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FSI Events

FSI offers various Family Hangouts and Learning Explorations.

  • Family Hangouts: A safe space for families and caregivers to come together for support, inspiration and troubleshooting. Sessions are either themed or open for general conversation and held on Zoom*.
  • Learning Explorations: Free online sessions* offer families, individuals, and professionals the chance to learn, connect and share on a variety of topics.
*All FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone. If you need assistance registering for any session, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.  

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WayFinders Series: Mind your IEPs and Qs!

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Everyone has dreams and goals. For people with a disability it can take planning and ingenuity to identify dreams and goals and make them a reality. WayFinders is a free program that is here to help. WayFinders Facilitators support families with person-centered planning and visioning to set the […]

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WayFinders Series: Post Secondary Education Panel

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Everyone has dreams and goals. For people with a disability it can take planning and ingenuity to identify dreams and goals and make them a reality. WayFinders is a free program that is here to help. WayFinders Facilitators support families with person-centred planning and visioning to set the […]

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WayFinders Series: Get to Work with Annette Borrows

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Everyone has dreams and goals. For people with a disability it can take planning and ingenuity to identify dreams and goals and make them a reality. WayFinders is a free program that is here to help. WayFinders Facilitators support families with person-centered planning and visioning to set the […]

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FASD Series: What Lies Beneath – FASD & Behaviours

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Robbie Seale, mother of four individuals with FASD and host of the FASD Family Life Podcast joins us this session to help parents and caregivers understand the challenging behaviours that confound us and disrupt family life. Synergising 20+ years experience and FASD best practices, Robbie will help parents […]

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About FSI – North Island

Join us to learn about the Family Support Institute of BC, our model or support and all the wonderful tools we have put together for families over the years. June 1 @ 6:30pm - Nanaimo June 6 @ 6:30pm - Comox Valley June 7 @ 6:30pm - Campbell River and North Island CLICK HERE TO […]

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WayFinders Series: Circle of Friends/Relationships

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Everyone has dreams and goals. For people with a disability it can take planning and ingenuity to identify dreams and goals and make them a reality. WayFinders is a free program that is here to help. WayFinders Facilitators support families with person-centred planning and visioning to set the […]

Family Hangouts

FSI offers various Family Hangouts and Learning Explorations.

  • Family Hangouts: A safe space for families and caregivers to come together for support, inspiration and troubleshooting. Sessions are either themed or open for general conversation and held on Zoom*.
  • Learning Explorations: Free online sessions* offer families, individuals, and professionals the chance to learn, connect and share on a variety of topics.
*All FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone. If you need assistance registering for any session, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.  

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Challenging Behaviours

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Complex behaviours are hard to handle! Whether those behaviours come from poor impulse control, language difficulties or oppositional tendencies, caregivers still struggle to understand and we all want to help. Join our Family Hangout for Challenging Behaviours and share with other caregivers who experience similar issues. Knowing that […]

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FASD – Thinking Outside of the Box

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events This family hangout is all about empowering conversations for individuals affected by FASD and those that support them. Join us for a family hangout that provides a safe place to share and connect.   CLICK TO REGISTER WE ASK ALL REGISTRANTS TO PLEASE REVIEW FSI'S ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES […]

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Early Years and School Age Navigation

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Caring for little ones with extra support needs is marked by joy, fear, and overwhelm, usually all in the same day! Navigating the toddler and preschool years or if the school years are on the horizon, can be a uniquely challenging time. Join Cari Rawling, (ECE/parent), and Heather […]

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Aging Caregivers

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events We cannot slow the aging process in ourselves or in the people we care for! As we get older, our ability to care for our family member becomes more and more difficult. Planning our own future, and the future of our loved ones can be a terrifying process. […]

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FASD – Thinking Outside of the Box

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events This family hangout is all about empowering conversations for individuals affected by FASD and those that support them. Join us for a family hangout that provides a safe place to share and connect.   CLICK TO REGISTER WE ASK ALL REGISTRANTS TO PLEASE REVIEW FSI'S ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES […]

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Early Years and School Age Navigation

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Caring for little ones with extra support needs is marked by joy, fear, and overwhelm, usually all in the same day! Navigating the toddler and preschool years or if the school years are on the horizon, can be a uniquely challenging time. Join Cari Rawling, (ECE/parent), and Heather […]

Calendar for Connections

Looking for ways to meet new people and stay socially connected? The Calendar for Connections was created to help people with diverse abilities know about different fun and inclusive opportunities to connect with others. Double click on any event to view more details or click the button below to check out events and activities happening all over BC. 

We are always looking for new events to share on our calendar! If you would like to add an event to our calendar, please contact: .

Please check out a list of other community event calendars below:

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Book Club with Meghan — the Harry Potter Series

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Prepare your wands, and ready your potions: Meghan is bringing the world of Harry Potter to Curiko! Beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, we will come together to experience the tale of Hermoine, Ron, and the Boy-Who-Lived. If you have a copy of the book, make […]

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Abilities Dance with Joanne

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Move in new ways, release tension, and connect in community. Guided dance improvisation activities encourage each person to choose how they feel like moving and interacting, in the ways that work for them. There is no wrong move, and no prior dance experience is needed. Click here to join. […]

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Christmas Dance

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Get your dancing shoes ready to kick-off the 24 days of Christmas at our annual Christmas Dance! Starting at 6pm on Wednesday, December 1st, DJ Skullface will be playing all the hits to get us rocking around the Christmas tree together.   Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6291747361 Meeting ID: […]

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Wayfinders Series: Get Inspired

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events DEC 1: Get Inspired Self advocates share their lived experiences of person centered planning. How they did it – a practical application of intentional planning for a fulfilling life. Discovering your abilities WayFinders encourage you to focus on your strengths. Thinking ahead WayFinders can guide you to plan […]

Give Me a Minute: Sixty Second Stories

Virtual Event

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Sometimes we all just need a minute. “Give Me a Minute” is your chance. In this experience, you will be given the chance to express yourself however you choose for 60 seconds. You can tell a story, do a dance, sit silently, almost anything! It is your time. […]

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Healthy Athletes Screening

Douglas College 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Healthy Athletes Screenings provides free, fun screenings and education for people with intellectual disabilities in a variety of medical disciplines. Through Healthy Athletes, health care professionals receive formalized training about the specific health care concerns of people with intellectual disabilities and how to ask the right questions, helping them draw out issues. Their interactions with […]

External Events

Events hosted by community partners from within BC. FSI is not responsible for the content, management or facilitation of these sessions. All inquiries and comments are referred directly to event organizers.

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Mental Illness | Family Support Group

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Do you support a relative dealing with mental illness? Pathways SMIS is offering weekly online support groups for family members and anyone supporting a loved one with a mental illness.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   Click here to see events calendar

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HANG Eco Adventure Club – Cloverdale

Pivot Point Family Growth Centre Inc. 17564 56a Ave, Cloverdale, British Columbia

Eco Adventure Club offers a fun outdoor pursuit each week! Eco Adventure Club is a weekly program for youth ages 7-15 where participants explore different locations and outdoor activities around their community within our unique social skill building process. “Helping Adolescents / Adults Network and Grow” (HANG) is a way for teens and adults to […]

$400.00

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Different Minds Academy

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Join us online for interactive dance, science, yoga, magic and games with our hosts and mentors! With two warm and energetic hosts, children will be paired with a mentor to interact with activities such as dance, magic, science, and yoga activities with awesome instructors. Different Minds Academy is […]

The INCLUSION Art Show & Sale

Heritage Hall 3102 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events The INCLUSION Art Show & Sale is the annual profiling event hosted by posAbilities and we’re excited to be back for our 18th year! We look forward to hosting our first hybrid show and we welcome you to join us in-person or from the comfort of your home. […]

Family-to-Family Education Course

SESSION INFO: « Back to all events For families, significant others and friends of a loved one with a serious mental illness across British Columbia. Starting October 11, 2022 | Online | Free | 8 weeks • Info on mental illnesses • Treatments & therapies • Navigating the B.C. mental health system • Compassion-centered communication […]

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A Pathway to Hope

You are invited to attend an online presentation by the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions on Thursday, October 20, at 12 noon. The topic of the presentation will be A Pathway to Hope—BC's new plan to begin transforming the province's mental health and substance use service system. The new strategy lays out the government's […]

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