Find information for children and families in Burnaby and the surrounding areas.

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BC Centre for Ability

Main Office: 2805 Kingsway, Vancouver
Satellite Office: (By appointment only) 4460 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Contact: New families can use the online referral system or call 604-451-5511 ext. 1424

Programs and services for children, youth and adults with diverse needs.

Last updated: February 9, 2023

BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre

Website: keltymentalhealth.ca
Toll-Free: 1-800-665-1822
Email: keltycentre@cw.bc.ca

Helps families across the province navigate the mental health system, connect with peer support, and access resources and tools to support wellbeing.

Last updated: February 9, 2023

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver

Phone: 604-876-2447

Serves boys, trans, and gender diverse children and youth between the ages of 7 and 17 years old who would benefit from an additional caring adult. Some mentorship programs are general while others specifically tackle physical health or support with math skills.

Last updated: February 9, 2023

Big Sisters of the Lower Mainland

Phone: 604-873-4525
Email: info@bigsisters.bc.ca

Serves female, transgender, and non-binary youth ages 7-17 with a volunteer in a one-to-one mentoring relationship. Can include general mentoring, Go Girls group program or Study Buddy program.

Last updated: February 9, 2023

Burnaby Early Childhood Development (ECD) Table

Email: kidsinburnaby@gmail.ca

A one-stop hub with valuable resources for Burnaby families with children from birth to 6 years old.

Last updated: February 9, 2023

Burnaby Family Life

Pioneer Community Resource Centre, 4535 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: 604-659-2205
Email: bfl_info@burnabyfamilylife.org

Provides free family drop in programs, child care, counselling, pre/post natal services, Moving Ahead program for refugees and immigrants, and parenting classes. Multiple locations.

Last updated: May 13, 2023

Burnaby Neighbourhood House

North: 4908 Hastings Street, Burnaby
South: 4460 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Phone: North: 604-294-5444 | South: 604-431-0400
Email: North: northinfo@burnabynh.ca | South: info@burnabynh.ca

Provides parenting resources and virtual events for families. They can also support families with phone check-ins and by connecting them to other resources.

Cameray Child & Family Services

#102 – 5623 Imperial Street, Burnaby
Phone: 604-436-9449
Email: admin@cameray.ca

Cameray is a community-based agency committed to the strengthening of individuals and families through a spectrum of services including counselling, education, outreach and advocacy. Free parent support programs, workshops, and events, as well as counselling for youth.

Child Care Resource and Referral (YMCA)

4460 Beresford Street, Burnaby
Phone: 604-294-1109
Email: ccrr@gv.ymca.ca

CCRR provides families and child care providers with free child care information and referrals, support with the Affordable Child Care Benefit and other government child care funding programs, access to the Early Learning Resource Lending Library, and quality professional development and parent education opportunities.

Last updated: December 8, 2021

City of Burnaby

4949 Canada Way, Burnaby
Phone: 604-294-7944

Many facilities around Burnaby have re-opened and recreational programs for all ages are available for a small fee.

East Burnaby Family Place

9887 Cameron Street, Burnaby
Phone: 604-512-1100
Email: ebfp@shaw.ca

East Burnaby Family Place offers parent and child drop-in program, outdoor play area and parent education.

Last updated: June 9, 2021

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

200 - 601 6th Street, New Westminster
Phone: 604-723-9548
Email: aolson@fsgv.ca

Provides free consultation to Burnaby families, caregivers and professionals to better support a child’s development, for strategies for challenging behaviours, or to strengthen relationships with a child under five years old.

Last updated: April 4, 2023

Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC)

207 - 7355 Canada Way, Burnaby
Phone: 604-395-8000
Email: settlement@issbc.org

Provides information and orientation to immigrants and refugees in various languages.

Last updated: April 29, 2023

Information Children

Simon Fraser University, Dis2 #133, Burnaby
Phone: 778-782-3548
Email: info@informationchildren.com

Provides information, support and referrals related to the care and well-being of families with children 12 years and under.

Last updated: April 29, 2023

Kids Help Phone

Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Young people text: TALK to 686868
Adults text: WELLNESS to 741741

Get support from crisis responders and counsellors 24/7.

Services now available in Arabic, Mandarin, Dari, Pashto, Russian and Ukrainian.

Last updated: April 29, 2023

Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)

Child & Youth Mental Health (Metrotown)
201-7645 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: 604-660-9544

Child & Youth Mental Health (Brentwood)
701-1901 Rosser Avenue, Burnaby
Phone: 778-572-2370

Child & Family Services
300 - 5172 Kingsway Ave., Burnaby
Phone: 604-660-5900

MCFD offers services that support the well-being of children, youth and families.

Last updated: April 30, 2023

MOSAIC: Family Newcomer Centre

7009 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: 604-636-0120
Email: family.centre.reception@mosaicbc.org

A centre for refugee families with children ages 0 - 6 years old living in Burnaby or New Westminster, and in Canada for five years or less.

Last updated: April 30, 2023

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS)

1874 Kingsway, Vancouver
Phone: 604 298 5888
Email: info@pirs.bc.ca

PIRS is impacting the lives of immigrant and refugee women and their young children by removing language and digital barriers and providing programs, support, and resources.

Last updated: April 30, 2023

Parent Support Services Society BC

204 - 5623 Imperial St., Burnaby
BC Parenting Support Line: 1-877-345-9777
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren/Kinship Care Support Line: 1-855-474-9777

Provides support circles and support phone lines for parents and grandparents and others raising a relative’s child to share, spend time together and get resources.

Last updated: April 30, 2023

Purpose Society

40 Begbie Street, New Westminster
Phone: 604-526-2522
Email: mail@purposesociety.org

The Purpose Society offers programs that provide a continuum of services to children, youth and families. They range from family development and therapy to Early Childhood education and groups. There’s a program for you and your family that enables you to find support within the community. Their Facebook page has regular updates and resources.

Spirit of the Children Society

201 - 768 Columbia St., New Westminster
Text: 604-524-9113
Email: reception@sotcs.ca

Spirit of the Children Society (SOTCS) is an Aboriginal non-profit society based in British Columbia, Canada. They serve families in the Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area. Their goal is to empower and strengthen Aboriginal families in the communities they serve through valuable information and resources, as well as programs that enhance unity and spirit. New intakes are always accepted, apply online or complete form on website.

Last updated: May 13, 2023

St. Leonard's Youth and Family Services

5271 Clinton Street, Burnaby
Phone: 604-298-6245
Email: smile@stleo.ca

SMILE Program offers support to pregnant and/or parenting youth 24 years and under.

Last updated: April 30, 2023

S.U.C.C.E.S.S Burnaby Early Years Services

200 - 5172 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: 604-318-2731 for Teresa Hsieh (Mandarin) | 604-330-8068 for Vivienne Lee (Korean)
Email: teresa.hsieh@success.bc.ca| vivienne.lee@success.bc.ca

Services are for families with children ages 0-6 who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean or Farsi living in Burnaby. They provide parent support groups in Korean and Mandarin, Nobody’s prefect and Mother Goose program in Cantonese, Korean, Farsi and Mandarin, and special needs navigation services in Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean.

Last updated: May 13, 2023

Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society

306 - 4980 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: 604-436-1025
Toll free: 1-888-436-1025
Email: againstviolence@vlmfss.ca

VLMFSS offers free, confidential culturally-responsive and trauma-informed services with immigrant, refugee, visible minority, without immigration status racialized women and their families who are victims/survivors of Intimate Partner/Familial Violence, child abuse and sexual violence. They provide emotional support services in many languages.