Parent Support Circles

Caregiver Support and Family / Parenting

Provided by Parent Support Services Society of BC

A province-wide network of approximately 32 self-help groups for parents/caregivers to talk about parenting challenges and receive support.
Parent Support Circles are free, anonymous, confidential self-help groups offering weekly or bi-weekly meetings and other activities organized by trained volunteer facilitators. Support Circles help parents, grandparents and others raising a family member’s child to learn positive parenting by providing them with a safe atmosphere in which to share their stories and stresses, learn new skills, receive emotional support and discover services and resources. The circles strengthen the first link in a chain that connects positive caregiving with healthy children and help healthy families build strong communities.

The program offers online support circles at different times of the day. To find out more, visit the regional pages, call the toll-free number (See contact below) or click here. You can directly access the registration form here.

Please be aware that The Parenting Support Circle is not a drop-in program, and Parent Support Services (PSS) does not advertise the exact locations of all the Circles for safety and privacy reasons. You will need to call the local PSS phone number below for your region or the referral number of a partner agency in your community to be referred to the Circle. Registration to the Circle is very important before you attend. You will be given all the information you need to take the next step in joining a group.

The program is open to all parents and grandparents with children and teens. Snacks and childminding subsidies may be provided. Each self-help support circle is led by two trained volunteer facilitators.

Support Circles in your area may be provided in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Filipino, Korean, and Spanish; for Fathers; for parents/caregivers of children on the autism spectrum; for Indigenous parents/caregivers; and for Kinship Caregivers or Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Toll Free: 1-877-345-9777

Public email: office@parentsupportbc.ca

Website: http://parentsupportbc.ca/support...

Service is available in Cantonese, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Tagalog.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
Associated Programs/Services

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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Caregiver Support
Family / Parenting
Ways to Access
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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