Nanaimo Family Life Association
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
About
Nanaimo Family Life Association is a community organisation based in Nanaimo, Canada working on community development, mental health, housing & homelessness +3 more.
Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) is a non-profit community organisation in Nanaimo, British Columbia, that helps individuals and families build healthy relationships and navigate housing challenges, mental health needs and access to support services. Its services include counselling for individuals, couples and youth, peer support groups for gender-diverse people, emergency shelter and shower programs for unhoused people, housing information and navigation for seniors, and home support and day programs for older adults. NFLA serves Nanaimo and surrounding areas, including Ladysmith and Gabriola Island, and relies on volunteers and funding from the City of Nanaimo, United Way BC and Seniors Society BC.
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Better at Home
Elderly care
Helps seniors over 65 stay in their homes longer through housekeeping, light yard work and medical and non-medical appointment transport, delivered with volunteer support.
SHINE (Seniors Housing Information & Navigation Ease)
Housing & Homelessness
Provides seniors with housing information, navigation and advocacy support, with cases triaged by housing urgency.
TAPS (Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors)
Elderly care
A day program of activities for seniors aged 55 and over.
Seniors Peer Counselling
Mental health
Counselling and support for people aged 55 and over.
Gender Journeys
LGBTQ+
Peer support group for transgender, non-binary, two-spirit and gender diverse adults in Nanaimo.
Transcend Nanaimo
LGBTQ+
Peer support group for transgender, non-binary, two-spirit and gender diverse youth in Nanaimo.
The Unitarian Shelter
Housing & Homelessness
Emergency shelter for adults aged 19 and over in Nanaimo.
Shower Program
Housing & Homelessness
Provides showers to unhoused people and those in unstable housing.
Couples Counselling
Mental health
Counselling space for partners to strengthen their relationship, offered on a sliding fee scale.
Youth Counselling
Children & Youth
Individual counselling for youth aged 13 to 18.
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Partnerships
City of Nanaimo, United Way BC, Seniors Society BC, Nanaimo Foodshare
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