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For more than 50 years, Sunshine Coast Community Services has worked alongside people across the Sunshine Coast, creating pathways to safety, stability, and connection while building stronger, healthier communities. We are honoured to provide services on the unceded, ancestral and traditional lands of the shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation and the Skwxwu7mesh Uxwumixw (Squamish Nation). We offer more than 30 programs in four key areas - Community Action and Engagement; Together Against Violence; Child and Family Counselling; and Family, Youth and Children's Services. Our programs support pregnant and new moms, families, children, youth, adults, seniors and people living with mental health challenges, through crisis response, support programs, housing, and advocacy.

📢 Join us in celebrating B.C.’s first ever Family Resource Program Week! 🎉🥳📅 October 19th to 23rd📍 Various SCCSS events ...
10/14/2026

📢 Join us in celebrating B.C.’s first ever Family Resource Program Week! 🎉🥳

📅 October 19th to 23rd
📍 Various SCCSS events around the Sunshine Coast

From October 19th to 23rd, communities across B.C. will come together for the first-ever Family Resource Program Week, a coordinated, province-wide effort to raise awareness about the essential role Family Resource Programs play in supporting children and families.

Family Resource Programs are trusted, community-based hubs where families with young children find connection, resources, and early support that look to prevent challenges down the road.

At SCCSS, we feature many wonderful family-focused programs, including:

✅ Bellies & Babies
✅ Child Care Resource & Referral
✅ Parent-Tot Drop-In
✅ Dads Matter
✅ Perinatal Substance Use Support

Every week, there are many opportunities to come out to a Family Resource Program event, say hello, grab a snack and connect!

You can also come by the Child Care Resource & Referral office from Tuesday to Saturday on location at:

📍 The Family Place | 5520 Trail Avenue | Sechelt

Please visit sccss.ca/events for full event listings ❤️

From everyone at Sunshine Coast Community Services, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving 🍂🍁During this season,...
10/09/2026

From everyone at Sunshine Coast Community Services, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving 🍂🍁

During this season, we are thankful for our amazing community. We couldn’t do the work we do without you.

We appreciate your kindness, generosity, and the ways you support us and one another all year long.

Our offices will be closed on Monday, October 12th, and we look forward to resuming regular service on Tuesday, October 13th.

Wishing you a weekend filled with warmth, connection, and gratitude 🧡❤️

👏 We want to say a huge THANK YOU to Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society 👏Going back almost 16 YEARS (!), this incre...
10/08/2026

👏 We want to say a huge THANK YOU to Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society 👏

Going back almost 16 YEARS (!), this incredible organization, with the guidance of volunteers and staff, have made important contributions to several SCCSS programs, playing a key role in helping us distribute fresh produce to the community on a weekly basis 🍅🥕🥔🥬

Through our Food Security Program in particular, we’ve been able to deliver fresh produce at the Food Bank and Fresh Food for All Markets (among other programs), and for that we are so grateful!

Our Senior Food Program Assistant Aenny says:
“We are so grateful for their enthusiasm and extended knowledge around vegetables. Thanks to them we’ve been able to introduce people to new vegetables and educate ourselves as well as the community. They’ve provided us with handouts, veggie taste tests, and are working on getting recipes for us to hand out to participants. It goes way beyond just providing us with produce, they know how to get people excited about vegetables!”

Thank you for showing us the true impact of community connection. Because of you, dozens of families and individuals have been able to put fresh produce on their tables, which goes a long way towards a sustaining healthy and thriving Sunshine Coast.

Thank you for helping us open doors to hope ❤️

— The SCCSS team

🤚🤚🤚 We’d like to say a great big THANK YOU to the Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club British Columbia 🐉⛵✨The SCDBC recently...
10/07/2026

🤚🤚🤚 We’d like to say a great big THANK YOU to the Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club British Columbia 🐉⛵✨

The SCDBC recently donated $1418 and 284 non-perishable food items to the SCCSS Food Bank, and we are so grateful for this amazing community contribution ❤️

Club member Wendy had this to say:
“All 4 teams participated in the Food Bank Regatta! A mock dragon race run to collect donations for the Food Bank. The competition was fierce & they raised $1418 and collected 284 non-perishable items. The Sea Gals team took the competition seriously and won the race with the most donations. The club hopes to do this fun event again next year to support this worthy cause!"

It’s connections and contributions like these that really help our community thrive.

Thank you so much to the Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club, and best of luck to everyone in next year’s regatta!

❤️ The SCCSS Team

👏 Thank you to Andreas and the Secret Cove Marina and Store! 👏❤️Every year, these fantastic community members donate to ...
10/06/2026

👏 Thank you to Andreas and the Secret Cove Marina and Store! 👏❤️

Every year, these fantastic community members donate to the SCCSS Food Bank, contributing remaining stock from their store as summer comes to an end.

This incredibly generous donation amounts to around $1500 worth of perishable and non-perishable food and includes items like some amazing organic snacks and products, as well as all kinds of deli meats and frozen goodies.

This is an amazingly impactful and generous donation, and we are so grateful!

Thank you Secret Cove Marina & Store!

❤️ The Food Bank team

👚 Family Clothing Swap! 👚Bring clothes, take clothes! Join us for a Community Clothing Swap that makes it easy to pass a...
10/05/2026

👚 Family Clothing Swap! 👚

Bring clothes, take clothes! Join us for a Community Clothing Swap that makes it easy to pass along outgrown items and find fresh pieces for your family.

✨ Bring your freshly cleaned, sorted-by-size clothing donations when you arrive, place them on the tables, then enjoy browsing!

👕 Items accepted:
✅ Baby clothes
✅ Children’s clothes
✅ Youth clothing items
✅ Maternity clothes
✅ Women’s and men’s clothing

🚫 Please no toys or baby equipment

📅 Saturday, October 24th
🕥 10:30am–1:00pm (doors open at 10am for drop-off)
📍 Gibsons & Area Community Centre | 700 Park Road

Donations are welcome!

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Questions?
Contact Shirley French (Program Manager)
📞 604‑865‑1108
📩 [email protected]

📢 Shoutout to our Food Security Program, as well as some amazing farmers, volunteers and community partners 🍅🥔🥬 Every su...
10/02/2026

📢 Shoutout to our Food Security Program, as well as some amazing farmers, volunteers and community partners 🍅🥔🥬

Every summer for the past five years, they have been putting on an amazing Affordable Food Market with the help of volunteers (like Cole and Rafael who are pictured here) and SCCSS staff ❤️

Over the last 5 years, this market has grown faster than a well-watered cucumber plant. Beginning with only 12-14 weekly shoppers in 2021, an average of 55-65 people now utilize one of the three markets weekly during the season. The Fresh Food for All Market prioritizes SCCSS clients from multiple programs, bringing them together to shop, learn and connect. The market runs from summer solstice to Labor Day every week of the summer, rain or shine.

And through some amazing community partnerships with the likes of the Coast Botanical Garden, the Sechelt Garden Club, as well as purchasing contracts with four local farms, the SCCSS Food Program uses these markets to provide a diverse food access point, focused on locally grown, fresh produce at low cost to our community in Pender Harbour, Gibsons and Sechelt.

Fresh Food for All ❤️

Way to go Food Program team!

Are you facing disruption to your income, including:• Failed support payments• Loss of wages• Medical crisis• Or needing...
10/01/2026

Are you facing disruption to your income, including:

• Failed support payments
• Loss of wages
• Medical crisis
• Or needing to leave unsafe housing?

With the Keeping People Housed program, you can apply for an interest-free loan of up to $1800 with affordable monthly repayments.

Through financial assistance, referrals, resource navigation, and personalized support, the program helps people stay housed and move beyond immediate challenges.

If you need support, please contact the SCCSS Client Navigator at [email protected]

Or learn more at:
🔗 sccss.ca/keeping-people-housed

The Keeping People Housed program is operated by SCCSS and is funded and supported by SCCSS partners Sunshine Coast Financial , Co-operators and the BC Rent Bank

Housing is more than a place to live. It's a foundation for stability ❤️

🧡 On September 30, we join communities across Canada in recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.This d...
09/29/2026

🧡 On September 30, we join communities across Canada in recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

This day honours the children who never returned home, Residential School Survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities. It is a time to reflect on the lasting impacts of residential schools and the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

At SCCSS, we encourage our staff to take time to learn, listen, and reflect. We remain committed to fostering respectful, inclusive communities and to continuing our own journey of learning and reconciliation.

We would also like to remind everyone of shíshálh Nation's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events, including the commemoration ceremony and Walk for Reconciliation, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Residential School Monument Site.

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❤️ Starting on Friday, October 16th ❤️Our Bellies and Babies program is proud to present Mamas Supporting Mamas!📅 Friday...
09/25/2026

❤️ Starting on Friday, October 16th ❤️

Our Bellies and Babies program is proud to present Mamas Supporting Mamas!

📅 Fridays | October 16 - November 20
🕧 10:30am - 12:30pm
📍 The Family Place | 5520 Trail Avenue, Sechelt

This FREE 6 Week Program provides a safe, non-judgmental space for new and expecting parents to connect with others navigating the joys and challenges of early parenthood.

Topics include:
✨ Emotional support during new parenthood
✨ Postpartum depression & anxiety
✨ Rediscovering self-care and identity
✨ Building connection with baby
✨ Relationship and family changes
✨ Perinatal loss support

Registration required (closes after week 3)
Babies 0 to 1 are welcome!

Tea, coffee and light snacks provided ☕🍵🍪

To Register:
Shirley French
📞 604-865-1108
📩 [email protected]

Address

5561 Wharf Avenue
Sechelt, BC
V0N3A0

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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