Social Services
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Employment Assistance
Ministry of Housing & Social Development
5498 Wharf Road, Sechelt, 604-740-8950
Call to make an appointment with a caseworker.
Sunshine Coast Employment Centre
604-885-7443
Services are provided by appointment at the Pender Harbour Community School Wednesdays from 11:30-3:30. Offsite link: Sunshine Coast Employment Centre.
Family Services
“Human beings are the only creatures on earth
that allow their children to come back home." Bill Cosby.
Childcare information, referrals, subsidy information and applications, and a lending library of books and toys is available at the Harbour Learning Centre (beside the elementary school) every second week. Call 604-885-5657 for current dates.
For information about more parent-tot drop-ins, call the Ministry of Children & Families, 604-740-8900, or the Pender Harbour Health Centre, 604-883-2764. Also see Preschool Programs.
Christ the Redeemer Church offers a free meal every Wednesday. See Miscellaneous Groups> Churches.
Offsite Links: Pregnant in Pender (Facebook group), Coast Parents, Camp Burley.
Income Assistance
Ministry of Housing & Social Development
5498 Wharf Road, Sechelt - 604-740-8950
Income assistance is available for to eligible applicants. Call to make an appointment with a caseworker.
Offsite link: Ministry of Housing & Social Development.
Legal Advice
Community Resource Centre
Sechelt - 604-885-4088
Free legal advice is available for those on low income. Call for an appointment.
Pender Harbour Food Bank
The doors of our food bank open every second Monday at the Pender Harbour Pentecostal Church on Lagoon Road in Madeira Park; contact them for current schedules and more information.
Please leave your donation of non-perishable grocery items at the IGA, Oak Tree Market or John Henry’s.
Victim & Witness Services
VictimLink
1-800-563-0808
A 24-hour help and information for victims of any crime, including family and sexual violence.
Victim/Witness Services
Sechelt, 604-885-2365 or 604-885-5554
Family & Sexual Violence Victim Services
Sechelt, 604-885-0322
Women’s Transition House
Sechelt, 604-885-2944
For victims of battering, rape and spousal assault. Emergency shelter, counseling and legal assistance is available onsite or by referral.
Youth Against Violence
1-800-680-4264
Call for 24-hour, one-to-one information and support for issues of youth violence and crime including bullying and gangs.
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