Phoenix Centre
#922 3rd Avenue V2C 6W5 Kamloops, BC, Canada

This article was just shared by our Ashes to Dust Coach/Mentor/All Star Jay Roque and he kindly allowed me to share what he said. Thanks for the comments Jay and for sharing a great article! Your comments and this article article put into simple and powerful language why we do this camp and what it means for all of us! *** from Jay: Being a recovering addict this is exactly why I mtn bike. I had a partner not that long ago that would try and stop me from riding. Saying it wa...sn't helping me with my addictions, that I needed a counselor that I needed more time with her and her daughter (from a previous relationship), that the group I rode with were unhealthy. I tried to tell her what I did for me, how it brought me back from mainlining meth in alleys and parkades, shitting my pants, being homeless. Look where I am now. So mtn biking doesn't save lives or make you feel good? Well I stand here sober, clean, and a proud mtn biker and I can tell you straight to your face it does ALL that and more. So go ride your bike and feel good. #mentalhealthawareness #bikelife #districtbicycle #marinbikescanada #mostlymental #ashestodust #mostlymental See more

Phoenix Centre is excited to be part of Change Day 2017. Join this growing movement and 'make a pledge' to improve the care of those who are accessing health services.

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Recognizing Resilience: A Group for Parents and Caregivers of Teens Involved With Substances Six Weeks: Sept. 27th & Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 & Nov. 1, 2017 6:00-7:30 pm Henry Grube Education Centre, Room 3... 245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops If you are struggling with what to do with your love and concern for your teenaged child who is using substances, step off the roller coaster and find helpful support. This is a safe, confidential space for caregivers to share, explore and learn about: Adolescent development and ideas about what helps and what hinders The concept of RESILIENCE and what builds it Why youth may begin or continue to maintain relationships with substances How to enhance relationships between caregivers and teens Values, beliefs, and feelings about substances, substance use, and parenting Strategies to consider when exploring boundaries and imparting consequences with teens To register email Andrea Brassard, Clinical Practice Lead at The Phoenix Centre, [email protected] See more

The Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society Family Care Homes Needed Open House 2PM-7PM Thursday, September 21st 2017 A community based youth justice program, that pro-vides supportive caregivers in the community. When the youth are not in program they are in your home where you provide supervision. ... Family Home Expectations Ability to provide trauma informed care A safe living environment with private bedroom Alcohol and drug free home Supervision of youth outside of day program We Provide Day program Monday to Friday Ongoing support Excellent remuneration (Non taxable income) There are two different types of day programs that the youth attend daily 9:00 am to 4:00pm which are: 1) the sky program; a general life skills program 2) the Osprey program; a treatment program. To RSVP Please Contact 250-374-2119 ext 202 or email [email protected] Visit our website at www.kamloopsefry.com 827 Seymour St.

Have your say on the future of BC: We know that the province has an economic plan - and we definitely need such planning, but we also need a social plan too - one that supports the wellbeing of all British Columbians. What would you like that to look like? Share your vision at https://form.surveypal.net/There-is-a-Better-Way--Online-Su We don't build roads or houses without a plan, so why are our social services any different? In BC, we need a social plan that brings togethe...r all levels of government, along with community organizations and sectors in an overarching vision of wellbeing with clear, achievable outcomes. Have your say on what you would like the future of BC to look like at https://form.surveypal.net/There-is-a-Better-Way--Online-Su British Columbia spends billions of dollars on services for people like healthcare, education, services for children and families, and social assistance. Similar to the government's 'jobs/economic plan,' we need a social plan or a framework for wellbeing. A social plan starts with people like you helping us define what really matters in our lives and communities. Have your say on what you would like the future of BC to look like at https://form.surveypal.net/There-is-a-Better-Way--Online-Su

There's no shortage of news on what's going wrong give any of us five minutes and we could come up with a dozen examples of things that are going wrong. But maybe what we really need to talk about is what’s going right, and how we can build on that to make BC the best it can be for everyone who lives here. What are we doing already to improve the well-being of everyone who lives in our province, and how might we do it even better? That question is at the heart of a social p...olicy framework, and at the heart of community consultations that Board Voice is launching with people like you. The things that give all of us a feeling of well-being are strikingly the same across all income levels, personal circumstance, age, religion, race. Decent work for a fair wage. A happy home. Good health. A safe and clean community. A sense of belonging. But how do we get there? Board Voice has put together a public survey around how BC can develop a provincial social policy framework, following in the footsteps of both the Alberta and Nova Scotia governments. We hope you'll participate. Social policy starts with people like you helping us define what really matters in our lives and communities. A social policy framework for BC would essentially incorporate what we define as the most important aspects of our communities when it comes to well-being over the long term, and develop a concrete plan for making them happen. At a provincial level, that requires working across sectors, ministries, ideologies and levels of government to come up with a unified vision for what we mean when we talk about well-being, and a unified plan for achieving it. Board Voice is a big fan of such a framework for BC. (Read more about our work on this here). Your participation in this short survey will help us take this work to the next level. Click here to participate: https://form.surveypal.net/There-is-a-Better-Way--Online-Su We would appreciate it if you could please share our survey far and wide. We would like to engage as many British Columbians in this process as possible. Please share on social media. We will be using the following hashtags: #betterway #socialpolicy #wellbeing #bcpoli #community -- Christine Thomas Executive Coordinator, Board Voice 604 477-9720 [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoardVoice/?fref=ts Twitter: @boardvoicebc Board Voice Society of BC 102 739 Kings Road Victoria, BC V8T 1W4

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What a weekend! 6 Kamloopsians are now certified Professional Mountain Bike Instructors thanks to the expert guidance of Ross Dunlop from the Professional Moun...tain Bike Instructor Association - PMBIA. We would definitely recommend this training course to anyone looking to improve their own skills or pass on their knowledge to other riders and hope Ross will be back next year to offer another one! Let us know if you're interested! See more