The Central Okanagan Family Connection Centre (FCC) offers individual and group-based prevention, treatment and support services designed to help families with children and youth ages 0-18 achieve their developmental goals. These children may have developmental support needs, neurodiversity, or disabilities. A diagnosis is not required to access the FCC.
The FCC focuses on enhancing quality of life for families, by promoting inclusiveness and independence, through increased access to a broad range of supportive therapies and community services. Your child can access a comprehensive range of services at the FCC, depending on their needs.
Our services provide developmental monitoring and consulting, educational workshops, and parenting support groups. We also facilitate connections to community resources. For those requiring higher intensity and more frequent support, the FCC offers goal-focused programming across multiple therapies and services.
For more information about the FCC, or to submit a service request:
Click on the button below to submit a service request or walk into the centre to meet with us in person.
Referral Form
Once you’ve submitted a referral on our website, you should receive a confirmation message. This confirms that your request has been successfully entered into our queue, and we have received it. We look forward to connecting with you. Due to high demand, an Intake and Care Coordinator will be assigned to your case as soon as one becomes available. You can expect to hear from the Intake and Care Coordination Team within 2 to 8 weeks via email.
Once your request is assigned, the FCC Intake Practice Lead will contact you, and you will be introduced to your Intake and Care Coordinator. They will provide an initial orientation of services, gather assessment information, and discuss your priorities and goal planning. We appreciate your patience and thank you for trusting us with your care.
When start to work with you, you will notice that our Intake & Care Coordinators are at the hub of the FCC, collaborating & consulting with families to provide an integrated experience, which may include the following services:
bgc Okanagan supports children to participate successfully in childcare settings when their parents and caregivers need to work.
bgc Okanagan supports children to participate successfully in childcare settings when their parents and caregivers need to work.
Inclusive Child Care (ICC) centres provide additional support options within existing licensed childcare centres, including daycare, preschool, and after-school care programs.
Families can secure a spot in a Network of Child Care Centres (NOICC) OR once the family has a space in a licensed community childcare centre, a referral can be made to Inclusive Child Care to access additional supports.
ICC Consultants provide child-specific support ensuring children and youth are included in their preschool, daycare, or afterschool program.
Children may access an ICC Worker for portions of their day if they need one-on-one support or other accommodations.
Provide functional behaviour assessments and develop positive behaviour support plans guiding behaviour intervention and skill development to reduce challenging behaviours and develop functional alternatives They also provide caregiver education and coaching.
Provide functional behaviour assessments and develop positive behaviour support plans guiding behaviour intervention and skill development to reduce challenging behaviours and develop functional alternatives They also provide caregiver education and coaching.
Provide support for families concerned about their children’s developmental delays through education, practical strategies, and resources to support child development across developmental domains.
Provide support for families concerned about their children’s developmental delays through education, practical strategies, and resources to support child development across developmental domains.
Provide system navigation support for life transitions, and access to needs-based resources to enhance relationships between caregivers and their children.
Provide system navigation support for life transitions, and access to needs-based resources to enhance relationships between caregivers and their children.
bgc Okanagan provides peer-to-peer recreational and life skills programming to increase community engagement and social relationships.
bgc Okanagan provides peer-to-peer recreational and life skills programming to increase community engagement and social relationships.
The City of Kelowna Parkinson Recreation Centre delivers specialized activity-based recreational programs and classes based on their calendar of events.
The City of Kelowna Parkinson Recreation Centre delivers specialized activity-based recreational programs and classes based on their calendar of events.
Innovative Options provides small, short-duration small group activities for children and youth with significant needs to increase success in school settings.
Innovative Options provides small, short-duration small group activities for children and youth with significant needs to increase success in school settings.
YMCA delivers programming for life and employment related skills.
YMCA delivers programming for life and employment related skills.
Kids Physio provides physiotherapy services to increase the capacity and functional ability across a range of motor- related areas.
Kids Physio provides physiotherapy services to increase the capacity and functional ability across a range of motor-
related areas.
Meridian Rehabilitation provides occupational therapy services to develop a broad range of functional skills needed to participate fully in daily life.
Meridian Rehabilitation provides occupational therapy services to develop a broad range of functional skills needed to participate fully in daily life.
Meridian Rehabilitation provides speech and language pathology services to support and develop various feeding and communication skills.
Meridian Rehabilitation provides speech and language pathology services to support and develop various feeding and communication skills.
