FAMILY SUPPORT INSTITUTE
227 6th Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A5
Phone: 604-540-8374 ext 523 Fax: 604-540-9374
Toll Free: 1-800-441-5403
Email: fsi@fsibc.com
Website: www.familysupportbc.com
The Family Support Institute is a province-wide organization whose purpose is to strengthen and support families faced with the extraordinary circumstances that come with having a family member who has a disability. We believe that families are the best resource available to support one another. At the Family Support Institute we support all families with a child of any age, any disability, anywhere in BC.
Programs & Services:
- A province-wide network of resource volunteers with family members with disabilities
- Free networking to assist families and their communities
- Provide information
- Community education
- Workshops (https://familysupportbc.com/get-informed/#workshops)
- Publications (https://familysupportbc.com/get-informed/#download)
- Free support groups and events calendar (https://familysupportbc.com/calendar-fsievents/)
findsupportBC (www.findsupportbc.com) – comprehensive and searchable online disability resource database. - Online transition orientation/timeline (www.findsupportbc.com/timeline) – supports youth and their families as they navigate transition – related planning for their youth with disabilities.
- Wayfinders (https://wayfindersbc.ca/) – To offer personalized conversations and resources to families that empower people with disabilities to find their direction towards fuller, richer lives in their community.
Support Worker Central (www.supportworkercentral.ca) Connecting individuals with disabilities and support workers