Family Support & Training Programs

Hollyburn’s Family Support Programs offer a broad spectrum of publicly-funded options to address the many challenges that families face at all different stages of life. People who access our programs benefit from the integrative, collaborative approach of our highly-skilled staff who are connected to an extensive network of local professionals and resources.

Our services are available for families with children/youth (under the age of 19) who reside on the North Shore. These include:

• Family Support Services (FSS) (free/short-term/8-12 sessions/self-referred)
• Parent/Teen Mediation (PTM) (free/short-term/up to 10 sessions/self-referred)
• Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) (free/longer-term/Ministry-referred)
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)/Complex Developmental Behaviourial Conditions (CDBC) Support (free/longer-term/ self or professionally referred)

Peer Support/Mutual Aid Groups

Currently offering:

• Online Support Group for parents of children/youth with ADD/ADHD, CDBC or FASD.

Seasonal Parent Trainings

Currently offering:

Incredible Years™ (IY) Parenting Program for Caregivers of Children Aged 2-7 Years.

IY is an evidence-based early intervention program focused on strengthening caregiver competencies and fostering involvement with your children. This program includes weekly online group educational sessions, and individual phone support sessions in which caregivers have the opportunity to discuss specific challenges they experience at home, and practice what they learn in sessions.

Upcoming Session: Winter 2024

When: Wednesday evenings, January 10 to April 17, 2024 (Note: the program will run during Spring Break, March 18, 2024 to April 1, 2024)

Time: 6:15-8:15pm

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free

Eligibility: Residents of the North Shore with children aged 2-7 years old.

Registration: for more info or to be added to the waitlist, please contact Marlae Vermeer (Family Counsellor, Hollyburn Family Services): email hidden; JavaScript is required

Circle of Training – IN FARSI

Circle of Security®Parenting™program is based on decades of research about how secure parent/caregiver-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. This program will focus on the parent/caregiver role, reflective practice, creating secure attachment and increasing connection.

Date: Thursday’s January 16 – February 6, 2025

Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Cost: Free

Location: Hollyburn Family Services – 104-267 West Esplanade, North Vancouver

Eligibility: Must be the parent/caregiver of a child between the ages of 0-5 and living on the North Shore/Bowen Island.

For more information and to sign up:

Please contact Roya Esbiri by email at: email hidden; JavaScript is required or text/call: (604) 726-7692.