Early Years & Family Programs
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Family & Early Years Programs
Programs, resources, services, support, and community referrals for parents and caregivers of children prenatal to six years.
Our goal is to enhance and strengthen the quality of parent-child relationships, provide education, support, resources, and opportunities for children to interact, grow and develop in healthy and positive ways.!
Hope Family Place
Better Beginnings Prenatal Program
Healthy Families Drop-In
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR)
Early Years Family Navigation
Family Literacy Outreach coordinator
Early Childhood Development Coordinator
Story Time in the Park
Adventures in Cooking
After the Bell
Cooking Together
Hope Family Place Drop-In
A free drop-in program for caregivers and families with children 6 years and under.
Join us for children’s activities, playtime, nutritious snacks, field trips, support, resources, and more. Meet other families and watch your children make new friends in a relaxed, safe atmosphere.
Monday 8:45 am – 11:00 am
Thursday 8:45 am – 11:00 am
For more information, please contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com
Better Beginnings Prenatal Program
For caregivers who are pregnant and have newborns up to 6 months old.
Every Tuesday from 9:00-11:30am, the Better Beginnings program provides support, education, assistance with access to community services, and a nutritious meal.
Join us for a meal, connection with other parents, and have fun learning about prenatal and postnatal care.
For more information please check our calendar, Family Place/Better Beginnings Facebook page or contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com.
Healthy Families Drop-In
For caregivers and families with children 6 years and under.
Join us for Wandering Wednesday from 3:00-4:30pm, as we take Healthy Families outside to explore our community. Outdoor drop in program provides fun activities outside followed by a healthy sit down meal at the Family Resource Centre.
View our activities in the program calendar.
For more information, please contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com
Child Care Resource & Referral
Fraser Cascade Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR) is now run by Chilliwack Community Services.
If you are in need of their services you can call 604-792-4267 or email ccrr@comserv.bc.ca
Early Years Family Navigator
The Early Years Family Navigator connects families to various community programs, resources and support, along with referrals to specialized services such as the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre drop-in, Child and Youth Mental Health, Public Health services and more.
For more information, please contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com
Family Literacy Outreach coordinator
The Family Literacy Outreach coordinator assists in organizing literacy events, promotes literacy awareness and provides a number of free books, resources and activities at various events in Hope, Agassiz and Boston Bar.
For more information, please check out our program calendar, Fraser-Cascade Literacy Facebook page or contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com
Early Childhood Development Coordinator
The ECD Coordinator ensures that Early Years professionals and families with young children are aware of the range of services, supports, programs and events for parents/caregivers and their children birth to 6 years within the community of Hope.
The ECD coordinator also assists in organizing large community events for families such as Earth Day Children’s Festival, Story Time in the Park, and smaller events including the Early Years Halloween and Christmas parties.
For more information, please contact Robin Wells 604-869-2466 Ext 105 rwells@hopecommunityservices.com
Story Time in the Park
Story Time in the Park is a fun, family literacy based program which encourages the joy of reading together as a family.
This popular program is held every Tuesday in July at Memorial Park in Hope and has become summer tradition for families in the community.
Join us for stories, songs, music and movement, art activities and more! Free snack included for all those who register.
This program is supported by a small grant from Raise-a-Reader/Decoda Literacy and donations from individuals, organizations and businesses committed to literacy in our communities.
After the Bell Food Program
After the Bell is a program that provides healthy food packs for vulnerable school-aged children and youth throughout the summer.
The healthy food packs contain a variety of healthy perishable and non-perishable mini-meals with nutritious child-friendly foods such as crackers and hummus dip, granola bars, juice, dried raisins/fruit, apples, oranges, veggies & dip and more.
Packs are delivered once a week by community agencies and staff.
If you know of a child or youth aged 6 - 17 that could benefit from having a healthy food pack throughout the summer, please contact the Food Resource Programs Coordinator at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
This program is provided with the support of Food Banks Canada and donations from people like you! If you would like to make a donation to support children & youth with healthy and nutritious mini-meals, please visit our donation page today!
Adventures in Cooking
A FREE cooking class for kids ages 8 – 12! Stay tuned for our next session date.
Adventures in Cooking is a 7-week fun-filled cooking club where you get to cook, taste, and learn about delicious food. Being in the kitchen is an exciting, hands-on way to learn about basic cooking skills and make delicious meals each week, such as pancakes, burritos, dips, pasta sauce and more! The program is held on Mondays from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Northwest Harvest building at 888, 3rd Avenue.
For more information, please contact Kim at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
This program is made possible through grants provided by The Hershey Company, Food Banks Canada, Envision Financial: Hope Branch, and from caring community members like you. If you would like to make a donation to support vulnerable kids in learning valuable food and cooking skills, please visit our donation page today!
Cooking Together
Are you interested in cooking with other families, eating, and taking home a meal pack? Well here's your chance.
When: May 28th, June 25th, July 30th, August 27th, and September 24th
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Place: 888 3rd ave
Who: Families with children any age
Register by emailing Kim at kpaolini@hopecommunityservices.com or call 604 869-2466 ext 104 one week before the class
We have room for four families each session. Childcare will be provided on site for young children.
Funding provided by: Nutrition Link Services Society
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Hope Community Services
PO Box 74, 434 Wallace Street.
Hope, BC, Canada V0X 1L0
tel: (604) 869-2466
fax: (604) 869-3317