Youth and Family Support
"It takes a very long time to become young" - Pablo Picasso
We provide a variety of services under one umbrella for identified youth and their families who reside in the City or Township of Langley.
All of our Youth and Family Support Workers provide an integrated level of service, and apply best practice methods while working with youth and families with different needs and strengths.
All of our Youth and Family Support Workers provide an integrated level of service, and apply best practice methods while working with youth and families with different needs and strengths.
Family Mediation/Reunification and Parent Support
provides short term one-to-one support for parents, providing methods for improving parenting skills, knowledge of community resources, and assistance in linking families to ongoing community supports with the goal to maintain the youth within the home.
provides short term one-to-one support for parents, providing methods for improving parenting skills, knowledge of community resources, and assistance in linking families to ongoing community supports with the goal to maintain the youth within the home.
- The Parent Teen Mediation/Parental Support Program provides short term support and conflict mediation to parents, youth and families in crisis, with the common goal of preventing family breakdown.
- Family Strengthening Program (FSP) is a short term strength-focused service for families where there has been an MCFD child protection report (low to medium protection risk concerns have been identified). Safety concerns are managed through FDR rather than through an MCFD child protection investigation.
- Family Development Response
Youth Support Services
Our outreach workers provide primarily one-on-one services with a focus on meeting youth where they are at and supporting them through the many transitions they face through adolescence.
Youth Street Outreach
Our Youth Street Outreach identifies and connects with youth who are at risk of homelessness, are already homeless, at risk of sexual exploitation or are being exploited. Youth may be faced with a variety of issues including but not limited to mental health, substance misuse or a variety of trauma including abuse. This service works collaboratively with other outreach programs in the community to find and reconnect youth to resources and supports.
Transitional Supports for Youth
Youth who are unable to reside in the family or a caregivers home are provided provincial funding and supported by our outreach workers to live independently. Youth on these agreements are preparing to or in transition out of care in of the Ministry of Children and Family Development and are provided with assistance to gain independence, return to school and/or gain work experience and life skills.
Youth under the age of 16 and are struggling with where they are living, or are couch-surfing or are at risk of living on the streets, can be referred to our Pre-Transition Support as well. The goal is to support youth who are struggling with their living arrangements and/or moving to this community with little to no supports. We support youth to mediate with their family (when possible) and help them navigate through community resources and supports.
Our outreach workers provide primarily one-on-one services with a focus on meeting youth where they are at and supporting them through the many transitions they face through adolescence.
Youth Street Outreach
Our Youth Street Outreach identifies and connects with youth who are at risk of homelessness, are already homeless, at risk of sexual exploitation or are being exploited. Youth may be faced with a variety of issues including but not limited to mental health, substance misuse or a variety of trauma including abuse. This service works collaboratively with other outreach programs in the community to find and reconnect youth to resources and supports.
Transitional Supports for Youth
Youth who are unable to reside in the family or a caregivers home are provided provincial funding and supported by our outreach workers to live independently. Youth on these agreements are preparing to or in transition out of care in of the Ministry of Children and Family Development and are provided with assistance to gain independence, return to school and/or gain work experience and life skills.
Youth under the age of 16 and are struggling with where they are living, or are couch-surfing or are at risk of living on the streets, can be referred to our Pre-Transition Support as well. The goal is to support youth who are struggling with their living arrangements and/or moving to this community with little to no supports. We support youth to mediate with their family (when possible) and help them navigate through community resources and supports.
Youth Justice Services
are generally provided on a one-to-one outreach basis in the community, with some social recreational group/event opportunities provided throughout the year.
are generally provided on a one-to-one outreach basis in the community, with some social recreational group/event opportunities provided throughout the year.
- Intensive Supervision and Support Program meets weekly with youth to assist them in connecting with community supports, securing jobs, stabilization within their homes, attending school regularly and accessing social/recreational opportunities within the community. Youth’s personal and social skills are also developed while monitoring compliance with their court orders and conditions.
- Curfew Check Program facilitates weekly check ins with youth to ensure they are complying with their court-ordered curfews; any missed curfews are reported immediately to probation officers.
- Community Work Service Program assists youth to perform court assigned community service hours in ways that are meaningful to youth and their communities.
- Community Connections / Youth Justice Outreach provides a number of community programs which offers support, recreation and pro-social activities to youth in partnership with local RCMP, Youth Probation Team, and local based school programs Whytecliffe, and Vanguard Secondary School.
Contact information for Youth and Family Services: (604) 534-2171
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Chris Thrasher
Greg Runzer Chelsea Brewer Francesca Masellis Joel Rolph Darla Steinthorson |
Program Coordinator
Family Strengthening Worker Family and Youth Support Worker Family and Youth Support Worker Family and Youth Support Worker Family and Youth Support Worker |
ext 111
ext 107 ext 124 ext 127 ext 113 ext 122 |
