How We Help

Community Resource Centres (CRCs) are community based one-stop shops for resources and support. They exist to connect you to all of your available community services, orgranziations and groups.

CRCs strive to meet the needs of families directly, or through partnerships with other agencies and community organizations. They work to ensure that community residents have access to everything they need-housing, utilities, food, furniture, clothing, dental care, and child care. Your family may be struggling financially and having difficulty getting enough food or clothing, finding affordable housing or paying utilitiy bills. Perhaps you want to upgrade your education, or find a job that pays decent wages.

Income may not be an issue. Instead, you want parenting education, so you can get some tips on how to relate to your cranky two-year old or your rebellious teen. Or perhaps a child or adult in your family has been feeling angry or depressed for a long time. Perhaps you have decided to finally deal with an addiction to drugs, alcohol or gambling. Or perhaps you and your children live with a violent person, and you need a safety plan.

You can call or drop in to the Community Resource Centre in your area to get support for yourself and your family. People who work at CRCs are knowledgeable about resources close to where you live and city-wide. There will be someone there who can sit down with you, listen to your story, and connect you through information or referral to programs and services appropriate to your needs. Community Resource Centres partner with many other agencies to provide these programs and services as close to where you live as possible. Some may be located at the Resource Centre itself, or off-site in a nearby agency, church or community hall.

Click “Programs” on the left hand side to learn about some programs that Bowwest Community Resource Centre is involved with.

You can call Bowwest staff if you have any questions or if you have a suggestion for a new program you would like to see in your community.