Are you looking for specific resources for your child? We hope that our Resource Directory will help you find what you are looking for. You will want to use the “Select Category” drop down menu below to narrow down your search, or you can use the Search box. Our resources are categorized by region as well (North Okanagan, Central Okanagan, and South Okanagan) so that you can find resources close to where you live.
Please note: If you encounter any listing that is out of date, we would love to know about it. Please contact us. Also if you know about a resource not yet listed in our database, you can add a listing to our directory here.
Nidus and Personal Planning
The Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization. Nidus provides information to British Columbians about personal planning, specializing in Representation Agreements. We also operate a centralized Registry for personal planning documents.
Personal planning is about making legal arrangements in the event you need assistance managing your affairs during your lifetime due to illness, injury or disability. Personal planning can address all areas of your life – health care, personal care, legal affairs, and financial affairs.
1440 West 12th Avenue Vancouver BC V6H 1M8
North Okanagan Youth and Family Services (NOYFSS) is a registered, non-profit, charitable organization that has been serving families of the North Okanagan since 1974.
NOYFSS provides counselling and support services to individuals and families in our community through a variety of community based and residential programs FREE OF CHARGE. We are wheelchair accessible, and are a certified AMSSA Safe Harbour location. NOYFSS is committed to removing barriers for individuals with (and not limited to) physical/mental/developmental exceptionalities, sensory problems (i.e. visual, auditory, etc.), poverty and language/cultural needs. We are also a nut and fragrance free facility.
It is the mission of NOYFSS to serve our community by providing a broad range of programs which promote, nurture and protect the healthy development of our children, youth and their families.
3100 – 32nd Avenue Vernon BC V1T 2L9
This is a new program that is starting up in partnership with Wentworth Music, and they are now accepting registrations!
This program uses student volunteers to teach music to children with disabilities. Music is an amazing tool for teaching skills such as an ability to reason, solve problems, and enhance creativity.
Lessons will run Saturday afternoons, and each lesson is a one half hour private lesson. Costs are about $10 per lesson, a significant discount from a usual range of $20-30/half hour.
Please feel free to send an email to Kirsten Allen to register or if you have any questions at: [email protected]
Central Okanagan