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Our Stories. Our Lives.

With compassion, respect, and care, SSCS provides high quality programs throughout our region to enhance the lives of residents at every age and stage of life. Our staff work with the deep conviction that many of the organization’s programs and services can improve the health and wellness of individuals and families going forward.

Each year we are amazed and humbled by the impact our programs have in communities throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.  Clients, staff, donors, and partners share their stories with us each day. Here are just few from 2021-22.

 

a mother and child sit on a couch in SSCS's affordable housing apartments Centrepoint

A Story of Home

SSCS offers safe, secure, reliable, and affordable housing options in Squamish, and is in the planning stages of developing an affordable housing project in Pemberton.

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Wooden alphabet and playdough sit on a child sized wooden table

SSCS makes child care more affordable for local families.

SSCS provides high-quality programs throughout our region to enhance the lives of residents at every age and stage of life. And child care is no exception…

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Teens create and connect!

Every time Tallula enters her family kitchen, she is greeted with a pleasant reminder that she can accomplish great things. Hanging on the wall near her dining table is a 4-foot …

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More Moms in our Growing Community have Increased Needs — They Make Us Matter.

Adding a baby into your family is a huge life transition. Whether it’s a first born or you are becoming a parent again, postpartum is demanding and can be isolating for many women. Some new moms in the Sea to Sky Corridor have recently relocated to the area and don’t...

Spring brings new adventures for three influential, dedicated team members

The late, great Robin Williams once quipped, “Spring is nature’s way of saying ‘Let’s party!’” His words are particularly apropos this season at Sea to Sky Community Services, as staff teams and community members gather to celebrate, honour, and thank three dedicated...

Celebrating Mothers in our Community – They Make Us Matter

Finding the possible in challenging situations is what mothers do. They are the light and comfort that makes bad dreams just that. Patience, endurance, project management, entertainment, chef, cleaner, nurse and more, they make us matter. Mothers are truly the...

Foundry proves that supporting youth supports families: Lisa and Delilah’s story

Trigger Warning: Weight loss, eating disorders, and anorexia. Weight loss, eating disorders, and anorexia.affect everyone’s physical and mental health differently. This post shares the story of one family’s experience and the role Foundry played, it is not...

TD Bank Group Supports Local Youth with Multi-Year Financial Gift

Youth in the Sea to Sky corridor are affected by mental health challenges at rates higher than the provincial average.  1 in 5 youths have shared that they need mental health services, and yet almost half of them reported they didn’t know where to go to get help....

Sea to Sky Better at Home helps seniors live independently while remaining connected to community

At 82 and 90 years old, Squamish residents Iveta and George (respectively) take great pride in their home and appreciate the ability to live independently. The couple are two of the nearly 140 seniors who participate in Sea to Sky Community Services’ Better at Home, a...

Homelessness Prevention and Outreach at SSCS

Everyone should have a home, and the rising cost of living across BC creates an urgent need in our communities to support people who are at risk of homelessness. Recognizing this, SSCS operates a homeless outreach program that helps people access support and funding...

A Story of Home

Affordable housing strives to help residents find a place to call home Pam, a lifelong Squamish resident, keeps crackers and snacks in her desk drawer. As Sea to Sky Community Services’ Housing Coordinator, Pam likes to be prepared. “I never know who is going to walk...

SSCS offers local families affordable child care

Sea to Sky Community Services is proud to offer local families affordable child care. SSCS provides high-quality programs throughout our region to enhance the lives of residents at every age and stage of life. And child care is no exception - quality, accessible, and...

SLRD and Village of Pemberton Grant Funding for Seniors

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada – Pemberton Seniors will benefit from $3,555.00 in grant funding awarded to Sea to Sky Community Services (SSCS) by the SLRD. The funding was received as part of the SLRD’s Pemberton and District Initiative fund, which supports...

Foundry gives Peer Mentors a Home

When it opens, Foundry Sea to Sky will support youth, teens, and young adults through mentorship, health resources, and most importantly support when and where they need it most. Ali Hedberg wishes Foundry had been around five years ago when she found herself going...

SSCS’s journey towards Truth and Reconciliation.

For more than 40 years, Sea to Sky Community Services has focused on creating positive change in the communities we serve. Throughout the years, we've added new services, overcome challenges and worked to reflect the needs of Sea to Sky residents. We know there is...

Mayor declares October as Community Inclusion Month in the District of Squamish

Mayor Karen Elliott and Council welcomed SSCS Community Living Program participant and self-advocate Brandon Landry to speak at the council meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2022. Brandon was there to ask city council to proclaim October 2022 as Community Inclusion...

Schools Back and Foundry Sea to Sky is Here to Help

It’s that time of year – the days are getting shorter; routines are returning, and we’re school is back in session. It can be a time of year full of anticipation and renewal and it can also be a time of transition, anxiety, and challenge. Starting in October, Foundry...

Harrow Road is ‘A Place to Call Home’ for individuals, families and community services

Sea to Sky Community Services has been working hard to bring affordable housing and a space for community services to Pemberton with the Harrow Road Affordable Housing Development. The development is being led by SSCS in partnership with BC Housing and will be...

Creativity and Entrepreneurial Spirit Collide in Community Living program. 

We all have different gifts and abilities! SSCS’s Community Living program provides pre-employment skill development and employment support to adults with developmental disabilities.

Welcoming Donors Drs. Peter and Stephanie Chung, Primacorp Ventures

Community Living: Creating unprecedented opportunities for people who might otherwise struggle to have productive and meaningful employment makes our community stronger.

Strengthening Food Security in the Sea to Sky Corridor

Integrating Approaches and Creating Community: How United Way’s Food Hub Model and SSCS are Strengthening Food Security in the Sea to Sky Corridor

Foundry Community Engagement
: Bringing Youth Together in anticipation of Foundry Sea to Sky Opening

In anticipation of the arrival of the new Foundry Centre and Youth Hub, Sea to Sky Community Services spent the past year focused on engagement with youth in the Sea to Sky Corridor, by offering programs and pilot events to bring youth together in meaningful ways.

Respite support to families during the pandemic

With an increase in young families moving to the Sea to Sky region, and an increase in the rate of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, SSCS has received more referrals from families waitlisted with the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Work together, learn together

For besties Hannah and Shantel, landing jobs at the newly launched Joe’s Table Café has been a big win. The dynamic duo have been friends for years and can now …

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Feeding your neighbours

What began as a strategy to reduce human-bear conflict has evolved into a program that feeds hundreds of families annually through the Pemberton Food Bank.

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Art cards inspire and support

The Art Card Project is well underway at SSCS, and the printing press would agree, it’s going fantastic! Show some support and purchase these lovely art cards at …

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Primacorp contributes $30K 

Inspired by their recent partnership with the Sea to Sky Community Services’ (SSCS) Community Employment Program, Peter and Stephanie Chung have made a gift of  …

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Respite program for families

With an increase in young families moving to the Sea to Sky region, and an increase in the rate of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder …

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Bringing youth together

In anticipation of the arrival of the new Foundry Centre and Youth Hub, Sea to Sky Community Services spent the past year focused on engagement with youth …

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Strengthening food security 

Health and wellness are so much more than food, but they often begin there. Food can unite family and community. farming, cooking, …

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Heck, respite means the world to all of us!  The pandemic is hard….really hard….but
when you have special needs kiddos, it can feel even harder.  We struggle to find time to
ourselves on a normal day but adding in a pandemic just makes us (that’s a huge
generalization, I know) feel even more excluded. I’m grateful.  Thank you!

- Matt Thomas Leery

Recipient family of respite support

A food hub supports the community far beyond just food, it’s really about building connections and community, They offer gathering spaces, so sometimes people will come for food, but then onsite childcare will be offered so they can work on their resume with an Employment Support Specialist or receive medical support or a vaccine.

 

Kendahl Cardinal

Food Security Project Strategist, United Way