NORTH DELTA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

Our NDFRC is a safe and nurturing place where we encourage learning through play. We are dedicated to helping you create strong family bonds, supporting one another, sharing ideas, forming long lasting friendships and having fun with your children. We offer out of centre activities including picnics in the park and so much more. All programs and activities at NDFRC are offered free of charge.

Summer Programs, July-August Programs

Parents and caregivers of children (0-6) are invited to our Drop In programs where we offer a wide range of fun filled activities designed especially for you and your little ones. Songs, stories, books and toys promote learning through play. The following programs require pre-registration.

For children up to 15 months of age, we offer English and Punjabi Mother Goose with songs and rhymes, designed to develop your child’s eagerness for learning, communication, literacy and bonding.

Strengthen your family with our Family Empowerment Program; an ongoing support group offered for parents of children 0-6 years, which includes a separate program for children. The South Asian Family Empowerment Program is offered in Punjabi and English.

Parents and Caregivers are invited to take part in any one, (or all) of our workshops, covering important topics such as safety, nutrition and more. Parent Workshops are also offered.

Our Kindergarten Readiness programs in collaboration with the Delta School District are essential for all children who have not attended Preschool, before they enter the school system. This program is offered every spring at selected schools in North Delta.

PARENTCONNECT

The ParentConnect program provides prevention and early intervention services to pregnant women and families with children age 0 to 6 within the existing continuum of services available in Surrey and Delta. The program is outreach and families are visited in their home with services being individualized, family centered, and strength based. We create, together with program participants, an individualized service plan focusing on strengths, preferences and needs. We also provide transportation to other services/resources, to help participants get connected for future support.

Who is eligible?

If you are pregnant or parenting children 0 to 6. If you are isolated and/or facing other challenges (financial, emotional, parenting, health and nutrition etc.)

Referrals

Referrals are accepted from community agencies, health nurses, hospitals, social workers and schools. Self-referrals are also welcome.

Length of Service

Ranges from a few months to a maximum of one year.

For further information re: all of these programs please contact 604-591-9262 ext. 118