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Cadboro/ Gyro Park
If you’re looking to while away the day at the beach, it’s tough to beat this 5.3-hectare Saanich park in Cadboro Bay. From the unique play structures and wide-open play fields to the expansive, driftwood-lined beach and terrific views, this is one of Victoria’s best family beaches. Amenities include washrooms, tennis courts and picnic tables.

Caffe Fantastico Specialty Coffees
7am - 7pm Daily Since 1993, Caffe Fantastico has been striving to provide the most exceptional coffees possible to our customers. This dedication to quality led to the expansion of Caffe Fantastico into the art of coffee roasting. Caffe Fantastico Specialty Coffees’ micro-roastery began production in April of 1998 in Quadra Village. Enjoy our coffee at the Quadra Village Roastery, our espresso kiosk in Cook Street Village, at our waterfront patio at Dockside Green and now downtown at th... more...

Carnarvon Water Park
There is a children’s water spray area with assorted climbing structures for cool relief on a hot summer afternoon. The water park is open on weekends in May and June and every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from July 1 to Labour Day.

Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR)
Victoria Child Care Resource and Referral, in partnership with the community, strives to enhance the availability and accessibility of a range of quality child care options and services to meet the needs of children, families, and child care providers. Victoria Child Care Resource & Referral is a quality enhancement program funded by the Government of British Columbia and sponsored by the Single Parent Resource Centre. Since 1990, we have been supporting families, child care providers, and... more...

Citizens' Counselling Centre
The Greater Victoria Citizens' Counselling Centre assists adult community members in attaining socially and psychologically satisfying lives by providing quality, accessible, volunteer counselling services. We believe that every person has the right to access quality counselling services regardless of ability to pay. The Centre has a sliding fee scale based on family income. We believe that people are resourceful and are capable of making choices and decisions for themselves. We focus on... more...

Cornerstone Cafe
The Cornerstone Café is proudly owned and operated by the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG). The Café operates out of the revitalized Cornerstone Building at 1301 Gladstone Avenue (at Fernwood Road). All proceeds from the Café are reinvested in the neighbourhood through Fernwood NRG's programs and services. The Café is a place where you can hang out, meet other neighbours, take in music and events, and access neighbourhood resources and information.

Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre
Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre offers swimming, a water slide, swimming lessons, fitness classes, fitness workout equipment, recreation programs, a youth leadership group, summer camps, camp councillor training and more.

Esquimalt Parks and Recreation Centre
The Rec Center includes a pool, sauna, weight room, skating, fitness classes, and more. Hours of Operation: Sunday through Saturday 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Youth only Friday nights: 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.)

Fairfield Community Place
Youth Zone program: Grades 5 & 6 Youth leadership program, building character and experiential learning

Baby Talk
Provides health and early parenting group education sessions, facilitated by public health nurses.

Baby's Best Chance Handbook
Provides easy to understand, practical, evidence-based information about having a healthy pregnancy and birth experience, and caring for an infant. The handbook is available from public health nurses, physicians or midwives.

Care Home Parenting Program
Care Home Parenting Program (CHPP) helps young women who are pregnant or in the early months of parenting (aged 16-21) through a combination of housing, life skills training and counselling. The program specifically supports women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Through supported independent living in a stable and caring environment, the young moms can acquire the skills needed to reach their potential as independent women and skilled parents. Anyone can make a referral to ... more...

Child Health Passport
Provides a passport-sized booklet for parents to use to record important health information about their child, including height and weight, illnesses, accidents, allergies, hospitalizations, and immunizations.

Family Dinner
Are you a parent who is young, single, and/or new to Victoria? Looking to meet other parents? Want to find someone you can trust, to trade childcare with? Have questions about anything to do with parenting? This new drop-in program provides a place for families with children aged 0-12 years old to network and support one another. Every Tuesday from 4-6PM at our Family Centre at 547 Michigan St at the James Bay Community Project. A light dinner will be provided. Please call ahead if anyone in you... more...

First Reach
First Reach is a holistic, community-based, harm-reduction program that provides non-judgmental pregnancy, birth and parenting support to young women who are under the age of thrity who are facing multiple conditions of risk.

Island Sexual Health
Island Sexual Health Clinics - The YouthCore Tour Island Sexual Health operates 3 sexual health clinics in Greater Victoria: -Main: #101-3960 Quadra Street (Monday-Saturday) -Belmont High School (For students in SD 62 only) between room 115 and counselling. Thursdays 11-4pm (Sept-June except Xmas and Spring break) -Camosun College Richmond House @ Lansdowne campus (Thursday afternoons Sept-Oct) We offer CONFIDENTIAL clinic services: Birth Control education and lower cost presc... more...

Kiwanis House Program
The Y’s Kiwanis House Program offers quality, self-contained transitional housing for single mothers age 16-29 with one child (under the age of five) in context of a supportive community. The program also offers a variety of resources for families that include advocacy, counselling, parenting supports, life skills, access to a “free” store, work out group and pre-employment and employment training. The Kiwanis House community is a place where women and children feel safe, supported, value... more...

Little Readers
Oxford Learning’s Little Readers® is an enriched half-day learning and reading tutor program that develops the skills needed to learn and excel — including reading, writing, math and fun activities. Little Readers® is the only learning and reading tutor program that offers cognitive skills development (the basis for all learning) along with an enriched academic curriculum. Children aged three to six enjoy a balance of play, exploration and discovery in a structured environment that allo... more...

New Baby Group
We believe in facilitating the meeting of parents and their babies in diverse and comfortable groups to share their experiences. Within our baby groups, all parents, parents-to-be and babies are welcome: mothers and fathers, breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, first-time and experienced parents, biological and adoptive parents. Grandparents and aunts and uncles are welcome too! Our baby groups are facilitated by moms, doulas and breastfeeding educators. We will also have speakers and discussions on topics chosen by the group. We have a group for everyone, from pregnancy to toddler-ville. The drop-in fee for each meeting is only $2! The New Baby Group meets on Tuesdays from 1-2:30.