Outcomes Report 2017-2018
SUPERVISED ACCESS PROGRAM (SAP) SAP provides visitation for children who are in the care of MCFD and their families (noncustodial parents) in Surrey. The programs long-term goal is to have the children who have been removed from their biological parents/caregivers and in care of MCFD reunified with their natural families. The programs immediate goals in visitation are to help facilitate positive interactions between family members, increase parenting education, and to give visiting families an opportunity to spend time together in an atmosphere of safety and support. These goals are achieved by providing the opportunity for families to spend time together at either Options visitation rooms, MCFD offices, in the community or in the family home under the supervision of Options staff. NOBODY’S PERFECT PARENTING (NPP) NPP provides service to the Parents, Grandparents or Caregivers of children 0-5 years of age, who have their child/children in their care at least 50% of the time. Groups are facilitated in multiple languages and have a multi-cultural focus. We also facilitate groups specifically for Dads. The primary long-term goal of the NPP program is to work toward healthier parent/child relationships, while promoting safe, healthy home environments. The immediate goals are to foster better communication and more positive interaction between parents and children, educate parents on normal stages of child development, introduce more effective ways to respond to particular child behaviours, and connect families to other resources within our community. 4247 service units delivered 86 unique individuals served
# of groups delivered = 7 Individuals served = 80 92% report learning new parenting skills 100 % report that they were satisfied with the services provided.
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Employment Services
WHALLEY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CENTRE (WESC) WESC is a provincially funded program which provides job search related services and supports for those who are unemployed or under employed and legally entitled to work in Canada. Services include employment counselling, job search workshops, career planning assessments/workshops, development of skills training plans including funding for eligible
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Options Community Services
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