WELCOME TO OUR BACKYARD
Let’s talk about what’s happening in our own backyard
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we walk alongside clients as they navigate life’s challenges. Our Backyard is where we come together to share stories, provide resources for the community, and create dialogue about complex issues such as homelessness, trauma, and poverty. There’s more to every story, so let’s dive in.
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Client, Family Preservation
I have re-experienced how parents should treat their children and deal with their emotions. Thank you for the short learning period, which will benefit me for a lifetime.
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Client, Family Preservation
I really appreciate the way [the counsellor] treats my child—with kindness, respect, and firmness. My child loves this program and has learned so much from it. She has developed many new skills that have made her more confident. She handles challenging…
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Client, Project Parent
I’ve grown a lot, like mental growth. Counselling is bringing me back to myself before I was in an unhealthy relationship. I am more optimistic and notice that I smile more and feel good after sessions with my counsellor.
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Client, Project Parent
Project Parent services are extremely important to my family. The trust I have been able to feel with my counsellor is valuable. There has been unwavering support for my littles and I. Very thankful. I look forward to continuing this journey and growing even more as mom, woman, and…
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Client, PRIYD
Getting the opportunity to go new places, developing more independence and freedoms, and having a supportive worker who cares about me and my interests who I can talk to.
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Client Caregiver, PRIYD
You have created safe environments for learning outside of our family, and I am thankful our child had the opportunity to learn from safe others.
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Client, PRIYD
I have learnt how to travel around the city, gone to places I have always wanted to go to, gathered the confidence to apply for a job and have greatly enjoyed my experiences learning with my ISW!
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Client , Parent-Teen Mediation
Thank you for helping us keep our son at home.
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Client , Parent-Teen Mediation
Mainly we learned how to listen and communicate without judging our son. It was long and hard at times yet rewarding. Finally we have a family again.
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MCFD Social Worker
Staff are trained and equipped to support families with where they are at. Families often share that PTM supports with feeling heard and so they can express themselves.
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Client, Parent-Teen Mediation
Thank you for connecting us to one another again.
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Client, Foster Family Supports
I cannot thank you enough for your support and the strategies you have given me- they have worked like magic.