Outcomes Report (2015-16)

OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016

Nobody’s Perfect Parenting (NPP) NPP is in partnership with Umoja and the First Steps Program. 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. NPP has been successful in responding to the multi-cultural needs of the Surrey area by offering groups with a multi-cultural focus.NP has benefited from the use of co-facilitators from the Family Strengthening and Development Program and the Support for Parents of Young Children Program.

Based on positive client and stakeholder feedback, NPP is continuing to offer a group specifically for Dads.

• # of recipients served this year = 71 (parents), 48 (children)

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 clients, wage subsidy support, job development, customized employment services, job coaching, funding for short-term occupational certificates, financial supports for work clothing, bus tickets, and job start supports specified by the employer. WESC has just completed its 4th year of operation.

“Fast, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great atmosphere and great resources.”

“Very professional, good service, good explanation of everything. I felt

respected and comfortable.”

WESC has had a very successful 2015-2016 year as a WorkBC site offering employment services to the residents of Whalley. WESC

staff diligently worked on increasing the long term interventions provided to clients including funded training, self-employment, wage subsidies, job development placements and short term training courses.

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