The Central Okanagan Family Hub

Imagine being:

• a Parent, needing to find appropriate community resources
• a Newcomer, isolated and alone
• a Grandparent, raising your grandchild
• a Child, needing space to explore and grow
• a Family, needing community

Imagine an inclusive, inviting second home and a one-stop shop for supports and services that helps families to be resilient, healthy and connected to their community.

Welcome to the Central Okanagan Family Hub

A safe space for kids and their families

The Family Hub is a place for all vulnerable families that is made possible through a team effort of community partners, funders, supporters and parents working together. It was started in 2016 in response to research that identified a significant need and gap in our community. Community leaders from schools, community organizations and child-serving agencies gathered together and imagined the dream of the Family Hub, then worked together to create that space.

The Family Hub offers a barrier-free, child-friendly, welcoming and culturally inclusive space for families, with children 0-12 years of age, throughout the Central Okanagan. It addresses loneliness and isolation, fear and distress and is a haven for vulnerable families. It helps schools in addressing social issues and concerns for their at-risk families and frees the child to expand their learning opportunities because their family is supported.