Referral Protocol: Health Professional

Mission Community Services Society directly engages with those who are homeless through an outreach program which bridges the gaps and creates awareness of services available to them.

Our outreach worker works with the homeless for MCSS and says networking, advocacy and working in conjunction with the District of Mission, RCMP and Mission Friendship Centre are all part of the program.

We also help people who are homeless with advocating for benefits, with medical requirements and dealing with forms.more info

Mission Community Services Society is part of a BC-wide initiative that is aimed at providing at-risk groups with rental supplements to make renting in the private market more accessible. This program is called the Homeless Prevention Program and is facilitated by an outreach worker.

Mission youth who are at-risk, women fleeing violence, people leaving corrections/hospital and people from the aboriginal community in finding and maintaining housing in the private market. As an outreach worker she works diligently alongside other community resources to ensure that the population she supports are having their needs met and are able to maintain their housing.

While the primary objective of the Homeless Prevention Program is to provide rental supplements, our worker is ready and willing to assist someone in need with anything that is housing-related.more info

Affordable accommodations located across from the BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre. A home away from home during cancer treatment with meals and support services.more info

Early Years, Youth and Family, New to Canada, Seniors, Food Centre, Christmas Bureau, Housing. At Mission Community Services Society we are a team of professional staff and volunteers led by a Board of Directors dedicated to supporting our residents to achieve or maintain their sense of independence.more info

We are a non-profit organization/fellowship of addicts helping addicts recover from drugs. We are a non-religious 12 step program focused on abstinence and spiritual principles. We have no initiation fees or dues and anyone can join our fellowship. We have a meetings most days of the week and they can be found on BCRNA.ca or NA.org. We also have a help line 1-866-683-6819. more info

Adjust to life after breast or colorectal cancer.more info

Self-Management BC provides support for people living with chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic pain, cancer, heart, kidney and lung diseases, arthritis, lupus, Parkinson, MS, etc. We offer:
- COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS (Diabetes, Chronic Pain, Chronic Conditions, Cancer: Thriving & Surviving) that are led by peer leaders and run for 2.5 hours for 6 weeks.
- HEALCH COACH PROGRAM that involves volunteer health coaches providing weekly 30 minutes telephone coaching for 3 – 6 months for individuals wanting to improve their confidence and motivation to become healthier. Individuals are paired with coaches based on gender and possibly shared chronic conditions.
- ONLINE WORKSHOPS (Chronic Conditions) that are flexible, self-paced, available 24/7. more info

Meals on Wheels provides low-cost, hot, noon-time meals delivered by volunteers every Monday, Wednesday and Friday except on stat holidays. On Fridays, frozen meals are also available on order. Each meal consists of soup and crackers, entrée, salad and dessert.more info

Surrey Speech Therapy, a division of Speech Therapists of Vancouver is a private Speech-Language Therapy practice based in Surrey that offers speech therapy for children and adults, and children with autism spectrum disorder in the comfort of their home, daycare, school or office. Our experienced Speech Language Pathologists are registered with the Association of Speech and Hearing Professionals of BC and able to assess and provide treatment for a variety of concerns including: articulation, speech-language delay, stuttering, social language, dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD, aphasia, dysphagia and accent reduction. Our speech therapists and behaviour therapists offer in home assessment speech therapy to children in Surrey, Langley, Richmond and Burnaby. A doctor's referral is not required. Speech therapy is covered under most private insurance companies and funded through the B.C. Autism Funding Unit and Variety Children's Charity.more info

This provincial clinic offers free (covered by MSP) genetic counselling to individuals of all ages (and / or their families) who live with a psychiatric diagnosis. The service can help individuals with mental health disorders and their family members better understand the cause and potential chances for them or their family members (eg. children) to develop a psychiatric disorder. The clinic offers individuals and families a very powerful service as it helps people better understand why they have a mental health disorder. The clinic’s counsellors can help patients reframe understandings of the causes of mental health disorders. This is the only clinic of its kind in the world! Learn more about genetic counselling on our website.more info