Family Support Services - Port Alberni

Provided by Port Alberni Family Guidance Association

Offers various programs that teach and counsel individuals, groups, and families experiencing life difficulties.
Offers services to help everyone from youth and children, families and step-families struggling with grief and/or loss, parenting troubles, anger and stress management, communication problems, and other life issues. Services:
  • Counselling: Free counselling services for individuals, couples, youth and families. In-person, phone, or virtual counselling services are offered.
  • Family Supervision: Provides opportunities for children to maintain safe, positive, culturally sensitive and child friendly contact with their families. Provides family members and caregivers a safe, health environment in which to have positive interaction with children during visits. Referrals through Ministry for Children and Family Development, and by private referrals.
  • Connect Parenting Group: A10-week program to support parents of pre-teens and teens. Parents meet in small groups (10-16) with two trained group leaders for 1.5 hours each week each session provides parents with a new perspective on parent-teen relationships and adolescent development. Available virtually.
  • Parent Teen Mediation
  • Possibilities Youth Program: Serving high risk youth ages 15-26.

250-724-0125

Public email: info@pafga.ca

Website: https://pafamilyguidance.com/

3039 4th Avenue, Port Alberni, British Columbia

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Ministry of Children & Family Development referral
Availability

Service area: Port Alberni

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