COVID19 Response Notice
Valley Community Services service locations are currently closed to the public. We are committed to providing support to participants remotely and we are in the process of adjusting programming to meet community needs. The main office phone will be answered between 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Monday - Thursday.
Counselling Appointments: If you have a regularly scheduled appointment please call your counsellor at their extension through the main office 250-428-5547.
Home Visits: Please call your worker to schedule a phone or video conference. If you don’t not know your worker’s number, please call the main office at 250-428-5547.
Groups: Family Place, Dots to Tots and Cornerstone Clubhouse are postponed until further notice. Plans are underway to provide modified programming in April.
TAPS and Better at Home: Modified services are available to seniors until further notice. If you are a senior who needs help please call the main office at 250-428-5547 or Better at Home at 250-428-5520.
Referrals and Service Requests: If you are requesting service or referring someone to services please contact us via telephone at 250-428-5547 or email at admin@valley.services and we will do our best to provide remote support options and/or resources.
We will continue to update procedures frequently to determine the most healthful and beneficial course of action as things develop.
The message right now is clear: stay at home if you can for the greater good of all. We understand that phone contact is not the best way of receiving service however, it is important we all do our part to flatten the curve of COVID19 transmission.
For additional information please see:
• BC Centre for Disease Control
• Health Link BC
• Health Canada Information
Valley Community Services Community Services is a non-profit society and a registered charitable organization established in 1996 providing social services to Creston and surrounding communities. Services including counselling, early childhood development, early years programming and seniors programming.
At VCS, we design programs, the service environment and interactions in a way that attempts to avoid triggering past traumas and encourages healing and good mental health. Meeting people where they are and providing space that supports comfort and progress facilitates our work and provides opportunity for positive change.
Trauma-informed care is based on understanding that many people have experienced events that were traumatic or stressful. Supports are preventive and rehabilitative and sensitive to peoples' experiences.
We are governed by a Board of Directors, composed of local citizens who volunteer their time and expertise to oversee the operation of the society.
Donations to support our organization and its programs are greatly appreciated; please follow the link below to donate.
At VCS, we design programs, the service environment and interactions in a way that attempts to avoid triggering past traumas and encourages healing and good mental health. Meeting people where they are and providing space that supports comfort and progress facilitates our work and provides opportunity for positive change.
Trauma-informed care is based on understanding that many people have experienced events that were traumatic or stressful. Supports are preventive and rehabilitative and sensitive to peoples' experiences.
We are governed by a Board of Directors, composed of local citizens who volunteer their time and expertise to oversee the operation of the society.
Donations to support our organization and its programs are greatly appreciated; please follow the link below to donate.
Valley Community Services Society achieved our third three year CARF accreditation for Child and Youth Services in June 2019. CARF International accreditation demonstrates a program’s quality, transparency, and commitment to the satisfaction of the persons served. CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. www.carf.org Toll free (888) 281-6531.
Published 2020/03/17