Additional Supports
Violence at Home
Create a safety plan and self-care plan while staying safe.
If you are in immediate DANGER or fear for your safety, please CALL 911.
If you are not in immediate danger, call VictimLink BC at 1-800-563-0808 for information about all services that are available throughout BC.
Helpline for Children
Phone: 310-1234 any time of the day or night to speak to a social worker, no area code is needed. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call 1-866-660-0505 for TTY services.
Kids Help Phone
Children and teens can call to speak to a counsellor day or night.
Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
24-hour, 7 days a week, emotional telephone support during times of crisis. We value the principles of confidentiality, non-judgmental acceptance, and respect for diversity, personal empowerment, and cooperation.
Phone: 1-888-494-3888 or 1-877-753-2495.
Crisis Line Association of BC
Toll-free provincial access to emotional support, information and resources specific to mental health, available 24/7/365.
Phone: 310-6789
KUU-US Crisis Line Society
Operates a 24 hour provincial aboriginal crisis line for Adults/Elders and Child/Youth.
Phone: 1-800-588-8717
Bread of Life Centre Soup Kitchen
Hot, nutritious meals to all who come, providing a place where all feel safe and welcome.
Location: 3130 3rd Avenue, Port Alberni (map)
Phone: (250) 723-4049
Food Bank on the Edge
Food Bank on the Edge co-ordinates donations of food and ensures food is distributed quickly and efficiently to people in need in both Ucluelet and Tofino.
Location: 272 Main Street, Ucluelet (map)
Phone: (250) 726-6909
Child & Youth Mental Health
Services for children and youth ages 0-18 who face mental health challenges. We provide assessment and treatment, consultation and case management. Multi-disciplinary team of professionals.
Services are free and confidential.
To discuss a referral or for more information call (250) 720-2650 and ask to speak to the Child and Youth Mental Health Intake Worker.
Alberni Community & Women’s Services Society
They are committed to building a healthy community and improving the status of women. We provide a safe place and innovative services for women, children, men, and families.
Location: 3082 3rd Avenue, Port Alberni (map)
Phone: (250) 724-7111
Port Alberni Family Guidance
Provides counselling services to youth, families, and individuals, as well as parenting support groups.
Rainbows for Children is a grief group for children ages five to 12 who are dealing with loss. No referral is necessary and there is no fee for these services.
Youth outreach services to at-risk youth ages 12 to 24.
Provides counselling for clients with multiple health issues; referrals through Community Health Services.
Offers a relationship violence program for men who have pled guilty, or have been found guilty, of spousal assault; referrals through Stroh Health Care.
Phone: (250) 724-0125
Outreach Therapy Programs & Services
Outreach Therapy offers various publicly funded programs to children and families in the Port Alberni Valley region, West Coast and surrounding areas.
Early Intervention services are for children birth-preschool age.
Early Childhood Mental Health Health services are for children infant-5 years of age.
School Age services are for children who have entered the school system with SD 70.
Extra Occupational Therapy for children with Autism Funding, At Home Funding, Jordan's Principle Funding, or other private funding sources.
Phone: (250) 723-1117
West Coast Community Resources Society
Drop-in hours or appointment in Ucluelet or Tofino, surrounding communities by appointment. All services are free & confidential. Community Youth/Family Support, Outreach Workers, Women's & Children's Counsellors.
Phone: (250) 726-2343
Single Parent Employment Initiative
Are you a single parent on Income or Disability Assistance?
The single parent employment initiative can help you secure employment by providing opportunities such as up to 12 months of funded training for in-demand jobs or paid work experience placements. In addition, child-care costs are covered during training and in the first year of employment.
Contact: Alberni Valley Employment Centre or Work BC Centre Uclulelet or Work BC Centre Tofino
Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
INCOME ASSISTANCE
If you are in need and have no other resources, you may be eligible for income assistance. This can help support your transition to employment.
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Disability assistance can help you if you need financial or health support. You must be designated as a Person with Disabilities (PWD) to receive this type of assistance.
Port Alberni Backpack Program
The program operates from the United Church on Church Street. They provide nutritious food on weekends for families living on or below the poverty line who reside In the Dunn and Maquinna School catchment area. A dedicated group of 8 volunteers pack the bags on Thursdays.
Dunn families can pick up food at the United Church.
Maquinna families can pick up food in the Maquinna Library.
