Peace Arch Community Services
Peace Arch Community Services Society was incorporated in 1978 and is the primary provider of social support services on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. Our mandate is to identify a broad spectrum of human needs on the Semiahmoo Peninsula and beyond and respond to them in a creative, caring and fiscally responsible way. This is achieved by providing information, services, advocacy and working with other individuals, groups and organizations in a way that promotes involvement, self-reliance and expresses a spirit of community.
Peace Arch Community Services provides programs for special needs infants and their families, a residential treatment program for adolescents and their families, an emergency receiving program for adolescents, residential and community based programs for adults with developmental disabilities, an outpatient alcohol and drug program, an employment program, family outreach programs, individual and family counseling services, the PACS Food Bank, information and referral services, volunteer services, support groups and effective July 1, 2004 new MCFD funded programs.
We can link you with the service you need regarding: Call Us at 604-542-4357 (HELP)
- Counselling
- Drug, alcohol and problem gambling
- Mood disorders
- Anger management
- Mental health
- Healthcare
- Childcare
- Self-help and support groups
- Resources for single parents, families, children and youth, seniors, and the multicultural community
- Housing
- Government agencies
- Legal assistance
- Social, recreational and cultural
- Low cost goods and services
- Volunteer opportunities
- Shop-by-phone programs
- Driver programs
- Where to donate used goods
- And much more
We have a comprehensive library consisting of current, up-to-date information from:
- The Red Book: Directory of Services for the Lower Mainland
- Community directories, brochures and flyers
- An extensive database of community resources
Peace Arch Community Services was the first social service organization in the province of British Columbia and thirteenth in all of Canada to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation in 2000. COA accredits the full continuum of child and family services and is the leading accreditor of social service and behavioral healthcare organizations in the world. We have just completed our fourth Peer Review and are committed to service excellence, fiscal accountability and measurable outcomes.
