Pathways | Outreach & Family Support Program

Outreach & Family Support Program

Advocacy, Caregiver Support, Disability Services, and Family / Parenting

Provided by Semiahmoo House Society

Focuses on supporting people who have disabilities and working with their family and community.

Services that support families and educate the community include:

Family Supports and Services: Aims at empowering families to become better cohesive through the incorporation of education, social services and health of families through facilitators to ensure healthy family dynamics. This service is free of cost.

Advocacy & Planning: Offers a group to have self-advocates speak out for clients and others to ensure that their rights and needs are recognized and met. Meetings occur every fourth Monday of the month from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

Snoezelen Room: Provides an environment filled with fascinating visual displays that surround and absorb for children and adults with disabilities, or other limiting conditions. The use of the sensory environments is not limited to people with disabilities, it can be used by all ages and in various specialties including mental health, elderly, head injuries and more. This service is $2 every half hour.

Workshops & Training: Provides internal and external training and workshops including person-centred thinking. The program offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to preventing, de-escalating, and if necessary, intervening when the behaviour of an individual poses a threat of harm to themselves and/or others.

604-536-1242 (Reception)

Public email: shs@shsbc.ca

Website: https://uniti4all.com/

15306 24th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 2J1

604-536-1242 ext. 266 / 604-805-0683 (Family Services)

Public email: n.ware@shsbc.ca

604-536-1242 (Advocacy & Planning) ext. 212

Public email: sas@shsbc.ca

604-536-1242 (Snoezelen Room)

Public email: d.nimmo@shsbc.ca

Workshops & Training

Public email: ccl@shsbc.ca