Resource Links
Fraser Region Aboriginal ECD Network Agencies
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre - Abbotsford
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre - Chilliwack
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre - Mission
Langley Child Development Center
Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living
Simon Fraser Society for Community Living
Spirit of The Children Society
Early Childhood Development
Office of the Provincial Advisor for Aboriginal Infant Development Programs Aboriginal Infant Development Consultants works together with families to support the growth and development of aboriginal children during their most important years of development birth – 3 years of age.www.aidp.bc.ca Aboriginal Supported Child Development Working with families and childcare providers to enhance and support inclusive quality childcare. for children 0 -12 who require extra support in a childcare setting
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/ascd.htm Aboriginal Head Start Association of British Columbia The Aboriginal Head Start Association of British Columbia provides support to the Urban AHS sites in BC. We do this in a variety of ways. www.ahsabc.net
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
A provincial organization serving Aboriginal early childhood programs throughout British Columbia.
www.acc-society.bc.ca
Success By 6 ProvincialSuccess By 6® is an early childhood development initiative dedicated to providing all children with a good start in life. It helps to ensure that children ages 0 to 6 develop the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical skills they need as they enter school.
www.successby6bc.ca Success By 6 Eastern Fraser www.successby6fraser.ca Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Development The mission of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) is to improve our knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children.
www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca
Eastern Fraser Valley Child Care Coalition
is a cross-section of non-profit early childhood organizations, formed in 2007 in response to a growing concern about the lack of affordable, accessible and regulated quality child care in their community.
www.efvccc.ca
Family and Community Services
Métis Family Services (Surrey)
www.metisfamilyservices.ca
Métis Nation of British Columbia
www.mpcbc.bc.ca
The Children's Foundation
www.childrens-foundation.org
Peach Arch Community Services
www.pacsbc.com
Act II Child and Family Services
www.tri-m.com/actii/
Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org
Better Beginnings Better Futures
www.bbbf.queensu.ca/parents.html
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
Fraser Valley Public Libraries **Free Internet** www.fvrl.bc.ca/
BC Council for Families
www.bccf.bc.ca
Invest In Kids
www.investinkids.ca
BC Children's Hospital
www.bcchildrens.ca
Children's and Women's Center
www.bcwomens.ca
Tufts University Child and Family Web guide
www.cfw.tufts.edu
In Your Grasp. BC's Family Resource Database
www.inyourgrasp.bc.ca
Parent Support Services Society of BC (Provincial Office)
www.parentsupportbc.ca
Aboriginal Health
Fraser Health Region
www.fraserhealth.ca
www.fraserhealth.ca/Careers/AboriginalHealth/Pages/default.aspx
First Nations Health Council
http://www.fnhc.ca/index.php/about/background
Aboriginal Canada Portal
The Aboriginal Canada Portal is your single window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.
www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/en/index.html
Health Canada - First Nations and Inuit Health
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/index-eng.php
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
To protect, promote and support breastfeeding in Canada as the normal method of infant feeding.
www.breastfeedingcanada.ca
BC Health File on Breastfeeding
Infact Canada
A national non-governmental organization that works to protect infant and young child health as well as maternal well-being through the promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices.
www.infactcanada.ca
Cultural Well-being
Indian Residential School Survivors Society
www.irsss.ca
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
BCANDS provides a variety of support services and resources to help aboriginal people with disabilities, and others associated with the disabled.
www.bcands.bc.ca
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (British Columbia)
Programs and services play a key role in achieving the goals of Gathering Strength - Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan. Gathering Strength has four main themes: renewing the partnership; strengthening Aboriginal governance; developing a new fiscal relationship and; supporting strong communities, people and economies.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Government of British Columbia
www.gov.bc.ca
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
Initiate, design and deliver culturally appropriate programs and services to address family violence, and to support shelters and family violence prevention centres.
www.nacafv.ca
General Health
Newborn Hot Line: Vancouver and Richmond Answered by nurses Vancouver Area: 604.737.3737
The BC Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists
www.bcaslpa.ca
Speech Language Therapy Resourced for Kids
www.speechforkids.com
Allergy and Asthma Information Association Toll Free: 1.800.611.7011 www.aaia.ca
Nursing Services at HealthLinc BC Toll Free: 1.866.889.4700 www.healthlinkbc.ca
Poison Info Line for Public Answered by nurses and pharmacists Toll Free: 1.800.567.8911
About Autism Spectrum Disorder
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/autism
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/young.htm
Canadian Institute of Child Health
Dedicated to promoting and protecting the health, well-being and rights of all children and youth through monitoring, education and advocacy.
www.cich.ca


