Achievements

Throughout the years the Society was instrumental in the initiation of many programs and services including:

• mental health services, 
• a lay counselling group, 
• alternate school programs, 
• a social planning council, 
• a day care society, 
• children's programs, 
• family programs, 
• parent groups, 
• a volunteer bureau, 
• a women’s resource centre, 
• drug and alcohol services,

• handicapped services, 
  
• a food bank, 
  
• a Christmas hamper campaign, 
  
• a directory of groups and services, 
  
• infant development services, 
  
• speech and language services, 
  
• youth centre, 
  
• stay in school coordinator, 
  
• employment services and 
  
• displaced worker programs.

Many of these programs continue to thrive under the GCRS ‘umbrella’ and a number of them have been incorporated into other agencies or were supported in the development of autonomous societies to carry out their specific mandates.  

GCRS continues to be an integral, collaborative partner in Golden’s non profit community.