Children & Family Resources
Golden Community Resources Society (GCRS) supports children and familes through ongoing support of programming and services that promote opportunities for healthy growth and development over the years. The programs that GCRS sponsors in the community provide children and youth, as well as their families with resources to support optimal physical, academic and social success.
The Golden Early Childhood Development Coalition, sponsored by Golden Community Resources Society, is an intersectoral table where collaboration and planning occur around how best to meet the needs of children, youth and their families in Golden. The work of this table has increased the capacity of the Golden community to meet the needs of children and families in Golden.
The Golden Early Childhood Development Coalition, sponsored by Golden Community Resources Society, is an intersectoral table where collaboration and planning occur around how best to meet the needs of children, youth and their families in Golden. The work of this table has increased the capacity of the Golden community to meet the needs of children and families in Golden.
Continuum of Support
GCRS offers a continuum of services to children and families. In an effort to “fill the gaps” for children, youth and their families GCRS puts great effort in to ensuring that programs are of high quality and provide maximum accessibility to participants. Staff working in programs offered to children and youth have strong backgrounds in early childhood care and development, education, community development and recreation. The staff team at GCSR working in children and youth programming are highly committed to collaboration with each other and the community and they strive to provide the best possible program experiences for children, youth and their families.
Highlights
GCRS offers the following programs to children and youth in Golden:
Through community and program partnerships GCRS has supported projects such as park renovations, the Golden Spray Park development, events for children and families as well as parent and professional workshops in Golden.
- StrongStart BC program
- Early Childhood Development Coalition
- Child Care Resource and Referral
- BC Early Years Centre
- Little Chimps Preschool
- Community Action Program for Children
- After School Program
- Success By Six
- Golden Youth Centre
- Children First
Through community and program partnerships GCRS has supported projects such as park renovations, the Golden Spray Park development, events for children and families as well as parent and professional workshops in Golden.