Cranbrook Social and Community Resources

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Cranbrook Social and Community Resources
Until further notice, please forward any updates or changes for the
Cranbrook Social and Community Resources to the Cranbrook Social
Planning Society at:
[email protected]
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Table of Contents:
Aboriginal Resources
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Addiction Resources
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Children & Youth Resources
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Collaborative Tables, Foundations &
United Way
50
Court & Justice Resources
54
Disability Resources
63
Education & Learning Resources
75
Employment & Financial Resources
85
Food & Nutrition Resources
87
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, Intersex, Two-Spirited Resources
93
Health & Wellness Resources
96
Housing Resources
109
Mental Health Resources
116
Senior Resources
124
Transportation Resources
131
Women’s Resources
133
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Aboriginal Resources
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Aboriginal Court Worker: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Carmelle Laroche
1324, 2nd Street North (Corner of 14th Avenue and 2nd Street North)
Located at the Street Angels
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Toll Free :
E-mail:
Website:
1-877-811-1190 Extension 365
or
778-375-3293
1-855-221-5732
Fax: 250-489-4585
[email protected]
www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/legal_issues/aboriginal.php
Population Served: Aboriginal adults and youth involved in the court system throughout
the East and West Kootenay areas. Courts covered are Cranbrook, Creston and
Invermere. Telephone calls accepted from the East and the West Kootenay.
Referral Process: Self referral.
Service Provided: Provide support to aboriginal people in conflict with the law.
Family Law in British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Online resource
No address
Phone:
Email:
Website:
No phone
Fax: No fax
No email
http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/legal_issues/aboriginal.php
Population Served: Aboriginal people requiring support and information related to family
law issues such as child custody, support and child protection information.
Service Provided: Individual’s can locate legal information online and find guides to
legal rights.
Aboriginal Support Workers: School District # 5
Contact:
Address:
See list of support workers and school phone numbers listed below.
Contact each school below for address or look under EDUCATION section
to find a list of schools.
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Contact each school below
No email
Website: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/
Joe Pierre - District Facilitator, Amy Woodland Elementary School 250-489-0483
Johanna Kinsman - Amy Woodland Elementary School 250-489-0483
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Sheena Rivers - Gordon Terrace Elementary School 250-426-8248 - responsible for
Gordon Terrace Elementary School and Laurie Middle School.
Susie Palmer - Highlands Elementary School 250-489-4391 - responsible for Highlands
Elementary School, Parkland Middle School and T.M. Roberts Elementary School.
Ronalie James - Pinewood Elementary School 250-426-6201 - responsible for
Pinewood Elementary School and T.M. Roberts Elementary School.
John Barnes - Steeples Elementary School 250-417-0639 - responsible for Steeples
Elementary School and Kootenay Orchard Elementary School.
Mary Elliot - Laurie Middle School 250-417-3168
Alison Farkvam - Parkland Middle School 250-426-3327 ext. 206
Debbie McPhee - Mount Baker Secondary School 250-426-5241 ext. 748
Kerry Peters - Mount Baker Secondary School 250-489-0677 - responsible for Mount
Baker Secondary School and Kootenay Educational Services.
Sharon Trefry - Mount Baker Secondary School 250-426-5241 ext. 747
Population Served: School aged Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis children and youth.
Referral Process: Self referral and self identify as Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis.
Service Provided: Monitor students’ attendance, academic performance, behaviour,
enhance school program with culture and language, tutoring, advocate for student and
parents if needed, assist with goal planning.
Aboriginal Youth Network
Contact:
Address:
Administrator
Box 34007 Kingsway PO
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-866-459-1058
No email
http://orgs.tigweb.org/aboriginal-youth-network
Edmonton, AB
T5G 3G4
Fax:1-866-419-7266
Population Served: Canadian Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis youth.
Service Provided: Health, education and employment opportunities and information for
aboriginal youth, along with news and events happening around the country.
?A ‘Q’ Amnik Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
Kindergarten to Grade 6
7443 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-489-5183
Michael Derech
[email protected] or [email protected]
http://www.aqam.net/services/education-services
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Fax: 250-489-5455
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Youth Worker: Rebecca Lewis (after school program)
Breakfast Program: Yes
Lunch Program: No
Aqanttanam Housing Society
Contact:
Address:
Manager
#202-1113 Baker Street
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-417-3774
[email protected]
http://aqanttanam.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A8
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis individuals and families.
Service Provided: Safe, affordable, adequate housing for urban and rural Aboriginal,
Inuit and Métis individuals and families.
Archives: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Margaret Teneese (Archivist)
220 Cranbrook Street North
7468 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(250) 489-2464 Extension 3105
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-2438
Population Served: Ktunaxa Nation.
Referral Process: No referral, resource of historical records.
Service Provided: Resource of documents, photographs, and archaeological records,
reports, and environmental records, administrative and operational records of the
Ktunaxa Nation.
Cultural Connections Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family
Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Social, Kinship, Guardian or Family Support Worker
7472 Mission Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
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Fax: 250-489-4585
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Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis children, youth, and families.
Referral Process: Self referral; Kinship Care parents, social workers, Bands and
associations.
Service Provided: Researching ancestral (family and Cultural) history of Aboriginal
children in care; creating family trees/genograms; leading cultural activities; advising
children and families how to apply for Band registration and Métis membership.
Employment Services Department: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Employment and Training Officer
Cranbrook, BC
7468 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2464
[email protected]
http://www.ktunaxa.org/employment/services.html
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-2438
Population Served: All Aboriginal residents.
Referral Process: Self referral; Call for an appointment.
Service Provided: Assist clients with writing resumes and cover letters, support
individuals with job search, job readiness and interview preparation, help applying for
employment programs.
Employment Training: Métis Association - Kootenay Region
Contact:
Address:
Program Coordinator or Client Support Worker
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-3305
No email
www.mnbc.ca
Toll free 1-888-417-3306
V1C 1A7
Fax: 250 417-3626
Population Served: Métis in the East & West Kootenay.
Service Provided: Employment and training support.
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Family Support Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family
Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Family Support Worker
7472 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Referral Process: Self referral; Social worker referral.
Service Provided: Parenting support, youth mentorship, connection to community
resources, life skills coaching, connecting families, developing personalized family
plan\goals, and building consistency in families. Services are offered through programs
or through one to one support workers.
Guardianship Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Social Worker
7472 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Referral Process: No referral process; children are placed in care under the Child and
Family Community Services Act.
Service Provided: Voluntary Care Agreements with parent(s) or guardians; Special
needs agreements with parent(s) or guardians; Temporary or Continuing Custody of
Children in care.
Health: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Cathy Eaton MN NP (F) (Family Nurse Practitioner)
Cranbrook, BC
7468 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
Schedule:
250-489-2464 Extension 3173
Fax: 250-420-2782
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook - Monday and Friday 9:00am to 3:30pm
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Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Myanne Peacock, RN/BSN (Community Health Nurse)
Cranbrook, BC
7468 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2464 Extension 3025
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
Contact:
Address:
Kimberley Keen, BSW/RSW (Aboriginal Patient Navigator)
Hospital based
East Kootenay Regional Hospital
13, 24th Avenue North
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3H9
c\o Ktunaxa Nation Health
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-489-4563
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
Fax: 250-420-2782
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal individuals and families requiring health services.
Referral Process: Self referral; Call for an appointment.
Service Provided: Holistic and culturally appropriate health information, medical support,
advocacy, nutrition program, and immunization programs.
Justice Advocacy: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Larry York, Justice Worker
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis youth and adults in the East Kootenay.
Referral Process: Self referral; Court referral; Bail or Probation officer referral.
Service Provided: Supervise the Intensive Support and Supervision Program,
Community Service Work Program, Extrajudicial Measures, and other community
sentences of youth involved in the Criminal Justice system. Facilitate the Restorative
Justice Program, Supervise Community Service Work and Alternative Measures for
adults. Assist people with filling out legal documents and forms.
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Kootenay Aboriginal Business Development Agency: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Business Development Officer
7468 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-0595
No email
www.kabda.org
Cranbrook, BC.
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-426-0802
Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis people needing support and assistance
with business ventures.
Service Provided: Seminars and individual support for small businesses as well as the
promotion and development of Aboriginal entrepreneurship.
Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC)
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Ktunaxa Nation Council Staff
7468 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2464
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-2438
Population Served: Member Bands (St. Mary's Indian Band, Lower Kootenay Indian
Band, Tobacco Plains Indian Band, Akisqnuk First Nation), off reserve Aboriginals, Inuit,
Métis, non-status persons living within the Ktunaxa Traditional Territory.
Service Provided: Business, community, employment, health, land, social, urban and
wellness information/programs/services for Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis individuals and
families.
Operation Street Angel: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Shannon Girling-Hebert
1324, 2nd Street North
Cranbrook, BC
Corner of 14th Avenue and 2nd Street North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Open:
250-420-2756
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
2:00pm to 10:00pm, seven days a week
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V1C 4T6
Fax: No fax
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Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit, Métis and non-Aboriginal individuals and families.
Service Provided: Drop in space for at risk individuals and families, provides a safe
environment and services such as hot dinners (every evening at 5:00pm except
Wednesday, .50 cents or do a chore), computer access, medical services, employment
services, laundry, free showers, mental health services, medical services, referral for
other services.
Operation Street Angel – Nurse Practitioner: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Tara Fiedler-Graham, Nurse Practitioner
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
th
Private entrance, side door of building on 14 Avenue
Phone:
Cell:
Email:
Website:
Hours:
250-420-2282 (Street Angels Appointment Line)
Fax: No fax
250-919-7819 (Tara Fielder-Graham)
No email
www.ktunaxa.org or www.interiorhealth.ca
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:00m to 5:00pm and
Friday 1:00 to 9:00pm
Referral Process: Self referral; call or drop in to make an appointment.
Paq’mi Nuq’yuk – Aboriginal Early Years Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket
Child and Family Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Early Years Outreach Worker or Family Support Worker
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Phone:
Website:
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
www.ktunaxa.org
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population served: Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis children and their families.
Referral process: Self referral.
Service Provided: Prenatal/Newborn information, home visits, teach traditional native
parenting skills, nutrition, referrals to speech therapy, dental and eye care.
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Reconnection Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Reconnection Worker
7472 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook, BC
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Service Provided: Gatherings for children in care, facilitating reunification, linking
families with communities and Bands, organizing visits to cultural events and organizing
visits between children and extended family.
Sacred Family Circle Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family
Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Families Services Society Staff
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
Fax: 250-489-4585
Service Provided: Gatherings for children in care, facilitating reunification, linking
families with communities and Bands, organizing visits to cultural events and organizing
visits between children and extended family.
Urban Governance: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Diane Whitehead
7468 Mission Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2464 ext. 3106
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
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Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-2438
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Population Served: Community meetings to discuss services for marginalized
populations.
Referral Process: No referral, meetings are open to the community.
Service Provided: Monthly meeting third Thursday of the month from 9:00am to
12:00noon.
Urban Office: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Families Services Staff
Chief Joseph Centre
1007 Baker Street
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A6
Phone:
Website:
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
www.ktunaxa.org
Fax: 250-489-4585
Referral Process: Self referral, community and Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family
Services Society.
Service Provided: Urban office location providing all services previously listed for
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society.
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Addiction Resources
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Support Groups
Contact:
Address:
Contacts for local meetings varies
Meeting locations vary
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Phone number for local meetings varies
No email
AA
General Site
For meeting locations, days and times contact:
Contact:
Address:
East Kootenay Addiction Services Society (EKASS) Staff
#202-1617 Baker Street Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1B4
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Website:
Schedule of local meetings
http://www.ekass.com/resources#SelfHelpGroupScheduleCranbrookKimb
erley
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: All people with alcohol addiction issues wanting to attend Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings.
Service Provided: Closed and open group support meetings following a 12 step
program. Program times and places vary.
Cranbrook Home Detox Program: East Kootenay Addiction Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
EKASS Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Cranbrook BC
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population served: Adults, seniors, youth with addiction issues.
Service Provided: Assist the individual with withdrawal from alcohol and/or other
addictive substances in their own home.
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Drug Awareness Related Education (D.A.R.E)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
D.A.R.E. Officer (local RCMP officer)
RCMP Office
31, 11th Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC
250-417-4231
No email
http://www.dare.org/category/international/canada/
V1C 2N9
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Children and youth attending school.
Referral Process: Self referral; school referral.
Service Provided: Program is offered in local elementary schools and provides
information on alternatives to substance abuse.
East Kootenay Addiction Services Society (EKASS)
Contact:
Address:
Dean Nicholson
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Cranbrook BC
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: Adults, seniors, youth with addiction issues.
Service Provided: Assist individuals with sobriety, methadone maintenance program,
Teen Empowerment and Mastery Program (T.E.A.M.), counselling for youth and adults,
and information on drug and alcohol treatment programs.
Harm Reduction Group: East Kootenay Addiction Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
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Deb Summers-Sims, Coordinator (EKASS)
East Kootenay Addiction Services Society
Cranbrook BC
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
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Contact:
Address:
Kelly Ferguson (ANKORS), HEP C Coordinator
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3383
[email protected]
www.ankors.bc.ca
V1C 5A8
Fax: 250-426-3221
Population Served: Adult men and women.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor or counsellor referral.
Service Provided: Harm reduction support group, drop in participation, advocacy,
referrals to outside agencies/supports and education to end opiate use.
**NEW ADDRESS EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2014 for Kelly Ferguson, Hep C
Coordinator:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5S8
Phone:
Remains the same as noted above
Cranbrook Health Unit: Interior Health Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Cranbrook Health Unit Staff
Cranbrook Health Unit, Interior Health
20, 23rd Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
Toll Free: 1-888-426-7566
No email
IHA Mental Health/Addictions
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Any individual requiring information about addictions.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor or nurse referral.
Service Provided: Information and referrals to addiction resources.
Methadone Maintenance Program: East Kootenay Addiction Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Deb Summers-Sims, Coordinator
Cranbrook BC
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: Individuals with opiate dependency.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor or counsellor referral.
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Service Provided: Counselling, advocacy, referrals to outside agencies/supports and
education to end opiate use.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Support Groups
Contact:
Address:
Contacts for local meetings varies
Meeting locations vary
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Phone numbers for local meetings varies
No email
http://www.na.org provincial site
For meeting locations, days and times contact:
Contact:
Address:
East Kootenay Addiction Services Society (EKASS) Staff
#202-1617 Baker Street Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1B4
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Website:
Schedule of local meetings
http://www.ekass.com/resources#SelfHelpGroupScheduleCranbrookKimb
erley
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: All people with drug addiction issues wanting to attend Narcotics
Anonymous meetings.
Service Provided: Closed and open group support meetings following a 12 step
program. Program times and places vary.
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Overeaters Anonymous Volunteer
Cranbrook United Church
2, 12th Street South
Cranbrook, BC
No phone number
[email protected]
http://www.oa.org/
V1C 2R7
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Anyone with compulsive or overeating concerns.
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Service Provided: Program of recovery from compulsive eating following the 12 Steps
and the 12 Principles of Overeaters Anonymous.
Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.TY.)
Program
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Program Coordinator
East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y Program
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2M9
250-426-8211
Fax: No fax
[email protected]
http://partyprogram.com/Default.aspx?cid=4&lang=1
Population Served: Youth.
Referral Process: Self referral; program is usually arranged through school.
Service Provided: Education and information relating to brain injuries and substance
misuse.
Ponderosa House
Contact:
Address:
Ponderosa House Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5064
No email
http://www.interiorhealth.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1K4
Population Served: Individuals with mental health or addiction issues needing the
support of a staffed resource.
Referral Process: Self referral; hospital, nurse or doctor referral.
Service Provided: Mental health and addictions short term accommodation with full time
supportive staff.
Problem Gambling Help Line
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
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Problem Gambling Helpline Staff
Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
Box 9311
Station Provincial Government Victoria, BC
Toll Free: 1-888-785-6111
No email
V8W 9N1
Fax: No fax
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Website:
www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca
Population Served: Any individual over the age of 18 with gambling questions/concerns.
Referral Process: Self referral; community agency referral.
Service provided: One-to-one phone counselling by appointment, information and
referrals to local support agencies. Call goes to an operator who does a referral to a
counsellor who will then contact the caller.
Teen Empowerment and Mastery Program (T.E.A.M.): East Kootenay
Addiction Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: Youth aged 15 to 18 who want to make change in their life.
Referral Process: Self referral; school or community agency referral.
Service Provided: A five day/overnight treatment program which includes intense
personal/emotional work to deal with life challenges and change.
Top of the World Ranch
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Top of the World Staff
8350 Holmes Road
PO Box 29
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-6306
Toll Free: 1-888-996-6306
[email protected]
www.topoftheworldranch.com
Fort Steele, BC
Fort Steele, BC
VOB 1N0
Fax: 250-426-6377
Population Served: Anyone with alcohol or drug addictions requiring detoxification
and/or treatment.
Service provided: Four detox rooms with private bathrooms and access to supports and
counselling. There is also a 28 day treatment program with rehabilitative services, family
support and 24 hour staff.
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Wings as Eagles Ministry - Christian Based Treatment Centre
Contact:
Address:
Pastor Ron Short
3331, 21st Street North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-0144
Cell: 250-426-9730
[email protected]
http://www.wingsaseaglesministry.com/home.php
Cranbrook BC
V1C 6E5
Fax: 250-489-0144
(same as phone)
Population Served: Adult males requiring a safe short term treatment program for all
addictions.
Service Provided: 90 day treatment program for individuals on the path to recovery.
Women’s Day Treatment Program: East Kootenay Addiction Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Women’s Day Treatment Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Cranbrook BC
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: Women who are unable to leave their community to attend
treatment and who identify that alcohol and/or drug misuse is a problem.
Service Provided: Program runs Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm for three
consecutive weeks. The program is held at different times throughout the year.
Women’s Support Groups: East Kootenay Addiction Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Deb Summers-Sims
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4344
[email protected]
www.ekass.com
Cranbrook BC
Toll Free: 1-877-489-4344
V1C 1B4
Fax: 250-489-1020
Population Served: Women in recovery.
Service Provided: Women for sobriety open meeting Tuesday 12:00noon.
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Children & Youth Resources
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Adoption: Ministry of Children and Family Development
Contact:
Address:
Adoption Social Worker
#201-1212, 2nd Street North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
https://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-426-1441
Population Served: Families requiring information on adoption.
Service Provided: Services and supports for children, youth and families who have
experienced adoption as well as families who are interested in adoption.
Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC)
Contact:
Address:
Adoption Staff
#200-7342 Winston Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-320-7330
Toll Free: 1-866-900-7330
[email protected]
www.bcadoption.com
Burnaby, BC
V5G 2H1
Fax: 604-320-7350
Population Served: Adoptive families in British Columbia.
Service Provided: Resources, access to books and other material related to adoption,
support groups, buddy parents and adoption magazine.
AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society (ANKORS)
Address:
46,17th Avenue South
Phone:
Website:
250-426-3383 Ext. 101
Toll Free: 1-800-421-2437 Fax: 250-426-3221
www.ankors.bc.ca/east.php or www.ankors.bc.ca
Contact:
Email:
Polly Sutherland, Education and Prevention
[email protected]
Contact:
Email:
Gary Dalton, Care Team
gary@ankors
Contact:
Kelly Ferguson, Hepatitis C Prevention & Community Development
Coordinator
[email protected]
Email:
April 2014
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5A8
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Population Served: Youth, adults, seniors.
Service Provided: Education, information, resources, support and educational
workshops with respect to gender identity, sexual health and orientation, HIV/AIDS,
Hepatitis C, party safe, condom distribution, sexually transmitted infections and needle
exchange and harm reduction supplies.
Drop-in Services: Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00pm
Needle Exchange: Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00pm
**NEW ADDRESS EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2014:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Audiology/Hearing Program: Interior Health Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Karen Verbeurgt, Audiologist
Interior Health Authority
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
None
Audiology - Interior Health
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Children and youth age birth to 18 years.
Referral Process: Parent referral; doctor, nurse, infant development consultant, child
development consultant and teacher referral.
Service Provided: Hearing health promotion, identification, assessment and
rehabilitation of children with hearing disorders. BC Early Hearing Program (BCEHP)
which is a hearing screening completed shortly after birth to assist in the identification of
individuals with hearing impairments as soon as possible.
Autism Resource Library
Contact:
Address:
Supported Child Development Worker
East Kootenay Supported Child Development Regional Office
20-A, 12th Avenue North
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4043
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
[email protected]
www.ccscranbrook.ca
Fax: 250-426-4003
Population Served: Parents, caregivers, paraprofessionals, and professionals living or
working with children with autism.
Referral Process: Self referral; Community agency referral.
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Service Provided: Resource library with books, DVDs, toys, games, therapeutic
equipment, curriculum and training materials. Membership is free.
Autism Society of British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Autism Society of British Columbia Staff
#303-3701 East Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-434-0880
[email protected]
www.autismbc.ca
Toll Free: 1-888-437-0880
V5C 2H6
Fax: 604-434-0801
Population Served: Individuals, families and agencies requiring information about
autism.
Service Provided: Information, referral, self-help, advocacy for parents and
professionals.
Axis Family Resources Limited
Contact:
Address:
Branch Manager
#201-125, 10th Avenue South
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4074
[email protected]
http://axis.bc.ca/contact-us/ or http://www.axis.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-4042
Population Served: Children, youth and families requiring community based support.
Referral Process: Self referral (some services); most referrals come from Ministry of
Children & Family Development.
Service Provided: Addiction services, behavioural support services, specialized family
support, family and individual counselling, foster parent support, children and women's
support programs, youth support, specialized resource programs for children in care,
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) key worker, parent support services and
Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP).
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Bellies to Babies
Contact:
Address:
Pat Chisholm
Cranbrook Family Connections Building (beside the skateboard park)
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Cell/Text:
Email:
Website:
250-489-5011
Toll Free: 1-855-589-5011
Fax: 250-489-5905
250-427-8772
[email protected]
http://pop.ccscranbrook.ca or http://pop.ccscranbrook.ca/nobodys-perfect/
or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 4:00pm
Open:
Population Served: Pregnant women, their partners and new parents.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner referral.
Service Provided: Support through pregnancy and birth up to the babies first year, Baby
and Me drop in program Tuesday 10:00am to 1:00pm, Pre-natal program for pregnant
women and a partner/friend Thursday 11:30am to 2:00pm.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Contact:
Dana Osiowy, Executive Director
Carly Eldred or Sally Masters, Mentoring Coordinators
Address:
Mailing:
Cranbrook Access Centre
#250-100 Cranbrook Street North Cranbrook, BC
Box 207
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-3111
Toll Free: 1-855-489-3111
Fax: 250-489-4216
[email protected]
http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/cranbrook/en/Home/
V1C 4H7
Population Served: Children ages 6-16 and adult volunteers (19+ yrs).
Referral Process: Self referral with parental support; school or community referral.
Service Provided: Adult volunteers are matched with children who need a mentor and
friend; Teen mentoring program where high school students are matched with
elementary school students; In school mentorship program where adult mentors meet
with an elementary school student for an hour a week at the child’s school; Go Girls
program for girls age 6 to 14 focusing on health, physical activity and positive selfesteem; Couples for Kids program where an adult couple is matched with a child or teen
and spend time together in the community; Family mentoring program where an
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immigrant family is matched with a local Cranbrook family to receive support learning
about the city of Cranbrook.
British Columbia Federation of Foster Parents Association (BCFFPA)
Contact:
Address:
British Columbia Federation of Foster Parents Association Staff
#207-22561 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3K1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-466-7487
Toll Free: 1-800-663-9999
No email
http://bcfosterparents.ca/category/news/
Fax: 604-466-7490
Population Served: Children and youth in foster care and foster families.
Service Provided: Information, support, programs and training for foster families.
British Columbia Healthy Connections Project: Interior Health
Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Barb Lockhart, Nurse
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5V1
250-420-2214
Fax: 250-420-2295
[email protected]
http://www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/bc-healthy-connections-project
Population Served: First time moms from age 16 to 25 years.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or nurse referral.
Service Provided: Support program for first time moms from early pregnancy to when
the child turns 2 years of age.
Canadian Mental Health Association – Kootenay Branch
Contact:
Address:
Program Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
Fax: 250-426-2134
[email protected]
www.kootenays.cmha.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Population Served: Children, youth and families.
Referral Process: Self referral; school or community referral.
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Service Provided: Education, awareness, emotional support for children, youth and their
families. Services are both individual and group.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Stu Deeks
Cranbrook KidSport Fund
c/o 2943 Edgewood Drive
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 6C9
250-489-2346
[email protected]
http://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/en/
Population Served: Children age 4 to 18 who require individual financial support to
participate in sports activities.
Referral Process: Self referral application signed by an adjudicator (professional in the
community familiar with the child/youth and the family financial situation). Applications
can be found at Western Financial Place.
Service Provided: Financial grants with an annual financial cap so that children and
youth can participate in recognized sports or activities. Maximum support is for one
activity per child, per calendar year.
CBK Youth
Contact:
Dana Osiowy, Executive Director
Carly Eldred or Sally Masters, Mentoring Coordinators
Address:
Mailing:
Cranbrook Access Centre
Box 207
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4H7
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-3111
Toll Free: 1-855-489-3111
Fax: 250-489-4216
[email protected]
http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/cranbrook/en/Home/
Population Served: Youth 12-19.
Service Provided: Youth directed initiative to create a more youth friendly Cranbrook
through activities and community initiatives.
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Child Protection, Guardianship and Kinship Care: Ktunaxa Kinbasket
Contact:
Address:
Social, Kinship, Guardian or Family Support Worker
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
None provided
www.ktunaxa.org
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Referral Process: Self referral; through child protection reports/assessments and
referrals; other community referral (request for services).
Service Provided: Cultural services and connections for Aboriginal, Métis, and Inuit
children and families.
Child Protection, Guardianship and Resources: Ministry of Children
and Family Development
Contact:
Address:
Child Protection, Guardianship or Resource Social Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/child_protection/ or
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster/
Fax: 250-426-1441
Population Served: Children, youth and families involved with child protection social
workers and foster care.
Referral Process: Social worker child removal or referral; youth or caregiver/parent self
referral.
Service Provided: Protection, safety and support of children and youth in foster care, on
independent living or on a youth agreement. Support to parents, guardians or foster
parents caring for children and youth in care.
Children First Program - East Kootenay Region
Contact:
Address:
Patricia Whalen
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-2542
Cell: 250-919-5769
[email protected]
www.ekkids.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
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Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Fax: 250-426-0543
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Population Served: Early childhood development community.
Referral Process: No referral process this is a community initiative.
Service Provided: Community support to identify and develop an integrated and
comprehensive model of Early Childhood Development to support all children ages birth
to 6 years and their families.
Children’s Help Line - British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Helpline Social Worker
No address provided
Phone:
Email:
Website:
310-1234 (no area code required)
No email
http://www.safekidsbc.ca/helpline.htm or
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/getting_help/help.htm
Population Served: Any child under the age of 19 years who is being abused or who is
at risk for being abused; parents/caregivers who are afraid they might hurt their child;
community members who know a family where a child is being abused.
Service Provided: A social worker is on the other end of the phone line and is willing to
listen and take action to stop the abuse of the child calling in or the parent/community
member who is calling to report abuse.
Children Who Witness Abuse: Canadian Mental Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Program Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-7477
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Children age 3 to 18 years, parents/caregivers.
Service Provided: Psycho-educational program for children who have been exposed to
domestic violence or family conflict. The program provides education, awareness and
emotional support on an individual or group basis to children, youth and their
parents/caregivers.
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Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH): Ministry of Children and
Family Development
Contact:
Address:
Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/mental_health/
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-426-1441
Population Served: Children, youth and their families.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, school or doctor referral.
Service Provided: Mental health assessment, planning, individual and group therapy for
children and youth under the age of 19 years. Parenting groups and school programs.
Intake Clinics: are on a first come, first serve basis.
Monday 9:30-12:00noon; Tuesday 9:30am-12:00noon; Thursday 10:30-11:30am
Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN): Ministry of Children
Contact:
Address:
Children and Youth with Special Needs Social Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/index.htm
Fax: 250-426-1441
Population Served: Children and youth with special needs under the age of 19 years
and their families.
Referral Process: Self or parent referral; community, school or doctor referral.
Service Provided: Services and supports for children and youth who have a disability
and referrals to outside agencies or services.
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL)
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Katherine Hough, Community Literacy Coordinator
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2896
Cell: 250-421-9383
[email protected]
http://www.cbal.org/
V1C 5R7
Fax: 250-417-2672
Population Served: Children, youth, adults, families and seniors.
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Service Provided: Literacy related activities, programs and learning opportunities for
individuals and families. Books for Babies, Family Fun Night, Family Science Night,
StrongStart Learning Centres, Parents as Learning Supporters (PALS) and Youth
Writing Group.
Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)
Contact:
Address:
Niki Sinhart
c/o Cranbrook Family Connections (beside the skateboard park)
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(250) 421-8096
[email protected]
http://capc.ccscranbrook.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Cranbrook children age birth to 6 years and their families
Service Provided: CAPC offers a variety of free play groups for families with children
from birth to 6 years of age.
Walk & Play: Monday Walk: 10:00-11:00am meet inside Western Financial Place; Play:
11:00am-12:00pm at Cranbrook Family Connections.
Baby and Me: Tuesday 10:00am-12:00noon with songs and rhymes from 10:3011:00am, Cranbrook Family Connections 46, 17th Avenue South.
Wiggle, Giggle and Grow: Wednesday 10:00am-12:00pm, Cranbrook Family
Connections 46, 17th Avenue South
Tumble Time: Thursday 9:30-11:00am, St. Mary’s School 1701, 5th Street South.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Community Connections Society of Southeast British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Gwen Noble, Executive Director
Administrative Office
Cranbrook, BC
250-426-2976
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
[email protected]
www.ccscranbrook.ca
V1C 2N2
Fax: 250-426-2978
Population Served: Families and individuals requiring support and services.
Referral Process: Self referral; community referral.
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Service Provided: Offers programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors and
families from pregnancy outreach and preschool/daycare programs. Provide support,
referrals and advocacy.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club
Contact:
Address:
Lori McNeill, Executive Director
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3830
[email protected]
www.bgccan.com
Cranbrook BC
V1C 3L2
Fax: 250-426-3036
Population Served: Children and youth requiring supports and services.
Referral Process: Parent, caregiver or community referral.
Service Provided: Safe and supportive programs for children, youth and families so that
they can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships
and develop confidence and skills for life.
Crisis Centre – 24/7 Distress Phone Services
Contact:
Address:
Centre Staff
Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
763 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V5T 1X8
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-872-1811 (Administrative Office)
1-800-784-2433 Toll Free
[email protected]
Crisis Centre Distress Line
Fax: 604-879-6216
Population Served: Youth, adults and seniors requiring emotional support.
Service Provided: The Distress Phone Services provide confidential, non-judgmental,
free emotional support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for people experiencing feelings
of distress or despair. Support is offered by phone or by live online chat.
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Dental Health Program, Public Health: Interior Health Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Dental Hygienist or Dental Assistant
Cranbrook Health Unit, Interior Health
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2231
or
None
www.interiorhealth.ca
V1C 5V1
250-420-2232
Population Served: Children aged birth to 6 years old.
Referral Process: Self-Referral, nursing or other professional.
Service Provided: Dental Screening, referral for treatment and assistance with
accessing funding for dental treatment for children in urgent need. Services include risk
assessments for dental decay, fluoride varnish clinics, and school surveys,
presentations targeting high-risk groups and vulnerable populations and
preschool/daycare kits.
Drug Awareness Related Education (D.A.R.E)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
D.A.R.E. Officer (local RCMP officer)
RCMP Office
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N9
250-417-4231
No email
http://www.dare.org/category/international/canada/
Population Served: Children and youth attending school.
Referral Process: Self referral; School referral.
Service Provided: Program is offered in local elementary schools and provides
information on alternatives to substance abuse.
East Kootenay Behaviour Intervention Program (EKBIP)
Contact:
Address:
Janice Reid
16,12th Avenue North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3344
[email protected]
http://bip.ccscranbrook.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Population Served: Children 0 - 18 and their families.
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Service Provided: Early intensive behaviour intervention for young children with autism,
individually designed education programs for children with developmental delays and
disabilities, behaviour consulting, academic and social skills tutoring, community
support, caregiver training, resource library.
East Kootenay Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR)
Contact:
Address:
CCRR Coordinator or Consultants
20-B, 12th Avenue North Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5677
Toll Free: 1-800-661-2445
Fax: None Listed
[email protected]
http://ccrr.ccscranbrook.ca/ or www.ccscranbrook.ca or
V1C 3V7
www.childcarechoices.ca
Facebook:
East Kootenay CCRR
Population Served: Child care providers, families, children, and community partners.
Service Provided: Child care information, referrals and support for child care providers,
families and community partners, toy/resource lending library, craft store, workshops,
training, newsletters, consultations and child care subsidy information/resources.
East Kootenay Friends of Children
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Pat Chisholm
Kootenay Child Development Centre
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-420-1759
Toll Free: 1-866-564-2217
Fax: 250-426-0543
[email protected]
http://friendsofchildren.ca/east-kootenay-supporters/ or
http://friendsofchildren.ca/helping-families/
Population Served: Families with children in extraordinary medical need.
Service Provided: Assist with financial support for travel, meals and accommodation
involving children’s medical needs, provide resource information and emotional support
and coordinate support through links with other organizations.
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East Kootenay Infant Development Program (EKIDP)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Infant Development Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-426-2543
Toll Free: 1-877-999-2543
Fax: 250-426-0543
[email protected]
http://ekidp.ccscranbrook.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 3 years who have a diagnosed
disability, are experiencing developmental delay or who are at risk of a developmental
delay.
Referral Process: Self referral; community agency, doctor or health nurse referral.
Service Provided: Information, resources, developmental monitoring, home visits to
encourage progress, develop new activities and support parents.
East Kootenay Supported Child Development Program (EKSCD)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-426-4043
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
Fax: 250-426-4003
[email protected]
http://ekscd.ccscranbrook.ca/ or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 12 years who attend a licensed
child care program and require extra support because they have a developmental delay
or disability.
Referral Process: Self referral; with parental/guardian permission referrals can also be
done by a family member, child care provider or a community agency.
Service Provided: Support and guidance to caregiver and child care program staff,
specialized resources, direct support to the child at the child care program.
East Kootenay Youth Probation: Ministry of Children and Family
Development
Contact:
Address:
Team Leader, Bail Supervisor or Youth Probation Officer
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Website:
250-426-1514
Toll Free: 1-800-661-6131
Fax: 250-426-1441
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/youth_justice/community.htm
Population Served: Youth involved in the criminal justice system aged 12 to 20 years.
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Referral Process: RCMP, Justice of the Peace or Court Ordered.
Service Provided: Supervision of youth on an undertaking or bail, on extrajudicial
sanctions, on probation or other orders/sentences as well as supervision of individuals
in a youth or adult custody centre.
Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents (FAFP)
Contact:
Address:
Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents Staff
3455 Kaslo Street
Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-291-7091
Toll Free: 1-866-291-7091
[email protected]
http://www.fafp.ca/
V3M 3H4
Fax: 604-291-7098
Population Served: Children and youth in foster care and foster families.
Service Provided: Information, support, programs and training for foster families.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Key Worker and Parent
Support
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Key Worker/Parent Support
Cranbrook, BC
250-489-4074
[email protected]
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-4042
Population Served: Children, youth and families requiring support and information about
FASD.
Referral Process: Self referral
Service Provided: Parent groups, individual/family support and advocacy.
Hope Air
Contact:
Address:
Hope Air Staff
#207-124 Merton Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-877-346-4673 (Toll Free)
[email protected]
www.hopeair.org
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Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2Z2
Fax: 416-222-6930
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Population Served: Low income Canadians.
Referral Process: Self referral online or by phone.
Service Provided: Free flights for individuals and families who are in financial need to
travel to healthcare not accessible in their local area.
Ideal Family
Contact:
Address:
François Amigues
P.O. Box 280, 7770, Jaffray Baynes Lake Road, Jaffray, BC V0B 1T0
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-429-3332
[email protected]
www.idealsociety.ca/wellness
Population Served: East Kootenay
Service Provided: 2nd Saturday of the month: meetings for pregnant couples or
families. Workshops enhancing optimal pregnancy, birth, postpartum and family life
through activities around health, arts and nature.
In Your Grasp – Adoption and Foster Care Database Resource
Contact:
Address:
British Columbia Federation of Foster Parents Association (BCFFPA)
#207-22561 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3K1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-466-7487
Toll Free: 1-800-663-9999
No email
http://bcfosterparents.ca/category/news/
Contact:
Address:
Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC)
#200-7342 Winston Street
Burnaby, BC
V5A 2H1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-320-7330
Toll Free: 1-866-900-7330
[email protected]
https://www.bcadoption.com/
Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents (FAFP)
Address:
3455 Kaslo Street
Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
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604-291-7091
Toll Free: 1-866-291-7091
[email protected]
http://www.fafp.ca/
Fax: 604-466-7490
V3M 3H4
Fax: 604-291-7098
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Population Served: Parents/Caregivers requiring supports and services.
Service Provided: Database of local services and information compiled by Federation of
Foster Parents, Adoptive Families Association of BC and the Federation of Aboriginal
Foster Parents.
Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network (IHCAN)
Contact:
Address:
IHCAN Staff
#309-1664 Richter Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Contact:
Address:
250-763-4122
Fax: 250-712-0732
No email
http://clbc.cioc.ca/record/CLB2703
Susie Mayson, IHCAN Cranbrook Assessment Coordinator
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2534
[email protected]
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 8N3
Fax: 250-417-2531
Population Served: Children and youth 19 years and under.
Referral Process: Pediatrician or child psychiatrist referral.
Service Provided: Multi-disciplinary assessment and diagnostic clinic for children or youth who
are suspected of having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) or other Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions referred to as a complex
child/youth (CCY).
Kids Help Phone - British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
British Columbia Kids Help Phone Staff
#1100-1200 West 73rd Avenue Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-267-7057
Toll Free: 1-877-267-7057
[email protected]
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/en/choose/bc/
V6P 6G5
Fax: 604-267-7058
Population Served: Children and youth age 5 to 20 years.
Service Provided: Counsellor available to answer questions and provide support to
children and youth who call the Help Phone 24/7. The counsellor can provide referral
contact information to local agencies. Website provides additional supports and
information to children, youth and their families.
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Kids Help Phone - Canada
Contact:
Address:
Kids Help Phone Counsellor
#300-439 University Avenue
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-800-668-6868 (Toll Free for Children and Youth)
[email protected]
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/en/about-us/
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Fax: 416-586-0651
KidSport
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Stu Deeks
Cranbrook KidSport Fund
c/o 2943 Edgewood Drive
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 6C9
250-489-2346
[email protected]
http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/index.php
Population Served: Children age 6 to 18 who require individual financial support to
participate in sports activities.
Referral Process: Self referral application signed by an adjudicator (professional in the
community familiar with the child/youth and the family financial situation).
Service Provided: Financial grants with an annual cap per year, per child so that
children and youth can participate in recognized sports led by a qualified coach. The
KidSport calendar year runs September 1st through August 31st.
Applications can be found at Western Financial Place or through the following link:
http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/chapters/bc/2013_applications/2013ks_cranbrook_application.pdf
Contact:
Address:
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Phone:
Email:
Website:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-426-7707
[email protected]
www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 18 years.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor or community.
Service Provided: Support and services to families and children who attend programs at
the Kootenay Child Development Centre.
Kootenay East Youth Program (KEY): WJS Canada - Provincial
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
Not Listed
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3387
[email protected]
http://wjscanada.com
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: 250-426-3079
Population Served: Young offenders age 13 to 18 in British Columbia.
Referral Process: MCFD, youth probation officers throughout British Columbia can refer.
Service Provided: KEY is a 24 hour staffed, Full Time Attendance Program for youth
whose serious or repeated criminal behaviour shows a need for greater control and
supervision. The program is filled with a variety of activities which encourage positive
self-esteem and acceptable social behaviour with focuses on Cognitive Thinking Skills,
Anger Management, Life Skills and Physical Fitness.
Legal Rights for Youth – Justice Education Society
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Justice Education Staff
Justice Education Society - Head Office
#260-800 Hornby St.
Vancouver, BC
604-660-9870
info(@)JusticeEducation.ca
www.legalrightsforyouth.ca/
V6Z 2C5
Fax: 604-775-3476
Population Served: Youth researching their legal rights.
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Service Provided: Website that provides legal information for youth on work, driving,
medical rights, online safety, abuse and sexual assault, crime, consumer rights and
debt and starting a business.
Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program
Contact:
Address
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Bellies to Babies program staff
46 17th Ave. S, Cranbrook, BC VC 5A8
250-489-5011 Fax: 250-489-5905
[email protected]
www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population served: Families with children birth to 5 years of age and experiencing
parenting challenges
Referral Process: self-referral or through other community agencies
Service Provided: Facilitated Parenting program held for 2 hours/week & 6-8 weeks in
duration. 2 sessions/year. Parents get support by discuss real life parenting with other
parents wanting to grow in their parenting capacity. Parents decide the topics to be
discussed and also receive information & support from trained group leaders.
It's free! Child minding & meals provided. Transportation assistance is available
Over The Rainbow Family Services - Birthing, Breastfeeding &
Bonding
Contact:
Address:
Daleen Bybee
41 Wallinger Ave
Kimberley BC
V1A1Y6
Phone:
250-426-0299
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.overtherainbowfamily.com
Population Served: East Kootenay families from pregnancy through childbirth and
beyond.
Service Provided: Lactation consultations, prenatal education, baby wearing education,
breastfeeding peer support groups (Cranbrook, Creston, Elkford, Fernie, Kimberley &
Sparwood).
Paq’mi Nuq’yuk – Aboriginal Early Years Services: Ktunaxa Kinbasket
Contact:
Address:
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Early Years Outreach Worker or Family Support Worker
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
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Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Chief Joseph Centre (Urban Office)
1007 Baker Street
Cranbrook, BC
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
None provided.
www.ktunaxa.org
V1C 1A6
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis children and their families.
Service Provided: Prenatal/Newborn information, home visits, teach traditional native
parenting skills, nutrition, referrals to speech therapy, dental and eye care.
Pediatricians
Contact:
Address:
Pediatrician Office Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-9008
[email protected]
No website
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Children birth to age 18 years.
Referral Process: Family doctor referral to the pediatrician.
Service Provided: Medical care of children and referrals to other resources such as child
psychiatry.
Poverty Reduction Initiative
Contact:
Address:
Darcy Victor, Family Consultant
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-421-1197
[email protected]
None
V1C 4T6
Population Served: Families on low income with children under the age of 19.
Referral Process: Self referral; with permission of family community referral.
Service Provided: Respectful and practical support working with each family to identify
strengths, needs and challenges. Connect the family with services and resources in the
community.
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Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.TY.)
Program
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Program Coordinator
East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y Program
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2M9
250-426-8211
Fax: No fax
[email protected]
http://partyprogram.com/Default.aspx?cid=4&lang=1
Population Served: Youth.
Referral Process: Self referral; program is usually arranged through school.
Service Provided: Education and information relating to brain injuries and substance
misuse.
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia (PGT)
Contact:
Address:
Public Guardian and Trustee Staff
#700-808 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-660-4444
[email protected]
http://www.trustee.bc.ca
V6C 3L3
Fax: 604-660-0374
Population Served: Children and youth who have no parents or guardians.
Referral Process: The province of British Columbia takes over protection of children and
youth interests when there is no one else to care for them and their financial, legal or
personal interests (parents are deceased or can no longer care for their children).
Service Provided: Protect the legal, financial and personal interests of children and
youth under the age of 19.
Second Chance Youth Program (SCYP): WJS Canada
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-421-0608
or
250-426-3387
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Young offenders age 13 to 18 in the East Kootenay.
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Referral Process: MCFD youth probation officers.
Service Provided: This is a Case Aid Program designed to provide supplementary
supervision and case management of young offenders. A youth worker may monitor
probation conditions, provide supervision of community work, provide life skills training,
substance abuse awareness, employment readiness, supportive relationship building
and any other components deemed to reduce the probability of future offending
behaviour.
Stepping Out Program: WJS Canada
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4339
Cell: 250-919-5985
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Youth age 13 to 18 requiring life skills.
Referral Process: MCFD, Children and Youth with Special Needs social worker.
Service Provided: Life skills program focusing on positive social interactions through fun
and engaging life skills activities, games and events.
StrongStart British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
StrongStart Coordinator
Amy Woodland Elementary School
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1L6
250-426-7258
No email
Population Served: Preschool children and their families.
Service Provided: Drop in pre-literacy learning program to assist children when they
enter kindergarten. Amy Woodland Elementary School: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:45-11:45am
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
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Steeples Elementary School
250-426-3352
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5P6
Fax: No fax
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Email:
Website:
No email
enter kindergarten. Steeples Elementary School: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9:00am-12:00noon; Wednesday 4:30-7:30pm includes a light dinner 5:00-6:00pm.
Success by Six
Contact:
Address:
Keri Rinehart
c/o Cranbrook Family Connections Building (beside the skateboard park)
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Email:
250-427-5663
[email protected]
www.successby6bc.ca/
Website:
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Early Childhood Development committee, children aged birth to 6
years and their families.
Service Provided: Supports the Early Years Committee to build capacity within the
community to facilitate and promote healthy development for children ages 0-6.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Summit Community Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Manager
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-3114
[email protected]
http://summitfamily.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-3151
Population Serviced: Women, children and men who have experienced sexual assault,
violence in relationships and/or childhood abuse.
Service Provided: Provide counselling and support as well as referrals to other services
as necessary. Community and police based victim services and women’s support
services.
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VIP Program (School Based Children Who Witness Abuse): Canadian
Mental Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Program Staff
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-426-7477
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Children age 3 to 18 years, parents/caregivers.
Service Provided: Psycho-educational program for children who have been exposed to
domestic violence or family conflict. The program provides education, awareness and
emotional support on an individual or group basis to children, youth and their
parents/caregivers.
Youth Outreach and Family Support: Canadian Mental Health
Association
Contact:
Address:
Youth Outreach Worker
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-426-7477
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Youth age 12 to 18.
Service Provided: Outreach workers support youth with budgeting, future planning,
conflict resolution, and how to communicate with friends. The support worker will meet
with the youth weekly for four to six months.
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Collaborative Tables, Foundations,
and United Way
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Community Social Planning Society of Cranbrook and Area
Contact:
Address:
Project Coordinator
c/o 930 Baker Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Facebook:
No phone
[email protected]
None
CranbrookSocialPlanning
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A5
Fax: no fax
Population Served: Monthly meetings held in Cranbrook and attended by community
partners and individuals working on social issues in Cranbrook.
Referral Process: Self referral; community agency or interested citizens of Cranbrook an
attend the meetings.
Service Provided: Work on community projects.
Cranbrook and District Community Foundation
Contact:
Address:
Riley Wilcox, Executive Director
#250-100 Cranbrook Street
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1119
[email protected]
Cranbrook and District Community Foundation
V1C 3P9
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Cranbrook and area
Referral Process: No referral required.
Service Provided: Builds Community endowments, provides grants to charities and
convenes community around common challenges and opportunities.
Cranbrook Early Years Committee
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Early Years Committee Coordinator
c/o Cranbrook Family Connections (beside the skateboard park)
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Email:
Website:
No phone
[email protected]
http://cranbrook.ekkids.ca/
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Cranbrook children age birth to 6 years and their families.
Service Provided: A group of community agencies and individuals who meet to promote
healthy early childhood development for families.
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Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Cranbrook Food Action Committee & the Cranbrook Public Produce
Garden
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Shannon Grey Duncan
Garden: Eric MacKinnon Park (18th St. & 6th Ave. N) Cranbrook, BC
250 427-7981
[email protected]
www.cranbrookfoodaction.com
Population Served: Everyone! Any time!
Referral Process: none
Service Provided: The Cranbrook Public Produce Garden is a community food-growing
garden open to everyone, at any time. It is owned by everyone that comes in the gates,
equally. Come and take part by helping to plan, weed, maintain, and harvest the fresh
produce. Workshops and work bees are held regularly, or just come on your own. The
Cranbrook Food Action Committee is dedicated to increasing local food security and is
involved in a variety of projects, including local food guides, workshops in the garden
and kitchen, and a community kitchen project. Current info can be found about the
garden and the committee at the Facebook page: Cranbrook Food Action Committee.
East Kootenay Division of Family Practice
Contact:
Address:
Patti Phillips
2978 Simpson Road
Phone:
250-426-7041
Email:
Website:
[email protected]
www.divisionsbc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 6T2
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Local physicians.
Referral Process: No referral; collaborative working group.
Service Provided: The East Kootenay Division of Family Practices represents family
physicians in the East Kootenay. Together, the members work to improve patient
access to local primary care, increase local physicians’ influence on health care delivery
and policy, and provide professional support for physicians. The Division gives local
physicians an opportunity to work collaboratively with the Interior Health Authority, the
GPSC, and the Ministry of Health to identify health care needs in the local community
and develop solutions to meet those needs.
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United Way of Cranbrook and Kimberley
Contact:
Address:
Donna Brady-Fields, Executive Director
930 Baker Street
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8833
[email protected]
www.ourunitedway.ca
V1C 1A5
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Cranbrook, Kimberley and surrounding area
Referral Process: No referral required.
Service Provided: Supports local charities through annual giving.
Urban Governance - Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Diane Whitehead
7468 Mission Road
Phone:
489-2438
Email:
Website:
250-489-2464 ext. 3106
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
Population Served: Community meetings to discuss services for marginalized
populations.
Referral Process: No referral, meetings are open to the community.
Service Provided: Monthly meeting third Thursday of the month from 9:00am to
12:00noon. Location of meeting changes so call or email for meeting location.
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Court & Justice Resources
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Aboriginal Court Worker
Contact:
Address:
Carmelle Laroche
1324, 2nd Street North (Corner of 14th Avenue and 2nd Street North)
Located at the Street Angels Office
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Toll Free :
E-mail:
Website:
1-877-811-1190 Extension 365
1-855-221-5732
[email protected]
www.nccabc.ca
or
778-375-3293
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal adults and youth involved in the court system throughout
the East Kootenay.
Service Provided: Provide support to aboriginal people in conflict with the law.
Cranbrook Community Corrections - Adult Probation
Contact:
Address:
Manager, Bail Supervisor or Probation Officer
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1210
Toll Free: 1-866-800-5522
No email
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/corrections/index.htm
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-426-1602
Population Served: Adults 18 and over involved in the criminal justice system.
Service Provided: Supervision of adults on alternative measures, on bail, on community
sentences, or in provincial custody centres.
Cranbrook Courthouse
Contact:
Address:
Court Clerk
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1234 (listen to the prompts)
No email
http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2P3
Fax: 250-426-1352
Population Served: Any individual involved in criminal, family or small claims Court
matters.
Referral Process: Summons, warrant for arrest, notice of the Courts or self application.
Service Provided: Provincial and Federal Court matters heard before a Justice of the
Peace or Judge including mediation. Law library is also available for those individuals
researching legal matters.
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Crown Counsel, Cranbrook Access Centre
Contact:
Address:
District Crown Counsel
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1525 Toll Free: 1-888-249-9111
Fax: 250-426-1524
No email
http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/prosecution-service/BC-prosecution/crowncounsel.htm
V1C 3P9
Population Served: Representation on behalf of the community.
Referral Process: No referral; prosecution of alleged offences/crime.
Service Provided: Prosecution of all offences and appeals under the Criminal Code of
Canada.
Dial - A - Law
Contact:
Address:
Automated system
No address
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-800-565-5297
No email
http://www.cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Dial-A-Law/Scripts
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Anyone requiring legal advice or wanting to know more about the
legal system in British Columbia.
Service Provided: Library of legal information that can be accessed 24/7 either by
phone or online.
East Kootenay Travelling Poverty Law Advocate Program
Contact:
Address:
Carin Morrish, Travelling Advocate
c/o Community Connections Society of Southeast British Columbia
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Phone:
Cell:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4293
Toll Free: 1-877-298-2211
Fax: 250-426-2984
250-417-7472
[email protected]
http://www.ekadvocate.com/ or http://www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Individuals requiring advocacy.
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Service Provided: Advocacy and support with tenant rights, dispute resolution, welfare
information, appeals and other legal information.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
East Kootenay Youth Probation
Contact:
Address:
Team Leader, Bail Supervisor or Youth Probation Officer
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514 Toll Free: 1-800-661-6131
Fax: 250-426-1441
No email
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/youth_justice/community.htm
Population Served: Youth involved in the criminal justice system aged 12 to 20 years.
Service Provided: Supervision of youth on an undertaking or bail, on extrajudicial
sanctions, on probation or other orders/sentences as well as supervision of individuals
in a youth or adult custody centre.
Family Justice
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Joanne Smith, Family Court Counsellor
Cranbrook Courthouse
Cranbrook BC
V1C 2P3
250-426-1660
Toll Free: 1-888-518-8822
Fax: 250-426-1690
604-660-2192
Toll Free: 1-888-216-2211 Family Justice Info. Line
No email
http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/family-justice/index.htm or
http://www.familieschange.ca Children’s website
Population Served: Families going through separation or divorce.
Service Provided: Focus is on the needs of children and youth when parents separate.
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Family Law in British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Family Law in BC website team
Legal Services Society
#400-510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 3A8
No phone contact
No email
http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/utility/about.php
Population Served: Anyone requiring legal information.
Referral Process: No referral; online self help site.
Service Provided: Legal online information pertaining to divorce, separation, adoption,
abuse and violence, common-law relationships, child support and spousal support.
Justice Advocacy: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services
Society
Contact:
Address:
Larry York, Justice Worker
7472 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(250) 489-4563
Toll Free: 1-888-489-4563
No email
www.ktunaxa.org
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit or Métis youth and adults in the East Kootenay.
Referral Process: Self referral; Court referral; Bail or Probation officer referral.
Service Provided: Supervise the Intensive Support and Supervision Program,
Community Service Work Program, Extrajudicial Measures, and other community
sentences of youth involved in the Criminal Justice system. Facilitate the Restorative
Justice Program, Supervise Community Service Work and Alternative Measures for
adults. Assist people with filling out legal documents and forms.
Kootenay East Youth Program (KEY): WJS Canada - Provincial
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
Not Listed
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3387
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: 250-426-3079
Population Served: Young offenders age 13 to 18 in British Columbia.
Referral Process: MCFD, youth probation officers throughout British Columbia can refer.
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Service Provided: KEY is a 24 hour staffed, Full Time Attendance Program for youth
whose serious or repeated criminal behaviour shows a need for greater control and
supervision. The program is filled with a variety of activities which encourage positive
self-esteem and acceptable social behaviour with focuses on cognitive thinking skills,
anger management, life skills and physical fitness.
Legal Aid
Contact:
Address:
Richard Strahl, Lawyer
5,12th Avenue South
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4066 Toll Free: 1-877-426-4066
No email
http://legalaid.bc.ca
LEGAL AID INTAKE HOURS:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A7
Fax:
250-426-4076
Monday and Wednesday (By phone or in person)
9:30am to 3:00pm
Population Served: Any individual who requires legal representation due to involvement
in the criminal justice system.
Referral Process: Self referral; legal aid application required.
Service Provided: Legal support for Court appearances.
Legal Rights for Youth – Justice Education Society
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Justice Education Staff
Justice Education Society - Head Office
#260-800 Hornby St.
Vancouver, BC
604-660-9870
info(@)JusticeEducation.ca
www.legalrightsforyouth.ca/
V6Z 2C5
Fax: 604-775-3476
Population Served: Youth researching their legal rights.
Service Provided: Website that provides legal information for youth on work, driving,
medical rights, online safety, abuse and sexual assault, crime, consumer rights and
debt and starting a business.
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Povnet - Provincial and National
Contact:
Address:
No direct contact person; Provincial and National online community.
No address, online community
Phone:
Email:
Website:
No direct phone number
See online form to send email
http://www.povnet.org
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Any individual or organization requiring information on poverty and
advocacy.
Referral Process: Self referral; online anti-poverty community.
Service Provided: Information on welfare, housing and homelessness, youth and
poverty, disability benefit information and other legal information, legislation and policy.
Online resource allows a search of local advocacy information and organizations.
Restorative Justice
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
Cranbrook & District Restorative Justice Society
c/o Cranbrook RCMP
Cranbrook BC
250-489-3471 Extension 4238
[email protected]
No website
V1C 2N9
Fax: 250-417-4211
Population Served: Individuals who are in conflict with the law (who are not before the
Courts) where both the victim and the alleged offender wish to participate in restorative
justice.
Referral Process: RCMP referral.
Service Provided: An alternative to the court system for alleged offenders where the
focus is on offender accountability, problem solving and creating an equal voice for both
the offender and the victim.
Second Chance Youth Program (SCYP): WJS Canada
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-421-0608
or
250-426-3387
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Young offenders age 12 to 20 in the East Kootenay.
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Referral Process: MCFD youth probation officers.
Service Provided: This is a Case Aid Program designed to provide supplementary
supervision and case management of young offenders. A youth worker may monitor
probation conditions, provide supervision of community work, provide life skills training,
substance abuse awareness, employment readiness, supportive relationship building
and any other components deemed to reduce the probability of future offending
behaviour.
Victim Information Line
Contact:
Address:
Victim Information Line Worker
No address
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Toll Free: 1-800-563-0808
No email
No website
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Victim with a civil restraining or protection order against someone.
Service Provided: Contact the Victim Information Line for information or if you feel your
life is at risk contact the police or the Victim Information Line
Victim Information Unit - Federal Offenders
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
National Parole Board/Correction Service Canada
Ministry of Attorney General
#305-32315 South Fraser Way Abbotsford, BC
Toll Free: 1-888-999-8828
No email
No website
V2T 1W6
Fax: 604-870-2498
Population Serviced: Victims of a crime where the adult offender received a jail
sentence of more than two years.
Service Provided: You may contact the National Parole Board/Correction Service
Canada for information on the offender.
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Victim Notification Unit - Provincial Offenders
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
BC Corrections Branch
Ministry of Attorney General
PO Box 9204, Station Provincial Government
Victoria, BC
Toll Free: 1-877-315-8822
No email
No website
V8W 9J1
Fax: 250-952-4497
Population Serviced: Victims of a crime where the adult offender received a jail
sentence of less than two years.
Referral Process: Self referral; must register for the automated notification system.
Service Provided: Automated system that will contact you at the telephone number you
have registered to receive updated information on the offender (name of jail, transfers,
escapes, return to custody, dates of parole hearings, unescorted temporary absences,
and release date at end of sentence). You may also call the automated notification
system 24/7 to access information on the offender. Information on the offender will not
be released if the offender is awaiting trial and has not been sentenced or if the offender
did not receive a jail sentence.
Victim Services - RCMP
Contact:
Address:
Victim Service Worker c/o RCMP
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-4225
No email
No website
V1C 2N9
Fax: 250-417-4211
Population Serviced: Direct service to victims and witnesses of crime.
Referral Process: RCMP referral; self referral.
Service Provided: Assistance and support to victims of crime or witnesses of crime.
Provide practical assistance, information, emotional support and referrals to other
services as needed 24/7 through RCMP contact.
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Disability Resources
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Access 2 Entertainment – National Program
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Access 2 Entertainment Staff
Access 2 Program
c/o Easter Seals Canada
#401-40 Holly Street
Toronto, ON
416-932-8382
Toll Free: 1-877-376-6362
[email protected]
www.access2card.ca/programinformation
M4S 3C3
Fax: 416-932-9844
Population Served: Individuals with disabilities who require a support person so that
they can attend movie theatres and attractions across Canada.
Referral Process: Self referral; application must be completed and a health care
provider must sign the application.
Service Provided: The person with a disability applies for an Access 2 Entertainment
card. Once approved the person with a disability pays full price for admission to movies
and local attractions and the support person goes for free.
Autism Resource Library
Contact:
Address:
East Kootenay Supported Child Development Regional Office
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4043
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
[email protected]
www.ccscranbrook.ca
Fax: 250-426-4003
Population Served: Parents, caregivers, paraprofessionals, and professionals living or
working with children with autism.
Service Provided: Resource library with books, DVDs, toys, games, therapeutic
equipment, curriculum and training materials. Membership is free.
Autism Society of British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Autism Society of British Columbia Staff
#303-3701 East Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-434-0880
[email protected]
www.autismbc.ca
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Toll Free: 1-888-437-0880
V5C 2H6
Fax: 604-434-0801
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Population Served: Individuals, families and agencies requiring information about
autism.
Service Provided: Information, referral, self help, advocacy for parents and
professionals.
Contact:
Address:
Branch Manager
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4074
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-4042
Service Provided: Addictions services, behavioural support services, specialized family
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) key worker, parent support services and
Blade Runner Shredding Service – Cranbrook Society for Community
Living (CSCL)
Contact:
Address:
Blade Runners Shredding Service Staff
c/o Cranbrook Society for Community Living
Cranbrook BC
Phone: 250-421-1537
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cranbrookscl.ca/bladerunner or www.cranbrookscl.ca
V1C 2W8
Population Served: Youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, family or social worker referral.
Service Provided: Social enterprise owned and operated by Cranbrook Society for
Community Living which provides a paper shredding service to local organizations and
businesses.
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British Columbia Paraplegic Association
Contact:
Address:
British Columbia Paraplegic Association Staff
780 SW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-324-3611
1-800-689-2477
[email protected]
http://sci-bc.ca
Toll Free: 1-877-324-3611
BC InfoLine
V6P 5Y7
Fax: 604-326-1229
Population Served: Anyone requiring information about mobility impairment.
Service Provided: Advocacy, peer support and information about mobility impairments.
Canadian Red Cross
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Red Cross Volunteer Staff
Baker Street Mall
Cranbrook, BC
250-426-5105
No email
Canadian Red Cross - Cranbrook
V1C 3L1
Fax: 250- 426-5116
Population Served: Anyone requiring medical equipment loans service.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor, nurse or hospital referral.
Service Provided: Medical equipment loans on a short term basis.
Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN): Ministry of Children
Contact:
Address:
Children and Youth with Special Needs Social Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/index.htm
Fax: 250-426-1441
Population Served: Children and youth with special needs under the age of 19 years
and their families.
Service Provided: Services and supports for children and youth who have a disability
and referrals to outside agencies or services.
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Community Living British Columbia (CLBC)
Contact:
Address:
Community Living British Columbia Staff
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1282
[email protected]
www.comunitylivingbc.ca
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-426-1559
Population Served: Youth, adults and seniors with disabilities and special needs.
Service Provided: Support and services for adults and seniors with disabilities and their
families or caregivers.
Cranbrook Society for Community Living (CSCL)
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Society for Community Living Staff
Cranbrook BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-7588
[email protected]
www.cranbrookscl.ca
V1C 2W8
Fax: 250-426-7990
Population Served: Youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
Service Provided: Provides integration of people with developmental disabilities.
Provides support and information to families, vocational services, advocacy support,
employment options, 24 hour staffed living for adults, social enterprise and employment.
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS)
Contact:
Address:
Susie Mayson
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2534
[email protected]
Contact:
Address:
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DMHS) Staff
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS) – Regional
Office
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 8N3
Phone:
250-763-4122
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Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-417-2531
Fax: 250-712-0732
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Email:
Website:
No email
Population Served: Youth 14 years of age and older with an IQ under 70 who have a
developmental disability and serious mental health disorder.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, family medical professional or social worker
referral; Community Living British Columbia referral.
Service Provided: Assessment, treatment, therapeutic interventions, consultations,
support and advocacy for those with a developmental disability and mental health
disorder.
East Kootenay Behaviour Intervention Program (EKBIP)
Contact:
Address:
Janice Reid
16,12th Avenue North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3344
[email protected]
http://bip.ccscranbrook.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Population Served: Children 0 - 18 and their families.
Service Provided: Early intensive behaviour intervention for young children with autism,
individually designed education programs for children with developmental delays and
disabilities, behaviour consulting, academic and social skills tutoring, community
support, caregiver training, resource library.
East Kootenay Infant Development Program (EKIDP)
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Infant Development Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-426-2543
Toll Free: 1-877-999-2543
Fax: 250-426-0543
[email protected]
http://ekidp.ccscranbrook.ca or www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 3 years who have a diagnosed
disability, are experiencing developmental delay or who are at risk of a developmental
delay.
Referral Process: Self referral; community agency, doctor or health nurse referral.
Service Provided: Information, resources, developmental monitoring, home visits to
encourage progress, develop new activities and support parents.
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East Kootenay Supported Child Development Program (EKSCD)
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4043
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
Fax: 250-426-4003
[email protected]
http://ekscd.ccscranbrook.ca/ or www.ccscranbrook.ca
V1C 3V7
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 12 years who attend a licensed
child care program and require extra support because they have a developmental delay
or disability.
Service Provided: Support and guidance to caregiver and child care program staff,
specialized resources, direct support to the child at the child care program.
East Kootenay Brain Injury Association (EKBIA)
Contact:
Address:
East Kootenay Brain Injury Association Staff
#202-20, 23rd Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-6220
[email protected]
www.ekbia.org
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Individuals with a brain injury and their families/caregivers.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, family, caregiver or medical professional
referral.
Service Provided: Information, education, and support services for individuals with brain
injuries and their families and caregivers.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Home Owner Grant for Persons with Disabilities - British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Government of British Columbia Staff
No address
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
1-800-663-7867 (Toll Free)
1-800-661-8773 Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD)
No email listed
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Fax: No fax
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Website:
Home Owner Grant - Reduce Your Taxes or
http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/individuals/Information_Groups/persons_with_dis
abilities/index.htm
Population Served: Homeowners on disability or with a spouse/relative residing with
them who is on disability.
Service Provided: Grant to reduce property taxes. Applicant/Homeowner must complete
an application.
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2534
[email protected]
Contact:
Address:
Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network (IHCAN) Staff
Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network (IHCAN) – Regional Office
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 8N3
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-763-4122
No email
Fax: 250-417-2531
Fax: 250-712-0732
child/youth (CCY).
Key Worker and Parent Support – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD): Axis Family Resources Limited
Contact:
Address:
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Key Worker/Parent Support Worker
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
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Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4074
[email protected]
http://axis.bc.ca/contact-us or http://www.axis.bc.ca
Fax: 250-489-4042
FASD.
Persons with Disabilities: Ministry of Social Development and Social
Innovation (MSDSI)
Contact:
Address:
Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) Staff
#101-100 Cranbrook Street North Cranbrook BC
V1C 3P9
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-866-866-0800 (Toll Free)
No email
www.sdsi.gov.bc.ca/pwd.htm
Fax: 1-855-771-8754
Population Served: Adults with disabilities requiring governmental financial assistance.
Service Provided: Information on applying for financial assistance.
Pioneer Lodge Group
Contact:
Address:
Pioneer Lodge Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-2651 Ext. 222
[email protected]
www.pioneerlodgegroup.com
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2P4
Fax: 250-417-2651
Population Served: Adults with cognitive disability.
Referral Process: Self referral; Community Living British Columbia referral; social
worker referral.
Service Provided: Safe, comfortable homes that are staffed 24/7 for those individuals
with cognitive or physical disabilities; employment; respite information.
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Provincial Assessment Centre (PAC) for Community Living
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Provincial Assessment Centre Staff
Building 28, 3405 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC
604-660-0228
No email
www.communitylivingbc.ca/pac/default.htm
V5G 3H4
Fax: 604-775-1127
Population Served: For those individuals age 14 years and older dually diagnosed with
a developmental disability and a concurrent mental illness or behavioural challenges.
Referral Process: Caregiver, family, Community Living BC Staff, Ministry of Children
and Family Development staff, and mental health support team.
Service Provided: Tertiary care mental health service under the Mental Health Act when
the individual is experiencing mental health or behavioural problems that cannot be
supported in their home environment. In patient assessment ranging from 4 to 12
weeks.
Realize Empowerment Access Life to the Maximum (REALM)
Contact:
Address:
REALM Staff
918 Kootenay Street North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3393
[email protected]
www.realmbc.ca
Cranbrook BC
V1C 3V3
Fax: 250-426-0814
Population Served: Adults over 19 years of age with developmental disabilities.
Referral Process: Self referral; Community Living BC referral.
Service Provided: Life and social skills development, outreach, supportive living,
community inclusion and employment support for adults with developmental disabilities.
REALM also has a program call REALM Behavioral Support Program through the
MCFD (CYSN). Pegg Davidson is the Behavioral Consultant for this program (which
will fall under Children/Youth ages 6- 18)
Self Advocates of the Rockies
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
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REALM Staff or CSCL Staff
REALM
918 Kootenay Street North
Cranbrook BC
V1C 3V3
250-426-3393
Fax: 250-426-0814
[email protected]
www.realmbc.ca/SA.html
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Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Society for Community Living Staff
Cranbrook BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-7588
No email
www.cranbrookscl.ca
V1C 2W8
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Youth and adults with diversabilities not disabilities advocating for
themselves in the community.
Service Provided: Monthly meetings to discuss current information, changes to policy,
agencies that are available for service, adaptations and tools for success. Hold
fundraising and educational events.
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC
BC)
Contact:
Address:
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia Staff
4445 Norfolk Street
Burnaby, BC
V5G 0A7
General Information
Phone:
604-718-7733
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.sparc.bc.ca
Toll Free: 1-888-718-7794
Parking Pass Information
Phone:
604-718-7744
Toll Free: 1-888-718-7794
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
sparc.bc.ca/parking-permit
Fax: 604-736-8697
Fax: 604-736-8697
SPARC BC Accessibility and Enforcement Line
Phone:
604-718-7794
Email:
No email
Website:
www.sparc.bc.ca/
Population Served: All people with physical, mobility or vision disabilities requiring
support and information; all people struggling financially.
Service Provided: Support and information to communities about accessibility, parking
permits for people with disabilities or challenges, working on poverty reduction within
British Columbia.
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Special Olympics Cranbrook/Kimberley
Contact:
Address:
Special Olympics British Columbia Staff
#210-3701 East Hastings Street Burnaby, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-737-3078
Toll Free: 1-888-854-2276
[email protected]
www.specialolympics.bc.ca
V5C 2H6
Fax: 604-737-3080
Cranbrook
Contact:
Joanne Thom, Cranbrook Coordinator
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.specialolympics.bc.ca
Population Served: Youth and adults with mental or physical disabilities.
Referral Process: Self referral, community or family referral.
Service Provided: Volunteer organization where individuals with mental and physical
disabilities are provided with opportunities to participate in sports and recreation.
Stepping Out Program - WJS Canada
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Program Manager
PO Box 983
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4339
Cell: 250-919-5985
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4J6
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Youth age 13 to 18 requiring life skills.
Referral process: MCFD, Children and Youth with Special Needs Social Worker.
Service Provided: Life skills program focusing on positive social interactions through fun
and engaging life skills activities, games and events.
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Education & Learning Resources
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Blue Lake Forest Education Society
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Blue Lake Forest Education Society Staff
Cranbrook, BC
Box 8500
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3676
[email protected]
www.bluelakecentre.com
V1C 4J5
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Children, youth, groups, schools.
Referral Process: Contact Blue Lake for an application for camp.
Service Provided: Camp experiences for children, youth and families.
College of the Rockies – Cranbrook Campus
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
College Staff
2700 College Way
Box 8500
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2751
No email
www.cotr.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
Toll Free: 1-877-489-2687
V1C 5L7
Fax: 250-489-1790
Population Served: Adults 18 and over.
Service Provided: Adult upgrading, trades, certificate and university training and
courses.
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL)
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Katherine Hough, Community Literacy Coordinator
Cranbrook, BC
th
711, 24 Avenue North
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2896
Cell: 250-421-9383
[email protected]
V1C 5R7
Fax: 250-417-2672
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Service Provided: Literacy related activities, programs and learning opportunities for
individuals and families. Books for Babies, Family Fun Night, Family Science Night,
StrongStart Learning Centres, Parents as Learning Supporters (PALS) and Youth
Writing Group.
Cranbrook Public Library
Contact:
Address:
Library Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4063
[email protected]
http://www.cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-426-2098
Referral Process: Self referral for public use.
Service Provided: The library offers books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, online databases,
magazines and newspapers, public access computers, plus a wide range of programs.
Distance Education School of the Kootenays (DESK)
Grades:
Contact:
Address:
School Staff
811 Stanley Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-354-4311
Toll Free: 1-800-663-4614
No email
http://desk.sd8.bc.ca/
Nelson, BC
V1L 1N8
Fax: 250-505-7007
Population Served: Children and youth completing school through distance education.
Service Provided: Supportive distance teachers provide phone and online support to
students.
Independent and Private Schools
?A ‘Q’ Amnik Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
7443 Mission Road
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
250-489-5183
Michael Derech
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Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-489-5455
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Website:
No website
Youth Care Worker: Rebecca Lewis (after school program)
Lunch Program: No
Kootenay Christian Academy
Grades:
Address:
1200 Kootenay Street
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-0166
Gerald Barkman
[email protected]
www.kcacademy.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5X1
Fax: 250-426-0186
Aboriginal Support Worker: No
Lunch Program: No
St. Mary’s Catholic Independent School
Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5017
Jerelynn MacNeil
[email protected]
http://www.stmarysschool.ca/
Aboriginal Support Worker: No
Breakfast Program: No
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1K1
Fax: 250-426-5076
Lunch Program: No
Public Schools
School District No. 5 (Southeast Kootenay) – Main Office, Cranbrook
Address:
940 Industrial Road 1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4201
Toll Free: 1-866-489-4201
No email
http://www.sd5.bc.ca/
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Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4C6
Fax: 250-489-5460
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Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-7258
Aaron Thorn
[email protected]
http://awes.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1L6
Fax: 250-426-1815
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Johanna Kinsman
Youth Care Worker: Tara Archambault
Lunch Program: Yes
Amy Woodland Elementary School – Gauge Program (Elementary
Alternate/Transitions Program)
Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-919-1955
Aaron Thorn
[email protected]
http://awes.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1L6
Fax: 250-426-1815
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Johanna Kinsman
Youth Care Worker: Irene Bischler
Lunch Program: Yes
Amy Woodland Elementary - StrongStart British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
April 2014
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1L6
250-426-7258
Fax: No fax
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Email:
Website:
No email
enter kindergarten. Amy Woodland Elementary School: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:45-11:45am
Gordon Terrace Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8248
Michelle Sartorel
[email protected]
http://gtes.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2H1
Fax: 250-426-0824
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Sheena Rivers
Youth Care Worker: Barbara Fode
Lunch Program: Yes
Highlands Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4391
Steve Rogers
[email protected]
http://hes.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5G3
Fax: 250-489-0600
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Susie Palmer
Youth Care Worker: Annick Plant
Lunch Program: No
Kootenay Educational Services – Senior Program
Grades:
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Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-489-0677
Jason Tichauer
[email protected]
http://kes.sd5.bc.ca/alternate_programs.html
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3W9
Fax: 250-489-0761
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Kerry Peters
Youth Care Worker: Mickey Buck
Lunch Program: Yes
Kootenay Orchard Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
Mailing:
Box 100
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8551
Greg Aston
[email protected]
http://gtes.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4H6
Fax: 250-426-8441
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: John Barnes
Youth Care Worker: Tara Archambault
Lunch Program: No
Laurie Middle School - Academic Transitions Program
Grades:
Address:
Grade 7 to 9
1808, 2nd Street South
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5291
David Standing
[email protected]
http://lms.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1C5
Fax: 250-489-5723
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Mary Elliot
Youth Care Worker: Jacquie Colonello
Lunch Program: Yes
Laurie Middle School
Grades:
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Address:
1808, 2nd Street South
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5291
David Standing
[email protected]
http://lms.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1C5
Fax: 250-489-5723
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Mary Elliot and Sheena Rivers
Youth Care Worker: Jacquie Colonello
Lunch Program: Yes
Mount Baker Senior Secondary School
Grades:
Address:
Grade 10 to 12
1410 Baker Street
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5241
Jason Tichauer
[email protected]
http://mbss.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1B2
Fax: 250-426-6673
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Debbie McPhee, Sharon Trefry and Kerry Peters
Youth Care Worker: Mickey Buck
Lunch Program: Yes
Parkland Middle School - Academic Transitions Program
Grades:
Address:
Grade 7 to 9
1115, 2nd Avenue South
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3327
Scott Holt
[email protected]
http://pms.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2B4
Fax: 250-426-6334
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Alison Farkvam
Youth Care Worker: Meghan Driver
Lunch Program: Yes
Parkland Middle School - French Immersion Program & Hockey
Academy
Grades:
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Address:
1115, 2nd Avenue South
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3327
Scott Holt
[email protected]
http://pms.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2B4
Fax: 250-426-6334
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Alison Farkvam
Youth Care Worker: Meghan Driver
Lunch Program: Yes
Pinewood Elementary School
Grades:
Address:
40 Pinewood Avenue West
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-6201
Karen Giles
[email protected]
http://koes.sd5.bc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5X8
Fax: 250-426-6415
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Ronalie James
Lunch Program: Yes
Grades:
Address:
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3352
David Martin
[email protected]
http://ses.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5P6
Fax: 250-426-0620
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: John Barnes
Youth Care Worker: Barbara Fode
Breakfast program: Yes
Lunch Program: Yes
Steeples Elementary School - StrongStart British Columbia
Contact:
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Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5P6
Phone:
250-426-3352
Fax: No fax
Email:
No email
Website:
enter kindergarten. Steeples Elementary School: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9:00am-12:00noon; Wednesday 4:30-7:30pm includes a light dinner 5:00-6:00pm.
T M Roberts Elementary School - French Immersion Program
Grades:
Address:
10 Wattsville Street
Phone:
Principal:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4575
Brenda Tyson
[email protected]
http://tmres.sd5.bc.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2A2
Fax: 250-489-0788
Aboriginal Education Support Worker: Susie Palmer
Breakfast program: Yes
Lunch Program: Yes
Young Parents Education Program (YPEP): Columbia Basin Alliance
for Literacy
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Jody Lutze, Coordinator
College of the Rockies
2700 College Way
Box 8500
Phone:
Cell:
Email:
Website:
250-489-2751 ext. 3590
250-421-0475
[email protected]
www.cbal.org
Cranbrook, BC
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5L7
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Young parents between the ages of 16 to 29 who have not
completed Grade 12.
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Service Provided: Continuous intake where learners attend four mornings a week with
three focused on academics and the fourth morning focused on life/work/parenting
skills. A children’s program runs simultaneously at the same location.
Employment & Financial Resources
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British Columbia Employment and Assistance (BCEA) - Ministry of
Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI)
Contact:
Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI)
Address:
Staff
101, 100 Cranbrook Street North Cranbrook BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-866-866-0800 (Toll Free)
Fax: 1-855-771-8754
No email
www.gov.bc.ca/sdsi or www.sdsi.gov.bc.ca/bcea.htm
V1C 3P9
Population Served: Adults and seniors requiring governmental financial assistance.
Service Provided: Information on applying for financial assistance.
East Kootenay Employment Program (Previously Work BC)
Contact:
Address:
East Kootenay Employment Staff
Cranbrook BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Hours:
250-489-5117
Fax: 250-489-0663
[email protected]
http://www.ekemployment.org/
Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
V1C 2P1
Population Served: Adults and youth seeking employment and employers.
Service Provided: Employment services and supports for both job seekers and
employers. Self-serve area free of charge. This includes access to job listings, resource
library, on-line tools, internet, fax and computers. Additional support and resources are
available for job seekers who are currently unemployed or underemployed and are
legally eligible to work in BC. This can include personal employment planning, access
to workshops and/or training, and specialized services.
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Food & Nutrition Resources
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Community Nutrition
Contact:
Address:
Cindy Bossio
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-420-2200
[email protected]
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5V1
Fax: No fax
Population Served: General population.
Service Provided: Interior Health's Community Nutritionists are registered dietitians who
work with community groups, early childhood programs, school districts, organizations,
health professionals, educators and local government to support and promote healthy
eating. Provide consultation on food policy development, support the creation and
promotion of community food security projects such as public produce and school
gardens, and other healthy eating initiatives.
Cranbrook Farmer’s Market
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Erna Jensen-Shill, Market Manager
10th Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC
Box 356
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Email:
Website:
250-427-9360
[email protected]
Market Manager
[email protected] Board President: Jody Murdoh
http://www.cranbrookfarmersmarket.com/
V1C 4H8
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors wanting to purchase fresh
produce and homemade items for sale.
Service Provided: Spring, summer, fall and winter market with local produce and items
for sale.
Spring 2014: 31 May, 07 June, 14 June (9:00am to 1:00pm) 1114 Baker Street outdoors
or indoors.
Summer 2014: 28 June to 30 August (9:00am to 1:00pm) 10th Avenue South
Fall 2014: 06 September to 11 October (10:00a, to 1:00pm) 10th Avenue South
Winter 2014: Watch for posters
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Cranbrook Food Action Committee & the Cranbrook Public Produce
Garden
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Shannon Grey Duncan
Garden: Eric MacKinnon Park (18th St. & 6th Ave. N) Cranbrook, BC
250 427-7981
[email protected]
www.cranbrookfoodaction.com
Population Served: everyone! anytime!
Referral Process: none
Service Provided: The Cranbrook Public Produce Garden is a community food-growing
garden open to everyone, at any time. It is owned by everyone that comes in the gates,
equally. Come and take part by helping to plan, weed, maintain, and harvest the fresh
produce. Workshops and work bees are held regularly, or just come on your own. The
Cranbrook Food Action Committee is dedicated to increasing local food security and is
involved in a variety of projects, including local food guides, workshops in the garden
and kitchen, and a community kitchen project. Current info can be found about the
garden and the committee at the Facebook page: Cranbrook Food Action Committee.
Cranbrook Food Bank Society
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Food Bank Staff
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2K5
Phone:
250-426-7664
Fax: No fax
Email:
No email
Website:
No local website
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00am to 3:00pm
Population Served: Individuals and families on limited income requiring a monthly food
hamper.
Referral Process: Self referral; must bring identification.
Service Provided: Free food for those in need once a month.
Cranbrook United Church
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook United Church Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-2022
[email protected]
http://www.cranbrookunited.com
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2R7
Fax: 250-426-2085
Population Served: Individuals and families requiring reduced or free meals.
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Service Provided: Free breakfast.
Breakfast: Every Wednesday beginning at 8:00am
Good Food Basket
Contact:
Address:
Salvation Army Staff
533 Slater Road Northwest
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3612
[email protected]
No local website
Contact:
Address:
Bellies to Babies Staff
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Hours:
Phone:
Cell/Text:
Email:
Website:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4Y5
Fax: 250-426-6765
250-489-5011
Toll Free: 1-855-589-5011
Fax: 250-489-5905
250-427-8772
[email protected]
Population Served: Individuals and families on a limited budget who want to obtain
healthier food.
Referral Process: Self referral; You pay $10:00 per basket by 12:00noon the Friday
before pickup. Pick up is the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Service Provided: Your $10.00 per food basket is combined and added to so that bulk
fruit and vegetables as well as milk can be purchased for people at a savings of 25 to
50%. The food basket has 2 litres of 1% milk, bonus items and fresh fruit and
vegetables. You pick up your basket at the same location you ordered your basket from
(Salvation Army or Bellies to Babies).
**NEW ADDRESS EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2014 for Bellies to Babies is:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5S8
Phone:
Operation Street Angel: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Shannon Girling-Hebert
Cranbrook, BC
Corner of 14th Avenue and 2nd Street North
Phone:
Email:
250-420-2756
No email
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Fax: No fax
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Website:
Open:
www.ktunaxa.org
2:00pm to 10:00pm, seven days a week
Service Provided: Drop in space for at risk individuals and families, provides a safe
environment and services such as hot dinners.
Dinner: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5:00 to 6:00pm.
Cost is .50 cents, or do a chore.
Saint Aiden’s Church
Contact:
Address:
Saint Aiden’s Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-421-6013 or 250-489-8006
[email protected]
www.saintaidan.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2J6
Fax: No fax
Service Provided: Free fellowship lunch following church.
Lunch: Sunday 12:00noon to 1:00pm
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Staff
Cranbrook, BC
th
1100, 14 Avenue South Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-4266
Fax: No fax
[email protected]
http://www.nelsondiocese.org/parishes-and-missions/parish-list/cranbrookst-mary-parish.html
V1C 2Y3
Service Provided: Free breakfast.
Breakfast: Third Monday of the month - begins at 8:00am
Salvation Army
Contact:
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Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3612
[email protected]
No local website
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4Y5
Fax: 250-426-6765
Service Provided: Free or reduced breakfast, lunch and supper.
Breakfast: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00-9:00am
Lunch: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:30am-12:30pm Cost is .25 cents
Dinner: Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
Sally Ann Shopping Cart
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3612
[email protected]
No local website
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4Y5
Fax: 250-426-6765
Population Served: Individuals and families requiring small quantities of food and
laundry supplies for a fee.
Service Provided: For a fee food and laundry supplies are available at the Salvation
Army Office, Monday to Friday 9:00am - 12:30noon throughout the month.
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,
Intersex, Two-Spirited Resources
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Address:
Phone:
Website:
250-426-3383 Ext. 101
Toll Free: 1-800-421-2437 Fax: 250-426-3221
Contact:
Email:
[email protected]
Contact:
Email:
[email protected]
Contact:
Coordinator
[email protected]
Email:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5A8
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5S8
Phone:
Cranbrook Pride Events
Contact:
Address:
Gary Dalton
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3383 Ext. 101
[email protected]
None
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5A8
Toll Free: 1-800-421-2437 Fax: 250-426-3221
Service Provided: Education, information, resources, support for individuals who are
gay, lesbian, questioning. Yearly Cranbrook pride events, usually in the spring.
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Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5S8
Phone:
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Contact:
Address:
Earl Wagh
2617, 3rd Street South
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-6558
Fax: No fax
1-888-530-6777 Ext. 224 Toll Free
National Support Line
[email protected]
PFLAG CANADA or PFLAG Organization
Cranbrook BC
V1C 4W4
Population Served: Any youth, parent, family member, community member or
professional.
Service Provided: Education, information, resources and support with respect to gender
identity and sexual orientation. Parents, families, friends and allies united with lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered people.
TRANS Connect
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Christopher Moore
c/o ANKORS
101 Baker Street
250-505-5506
[email protected]
TRANS Connect
Nelson, BC
V1L 4H7
Fax: 250-505-5507
Population Served: Youth, adults, seniors, transgender and gender variant individuals.
Service Provided: Educational workshops and information for community members,
service providers and schools. Support and information for transgender individuals or
who are questioning their gender identity.
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Health & Wellness Resources
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Address:
Phone:
Website:
250-426-3383 Ext. 101
Toll Free: 1-800-421-2437 Fax: 250-426-3221
Contact:
Email:
[email protected]
Contact:
Email:
gary@ankors
Contact:
Coordinator
[email protected]
Email:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5A8
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Audiology/Hearing Program
Contact:
Address:
Karen Verbeurgt, Audiologist
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-420-2200
None
Audiology - Interior Health
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Children and youth age birth to 18 years.
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Referral Process: Parent referral; doctor, nurse, infant development consultant, child
development consultant and teacher referral.
Service Provided: Hearing health promotion, identification, assessment and
rehabilitation of children with hearing disorders. BC Early Hearing Program (BCEHP)
which is a hearing screening completed shortly after birth to assist in the identification of
individuals with hearing impairments as soon as possible.
Bellies to Babies (formerly Better Babies)
Contact:
Address:
Pat Chisholm
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Cell/Text:
Email:
Website:
250-489-5011
Toll Free: 1-855-589-5011
Fax: 250-489-5905
250-427-8772
[email protected]
Open:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health: Canadian Mental Health
Association
Contact:
Address:
Natalie Hake, Community Coach
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2523
Toll Free: 1-866-639-0522
[email protected]
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-417-2895
Population Served: Adults 18 years and over.
Referral Process: Doctor Referral.
Service Provided: Free self help program with DVD’s, skill building workbooks and
telephone coaching to help adults bounce back from low mood, stress, and anxiety.
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Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Barb Lockhart
Interior Health
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5V1
250-420-2214
Fax: 250-420-2295
[email protected]
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or nurse referral.
Canadian Cancer Society
Contact:
Address:
Canadian Cancer Society Cranbrook Office Staff
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8916
Toll Free: 1-800-656-6426
Fax: No fax
1-888-939-333 Toll Free to British Columbia and Yukon Office
No email
Canadian Cancer Society
V1C 2L9
Population Served: Any individual requiring support, information or resources related to
cancer.
Service Provided: Information, community education, family and peer support.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenay Branch
Contact:
Address:
Canadian Mental Health Program Staff
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
[email protected]
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
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Family Development
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-1514
No email
V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-426-1441
children and youth under the age of 19 years. Parenting group programs and school
programs.
Intake Clinics are on a first come, first serve basis.
Monday 9:30-12:00noon; Tuesday 9:30am-12:00noon; Thursday 10:30-11:30am
Cranbrook Wellness Centre
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Wellness Centre Staff
Cranbrook Health Unit
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2284
None
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors
Referral Process: Self referral; parent referral; doctor, nurse, or community referral
Service Provided: Education, information and support. The following programs run out
of the Cranbrook Wellness Centre: Healthy Heart, Dietician Services, Healthy Eating
Classes/label reading, Diabetes Program and Classes, Community Respiratory
Therapy, Heart Failure Program
Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society
Contact:
Address:
April 2014
Hospice Society Staff
#230-20, 23rd Avenue South
Cranbrook BC
VIC 5V1
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Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2019
[email protected]
Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice
Fax: 250-417-2046
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors requiring grief support.
Service Provided: Trained volunteers provide grief support. There are bereavement
support groups and walk and talk support groups.
East Kootenay Crisis Line: Canadian Mental Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Crisis Line Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
Crisis Line: 1-888-353-2273
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors experiencing crisis.
Service Provided: Diligent trained volunteers who are available 24/7 to listen, help
problem solve, and they are able to access information on mental health resources.
East Kootenay Division of Family Practice
Contact:
Address:
Patti Phillips
2978 Simpson Road
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-7041
[email protected]
www.divisionsbc.ca
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 6T2
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Local physicians.
Referral Process: No referral; collaborative working group.
Service Provided: The East Kootenay Division of Family Practices represents family
physicians in the East Kootenay. Together, the members work to improve patient
access to local primary care, increase local physicians’ influence on health care delivery
and policy, and provide professional support for physicians. The Division gives local
physicians an opportunity to work collaboratively with the Interior Health Authority, the
GPSC, and the Ministry of Health to identify health care needs in the local community
and develop solutions to meet those needs.
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East Kootenay Eating Disorder Clinic
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Eating Disorder Clinic Staff
Cranbrook Health Unit: Interior health Authority
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
None
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors with an eating disorder and their
families.
Referral Process: Self referral; parent referral; doctor, nurse, psychologist or psychiatrist
referral.
Service Provided: Education, information and support for those with anorexia nervosa,
bulimia or other eating disorders.
East Kootenay Friends of Children
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Pat Chisholm
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-420-1759
Toll Free: 1-866-564-2217
Fax: 250-426-0543
None
Prince George, BC Office
http://friendsofchildren.ca/east-kootenay-supporters/ or
http://friendsofchildren.ca/helping-families/
Population Served: Families with children in extraordinary medical need.
Service Provided: Assist with financial support for travel, meals and accommodation
involving children’s medical needs, provide resource information and emotional support
and coordinate support through links with other organizations.
Contact:
Address:
Hospital Staff
Phone:
250-426-5281
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Cranbrook, BC
Toll Free: 1-866-288-8082
V1C 3H9
Fax: No fax
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Email:
Website:
No email
Population Served: Anyone requiring immediate mental health assessment or medical
care.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or family referral.
Service Provided: Immediate assessment or support with respect to mental health or
illness.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Key Worker and Parent
Support
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Key Worker/Parent Support
Cranbrook, BC
250-489-4074
[email protected]
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-4042
FASD.
Health: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Cathy Eaton MN NP (F) (Family Nurse Practitioner)
Cranbrook, BC
7468 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
Hours:
250-489-2464 Extension 3173
Fax: 250-420-2782
www.ktunaxa.org
Cranbrook - Monday and Friday 9:00am to 3:30pm
Contact:
Address:
Mailing:
Myanne Peacock, RN/BSN (Community Health Nurse)
Cranbrook, BC
7468 Mission Road
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7E5
Phone:
250-489-2464
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V1C 7E5
Fax: 250-420-2782
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Email:
Website:
[email protected]
www.ktunaxa.org
Contact:
Address:
Kimberley Keen, BSW/RSW (Aboriginal Patient Navigator)
Hospital Based
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3H9
c/o Ktunaxa Nation Health
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-489-4563
[email protected]
Fax: 250-489-4585
Population Served: Aboriginal individuals and families requiring health services.
Referral Process: Self referral; drop in or call for an appointment.
HealthLink British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Nurse, Pharmacist or Dietician
No address
Phone:
Email:
Website:
811 (Toll Free)
No email
HealthLinkBC
Deaf and hearing impaired (TTY): 711
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Any individual requiring non-emergency medical information.
Referral Process: Self referral; online and telephone health resource.
Service Provided: Call in or online resource to ask non-emergency medical questions
about medical symptoms, taking over the counter medication with your regular or new
prescriptions or healthy eating choices for certain medical conditions.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon
Contact:
Address:
Heart and Stroke Foundation Staff
#4-1551 Sutherland Avenue
Kelowna, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-860-6275
[email protected]
http://www.heartandstroke.bc.ca
V1C 9M9
Fax: no fax
Population Served: Adults, Children, youth and families.
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Service Provided: For those requiring support and information about Heart and Stroke
disease, prevention and education.
Hope Air
Contact:
Address:
Hope Air Staff
#207-124 Merton Street
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-877-346-4673 (Toll Free)
[email protected]
www.hopeair.org
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2Z2
Fax: 416-222-6930
Population Served: Low income Canadians.
Referral Process: Self referral online or by phone.
Service Provided: Free flights for individuals and families who are in financial need to
travel to healthcare not accessible in their local area.
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
BC Children’s Hospital
Mental Health Building #85, Room P3-302, 3rd Floor
4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
604-875-2084
Toll free: 1-800-665-1822
[email protected]
http://keltymentalhealth.ca/
V6H 3N1
Fax: 604-875-3688
Population Served: Children, youth, families and caregivers requiring resources on
mental health.
Service Provided: Professional, parent or youth peer support on addictions, anger
management, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, concurrent disorders,
depression, eating disorders, mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder,
psychosis, schizophrenia, self help and prevention, self-harm, stress management,
substance use, suicide prevention and trauma.
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
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Office Manager
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
250-426-7707
Fax: No fax
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Email:
Website:
No email
www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Families with children age birth to 19 years who require services
provided by the Child Development Centre.
Service Provided: Various programs and medical services can be found at the Child
Development Centre.
Mouth Minders Dental Clinic: Salvation Army
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3612
[email protected]
No local website
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4Y5
Fax: 250-426-6765
Population Served: Adults 19 years of age or older who are in dental pain.
Referral Process: Self referral; call to book an intake appointment; if treatment is
approved then an appointment will be booked and you must be available for the entire
two hour time block when the dentist may be able to see you.
Service Provided: Free extractions and dental work for low income adults.
Operation Street Angel – Nurse Practitioner: Ktunaxa Nation
Contact:
Address:
Tara Fiedler-Graham, Nurse Practitioner
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Private entrance, side door of building on 14th Avenue
Phone:
Cell:
Email:
Website:
Hours:
250-420-2282 (Street Angels Appointment Line)
Fax: No fax
250-919-7819 (Tara Fielder-Graham)
No email
www.ktunaxa.org or www.interiorhealth.ca
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:00m to 5:00pm
Friday 1:00 to 9:00pm
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Options for Sexual Health
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Options for Sexual Health Staff
Cranbrook Family Connections
Cranbrook, BC
250-426-3995
No email
Options for Sexual Health in Cranbrook
V1C 5A8
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Any individual wanting information on sexual health services.
Service Provided: Drop in clinic every Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Pediatricians
Contact:
Address:
Pediatrician Office Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-9008
[email protected]
No website
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3V7
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Children birth to age 18 years.
Referral Process: Family doctor referral to the pediatrician.
Service Provided: Medical care of children and referrals to other resources such as child
psychiatry.
Public Health Nursing
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Public Health Nurse
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-420-2200
None
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors requiring medical information.
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Referral Process: Self referral; parent referral; doctor, nurse, infant development
consultant, child development consultant and teacher referral.
Service Provided: Immunization, medical consultation, dietary and other medical
resources and information.
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Housing Resources
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Abbott Gardens, Baker Gardens and Sonja’s Gardens: Canadian
Mental Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Canadian Mental Health Association Staff
c/o Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
250-426-5222
or
BC Housing 1-800-257-7756
[email protected]
Application Process – 3 ways to apply:
By Phone: Call 1-800-257-7756 and request application be mailed to you.
By Computer: Go to www.bchousing.org
 Go to housing options title box
 Choose subsidized housing
 Click on how to apply
 Click on subsidized housing button
 Download the housing registry application form
 Print application form
OR
 Apply online
By Mail:
 Once application has been completed mail to:
#101-4555 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4V8
By Fax:
 Once the application is complete, fax to:
604-439-4729
Population Served: Low income singles and small families requiring housing.
Service Provided: Low income housing units in Cranbrook.
Aqanttanam Housing Society
Contact:
Address:
Manager
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:
250-417-3774
[email protected]
http://aqanttanam.ca
April 2014
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A8
Fax: No fax
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Population Served: Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis individuals and families.
Service Provided: Safe, affordable, adequate housing for urban and rural Aboriginal,
Inuit and Métis individuals and families.
BC Housing – Low Income Housing
Contact:
Address:
BC Housing Staff
#101-4555 Kingsway
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-433-2218
Toll Free: 1-800-257-7756
Fax: 604-439-4729
No email
http://www.bchousing.org for information and application
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4V8
Population Served: Low income individuals, seniors and families requiring housing.
Referral Process: Self referral, application required.
Service Provided: Low income housing information in Cranbrook.
BC Housing – Rental Assistance Program
Contact:
Address:
Rental Assistance Program
#101-4555 Kingsway
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-433-2218
Toll Free: 1-800-257-7756
No email
BC Housing - Rental
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4V8
Fax: 604-439-4729
Population Served: Low income working families.
Referral Process: Self referral; application required.
Service Provided: Working family must have a gross household income of $35,000 or
less and have at least one dependent child. Family must have had employment at some
point over the last year. The Rental Assistance Program provides eligible low income,
working families with cash assistance to help with their monthly rent payments.
Cold Weather Emergency Shelter - Salvation Army
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3612
[email protected]
No local website
April 2014
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4Y5
Fax: 250-426-6765
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Population Served: Individuals and families requiring emergency overnight shelter
during cold weather.
Service Provided: Free overnight accommodation, usually runs late fall to early spring.
East Kootenay Travelling Poverty Law Advocate Program
Contact:
Address:
Carin Morrish, Travelling Advocate
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Phone:
250-426-4293
Toll Free: 1-877-298-2211
Fax: 250-426-2984
Cell:
250-417-7472
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.ccscranbrook.ca/
Population Served: Individuals requiring advocacy.
Service Provided: Advocacy and support with tenant rights, landlord/tenant disputes and
mediations and other legal information.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Habitat for Humanity
Contact:
Address:
Habitat for Humanity
Box 336
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-9047
[email protected]
http://www.habitatwk.ca/cranbrook.html
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4H8
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Families requiring housing and willing to volunteer to build their
home.
Referral Process: Self referral application process.
Service Provided: Volunteers in the community work together to build a home with a
local family.
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Haven Gardens Second Stage Transitional Services: Canadian Mental
Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Haven Gardens Staff
c/o Canadian Mental Health Association
Cranbrook, BC
250-426-5222
No email
http://www.kootenays.cmha.bc.ca
V1C 2V4
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Women who have completed first stage transition or safe home
programming and their children.
Service Provided: Housing from 6 to 18 months for women and children who require
services intended to reduce the impact of victimization and trauma from exposure to
violence. Haven Gardens will work in partnership with the Transition House and Safe
Home Programs to assist and service clients throughout the East Kootenays. Haven
Gardens will also accept referrals from organizations that work as community partners
in the family violence intervention field.
Homeless Outreach Program
Contact:
Address:
Erin Pan
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-464-9955
[email protected]
http://www.ccscranbrook.ca/
Fax: 250-426-2984
Population Served: Individuals and families at risk of being homeless.
Service Provided: Applications for housing and income assistance, assisting with finding
shelter/housing clothing and food.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
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Housing Matters BC
Contact:
Address:
Staff
#101-4555 Kingsway
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-433-2218
Toll Free: 1-800-257-7756
No email
www.housingmattersbc.ca
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4V8
Fax: 604-439-4729
Population Served: Individuals requiring housing information.
Service Provided: Rental information for individuals, families and seniors who require
low income housing and supports to remain in their current residence.
Seniors' Rental Housing provides apartments for those who are able to live
independently with an affordable option for staying in their communities. Since 2009,
460 units have been completed in the region.
Subsidized Assisted Living gives seniors the help they need to continue living in their
communities near family and friends. Approximately 1,000 subsidized assisted living
units are available in the region.
Seniors' Supportive Housing provides specially modified rental housing to seniors
and people with disabilities. Around 765 existing seniors units were converted under the
program approximately 180 are in the Interior Region.
Home Adaptations for Independence offers financial assistance for home adaptations
to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities improve accessibility and
safety in their home.
Kootenay Haven Transition House: Canadian Mental Health
Association
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Transition House Staff
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
250-426-4887
Toll Free: 1-800-200-3003
Fax: No fax
No email
http://www.kootenays.cmha.bc.ca/how-we-can-help/womens-services
Population Served: Women and children seeking shelter from violence and abuse.
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Service Provided: Temporary housing for women and children. Support programs for
women, children and youth to discover individual strengths, self esteem goal setting, life
skills and advocacy.
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Mental Health Resources
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Contact:
Address:
Program staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Children’s Help Line - British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
Helpline Social Worker
No address provided
Phone:
Email:
Website:
310-1234 (no area code required)
No email
http://www.safekidsbc.ca/helpline.htm or
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/getting_help/help.htm
Population Served: Any child under the age of 19 years who is being abused or who is
at risk for being abused; parents/caregivers who are afraid they might hurt their child;
community members who know a family where a child is being abused.
Service Provided: A social worker is on the other end of the phone line and is willing to
listen and take action to stop the abuse of the child calling in or the parent/community
member who is calling to report abuse.
Family Development
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
250-426-1514
Fax: 250-426-1441
Email:
No email
Website:
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children and youth under the age of 19 years. Parenting group programs and school
programs.
Intake Clinics: Are on a first come, first serve basis.
Hours: Monday 9:30-12:00noon; Tuesday 9:30am-12:00noon; Thursday 10:30-11:30am
Clover Clubhouse
Contact:
Address:
Clover Clubhouse Staff
400 Victoria Avenue North
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-0102
No email
No website
Cranbrook BC
V1C 3Y3
Fax: No fax
Population Served: People with mental illness.
Referral Process: Self referral; doctor; psychiatric team.
Service Provided: Socialization and drop-in center for people with mental illness
Contact:
Address:
Centre Staff
763 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V5T 1X8
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-800-784-2433 Toll Free
[email protected]
Fax: 604-879-6216
Population Served: Youth, adults and seniors requiring emotional support.
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS)
Contact:
Address:
Susie Mayson
Phone:
250-417-2534
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V1C 4T6
Fax: 250-417-2531
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Email:
Website:
[email protected]
Contact:
Address:
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DMHS) Staff
Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS) – Regional
Office
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 8N3
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-763-4122
No email
Fax: 250-712-0732
Population Served: Youth 14 years of age and older with an IQ under 70 who have a
developmental disability and serious mental health disorder.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, family medical professional or social worker
referral; Community Living British Columbia referral.
Service Provided: Assessment, treatment, therapeutic interventions, consultations,
support and advocacy for those with a developmental disability and mental health
disorder.
East Kootenay Crisis Line: Canadian Mental Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Crisis Line Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
Crisis Line: 1-888-353-2273
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Children, youth, adults and seniors experiencing crisis.
Service Provided: Diligent trained volunteers who are available 24/7 to listen, help
problem solve, and they are able to access information on mental health resources.
Contact:
Address:
Hospital Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5281
Toll Free: 1-866-288-8082
No email
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Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3H9
Fax: No fax
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Population Served: Anyone requiring immediate mental health assessment or medical
care.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or family referral.
Service Provided: Immediate assessment or support with respect to mental health or
illness.
Elder Mental Health Services
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Interior Health Staff
Interior Health
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
No email
Mental Health & Addictions - Interior Health
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: People with cognitive decline, psychiatric and/or behavioural
difficulties.
Referral Process: Self referral; Community, doctor or family member.
Service Provided: Assessment, case management, crisis intervention, group therapy,
and outreach support to seniors who experience mental illness.
Contact:
Address:
IHCAN Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-763-4122
No email
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 4T6
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-2534
[email protected]
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 8N3
Fax: 250-712-0732
Fax: 250-417-2531
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child/youth (CCY).
Kids Help Phone - British Columbia
Contact:
Address:
British Columbia Kids Help Phone Staff
#1100-1200 West 73rd Avenue Vancouver, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-267-7057
Toll Free: 1-877-267-7057
[email protected]
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/en/choose/bc/
V6P 6G5
Fax: 604-267-7058
Kids Help Phone - Canada
Contact:
Address:
Kids Help Phone Counsellor
#300-439 University Avenue
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
1-800-668-6868 (Toll Free for Children and Youth)
[email protected]
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/en/about-us/
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Fax: 416-586-0651
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Mental Health Support Workers
Contact:
Address:
Mental Health Support Workers
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-417-6161
No email
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3L4
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Individuals with mental illness requiring day to day support.
Referral Process: Through assessment of a mental health nurse or practitioner.
Service Provided: One to One support and life skills assistance for people with mental
illness.
Ponderosa House
Contact:
Address:
Ponderosa House Staff
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5064
No email
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1K4
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Individuals with mental health or addiction issues needing support of
a staffed resource.
Referral Process: Self referral; hospital, nurse or doctor referral.
Service Provided: Mental health and addictions short term accommodation with full time
supportive staff.
Psychiatric Consultation
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
No email
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: Adults 19 years and older requiring psychiatric assessment,
treatment and follow-up.
Referral Process: Psychiatrist, doctor, mental health therapist.
and outreach support to adults and seniors who experience mental illness.
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Services for People with Severe and/or Persistent Mental Illness –
Adult Community Support Services (ACSS): Interior Health Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Interior Health
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2200
No email
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: People experiencing severe and/or persistent mental illness such as
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or family member.
Service Provided: Case management, crisis intervention with urgent response follow-up,
outreach support to adults and families that experience mental illness, individual and
group therapy, housing, work, volunteer and recreation programs.
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Senior Resources
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Better at Home
Contact:
Address:
Laurie (Reed) Harris, Program Coordinator
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-2943
[email protected]
Better at Home Cranbrook
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Seniors living in their own home.
Service Provided: Government funded program with volunteers who help seniors with
day to day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own home and
remain connected to their community.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
BC Association of Community Response Networking
Contact:
Address:
BC Association of Community Response Networking
15008, 26th Avenue
Surrey, BC
V4P 3H5
Phone:
Email:
Email:
Website:
No phone listed
Fax: 604-531-9498
Gail Brown [email protected]
Keri Rinehart (BC CRN Facilitator) [email protected]
BC Association of Community Response Networks
Population Served: Adults experiencing abuse in their community.
Service Provided: Provincially funded resource for the benefit of Community Response
Networks which facilitates prevention and education activities working towards an end
to abuse, neglect and self-neglect of adults in British Columbia.
BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support
Contact:
Address:
Volunteer staff
No address provided.
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-437-1940
Toll Free: 1-866-437-1940
Use online form to contact
http://bcceas.ca/
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Population Served: Older adults.
Service Provided: Protecting the legal rights of older adults; increasing access to justice
for older adults; providing supportive programs for older adults who have been abused;
creating community awareness of abuse of older adults.
Cranbrook Home Support Services
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-1734
No email
Cranbrook Home Support Services
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5V1
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Individuals requiring care in their home.
Referral Process: Self referral; family referral; medical referral.
Service Provided: Acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care for an individual
so they are able to remain in their own home.
Cranbrook Transit
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Transit Staff
Sun City Coach lines
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3S6
250-417-4636
Fax: 250-426-5101
No email
http://www.transitbc.com/regions/cra/contactus/default.cfm
Population Served: Anyone requiring local bus service.
Referral Process: No referral.
Service Provided: Local bus routes throughout Cranbrook. See website for fare
amounts and routes.
Contact:
Address:
Centre Staff
763 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V5T 1X8
Phone:
Phone:
Email:
604-872-1234 Senior’s Distress Line
[email protected]
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Website:
Population Served: Seniors requiring emotional support.
Day Break Program – Adult Day Program
Contact:
Address:
Program Staff
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 6Y3
Phone:
250-426-3710
Fax: 250-426-3622
Email:
No email
Website:
No website
Population Served: Seniors residing in the community but at risk of safety.
Referral Process: Home support worker referral.
Service Provided: Activities throughout the day as well as respite care for caregivers.
Dinners at Home
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Dinners at Home Coordinator
FW Green Home for meal pick-up
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2459
No email
No website
V1C 6E1
Fax: no fax
Population Served: Seniors requiring precooked meals.
Service Provided: Frozen dinners which need to be picked up from the FW Green
Home. Meals are chosen by the individual based on their personal likes/dislikes.
East Kootenay Senior Caregiver’s Network
Contact:
Address:
Program Coordinator
None listed
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-0802
No email
No website
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Population Served: Caregivers to elderly individuals living at home.
Referral Process: Self referral; family referral.
Service Provided: Support for family caregivers of elderly persons who are living at
home, in the community or in a facility.
Elder Mental Health Services
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Interior Health
Cranbrook, BC
250-420-2210
No email
V1C 5V1
Fax: 250-420-2295
Population Served: People with cognitive decline, psychiatric and/or behavioural
difficulties.
Referral Process: Self referral; community, doctor or family member.
and outreach support to seniors who experience mental illness.
Friendly Visitor Program
Contact:
Address:
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8019
No email
http://volunteerkootenays.ca/visitor-program.php
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Population Served: Community seniors.
Service Provided: Training is provided to volunteers who visit isolated individuals in the
community. Volunteers are matched with “buddies” based on the client needs and the
volunteer’s skills. Trained volunteers commit 2-4 hours per week to visit socially
isolated or at-risk people in the community. Visitors may choose to visit with the client
in their home or take them on an outing, help with house or yard work, play cards or
participate in other activities that can be enjoyed by both.
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handyDart
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Hours:
Transit Staff
Sun City Coach Lines
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3S6
250-417-3178
Fax: 250-426-5101
No email
http://www.transitbc.com/regions/cra/accessible/handydart.cfm
Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Population Served: Anyone requiring door to door transit service.
Service Provided: Transit service that is wheelchair accessible and for those individuals
with cognitive or physical disabilities requiring additional support using transit. Must
complete an application prior to use. Must call ahead to book pickup time and location.
Housing Matters BC
Contact:
Address:
Staff
#101-4555 Kingsway
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-433-2218
Toll Free: 1-800-257-7756
No email
www.housingmattersbc.ca
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4V8
Fax: 604-439-4729
Population Served: Individuals requiring housing information.
Service Provided: Rental information for individuals, families and seniors who require
low income housing and supports to remain in their current residence.
Seniors' Rental Housing provides apartments for those who are able to live
independently with an affordable option for staying in their communities. Since 2009,
460 units have been completed in the region.
Subsidized Assisted Living gives seniors the help they need to continue living in their
communities near family and friends. Approximately 1,000 subsidized assisted living
units are available in the region.
Seniors' Supportive Housing provides specially modified rental housing to seniors
and people with disabilities. Around 765 existing seniors units were converted under the
program approximately 180 are in the Interior Region.
Home Adaptations for Independence offers financial assistance for home adaptations
to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities improve accessibility and
safety in their home.
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Seniors Advocacy and Information Line (SAIL)
Contact:
Address:
Volunteer staff
No address provided.
Phone:
Email:
Website:
604-437-1940
Toll Free: 1-866-437-1940
Use online form to contact
http://bcceas.ca/
Fax: No fax
Population Served: Older adults.
Service Provided: Older adults can speak to a trained professional about situations
where they were abused or mistreated and they can be referred to a local community or
other appropriate resource.
Senior Citizen Hall
Contact:
Address:
Senior Citizen Hall Staff/Volunteers
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-3618
No email
No website
V1C 5M3
Fax: No fax
Service Provided: Regular activities such as bingo, card games, dances and other
social events.
Volunteer Assisted Shopping Program
Contact:
Address:
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-8019
No email
http://volunteerkootenays.ca/cranbrook.php
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: No fax
Service Provided: Volunteer opportunity to be matched with a senior who requires help
grocery shopping. Friday meet shoppers at Safeway 1:00 to3:00pm. Handydart is $3.00
each way. Tea and socializing follows shopping time.
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Transportation Resources
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Cranbrook Transit
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Transit Staff
Sun City Coach lines
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3S6
250-417-4636
Fax: 250-426-5101
No email
http://www.transitbc.com/regions/cra/contactus/default.cfm
Population Served: Anyone requiring local bus service.
Service Provided: Local bus routes throughout Cranbrook. See website for fare
amounts and routes.
handyDart
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Hours:
Transit Staff
Sun City Coach Lines
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 3S6
250-417-3178
Fax: 250-426-5101
No email
http://www.transitbc.com/regions/cra/accessible/handydart.cfm
Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Population Served: Anyone requiring door to door transit service.
Service Provided: Transit service that is wheelchair accessible and for those individuals
with cognitive or physical disabilities requiring additional support using transit. Must
complete an application prior to use. Must call ahead to book pickup time and location.
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Women’s Resources
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Address:
Phone:
Website:
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5A8
250-426-3383 Ext. 101
Toll Free: 1-800-421-2437 Fax: 250-426-3221
Contact:
Email:
[email protected]
Contact:
Email:
gary@ankors
Contact:
Coordinator
[email protected]
Email:
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
AXIS Family Resources Limited
Contact:
Address:
Branch Manager
#201,125 10th Avenue South
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-4074
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-4042
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Service Provided: Addictions services, behavioural support services, specialized family
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) key worker and parent support services and
Bellies to Babies
Contact:
Address:
Pat Chisholm
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Cell/Text:
Email:
Website:
250-489-5011
250-427-8772
Open:
Toll Free: 1-855-589-5011
Fax: 250-489-5905
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Authority
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Barb Lockhart
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 5V1
250-420-2214
Fax: 250-420-2295
[email protected]
Referral Process: Self referral; Community, doctor or nurse referral.
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Contact:
Address:
Program staff
39 – 13th Avenue South
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-426-5222
[email protected]
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-426-2134
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Gwen Noble, Executive Director
Administrative Office
Cranbrook, BC
250-426-2976
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4043
No email
www.ccscranbrook.ca
V1C 2N2
Fax: 250-426-2978
Population Served: Families and individuals requiring support and services.
Service Provided: Offers programs and services for children, youth, adults and families
from pregnancy outreach, preschool/daycare programs, referrals and advocacy.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
Cranbrook Women's Resource Centre
Contact:
Address:
Cranbrook Women’s Centre Staff
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
Email:
250-426-2912
[email protected]
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Fax: 250-426-2984
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Website:
Hours:
http://cwrc.ccscranbrook.ca/ or http://www.ccscranbrook.ca
Population Served: Women and their children.
Referral Process: Self referral; drop in or phone.
Service Provided: Lay counselling, emergency food cupboard, free computer access,
free store, community information and support.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
V1C 5S8
East Kootenay Midwives
Contact:
Address:
Jane Blackmore, Carolyn Thibeault and Sivan Bar-Sever (speaks English
and French)
12, 1617 Baker St.
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1B4
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-3198
No email
http://www.bcmidwives.com/
Fax: 250-489-3752
Population Served: Pregnant women and partners.
Service Provided: Personal and individualized care and support for pregnant women
and their families including the choice of birthing location.
Haven Gardens Second Stage Transitional Services: Canadian Mental
Health Association
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Haven Gardens Staff
Cranbrook, BC
250-417-2523
No email
http://www.kootenays.cmha.bc.ca
V1C 2V4
Fax: 250-417-2895
Population Served: Women who have completed first stage transition or safe home
programming and their children.
Service Provided: Housing from 6 to 18 months for women and children who require
services intended to reduce the impact of victimization and trauma from exposure to
violence. Haven Gardens will work in partnership with the Transition House and Safe
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Home Programs to assist and service clients throughout the East Kootenays. Haven
Gardens will also accept referrals from organizations that work as community partners
in the family violence intervention field.
Kootenay Haven Transition House: Canadian Mental Health
Association
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Transition House Staff
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
250-426-4887
Toll Free: 1-800-200-3003
Fax: No fax
No email
http://www.kootenays.cmha.bc.ca/how-we-can-help/womens-services
Population Served: Women and children seeking shelter from violence and abuse.
Service Provided: Temporary housing for women and children. Support programs for
women, children and youth to discover individual strengths, self-esteem goal setting, life
skills and advocacy.
Options for Sexual Health (OPT)
Contact:
Address:
Linda Douglas
Cranbrook BC
V1C 5A8
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Open:
(250) 426-3995
[email protected]
www.optionsforsexualhealth.org
Wednesday 6:30am to 8:30pm
Fax: 250-427-5316
Population Served: Women, their partners, youth and adults.
Service Provided: Reproductive health services for people of all ages; prioritize services
for young people in a nonjudgmental, supportive atmosphere. Help clients make
informed reproductive health decisions that will work for them. Education resources,
audio-visual and written resource materials, demonstration models and products, and a
comprehensive informed consent process.
Address:
Cranbrook, BC
Phone:
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Summit Community Services Society
Contact:
Address:
Manager
Phone:
Email:
Website:
250-489-3114
No email
http://summitfamily.ca/
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2N1
Fax: 250-489-3151
Population Serviced: Women, children and men who have experienced sexual assault,
violence in relationships and/or childhood abuse.
Services Provided: Provide counselling and support as well as referrals to other
services as necessary.
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