OPTIONS Community Services Society

Provides short term supported emergency shelter for homeless men and women that are 19 years or older. In addition, the shelter also offers personal development services to residents including: life skills, employment search, accommodation search, home management, community integration and budgeting. Mental health worker and drug and alcohol counsellor also offer counselling services once a week.

Offers a free drop-in program for parents of preschool children. Focus is on an informal peer group exchange of information on child development, health care and managing stresses related to raising young children. Funded program.

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program provides group and individual counselling, community presentations regarding the effects of children and youth being exposed to violence, and school based educational activities designed to prevent violence.

Offers a community-based program where children and youth with developmental and or physical disabilities or autism, can form friendships with peers, improve their social skills, and explore the community in group settings.

Provides counselling and treatment for children and youth who have experienced sexual abuse and or sexual behaviour problems. The program helps children with managing or reducing problematic behaviours, and reducing trauma related symptoms.

Services include assessment, individual counselling, parent support, art and play therapy, advocacy, and referral to other services and resources in the community.

Provides suicide risk assessment, intervention and short-term individual or group counselling for children and youth in Surrey, White Rock and Langley. Also provides suicide prevention workshops for schools, community agencies and special interest groups. Funded program.

Provides individual outreach support and educational group support for parents of preschool children. Community counsellors provide one-to-one in-home support and education. Referral to community services is also available.

Provides community-based support to help people with disabilities live as independently as possible within their own homes and in the local community. Support staff help with finding and monitoring the necessary contracts to be sure the best supports and services are in place when needed. Families may be as involved as they wish.

Provides support, resources, and information to women who have experienced threats, abuse and or violence including sexual assault and historical abuse. Services include counselling, legal and housing assistance, translation services, parenting resources, court accompaniment, and access to medical care.

Provides safe shelter and transition housing to women and their children experiencing a crisis and needing support services. While staying at the home women are provided with food and other essentials, crisis counselling, and referrals to legal, medical and housing resources as needed.