For parents with similar dynamics of family in the LGBTQ+ community.
Casual meet and greet with children and parents. Children aged 0-6 years old. Light refreshments served.
Details:
- Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- In person group
- WFC Tri-Cities Office (2062 Manning Ave) – front playroom
To register for this group, please email amy.carreiro@westcoastfamily.org
Join us for a Women’s Empowerment Group with Westcoast Family Centres. During the 10 weeks together, we will connect with one another, share experiences, and explore the following topics:
- Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships to Self & Others
- Effective Communication
- Healthy Boundaries
- Self-Compassion
- Self & Community Care
Priority registration will be given to Family Preservation referrals.
Snacks & light lunch provided. One-zone transit passes provided.
Schedule:
If you have any questions, please email breanna.bruns@wescoastfamily.org
For parents with similar dynamics of family in the LGBTQ+ community.
Casual meet and greet with children and parents. Children aged 0-6 years old. Light refreshments served.
Details:
- Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- In person group
- WFC Tri-Cities Office (2062 Manning Ave)
To register for this group, please email amy.carreiro@westcoastfamily.org
Self-care matters!
You are invited to rediscover your strengths & transform your life. For parents with children 0-6 years old.
Join us for a 4-part online education series
Topics:
1- TBD
2- Highs and Lows of Parenting
3-Taking Care of You
4- Finding Support
Details:
- Registration required.
- Mondays, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 & Dec. 15, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
- Online via Zoom
For any questions on this group, please email Shawna Comey at shawna.comey@westcoastfamily.org
This workshop is for women who have experienced domestic violence or intimate partner violence and are no longer in the abusive relationship.
This group supports women who are in a safe place and ready to rebuild their lives after DV/ IPV.
We cover topics including: understanding DV, physical and emotional safety after DV, challenges related to attending family court (we DO NOT offer legal advice), challenges related to co-parenting with an abusive former partner.
Schedule
- Registration required, please register using the button below.
- Tuesdays, October 14th – December 9th, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
- No session on Nov. 11
- Free, online group (via Zoom – link will be distributed upon registration)
- Register by emailing communications@westcoastfamily.org
Join us for a FREE online parenting group in Farsi. Parents of children ages 0-12 will enhance overall parenting skills through mindful communication and emotional awareness.
- Every Tuesday, September 16 – December 16, 2025
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Online via Zoom
Improve your parenting skills and build a stronger relationship with your child! Learn about research-backed best practices and get hands on experience with practical parenting tools. Participants will also benefit from having a space for therapeutic processing and discussion around parenting challenges.
Details:
- Registration required.
- Thursdays, October 9 – October 30, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Online via Zoom
Improve your parenting skills and build a stronger relationship with your child! Learn about research-backed best practices and get hands on experience with practical parenting tools. Participants will also benefit from having a space for therapeutic processing and discussion around parenting challenges.
Details:
- Registration required.
- Thursdays, September 4 – October 2, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- No session on Sept 25
- Online via Zoom
Join our ten week group for children to come and learn about expressing their feelings, safety, friendships, self-esteem. For children aged 6-10 years old.
Details:
- Registration required.
- Tuesdays, September 23 – December 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- No session on Sept. 30 or Oct 21.
- At the WFC’s The Link (2780 East Broadway, Vancouver)
If you would like to register your child for this group, please email aaron.rivard@westcoastfamily.org
If you are a woman who has experienced any abuse, regardless of your situation, you are not alone. Join our support group, ideal for women who have left a relationship that involved domestic or relationship violence, whether there was physical, verbal, emotional, or financial abuse, and are now living in a safe space separate from their abuser.
This group provides the opportunity for women to meet with others who have had similar experiences and want to rebuild their life, with the intention being to provide social and emotional support. We will focus on enhancing your understanding of the different types and cycles of abuse, how to co-parent with an abusive ex-partner, how to talk to your children about abuse, how to set healthy boundaries, and much more.
Schedule
- Registration required.
- Tuesdays, April 29 – June 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
- Free, online group (via Zoom – link will be distributed upon registration)
