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Important Links

 

Below are some valuable links to community information. We hope you will visit these sites to find out more about what is being offered in the community.

 

National Organizations

CDSS

 

Local Organizations

Abbotsford Community Services

Abbotsford Special Needs Advisory Committee

At Home Program

Autism Community Training

BC Association for Community Living

BC Centre for Ability

BC Children’s Hospital

Bethesda

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Child Development Centre

Down syndrome Resource Foundation

Family Support Institute

Giving in Action

Infant Dev Prog

Lower Mainland Down syndrome Society

Monarch House

POPARD

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)

Special Adventures

Special Olympics

Sunny Hill Health Centre

Support Worker Central

 

Temporary Housing near BC Children’s Hospital

BC Family Residence Program

Easter Seals House

Heather House Hostel

Ronald McDonald House BC

 

 

 

Inclusion/Educational Resources

B.C. Association for Community Living

Community Living BC

International Down syndrome Coalition

Vela Microboard

 

 

Medical Information

Growth Charts for Children with Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome: Health Issues by Dr. Len Leshin

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fraser Valley Down Syndrome Society (FVDSS) is a parent-run support group based in Abbotsford, B.C. for families of persons with Down syndrome in the Langley to Hope areas (including Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge). Our Parent Evenings are held on the Second Thursday of each month Sept. - June in Abbotsford, B.C. We sometimes have guest speakers at these evenings, and our Lending Library is always available during this time. As well as our Parent Evenings, we organize family events to foster friendships between the people with Down syndrome, their siblings, and their parents. In our New Parent Visiting program we welcome new families who are expecting or have just welcomed a child with Down syndrome into their lives, provide them with information and offer support.

If you are interested in being a part of our society, meeting other parents, and receiving email updates, then please Become a Member…

Understanding and Expression of Language in Down syndrome

https://youtu.be/E09dkCr9_m0

Just Like You – Down syndrome

https://youtu.be/5M--xOyGUX4

Down syndrome Tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4bAixXY6Zo

Upcoming Events

  • Zoomba – on Zoom
    • 20 Jan 21
    • Zoomba – on Zoom
      • 27 Jan 21
      • Playgroup Meet online
        • 30 Jan 21
        • Zoomba – on Zoom
          • 3 Feb 21
          • Zoomba – on Zoom
            • 10 Feb 21

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