Community Service Directory Home
The Community Service Directory is a comprehensive information resource of community service organizations and programs for the West Kootenay Boundary. It is available in print from Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society, and as this searchable on-line database.
We endeavour to keep the on-line directory up-to-date. If you find errors in our database, or are aware of new programs, please contact us.
The CSD is divided into the sections and sub-sections that follow. Click on the link to browse all the services in that sections.
- EMERGENCY NUMBERS
- 1.1 AMBULANCE
1.2 FIRE
1.3 POLICE
1.4 HOSPITALS / HEALTH CENTRES
1.5 MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS
1.6 MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES
1.7 TRANSITION HOUSES / SAFE HOMES
1.8 OTHER - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE / FREE & LOW COST
BASICS
- 2.10 FINANCIAL /INCOME ASSISTANCE
- Emergency Assistance
- Employment And Assistance (MHR) Centres
- Income / Supplementary Assistance (MHR)
- Tax Credits / Tax Returns
- Children / Families
- Employment Insurance
- Seniors
- Student Grants / Loans
- Financial Counselling / Protection
- Community Alternatives
- Food Banks / Food Cupboards
- Community Kitchens
- Meals On Wheels
- Dinners At Home
- Community Meals
2.30 CLOTHING & GOODS
2.40 FOOD
2.50 HOME HELP - Public Insurance
- Children
- Dental Health
- Medical Equipment Loan Service
- Travel Assistance (Out-Of-Region)
- Handydart
- Transit Services
- Volunteer Driver Program
- Other
- ABUSE / NEGLECT
- 3.10 INFORMATION, EDUCATION &
PREVENTION
- Crisis And Help Lines
- Child Protection / Intervention
- Seniors
3.20 CRISIS INTERVENTION
3.30 TRANSITION HOUSES and SAFE HOMES
- Children Who Witness Abuse
- Sexual Abuse Intervention Program
- COUNSELLING and SUPPORT
- 4.10 CRISIS INTERVENTION
- Crisis / Help Lines
- Child Protection / Intervention
- Safe Homes / Transition Houses
- Second Stage Housing
4.20 VICTIM SUPPORT / COUNSELLING
- Safe Homes, Transition Houses and Second Stage Housing
- Victim Link
- RCMP Victim Assistance Program
- Specialized Victim Assistance
- Victim Counselling
- Community Response Network
- Children / Youth
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Private Practice Referral
- General Counselling
- General Support Programs And Groups
- Aboriginal
- Women
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered
- Developmental Disabilities
- Seniors
- Resources / Helplines
- General Counselling / Life Skills
- Youth Groups / Centres
- Aboriginal
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered
- Developmental Delays / Disabilities
- Victim Link
- RCMP Victim Assistance Program
- Specialized Victim Assistance
- Victim Counselling
- Community Response Network
- Children / Youth
- Information / Resources
- Hospice
- Grief Support
- MENTAL HEALTH
- 5.10 INFORMATION / RESOURCES
- Adult / Seniors
- Children / Youth
5.20 EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH
5.30 REGIONAL ADVOCATE
5.40 OUTPATIENT
5.60 INPATIENT
5.70 RESIDENTIAL: PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION
5.80 COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL LIVING / SUPPORT
5.90 MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS CLUB HOUSE
5.95 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS
5.96 ADVISORY COUNCILS - DRUGS & ALCOHOL / ADDICTIONS
- 6.10 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS /
ASSOCIATIONS
- Adults
- Youth
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon & Alateen
- Narcotics Anonymous
- FAMILY LIFE / PARENTING
- 7.10 RESOURCES
- Help Lines / Websites
- Family Resource Centres
- Family Literacy Programs
- Child And Family Services / Safety
- Public Health Nurses
- Health Units / Centres
7.20 FAMILY PLANNING / PREGNANCY / POSTNATAL
- West Kootenay Sexual Health Clinics
- Pregnancy / Newborns
- Resources
- Services
- Information
- Community Programs
- Child Care Subsidies
- Parent - Young Child Groups And Programs
- Community Action Program For Children
- Parenting Programs / Parent Support Groups
- Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program
- Young Parents / Schools Programs
- Family Support / Communication
- Aboriginal Family Support
- HEALTH / MEDICAL
- 8.01 GENERAL RESOURCES / HELPLINES
- Patient Representative / Aboriginal Liasion
8.02 GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSURANCE
8.03 INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY
8.04 HOSPITALS / PRIMARY CARE CENTRES
- Overview Of Services
- Health Units / Centres
- Resources / Services
- Sexual Health Clinics
- Information / Resources
- Prenatal
- Pregnancy Outreach / Newborns
- Developmental Delays / Disabilities
- Preschool Age Children
- School Age Children
- Funds For Children's Medical Expenses
- Home And Community Care Offices
- Adult Day Programs / Friendly Visitors
- Nutrition / Meals Programs
- Medical Equipment Loan Services
- Health Related Transportation
- Personal Emergency Support System
- Information
- Programs
- Grief Support
- Social Services, KBRH
- AIDS / HIV
- Allergy / Asthma
- ALS
- Alzeihmer
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Brain Injury
- Cancer
- Celiac
- Cerebral Palsy
- Crohn's, Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Diabetes
- Eating Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Eyesight
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Hearing
- Heart & Stroke
- Hepatitis C
- Kidney Disease
- Lung / Respiratory
- Lupus
- Meniere's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson
- Scleroderma
- Stroke
- Transplants
- HOUSING / RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT
- 9.10 SHORT TERM / EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION
- General
- Developmental Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Seniors
9.20 CONSUMER& ADVOCACY SERVICES
9.30 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
9.40 RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT
- General / Seniors
- Youth
- Mental Health
- Physical Disabilities
- Developmental Disabilities
- EMPLOYMENT / BUSINESS / REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- 10.10 GOVERNMENT OFFICES
- General
- Aboriginal
- Persons With Disabilities
- Youth
10.30 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE
10.40 TRADES TRAINING / LABOUR ORGANIZATONS
- Chambers Of Commerce
- Community Futures Development Corporations
- Cooperatives / Lending Circles
- GOVERNMENT / LEGAL / COMPLAINTS / ADVOCACY
- 11.10 GOVERNMENT / PUBLIC SERVICES
- Information Sources
- Government Services
11.20 LEGAL
- Crime Prevention / Community Programs
- Legal Information / Support
- Legal Aid / Advice
- Public Trustee
- Victim Services
- Children / Youth
- Justice Forums (First Time Offenders)
- Courts In BC
- Courts In West Kootenay Boundary
- Court Programs
- Family Court Related Programs
- Federal Corrections
- Provincial Corrections - Adult
- Provincial Corrections - Youth
- Prisoners / Justice System
- General
- Aboriginal
- Children
- Developmental Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Multicultural
- Poverty
- Prisoners / Justice System
- Seniors
- Tenants
- Workers Compensation
- EDUCATION / LITERACY / SCHOOLS / POST SECONDARY
- 12.10 LITERACY
- Family Literacy
- Adult Literacy
12.20 K-12 PROGRAMS
- School District No. 8 - Kootenay Lake
- School District No. 10 - Arrow Lakes
- School District No. 20 - Kootenay - Columbia
- School District No. 51 - Boundary
- Independent Schools
- Distance Education / Home Learning
- Selkirk College
- Other Post Secondary
- Educational Grants / Loans
- ARTS / CULTURAL / LIBRARIES / RECREATION /
RELIGIOUS
- 13.10 COLUMBIA BASIN TRUST
- Regional
- Local
13.20 ARTS COUNCILS
13.30 ABORIGINAL
- Recreation
- Community Centres and Halls
- Youth Centres
- Women's Centres
- Seniors' Centres
- Arrow Lakes Area
- Boundary Area
- Castlegar And Area
- Nelson And Area, Salmo
- North Kootenay Lake Area
- Trail And Area
2.60 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE
2.80 TRANSPORTATION
3.40 ADVOCACY / LEGAL
3.50 COUNSELLING and TREATMENT for WOMEN
3.60 COUNSELLING and TREATMENT for CHILDREN & YOUTH
6.20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / PREVENTION
6.30 REFERRAL
6.40 OUTPATIENT COUNSELLING
6.70 WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT AND DETOX
6.80 NEEDLE EXCHANGE
6.90 MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS
7.40 FOSTER PARENTS / CHILDREN
7.60 DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS / DISABILITIES
8.45 WALK-IN MEDICAL CLINICS
8.05 PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS / CENTRES
8.10 DENTAL HEALTH
8.20 AUDIOLOGY
8.30 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
8.40 LICENSING OF FACILITIES
8.50 HOME CARE AND SUPPORT
10.50 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND SAFETY
10.60 BUSINESS INFORMATION / SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
11.60 ADVOCACY / HUMAN RIGHTS
13.40 MULTICULTURAL / PEACE
13.50 MUSEUMS / ART GALLERIES / LIVE THEATRES
13.60 LIBRARIES
13.70 RECREATION and COMMUNITY CENTRES
