Youth & Family Support Services (YFSS)
Counselling and outreach services for youth and their families/caregivers.
Services available to both parents and youth
Counselling appointments available outside normal business hours
Individual and family counselling sessions are available
Outreach support to youth in community
About Youth & Family Support Services (YFSS)
The YFSS program provides support, short and longer term counselling and outreach services to youth (12-19) and parents and/or caregivers.
The objective is to provide the necessary interventions required to support the safety, well-being and reunification of youth and their families by increasing the family’s capacity to deal with the issues that have caused family challenges.
Contact Youth & Family Support Services (YFSS)
The Youth & Family Support Services staff are available Monday through Friday offering various shifts consisting of days, afternoons and evenings.
Counsellors are available to youth and their families in an office setting through scheduled appointments. The Outreach worker is available to meet youth in office and in an outreach and community based capacity. The YFSS staff team work collaboratively together to support youth and their families.
Referrals are accepted directly from the youth, families, MCFD, schools and/or other community service providers.
The Youth and Family Support Services Counselling is located and operated out of the Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter. Our Youth and Family Outreach worker is located at the Main YES building at 533 Yates Street and also operates in an outreach and community based capacity.
For more information contact
Office Line: 250-386-1401
Counsellors Email: yfss@vyes.ca
Outreach Worker Email: yfssoutreach@vyes.ca