Building Blocks Family Connection Centre

 The Building Blocks Family Connection Centre Team offers therapies, consultation, and support services for families whose children or youth may have support needs.


Services and supports are available, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, behaviour support, inclusive child care support, child and youth care workers, and family education and coaching. 


Building Blocks Family Connection Centre is also an excellent source for information and guidance about child development, parenting supports, services, and resources available to children and youth with support needs and their families. The Centre’s team will help children, youth, and their families connect with disability and provincial services teams as needed. 


The Centre’s staff and partner organizations provide in-person, virtual, and outreach services in one-to-one and group settings. 


Types of services available at the Building Blocks Family Connection Centre are: 


Developmental services  


·       Targeted screening to help assess the strengths and needs of a child or youth within the context of their family, school and community 


·       Developmental monitoring where possible developmental delays may exist 


·       Education, information and guidance to help families navigate support and services for their children 


Goal-focused services 


·       Behaviour support with qualified professionals  


·       Interventions (individual and group services) aimed at helping children, youth and their families to meet their identified goals 


·       Therapies to meet a child or youth’s developmental goals, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language therapy 


·       Inclusive child care support and developmental support for infants, children and youth