Resources

Family Resource Programs

Family Resource Programs (FRPs) are parent/child interactive centres for families with children 0-6 years of age. Services are community-based and are designed to strengthen parenting skills and provide stimulating environments for young children through five core areas of service:

  • Family support
  • Play-based learning
  • Early learning and literacy
  • Parent education
  • Information and referrals

FRPs can be found within many community-based family service organizations such as Neighbourhood Houses, Friendship Centres and Boys & Girls Clubs along with stand-alone sites commonly known as Family Places.

Some examples of activities, services and resources include:

  • Parent/child interactive drop-in
  • Parent education and workshops
  • Counselling services including peer support
  • Community kitchen/nutrition education
  • Health screening and education
  • Pre/post natal support services
  • Clothing exchange
  • Toy library

For more information about Family Resource Programs visit the BC Association of Family Resource Programs website. To find a location in your community visit the FRP Directory web page.

BC Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP-BC)

The FRP-BC supports Family Resource Programs in furthering their mandate to strengthen parenting and the healthy development of children within the context of the family. There are currently 267 FRPs and 18 Aboriginal Family Resource Programs in over 80 communities across BC.

The FRP-BC has developed FRP Provincial Standards of Practice that will ensure consistent quality practices throughout the sector along with an eight course FRP Certificate Program to provide competency-based training for those practitioners who support and assist parents of young children in dealing with a wide range of challenges. For more information about Family Resource Programs or the work of the Association, please visit the BC Association of Family Resource Programs website.