Back-to-school season is here and the Kermode Friendship Society is excited to announce its new out-of-school child care program aimed at supporting families in connecting and learning in a safe, holistic environment.
Available for children aged five to 12, the new program welcomes drop-offs at the Friendship Society (4714 Park Ave. in Terrace) beginning at 8 a.m. Students will then be driven to school, with the option of being picked up after school and returned to after-school care if required. Parents or guardians will need to pick up students from the Friendship Society by 5 p.m. The program includes before- and after-school snacks as well as games and activities.
The out-of-school care program is available before and after school, on non-instructional days, during spring break, on early dismissal days, a portion of the Christmas holiday and will continue through the 2025 summer holiday.
The program currently offers 20 spaces for children aged five to 12 and will be fee-based, with a strong emphasis on supporting families who are eligible for subsidies. The program is open to all members of the community!
For more information or to register your child for the Kermode Friendship Society's out-of-school child care program, email Charmaine Anderson at canderson@kermodefriendship.ca, or register online today at kermodefriendship.ca/announcements-events. Find a full list of programs and services at kermodefriendship.ca.
The Kermode Aboriginal Head Start Program for children aged three to five, of Aboriginal descent, is also currently accepting new students for the 2024/25 school year. For details or to register your child, visit kermodefriendship.ca/servicesforchildren or email Tracy Spencer at tspencer@kermodefriendship.ca.
More about the Kermode Friendship Society:
The Kermode Friendship Centre was initially created in 1972. It was then called the "Native Resource Centre" and was operated by Local 118 of the British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI). The Kermode Friendship Society was formed and Incorporated in 1976. Founding members included Willard Seymour, Rose and Gerald Bazil, Vi Gellenbeck, Lance Stevens, Pearl Campbell and Francis Sabine.
The Kermode Friendship Centre is committed to encouraging self-sufficiency, respect of individuality and to promoting cultural diversity among all residents of the area.
The Kermode Friendship Society is represented by their Board of Directors; Who gratefully acknowledge and thank the Kitselas Nation and Kitsumkalum Nation in Terrace and the Haisla Nation in Kitimat Village for allowing the Kermode Friendship Society to operate in their respective Traditional Territory.
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