Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community ServicesCommunity Action Program for Children- individual support and group activities to benefit community members and families. Group support for parents and their children. All the services provided by CAP C are free to participants.
Parenting Programs: Success by 6, Nobody’s Perfect, Ready or Not, Mother Goose to provide support and information to parents and their children Child and Youth Mental Health, Sexual Abuse Intervention Program, Children Who Witness Abuse: These programs together provide crisis intervention, assessment, counselling and referrals for children and youth.
The Home Support Program: Community Health Workers do personal care, medication check in visits, respite, meal prep for special diets and palliative care work. Safe Home Program: Volunteers are trained to provide on-call services for crisis situations. Safe Home providers also receive support and skill development in Safe Home procedures and crisis management. Many of the referrals to the Safe Home Program come from three main sources, the Arrow Lakes Hospital, the local Police Station, and the Ministry for Human Resources.
Senior’s Community Activity Program “New Horizons” which has a Program Mandate to function as a Community Activation Day Program targeted mainly for seniors where social events are developed and advertised.
EAS (Employment Assistance Services) has had a program mandate to provide community based employment services to residents of Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton, Edgewood, Fauquier, Burton and Trout Lake in order for them to find and keep employment. These services include assistance with resume development and job search, skills development and training packages, access to computers with Internet, fax and telephone for employment purposes. Outreach continues to serve approximately 4000 clients in the Nakusp and New Denver areas through in person or telephone contacts per contract year.
Targeted Wage Subsidy has had a program mandate to assist unemployed, Employment Insurance eligible individuals experiencing difficulty in finding work to benefit from on-the-job work experience. Training for Jobs assists employable individuals referred by Ministry of Employment and Income Asssistance by providing assessment, training, career development and work placements towards an outcome of ongoing employment.
Women’s Counselling Programs: Stopping the Violence (STV), assists women who have experienced violence by providing counselling, group work and referrals. Volunteer Drivers: Finds rides for people to go to medical appointments. Meals on Wheels & Frozen Meals are volunteer led programs that assure that community members are getting a good nutritious meal. Food Bank: The agency operates the food bank on donations. Club House: Terra Pondera mental health consumers club house provides space for meetings, training, support, networking and generally as a resource for mental health service providers, consumers and their families. Transit has a program mandate to operate regional bus service Nakusp to Nelson, Slocan to Nelson, Salmo to Nelson, Kaslo to Nelson and to operate HandiDart internal to Nakusp, Kaslo, and Nelson and area. Starting Feb 06 new runs provide service from Nelson to Castlegar with connections to the Trail Regional Hospital.
Youth Coordinator: To provide coordination for the Nakusp Youth Centre and to assess community needs for youth activities. Skills Link: A Federally funded youth project to assist youth with employability skills and work experience. AIM: Adults Instructing and Mentoring provides interaction between seniors and youth to foster intergenerational connections for skills acquisition and recreational activities.
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Blewett Conservation SocietyAn organization to protect the rural integrity of Blewett. It organizes community information forums.
Details about Blewett Conservation Society
Blewett Watershed CommitteeThe water users of Blewett deal with all issues affecting the Blewett watershed. Meetings are held every 2nd Monday of every 2nd month at the Blewett Fire Hall on Carlson Road. Everyone welcome. Details about Blewett Watershed Committee
Burton Community Hall Associationdefacto civic government:operates local community hall,parks,cemetary,garbage site,etc. Details about Burton Community Hall Association
Columbia Basin Environmental Education NetworkThe Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) is a non-profit society that fosters environmental education initiatives, environmental stewardship and sustainability throughout the Canadian Columbia River Basin. Details about Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network
Community Futures Development Corp of Central KootenaySmall business assistance through commercial loans, the Self-Employment Program, business management training workshops and other business related resources. Details about Community Futures Development Corp of Central Kootenay
Creston Community LiteracyWe run a number of programs aimed at increasing the literacy of Creston and area residents, by offering basic and fundamental adult literacy programs, ESL groups, A Books for Babies program , and the Family Literacy program for children and their families who need help with literacy issues. Details about Creston Community Literacy
D.R. Curry and AssociatesProvide Business Planning, Financial Administration, Human resources and Policy Development Services.
All aspects of business needs.
Write grant proposals Details about D.R. Curry and Associates
Greater Trail Community Skills CentreWe help people seeking emploment, skills upgrading or career change. Organizations needing HR services including, needs assessment, customized training, professional developmnet and recruitment and hiring services Details about Greater Trail Community Skills Centre
Kootenay Association for Science and TechnologyProjects and programs focused on economic development in the technology sector. Details about Kootenay Association for Science and Technology
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