We believe communities must take care of their most vulnerable.

We offer a comprehensive 10-month internship program for Master’s-level counselling and social work students who need to complete their practicum and professional registration requirements. Apply by January 31, 2021. Internship runs from September 2021 thru June 2022.   > Learn More and Apply

Join registered clinical counsellor Valerie Dolgin and her guests as they chat about the issues, big and small, we’re all facing together. Tune in for a lively discussion, including tools and coping techniques you can apply to your own life. Episode 1 is now live! > Find out more about our upcoming podcast

We are proud to share the impact we have made in our community this past year. We are deeply grateful to all of you who have supported our efforts. For so many of us, life has been transformed by the pandemic in recent months, but it has given us renewed permission to care. Together, we can lead with kindness and help more people to live full and meaningful lives. Our future depends on it. > Read the Report

The second of our four Virtual Events, in partnership with West Vancouver Youth Services, will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Just like our annual in-person conference, this event series is designed for parents, youth, and professionals. > Learn More

Recent anti-Indigenous, anti-Black, and anti- Asian violence and discrimination in communities across North America remind us that we have more work to do. At Family Services of the North Shore, we believe that communities must take care of their most vulnerable. We are committed to acknowledging and being a part of dismantling systemic racism and other forms of oppression. We remain committed to ensuring equity and inclusion by standing with people who have been traditionally, systemically and historically marginalized. > Read Our Commitment

We are here to support you and your family. When this crisis landed in our community, we quickly adapted all of our counselling, parent support and outreach to serve you through phone support and online platforms. We are also using our social media channels to connect and provide information you will find helpful. > COVID-19 SUPPORT

This year, the YouthLAB produced the amazing art book, Unfiltered – Youth Reflections on Mental Health and Wellness, which provides a creative illustration of their youth-lead work in addressing mental health issues facing young people. Eleven youth attending North Shore Schools created this book to share their artistic reflections about wellness and mental health topics such as anxiety, depression, trauma and social justice concerns with their peers. > Check out Unfiltered

Take a look at the next couple of years. > Learn More