Apoyo a niños y familias
Todos en KIS, de alguna manera, están trabajando con niños, familias y cuidadores para mejorar las fortalezas, desarrollar capacidades y promover un desarrollo saludable y un viaje de asentamiento. KIS ofrece una variedad de servicios guiados por principios que se enfocan en construir relaciones de apoyo, facilitar el crecimiento, respetar la diversidad y fomentar el desarrollo comunitario.
En Kamloops hay muchas organizaciones que apoyan a las familias, son conocidas por varios títulos: programas de recursos familiares, centros de recursos familiares, centros comunitarios, servicios comunitarios, centros de amistad aborigen, centros de primeros años, YMCA, lugares familiares, juntas escolares, ludotecas y más.
Our names are different, but they share the same vision.
Al mejorar la capacidad y la confianza de los padres y cuidadores, además de brindar recursos para que los niños prosperen, todos contribuimos a fortalecer a las familias y las comunidades en su conjunto.
Servicios de apoyo familiar ofrecidos en KIS
Programa puente de primeros años
The Bridging Program provides families with young children a safe and supportive environment to play and learn, connect with others, learn about parenting within a Canadian context, and
obtain information about resources available to them in Kamloops. The goal of the program is for clients to develop trusting relationships, enhance their self-esteem, learn supportive
parenting strategies and develop and reinforce their commitment to learning English as a Second language.
The program has two components —one for children and the other for parents— and is 2 Early Childhood Educators, an assistant and the Cultural Social Worker. The children’s program emulates the goals of a pre-school environment, and includes supervised free play, “Circle Time”, outside play, and music therapy. The parents’ program includes guest speakers for specific topics, based on their expressed needs, to build parents’ capacity and resiliency. Examples include nutrition, cooking, overall health and well being (and specific topics such as diabetes management), the effects of sleep deprivation, and the importance of family routines (mealtime, playtime, bedtime, school, etc.) and specific parenting skills.
The program also includes home visits to further strengthen support to families. Sessions are offered monthly, and the first 4 sessions are mandatory. Clients are referred to the program by the Settlement Counsellors. Transportation is provided where it presents a barrier to attendance.
Padres inmigrantes como defensores de la alfabetización (iPALS) ofrecido a través del programa de cuidado de niños KIS
Our experience working with immigrant parents demonstrates their desire to increase their knowledge about specific ways they can support their children’s literacy development. The goal of iPALS is to work with parents in supporting their children’s early language, literacy and numeracy development. The program is a culturally responsive family literacy program designed to help immigrant and refugee families – and their young children –flourish in their new communities. iPALS is designed to enhance parents’ self esteem, increase their awareness of their children’s development (social, emotional, cognitive, and physical), improve their understanding of their dual role as parent-teacher, and enhance their own literacy development. iPALS is facilitated with the option of weekly or biweekly for 9 sessions of 1.5hr each. An interpreter is used to assist with translation of more abstract concepts when needed.
Apoyos de 360° para padres con niños pequeños
KIS Early Years Parenting Support Program is designed to meet the unique and challenging needs of each family whose child is attending our Childminding program while accessing KIS services. Through the agency qualified Childminding team and the support of KIS En Route Program Navigator, four main activities are designed to address commonly observed presenting needs of immigrant and refugee parents; attachment and bonding issues, difficulty to trust, difficulty to be emotionally available due to past trauma. Some parents have never been exposed to early childhood programs before and it is very stressful for them to leave their child in our care. The program fosters parental involvement in their child’s life through education and engagement where the parents feel emotionally supported and feel that the program is applicable to their lives, as it provides knowledge and skills to thrive in their new context while their cultural needs are accommodated. The importance of guiding and supporting newcomer parents and their children is highly important in preparation for transition into the school system and we have the opportunity at KIS to offer this support.
Recursos
Servicios Comunitarios Interiores
Interior Community Services (ICS) es una agencia de servicios múltiples acreditada sin fines de lucro que brinda programación de apoyo a personas de todas las edades.
YMCA
Manténgase saludable en la YMCA
Boys & Girls Group
With diverse services, the Boys & Girls Club offers 25 different programs, including 2 for daycare.
Servicios
The Childminding Program is more than just childcare; it’s a support system for newcomer families.
SWIS is a school-based outreach program that assists students in Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Community Connections program provides free activities to increase your social connections.
We’re dedicated to empowering young minds to lead, cultivating a community where creativity thrives.
This program offers one-to-one appointments that can support you with counselling much more.
KIS Mentorship program empowers, inspires and builds friendships by matching mentors.