Community Inclusion Services
Life Skills Centre
The Life Skills Centre is a multi-faceted resource centre offering an array of services for individuals with diverse disabilities in the Surrey/ Delta area. Within the centre, there is the large group-based Discovery program that offers recreational activities which foster social connections and esteem building through participation as well as the opportunity to perform in regular theatrical productions. Additionally, there is one-to-one direct support set in the community or a client’s home to work on life skill teaching and providing support to aid in self-advocacy and empowerment.
Another program of note offered through the centre is the afternoon Skill Builders program that teaches a smaller group of clients and rotates through a focused curriculum touching on employment skills, social skills, academics, cooking and nutrition as well as health and fitness. The centre is also home to our Community Kitchen, the Surrey Self Advocates, a large evening social group and our human relations course. Based on what kind of supports are being sought for each individual, the Life Skills Centre strives to deliver quality supports that are meaningful and client-focused.
This program receives funding from Community Living British Columbia.
Crossroads Community Inclusion
The Crossroads program is a specialized community integration program focused on developing individualized supports for individuals with diverse disabilities. Through person-centred planning, the knowledgeable support staff work alongside each client to learn ways for them overcome barriers that may be present in allowing each client to have the best possible quality of life within their own community. Primary areas of focus are employment, social skill development, communication skill development, health and fitness, and behaviour management.
This program receives funding from Community Living British Columbia.
Cloverdale Specialized Employment Services
Specialized Employment Services mission is to support indviduals with diverse abilities on a person-to-person basis and assist each individual to find and retain work in the mainstream labour market.
Specialized Employment Services strive to empower individuals with diverse abilities to achieve employment, independence and to participate in their broader communities improving their quality of life. This is accomplished by providing individualized employment planning, enhancing job readiness and employability and increasing confidence to transition to/or re-enter the labour market through identifying and addressing personal and employment challenges, providing guidance with career/employment decision making and education/training planning, essential employability and occupational skills development, referral to external resources, development of job search skills, facilitating volunteer, community/employer engagement and education, job search and placement assistance.
We engage with the general public, local community organizations/service providers and businesses/ employers to promote awareness and access to our services and to enhance education/training and employment opportunities for our clientele.
This program receives funding from Community Living British Columbia.
Cloverdale Enrichment Services
Our mission is to serve adults with diverse abilities by providing meaningful experiences and opportunities for growth.
The Enrichment Centre offers group-based programming to provide a range of activities throughout the week to promote wellbeing, social participation, and personal development. We offer structured scheduling that is based on five main areas of focus. We believe through the planning and coordination of a variety of experiences our participants area able to explore their own individua strengths and abilities and open the door to an even better quality of life.
This program receives funding from Community Living British Columbia.
Our Locations
Hours of Operation
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday – Friday | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm |
The Life Skills Centre operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Crossroads program operates Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Cloverdale Specialized Employment Services program operates Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Cloverdale Enrichment Services program operates Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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