Child & Family

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Adoption Permanency Program

A program that is designed to support children and their families in preparing for permanent adoptive placements.

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Baby’s Head Start

A free pregnancy program supporting pre and postnatal women until six months postpartum.

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Behavioural Consultant & Support Program

The Behavioural Consultant provides behavioural support services for eligible children and their families/caregivers, enabling them to function as effectively as possible within their communities. This includes individualized support to create and implement behaviour support plans.

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Children & Youth With Support Needs

The CYSN Program, located in Merritt, provides group work and individualized services to children and youth between 6-18 years old, who have support needs, and their families.

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Early Connections

The Early Connections Program supports families in building healthy attachments through individual and/or group work.

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Early Years Family Navigation

The Early Years Family Navigator connects families to community programs and links them with services available for pregnant women and families with children from newborn to 6 years of age.

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Families First

A home visiting support program for anyone who is pregnant or parenting a child under 6 months old. Parents can stay in the program until their child is 3 years of age.

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Family Preservation Program

The Family Preservation Program is an outreach service in Merritt providing intensive support to families experiencing challenges.

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Family Service Program

An outreach intervention services to children and youth, and their families, if they are experiencing difficulties.

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First Steps

Education, life skills, and parenting program for young parents who have not graduated high school.

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Healthy Beginnings

A weekly drop in group for parents and caregivers of children from newborn to six years of age. Groups are offered in various Interior communities.

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In-Office Counselling

A family counselling program offering 6 to 8 sessions, generally within a 90 day period, at no charge.

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Mind Over Madder (Adults and Children)

Mind over Madder is a 9-week group designed to support participants in learning conflict management skills. Three different groups are offered to service adults, and children (8-12).

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Parenting, Attachment & Individual Development (P.A.I.D)

This program provides an encouraging and supportive environment for parents to learn and try new parenting and life skills.

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Supervised & Supportive Visitation

The Supervised Visitation program provides an opportunity for children and parents to spend time together in a safe and healthy environment.

Support to Family Care Network (STFC)

The Support to Family Care Network provides education, training and support to foster parents, out of care/kinship and contracted agency caregivers in the Thompson, Cariboo, Revelstoke, East and West Kootenay areas.

Community Food Centre

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Mount Paul Community Food Centre

A Community Food Centre (CFC) is a welcoming space where people come together to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food.

Community Living

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Centennial House

Centennial House is an cluster living arrangement that supports four adults with diverse abilities.

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Community Inclusion

The program is designed to enhance individuals’ quality of life by building strong and meaningful community connections. Community Inclusion focuses on individual needs, desires, preferences and goals.​

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Crestline House

Crestline is an ICS Supported Housing resource designed to support up to two adults with diverse needs. The mission of this resource is to promote […]

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Desmond House

Desmond House is a home for four adults (Plus an additional short stay bed) living with diverse health needs.

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Lightwell Living

Providing a safe and nurturing cluster housing environment designed to promote independence and increased quality of life for all residents.

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Merritt MOSAIC Day Program

A community day program designed to enhance an
individuals quality of life by increasing and or maintaining
independence enhancing personal development, building life
skills and community involvement. Day program supports
individuals with diverse needs and abilities.

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Options & Opportunities

Options & Opportunities is a community-based day program that supports adults with physical challenges and diverse abilities.

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Skill Development

Skill Development is an education-based program designed to enhance an individual’s quality of life by increasing and/or maintaining independence, enhancing personal development, and building life skills.

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Supported Housing

Supported Housing is a specialized resource that supports individuals living with various diverse abilities. This home is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Terry’s Place

Terry’s Place, located in Barriere, BC, is a licensed residence for adults with diverse abilities who require support with daily living.

Housing

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Acadia Place

Acadia Place Apartments consists of 24 subsidized units (10 bachelor suites and 14 one bedroom suites) for single individuals, seniors or persons with disabilities.

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Brock Duplexes

Brock Duplexes consists of twelve 3 bedroom duplexes with private yards in the Brocklehurst area of Kamloops. Elementary and high schools are in close proximity to the complex.

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Glenfair Seniors Housing

Glenfair Seniors Complex consists of 80 one bedroom and bachelor units geared toward seniors (55 years and older) or persons living with a disability on a fixed income.

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Portable Rent Supplement Program

Interior Community Services manages 16 portable rental subsidies within the community under 3 separate operating agreements.

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Shuswap Illahee Lodge

Shuswap Illahee Lodge is located in Chase, BC next to Willson Park. Illahee Lodge has 30 units reserved for seniors (55 years and older) or individuals living with a disability.

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Spencer Court

Spencer Court is comprised of 46 affordable two, three, and four-bedroom townhouses including two wheelchair accessible units.

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Stokstad Place

Stokstad Place is comprised of six affordable two, three and four-bedroom townhouses, including one wheelchair accessible unit.

Seniors

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Better At Home

United Way’s Better at Home program helps BC’s older adults continue living independently in their own homes by providing simple, non-medical home support services.

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Glenfair Seniors Housing

Glenfair Seniors Complex consists of 80 one bedroom and bachelor units geared toward seniors (55 years and older) or persons living with a disability on a fixed income.

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Meals On Wheels

Meals On Wheels is a meal delivery program available to all persons who are unable to provide meals for themselves regardless of age or income.

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Shuswap Illahee Lodge

Shuswap Illahee Lodge is located in Chase, BC next to Willson Park. Illahee Lodge has 30 units reserved for seniors (55 years and older) or individuals living with a disability.

Training & Education

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safeTALK

safeTALK helps participants become alert to suicide so they are better prepared to connect persons with thoughts of suicide with life-affirming help.

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Street School – Adult Continuing Education SD #73

A paper based Adult Continuing Education program that provides courses to improve literacy skills, upgrade or complete the Adult Dogwood Diploma.

Youth

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Acadia Youth Transitional Housing

The Acadia Program is a Youth Stabilization Housing program which prioritizes young people between the ages of 17 – 24 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

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Mobile Crisis Outreach Response for Youth

The Mobile Crisis Outreach Response for Youth, a partnership between ICS and the City of Kamloops, addresses gaps in after-hours services for at-risk youth involved in street-level activities

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Foundry Kamloops

COMING SOON: Foundry Kamloops will be an integrated youth access hub offering 5 primary streams of service.

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Kamloops Youth Shelter

Emergency and transition housing for youth.

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Safe Spaces

A Safe place for 2SLGBTQIAP+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and so many more!) youth & their allies to connect, celebrate & honour themselves, and receive education & supports.

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Youth Justice – Case Aid

The Youth Justice (Kamloops) – Case Aid (Merritt) Program seeks to respectfully join with youth involved in the criminal justice system to develop strategies that will enhance their lives and assist them in making positive life choices.

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Youth Living Programs

Youth Living Programs are therapeutic model homes for youth who cannot remain in their home. They are generally single-staffed resources with additional support staff as needed.

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Youth Lounge

The Teen Center is a safe place where youth can overcome barriers, build positive relationships, develop confidence and learn skills for life.

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Youth ReConnect

The Reconnect Program provides individual and family coaching, assessment and advocacy to youth who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness due to breakdown with family and natural supports.

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Youth Street Outreach

The Youth Street Outreach Program provides outreach services to homeless and at risk youth and facilitates early identification and crisis intervention.

Contact Us

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