults and their families and
transitioning youth
English, American Sign Language
Interpreter may be arranged.
16. Fraser Valley Child Dev. Centre
#102 – 32885 Ventrua Avenue
Abbotsford V2S 6A3
604-852-2686
http://www.fvcdc.org
jgladman@fvcdc.org
wbruzzese@fvcdc.org
604.852.2686 ext. 230
gexley@fvcdc.org
604.824.8760 ext. 228
-Abbotsford East & Mission
-Abotsford West
-Chilliwack & Fraser Cascades
11. Vancouver Coastal Health
Transitioning Group
604-267-2686
www.vch.ca
English, Cantonese, Mandarin &
Chinese
Fraser Valley
12. Bethesda Christian Assn
105-2975 Gladwin Rd,
Abbotsford, V2T 5T4
604-850-6604
www.BethesdaBC.com
13. Chilliwack Society For
Community Living
9353 Mary St. Chilliwack, V2P 4G9
604-393-3213
www.cscl.org
Jane Gladman
Wendy Bruzzese
Georgina Exley
Organization
Family Support
Worker(s)
Email address
Areas of expertise
Languages Supported
17. Langley Assn for Community
Living
23535-44th Ave.
Langley V2Z 2V2
604-534-8611
www.langleyacl.com
BettyAnne Batt
bbattlacl@shaw.ca
Children with special needs and
adults with developmental
disabilities and their families in
the Langley area.
English-translation may be
arranged
18. Mission Association for
Community Living
33345 Second Ave.
Mission V2V 1K4
604-826-9080
www.macl.bc.ca
19. MSA Society for Community
Living
2391 Crescent Way
Abbotsford, BC V2S 3M1
604-556-0681
www.msasociety.com
20. Reach Child and Youth
Development Society
#3-3800-72nd St.
Delta V4K 3N2
604-946-6622
www.reachdevelopment.org
21. Ridge Meadows ACL
11641-224th St.
Maple Ridge V2X 6A1
604-467-8700
No website
Kathy Reeves
kathy.reeves@macl.bc.ca
Adults and children
Arlene Schouten
arlene@msasociety.com
Pam Collins
Parent Network Coordinator
parentnetwork@reachdevelopment.org Support for ages 0-18.
Weekly e-newsletter for families
who have a child with a disability.
See website**
Tracy Hewgill
tracy.hewgill@rmacl.org
Support for ages 0-seniors
English
Interpreter may be arranged.
22. Semiahmoo House Society
201-15585-24th Ave.
Surrey V3S 1G3
604-209-7979
www.semi-house-society.com
Wendi Mackintosh
w.mackintosh@shsbc.ca
Adults
Organization
23. Simon Fraser Society for C.L.
204 Blue Mountain St.
Coquitlam V3K 4H1
604-525-9494
www.sfscl.org
24. Surrey A.C.L.
17687-56A Avenue
Surrey V3S 1G4
604-574-7481 ext. 224f
http://www.commliv.com/
25. Vela Microboard Association
100-17564 – 56A Ave.
Surrey V3S 1G3
604-575-2588
www.microboard.ca
Family Support
Worker(s)
Email address
Areas of expertise
Rachel le Nobel
rlenobel@sfscl.org
Children with special needs and
adults with developmental
disabilities and their families
Kelly McCafferty
kmccafferty@commliv.com
Linda Perry
lindaperry@microboard.org
People with disabilities or chronic
illness
Kate MacLeod
Coordinaotr of Children’s Family
Support Program
kmacleod@cvacl.org
Early Intervention through to adult
programs
Bev Kissinger
bkissinger@communityliving.bc.ca
Linette Baker
lbaker@communityliving.bc.ca
Kim Banfield
kbanfield@communityoptions.bc.ca
Languages Supported
English
Vancouver Island &
Sunshine Coast
26. Clements Centre Society
5856 Clements St.
Duncan V9L 3W3
250-746-4135
www.cvcal.org
27. Community Living Victoria
3861 Cedar Hill Cross Road
Victoria, V8P 2M7
(250) 477-7231
http://communitylivingvictoria.ca
28. Community Options for Children
and Families
830C Pembroke Street
Victoria, BC V8T 1H9
ph: (250) 380-6363
www.communityoptions.bc.ca
English with possible translation
where
necessary
Organization
29. Cridge Respite Resource Service
– Cridge Centre for the Family
1307 Hillside Ave
Victoria, BC V8T 0A2
Ph: 250-384-8058
30. Powell River Association for
Community Living
7055 Alberni Street
Powell River V8A 2C2
604 485 6077
www.pracl.ca
Family Support
Worker(s)
Email address
Areas of expertise
Languages Supported
Mimi Davis
Program Coordinator
mdavis@cridge.org
Jeannie Owens-Wallace
Resource and Referral Worker
Gauri Nair
jowenswallace@cridge.org
gnair@pracl.ca
Family centred program that
supports children and youth form
birth to 19 years
English with some translation
Available
Betty-Ann Garreck
autismkamloops@shaw.ca
English
32. AiMHI-Prince George Assn for
Community Living
950 Kerry St.
Prince George V2M 5A3
250-564-6408
www.aimhi.ca
33. Gateway Society Services for
Persons with Autism
1023 LaSalle Ave. Prince George
V2L 4J6
250-561-1194
www.gatewaysociety.org
Anne Huitt
anne.huitt@aimhi.ca
Jane Gagnon
jane.gagnon@aimhi.ca
Children, adults with ASD and their
families and those who work with
them
Support to
adults/parents/grandparents who
support a child under 18 yrs.
Adina Raine
adina.raine@aimhi.ca
Michael Watt,
Behavioural Support Coordinator,
Prince George to the Yukon
wattm@telus.net
Gateway Society provides short
term residential service, long term
residential support, day programs
for adults. behavioural support
services to children with autism
and other pervasive development
disorders, up to age nineteen.
English with some translation
available
34. Williams Lake Association for
Community Living
51 South 4th Ave
Williams Lake V2G 3W2
250-398-7633 ext 2016
www.wlacl.org
Gale Engstrom
gale64@telus.net
information and support to
families in the Greater Victoria
area, particularly in the area of
respite and care giving options
Cariboo & The North
31. Autism Kamloops
(home based)
250-376-5495
English with possible translation
where
necessary
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