Langley Children's Society Annual Report

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CHILDREN’S SOCIETY

Save the Date

Annual Wine Tasting

April 25, 2014

Annual Family Picnic

June 19, 2014

Community Living Day

September 27, 2014

Toy and Product Fair

November 19, 2014

Breakfast with Santa

December 6, 2014

Inside this issue:

Meet the Board 2

President’s Report 4

Executive Director’s Report

5

Our True Miracle Story 6

Service Teams’ Reports 7

Treasurer’s Report 12

Financial Results and Budget

13

Fund Development Report

14

Donor and Sponsor Recognition

15

LANG LEY Chil d De vel op m en t C en tr e

Langley Children’s Society

Annual Report

(For the year ended September 30, 2013)

Working in partnership with families and community,

to support Langley’s Children and Youth with special needs

as they develop their individual potential.

“Partners in Developing Potential”

EXECUTIVE

Dr. Aven Poynter, President - board member since 2007/08

Dr. Aven Poynter, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) has lived in Langley since 1987. She was born in Kelowna, obtained her B.Sc. (Hon. Math) at UBC, M.D. at Dalhousie University, Halifax. She is a consultant Paedia-trician with a private practice in Murrayville; on active staff at Langley Memorial Hospital (LMH) and med-ical director of Paediatric Pulmonary Function testing at LMH; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC and consulting Paediatrician for Surrey Child and Youth Mental Health. Aven is the former Head of Department of Paediatrics at Langley Memorial Hospital; President of the BC Pediatric Society; and Vice President of the Mental Health Section of the Canadian Paediatric Society. Aven and her husband Reed have three adult children, two of whom got married this past summer.

Donna MacMillan, Vice President - board member since 1997/98

Donna grew up in Richmond and has lived in the Langley community for over 22 years. Donna is an ac-countant for a federal government agency. Donna's family has received Infant Development, Supported Child Development and Child & Youth Summer Day Camp services from the Society.

Barry Bodell, Treasurer - board member since 2007/08

Barry and his wife Lynda live in Abbotsford. He retired from a long career in the banking industry. Barry was the Senior Commercial Account Manager for the Bank of Montreal (Mid Market Fraser Valley District) and previously held positions including Corporate Audit, Branch Manager and Training Division. Barry and Lynda enjoy golfing and traveling, but their favourite pastime now is spending time with their grandchil-dren.

Duncan Magnus, Secretary - board member since 2009/10

Duncan Magnus, B.A. L.L.B., is a lawyer at Magellan Law Group LLP, focusing on litigation and dispute resolution of all kinds. He has lived in Langley for over 12 years with his wife, Haleh and two daughters, Lida and Lyla. In addition to LCDC, he is also on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters Langley and co-author of A Family Story, a United Nations endorsed book about Mr. Magnus' brother who has Down Syndrome. In his free time he enjoys hiking and skiing with his family.

Meet the Board Langley Children’s Society Board of Directors 2012-2013

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LANGLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

SCD Consultant, Glenda’s

granddaughter Peyton

Annual Toy & Product Fair

Photo courtesy of

Sunflower Photography

“The Langley Child Development Centre staff are awesome and work great with my child - so supportive.”

~SCD Family

SCD Consultant, Michelle

with her nephew


Photo courtesy of

Mark Polachek

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Meet the Board Continued…

MEMBERS AT LARGE...CONTINUED Jayne Burton - board member since 1997/98

Jayne grew up in Winnipeg and has lived in the Langley community for over 30 years. Jayne's employment background is in the banking industry including her former position as a Senior Administration manager for Coast Capital Savings. Jayne retired from the work force in 1995 to raise her two children, Courtney and Christian, and has fulfilled a life long passion for antique retail sales through the operation of two local busi-nesses. Jayne is a past member of Soroptimists International, the Fort Langley BIA , and Langley Hospice Society Board Member and Volunteer. Jayne is currently an active volunteer for Special Olympics. Jayne's family has received Infant Development, Preschool Services and Child & Youth Services from the Society.

Adrienne Castellon - board member since 2010/11 Adrienne has lived in Langley with her family for the past 25 years. She is the principal of St. Catherine's Elementary School in Brookswood. Her passion for Special Education and helping others led her to involve-ment with the Langley Child Development Centre.

Claudia Mellis—board member since 2012/13 Claudia has lived in Langley for nearly 30 years; 12 years providing direct support to children, teens and young adults with developmental disabilities. Claudia then moved to management of group homes for 8 years. She was a guardian and advocate to a young man with developmental and physical disabilities for 20 years. Claudia is married and has two awesome adult daughters. Kaitlyn is 24 years old and is attending university and pursuing a career in teaching. Amanda is 20 years old and is a recent graduate of D.W. Pop-py High School. Amanda has successfully accessed many of the services and programs through the Langley Child Development Centre to support her special needs and learning requirements, from Infant Develop-ment, Supported Child Care and Child and Youth programs.

Marsha Wilson—board member since 2012/13 Marsha Wilson, MA Faculty Member, Child Family and Community Studies, Douglas College. Marsha is a long time resident of Langley and has worked in the field of Special Education for over 30 years. She lives in the Aldergrove area and enjoys spending time with her husband Steve as they parent three adult children. Marsha is mom to a son with FASD who has been her greatest teacher and she has a heart for working with families who have children with additional needs. Marsha and Steve have been regular helpers at the annual Santa Breakfast for the past several years and she is a long time friend and supporter of Langley Child De-velopment Centre.

Cheryl Gabriel - board member since 2013

My name is Cheryl Gabriel. I am a member of the Kwantlen First Nation on McMillan Island near Fort Langley. I was born in Lytton, B.C. and moved home two years later where I have lived here for more than 55 years. (Guess my age?) My husband and I have been together for 39 years. We have five adult children, seven grandchildren and one on the way very soon. I have been working with my nation as an Education Coordinator since June 2004. I graduated from Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in June 2010 in the Education Coordinator Diploma program. I love what Education represents and it reaches into so many areas. This is why I have been so lucky to be part of the Fraser Region Aboriginal Early Childhood Develop-ment Network for more than nine years. My husband Lekeyten and I have been elders on site for the Lang-ley Child Development Center for the monthly family gatherings for nine years to help bring cultural and traditional teachings to aboriginal families in the Langley and Aldergrove areas. I worked for ten years prior to my occupation of Education Coordinator as an Aboriginal Support Worker in the Langley School Dis-trict. This helped me to look at how important networking is to help our students become successful on their Educational journey. I am honored for the opportunities that come my way to be part of any team to work on behalf of our children and families.

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013


Photo courtesy of


“(Our Consultant) is

informative, caring, and

works well with my son. I

appreciate the time she

takes to teach my son new

milestones and also teach

me how to work with him

so he can do the very best

he can for his age.”

~ AISCD Family

SCD Support Worker,

Kelly’s daughter Myah


Photo courtesy of

Mark Polachek

“The staff were amazing. I really enjoyed all of the ladies that we worked with. It was clear that they were very knowledgeable and knew where to get additional information if I requested it. It was clear that they were passionate about their work and dedicated to being up to date with information.”

~IDP Family

We recognize an employee and two board members this year for long term service, Tina Thomlinson 25 years; Jayne Burton and Donna MacMillan, board members for 16 years. Through determination, knowledge, dedication and skill, Tina has exemplified the ‘partners in developing’ attitude that is the cornerstone of our services. Wearing a variety of hats over the past 25 years, Tina’s knowledge and expertise in service to children is greatly admired and respected. Tina was the first supervisor of the first Aboriginal Services con-tract, she became a strong sup-porter of the delivery of cultur-ally sensitive, culturally aware services. Tina was nominated as a recipient for a Representative for Children and Youth Award of Excellence. Tina was further honored this year by Kwantlen First Nation as she was called to witness the grand opening of their Aboriginal Cultural Centre (along with Kathy Finley). Tina’s dedication and commit-ment to excellence in service deliver contributes to the over-all professionalism of the Society as she mentors and guides em-ployees, parents and children alike. Congratulations Tina, and thank you for your commitment to Langley’s children.

We further recognize two board members Jayne Burton and

Donna McMillan both of whom have served for over 16 years. Jayne and Donna were instru-mental in the planning and sup-port of the new facility project. Jayne and her family have assist-ed in many areas of the organi-zation, not least of which was the securing of $750,000 in bequest income. Donna has held many functions on the board as signing officer. Her family cre-ated the Society’s Endowment Fund (held by the Vancouver Foundation). Jayne and Donna, we thank each of you for your many years of volunteerism, dedication to Langley’s children and your guidance and support of the board throughout the past 16 years.

Langley’s children and

youth who have special

needs have access to

appropriate services

within the community.

Therefore:

Through our collaborative partnership with Kwantlen First Nation and Lower Fra-ser Valley Aboriginal Society we have increased therapy services (Speech and Occu-pational Therapy) in our Aboriginal division.

Through support from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, we have been successful in ex-

panding Speech Therapy services and Little Feathers Playgroups.

Through fund development activity we have been able to expand the Music Therapy programme to all divisions of the Society.

All programmes and

services of the Society

meet or exceed the

standards established by

our accrediting body.

Therefore:

In 2014 we will complete our Fourth CARF accreditation survey.

Outcomes to support the

strategic vision for next

year:

We have a draft Strategic Plan-ning document and look for-ward to a rebranding exercise leading to Celebrating 40 years of service in 2015.

We thank staff, donors and community partners for their contributions to Langley’s chil-dren as together we are “Partners in Developing Potential”. Dr. Aven Poynter Board President

Repor t from the Pres ident Dr. Aven Poynter

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Breakfast with Santa 2013

Every Penny Counts…

Families supporting our services

by donating their unused pennies

at the Langley Child Development

“CENT”re


Repor t from the Executive Director Lynne Pearson


The following table highlights the service areas and neighborhoods where children receive service. The information

supports planning functions for service delivery. The Client Demographic Information is effective as of September 30 th,

2013 and shows total children served including those children waiting for service:

Langley Children's Society maintains a commitment to excellence in services for children, families and com-munity partners at all times: Of the 310 families requested to participate in the annual satisfac-tion survey, 26% responded, and reported satisfaction in the following areas: 85.4% of families agreed or

strongly agreed that services contributed to their child’s overall development;

87.9% of families agreed or strongly agreed that they are better equipped to address the needs of their children; and

82% of families agreed or strongly agreed that service providers work together to meet the needs of their child.

96% of community partners recognized our integrity and ethical practices in service delivery.

Thank you to the many family members, community partners, employees and Ministry staff who supported our annual satis-faction survey process and pro-vided such wonderful feedback regarding our services. We truly appreciate your input as we strive to enhance services to children. Langley Children's Society maintains a commitment to the provision of accessible and timely services. Through the Society’s Ac-cessibility Survey, families report: 89.8% of families agreed or

strongly agreed that services are received in a timely fash-ion;

86% of families agreed or strongly agreed that services are easily accessed; and

77% of families agreed or strongly agreed that fees charged for programmes are reasonable.

Projects in progress or com-

pleted to support Quality

Improvements in operations

include:

Increase accessibility to chil-

dren in the Willoughby/Willowbrook neighborhood through co-location of Variety Junction programmes and Infant Playgroups;

Increase access to therapy services, Music Therapy, Speech Therapy, Language and Culture Groups;

Provide training for staff in the area of Family Support; and

Increase cultural competen-cies in the community through the provision of cul-tural training Bringing Tra-dition Home (March 2014).

Completion of promotional videos & related materials.

HEAT’s hockey team mascot

‘Hawkey’ at our

Annual Toy & Product Fair 2013

Former IDP Clients making glitter

snowballs for active IDP Clients

Board Member Marsha Wilson and

her friend Darcy volunteering at our

Annual Breakfast with Santa 2013

Our Tr ue Mirac le Story…

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things didn’t improve. My or-gans were starting to shut down and my body was starting to reject the baby. Both our lives were at risk.

I was 25 weeks pregnant and our son Jaxson was born 1 pound 4 ounces. They gave him a 30% chance of living. Five days after he was born, due to some IV complications he was transferred to Woman’s Hospi-tal NICU in Vancouver. After 160 days in the Woman’s Hos-pital NICU, Jaxson had had 9 blood transfusions, numerous x-rays and ultra-sounds, countless IV’s, digestive problems, on ventilation for 2 ½ months, lung damage, pneumonia, and several infections as well as the doctor coming to us to inform us that we were in real trouble as Jaxson’s heart had moved to the other side of his chest due to his lung over expanding. On top of all of that as a result of the IV complications during the first few days after birth he lost his right hand.

Today Jaxson is 18 months old and is crawling all over the house. He is standing while holding on to things and we expect him to be taking his first

steps shortly. He is saying a few words and likes to discuss things in his own language. Jaxson has a constant smile on his face and is progressing everyday.

We know we have a long road ahead of us with our little man, but he is currently a part of the War Amps and he is being well followed by a very large support system looking after all his needs. He is our real life Miracle Baby.

“I am very impressed that the support team that work with our family to address my Son’s needs realize that many different individual meetings are very time consuming. They organized a group Team Meet-ing to address concerns and set goals and arranged to double up with other professionals to decrease our meeting time to half. This makes things more manageable for us. We really appreciate it!”

~IDP family

After two and a half years of trying to have a baby, finally I was pregnant. The best news of our lives. Everything was going great. I was loving being preg-nant. A few months into the pregnancy my blood pressure started becoming high, so they kept a close eye on it. Six months in, I started having chest pain and was taken to Abbotsford Hospital. They ran some tests, decided it was heartburn and sent me home. The next day, the chest pain came back and lasted 14 hours. I went back to Abbotsford Hospital, this time the tests came back very different, and our lives changed forever.

We were rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital by Ambu-lance and told that we would have to deliver our baby if

Jaxson born 25 weeks premature weighing 1 lb. 4 oz.

Jaxson 18 months old

Infant Development (IDP), birth to 3 yrs.

Supported Child Development (SCD), birth to 19 yrs.

Aboriginal Infant and Support-ed Child Development (AISCD), birth to 19 yrs.

Preschool Services (PS), 3 to 5 yrs.

Child & Youth Programmes (C&Y), school aged to 19 yrs.

604-534-1155

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of promotional materials to in-crease program awareness and re-designing our intake form into a “prescription pad” format, we were able to provide a presenta-tion (in May 2013) to a group of 70 Medical Office Assistants. Through these efforts, we have noted a steady rise in Physician referrals over the past two years. By the end of 2011/2012, 12.4% of referrals received were either directly from physicians or as a result of a physician providing IDP information to the family and that number had increased to 21.6% by the end of 2012/13.

Another goal for 2012/13 was to provide families with access to Music Therapy groups to address specific developmental needs. Through the creation of a Music Therapy fundraising program (Music Matters), funds were raised and groups are now being offered.

Three of our consultants contin-ue to provide Roots of Empathy (ROE) programmes in three different elementary schools throughout the Langley commu-nity. Cora recently became trained as a Roots of Empathy Trainer and continues her side contract as International Mentor for Germany and now Switzer-land

Goals for Next Year…

Improving the response rates to LCDC surveys, providing presentations to the many new “big box” child care centres opening in Langley

The Infant Development Pro-gram is a family centred, home based service developed for chil-dren from birth to age 3 who are at risk for, or who are presenting a delay in development.

The Langley Infant Development Programme is unique compared to many Infant Development Programmes across the province in that two drop-in playgroups are offered each week, with a consultant being available at each group to help answer questions for both active and waitlist fami-lies. Offering playgroup in two different locations on two differ-ent days helps to increase accessi-bility of this valuable resource.

One of our goals in 2012/2013 was to increase parents aware-ness of the Infant Development Programme so that families know that they can self-refer if they have concerns. This was com-pleted through the creation of a family friendly information post-er that was posted in 50 key loca-tions throughout the community including Strong Start programs, Health Unit, Libraries, Commu-nity Centres, a number of Infant and Toddler Daycare centres, Toy Stores, Pediatrician offices, maternity clinics and Pediatric Dental and Optometry clinics.

In 2010/2011 only 6.2% of re-ferrals were received from family physicians compared to a regional average of 17.4% (2008 stats). An ongoing goal for the past few years has been to increase the number of referrals received from family physicians. In addi-tion to what was developed in past years including the creation



Repor t from Inf ant Development Ser vices Cora Boecker

Increasing our social media presence

Finding a Willoughby location for our 3rd playgroup.

Did you know…

46% of new referrals received live in the North Langley area (Willoughby/Walnut Grove/Fort Langley). Compared to 41% last year.

87.5% of respondents on the annual closing survey indicated that they received services in a timely fashion after being re-ferred to the program. (compared to 95.1% last year)

An average of 13 children per month are referred to the Langley Infant Development

Programme (compared to 14 per month last year).

39% of referrals are made by families directly (compared to 43% last year) – often as rec-ommended by their family physician.

Back row: Carolyn Braun, Lisa Schafer, Kiren Klair Front row: Cora Boecker, Torie Rehman, Dorothy Huston (son Hunter), Katie Milligan, and Janna Dicken ~IDP Team

Average # of children waiting to be assigned to a Consultant

Oct 1, 2010 – Sept 30, 2011

Oct 1, 2011 - Sept 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012 - Sept 30, 2013

17 35 25

Children served

Oct 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2011

Oct 1, 2011 - Sept 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012 - Sept 30, 2013

Female 137 145 141

Male 188 186 182

Total 325 331 323

Age at Referral

Oct 1, 2010

Sept 30, 2011

Oct 1, 2011

Sept 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012

Sept 30, 2013

0 – 5.99 mos 54 63 66

6 – 11.99 mos 31 16 13

12 – 17.99 mos 15 23 18

18 – 23.99 mos 19 26 26

24 – 35.99 mos 44 42 34

Total 163 (avg 14/

month)

170 (avg 14/

month)

157 (avg 13/

month)

“I feel like I would be lost without the help I have been given. It has all been very overwhelming for me and I have had such a great relief from the help they have provided.”

~IDP Family


Did you know… ...17% of children serviced live outside of Langley? Referral source: Parents- 32% Centres-23% Doctors- 8% Langley IDP- 25% Other- 12%

The Supported Child Develop-ment Programme (SCD) is a family-centred service, providing children from birth to 19 years of age who have special needs, with additional supports. These sup-ports allow them to successfully attend licensed community facili-ties such as preschool, daycare and school age care.

Every year our SCD Consultants enter different child care centres on behalf of our families. Over time our approach has changed from “we have all the answers” to “what do you need and want from us” “how can we support you best”. With our caseloads and the waitlist increasing we are more dependent on our centres to help in supporting our clients and their families.

Our relationship with the child care centres became very clear to us on the night of the Global Café. 65 child care providers met to discuss their dreams and com-mitment to their profession. We found that the child care provid-ers didn’t know each other but our SCD Consultants knew all of them. From that night sprouted the Fraser Valley Directors Group that continues to meet bi-monthly. This group has created an opportunity for directors/owners of child care centres to meet and discuss child care needs in their community.

Regionally we were asked by Andrea James, from BC Centre for Ability, to participate in a project to support the use of the Teaching Pyramid in childhood settings. Two Langley child care centres are now involved in this project. The project will aid in improving staff skills and confi-dence, increasing children’s so-cial skills, staff cohesiveness and success for all children. It also works towards decreasing the challenging behaviours that are prominent in many of our com-munity settings.

On another note…provincially, the final edits are being complet-ed on the revised “Framework of Professional Practice for IDP, AIDP, SCD and ASCD Consult-ants.” Tina Thomlinson has been on the steering committee for this project for the last two years. This framework reflects our commitment to quality as-surance in our sector as we con-tinue to provide service to chil-dren, families and caregivers in our community. With ongoing partnerships we hope to raise the bar for quality child care for all children.

Community Development ...

Our commitment to continued community education was demonstrated by providing the following workshops:

Repor t from Suppor ted Chi ld Development Ser vices Tina Thomlinson

Kathy Richards, Glenda Honeybourne, Margaret Legge,

Joy Wilson, Tina Thomlinson, Karen Came, Kari Tomicki, Kelly Pombert,

Tamara Syms, Michelle Gauvin, Sharla Rathler,

Rhonda Rance, Tanya Ingram Missing: Pat Chadwick

~SCD Team

SCD Children Served

Oct 1,2010-

Sep. 30, 2011 Oct 1, 2011- Sep. 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012- Sep. 30, 2013

Female 72 103 93

Male 186 193 224

Total # of children served

258 296 317

Where our children attend

Preschool 174

Daycare 75

Out of School Care

13

In Own Home 13

In partnership with The

Centre for Child Development

(TCCD)

Partnerships in Communication (12 hour series) 12 registrants.

Function and Participation in the Early Years: Occupational and Physical Therapy. (18 hour series) 18 registrants.

In partnership with Child and

Youth Mental Health

Temperament - 24 parents and caregivers attended and child care was provided.

Emotional Regulation - 25 par-ticipants attended and child care was provided.

Separation Anxiety - 9 partici-pants attended and child care was provided.

Separation Anxiety- 30 partici-pants.

In partnership with the Face

to Face Committee...

SCD was the primary organizer for the “Let’s Meet and Talk World Café” event. 60 Early Childhood Educators and Care-givers attended. We also sup-ported the organization and at-tended the presentations on the “Early Development Instru-ment” and the $10/day child-care initiative and the “Face to Face” Resource Sharing Night.

Tina, SCD Supervisor Kathy, SCD Support Worker Joy, Langley Association for

Community Living


ing from Aldergrove. This programme is provided through a collaborative part-nership with the Langley Neighbourhoods Coalition. Membership is comprised of: Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services, Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society (LFVAS) and Kwantlen First Nation.

4. Through our collaborative practice we have been fortu-nate to receive funding from a number of small Ministry of Children and Family Develop-ment enhancement grants, and through the First Nation, Métis & Urban Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Rein-vestment Initiative. These funding streams provided:

a. Aboriginal Family Night Gath-erings.

b. In home speech assessment/direct therapy visits with SLP Selena Prost for children who are currently on waitlists for services.

c. Occupational Therapist Marc Landry provided 9 sensory profile reports for children waitlisted for OT. These re-ports provided valuable infor-mation and insight for parents and caregivers, creating nota-ble change in their understand-ing of their child’s behavior. In addition, Marc also attended 5 Little Feathers playgroups and

The AISCD Program is family

centred and offers the follow-

ing service components:

1. Children from birth to age 3 who are at risk for, or who are presenting a delay in develop-ment can receive service in their home.

2. Children from the age of 3 to 19 years who have a develop-mental delay, disorder, or ex-tra support needs and attend licensed preschools, group daycares, family child care, school age care and licensed-not-required centres.

The AISCD Programme is unique in that consultants are trained both as AIDP and ASCD consult-ants. This means that AIDP chil-dren transitioning into ASCD will stay with their consultant (caseload numbers permitting) offering more of a seamless ser-vice delivery model.

Additional AISCD services:

3. Our community based Aborigi-nal playgroup; affectionately known as “Little Feath-ers” ,continues to be well at-tended by Langley families with Aboriginal children ages birth to 6 years. This has re-sulted in the posting of our “Full Capacity” sign sadly re-sulting in the turning away of families, including those travel-

one Aboriginal Family Night. d. Language and Culture group co

-facilitated by SLP Selena Prost and Sto:lo Elder/Language Keeper Barbara Stewart. New language skills were introduced and children transferred those skills to learn new words in the Upper Sto:lo Halq’emeylem Language.

Highlights of year:

1. The Language and Culture group was very successful. Staff report a child (in foster care) transferred his new Halq’emeylem words into his play. The ‘magic’ of this pro-ject facilitated the development of new language skills while building the connection to Aboriginal culture. A natural outcome and important success is the emerging relationship connected to their identity and a sense of belonging.

2. One of our goals for 2012-2013 was to increase commu-nity awareness of the AISCD programme. We developed some marketing materials in-cluding a new banner and at-tended three community events including Kwantlen First Nation’s Health Fair.

3. AISCD consultants are now providing services to Kwantlen and Katzie First Nations.


Repor t from Abor ig inal Inf ant and Suppor ted Chi ld Development Ser vices Kathy Finley

AISCD Children Served

Oct 1, 2010- Sept 30, 2011

Oct 1, 2011-Sept 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012-Sept 30, 2013

Female 56 48 42

Male 58 74 68

Total # of children served

114 122 110

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AISCD (age at referral) 2012-2013

0–2.99 48

3-5.99 57

6-12.99 7

13-18.99 1

Did you know…

AIDP Referrals: 39.5% of referrals are for children in care, 13.2% of referrals are extended family pro-gramme agreements and 47.2% of referrals are for children with biological/adoptive parents.

ASCD Referrals: 16.6% of referrals are for children in care, 12.5% of referrals are extended family pro-gramme agreements and 70.8% of referrals are for children with biological/adoptive parents.

Jolene Lansall, Connie Lasheras, Kathy Finley, Kristen Honeybourne, Joyce Hughes Missing: Gabby Morgan

~AISCD Team

“I feel the support and services are invaluable to any parent and especially children with undiagnosed special needs.”

~ AISCD Family

Repor t from Var iety Junct ion Rudy Mallari

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Variety Junction Preschool Programme operates an inclu-sive classroom welcoming chil-dren of all abilities. We believe children learn through experiences that are relevant to their lives. Our preschool programme offers activities that foster inde-pendence, build self-confidence, encourage creativi-ty, promote sharing and prob-lem-solving, aid in concept building, and guide speech and language development. The children participate in a variety of learning opportunities through play. Research has shown the link between play and early learning will build self-confidence and independence as well as excite children for later learning. Variety Junction Preschool is a designated Seeds of Empathy site since 2007. Seeds of Empa-

thy is an early literacy pro-gramme for preschoolers. This programme teaches the funda-mentals of learning to read as well as the fundamentals of learning to relate (Mary Gor-don 2005). The Seeds of Em-pathy Programme fosters the social and emotional compe-tence of young children as they navigate their emotional well-being. The literacy component is embedded within the guided readings, a baby and mother visit to the centre, as well as family visits. Variety Junction Child and Youth Services support youth in grades K-12 in a fun, safe and supervised environment. Spring and Summer Day Camps - weekly day camps offer social and recreational activities both indoor and out-door services to children from 6 years to 18 years of age.

The Life Skills After-School Social programme is a li-censed program and offers weekly scheduled activities to youth in grade 6-12. The Pins and Pals bowling team has led to community partner-ing with Willowbrook Lanes and Alder Lanes. Additionally the students and staff support the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids. The Gourmet Club provides fun safe opportunities to ex-plore youth creativity, to par-ticipate with peers and develop friendships. The Music and Movement pro-gram encourages youth to de-velop and learn dance skills in a safe respectful environment.

“This program has allowed my daughter to increase her socialization skills, how to handle herself in

group settings, and most importantly being exposed to new experiences I could not provide her.”

~ C&Y Family

“Very knowledgeable, caring staff that demonstrate the upmost respect and treat each individual as a valuable citizen.”

~ C&Y Family

Rudy Mallari, Christine Cooper and Diane Yates

~Child & Youth Services Team

Christine and Rudy at the

Variety Show of Hearts Telethon


Repor t from Var iety Junct ion


“I love that my child is

encouraged to do

art...something before

this program he did not

like to do!”

~Variety Junction

Preschool Family

What I like best about the Variety Junction Preschool ... ...“Contains children of a variety of developmental abilities. Exceptional staff and phenomenal sup-ports....teachers are the best caring and in tune with what my child needs. Thanks for the wonderful support. My children have done well with the preschool.”

~Variety Junction Preschool Family

Placements Offered

Oct 1, 2010- Sept 30,2011

Oct 1, 2011- Sept 30, 2012

Oct 1, 2012- Sept 30, 2013

Preschool 14 16 10

Life Skills 11 44 55

Camps 52 62 76

from post secondary institu-tions. Child and Youth Services Team appreciates the support of Vari-ety the Children’s Charity by volunteering at the Show of Hearts Telethon. Goals for the next year… In response to family input: The programme is looking at ways to offer more opportuni-ties to higher functioning youth in the Day Camps. The Programme will now be offering a full day of Life Skills After-School Programme dur-ing district wide Professional Development Days. This will be staffed with 2 sup-port workers and will have a 1:3 staff:youth ratio.

Highlights… Our Seeds of Empathy family was a past Preschool teacher with infant son. The staff participated in a num-ber of training seminars and workshops which include: Be Fire Safe Program. Partnerships in Communi-

cation. Teens in Transition. As a result of creating commu-nity partnerships, Variety Junc-tion invited a Fine Arts Instruc-tor and Music Therapist to en-hance the Life Skills after school program. There has been an increase of five new families in the Child and Youth Programme. Our profile in the community has increased and as a result we have seen an increase in volun-teers and practicum students

Seeking partnerships with School District #35 for rental space in Willoughby. Did you Know… Child and Youth Services

has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowling for Kids Sake and the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon for over four years.

Child and Youth Services has seen an increase in the number of Range 3 support.

Child and Youth Services will once again be offering a two week Spring Break Day Camp.

The Life Skills Programme is the only licensed program in BC for children aged 12 - 19.

Diane and Christine

Happy Halloween


Treasurer ’s Repor t Barry Bodell

The Society’s Financial State-ments for the year ended Sep-tember 30th, 2013 have been prepared by management and audited by Deloitte LLP and are attached under separate cover.

Highlights from the State-

ment of Financial Position

(Balance Sheet):

a) Externally restricted cash

held for capital purposes (Note 4 and Note 7) has decreased by $3,944 as a result of purchases of com-puter software and hard-ware; and

b) In accordance with the Soci-ety’s Revenue Recognition Policy, the Society has $44,856 of deferred reve-nue, the majority of which is related to service/contract revenue received and dona-tions received for special projects and will be expend-ed by the Society’s contract end dates of September 30th 2014 (note 6).

Highlights from the State-

ment of Operations (Income

Statement):

a) Revenue is higher than the

prior year as a result of: i. Other contracts and

grants increasing to pro-vide enhancements to Aboriginal Services;

ii. Increases in fund devel-opment revenue recog-nized; and

iii.Increases in miscellane-ous income (primarily rent).

b) Changes in Expenses are explained as follows:

i. Fund development costs increased as a re-sult of the issuance of tax receiptable gifts in kind;

ii. General administra-tive costs decreased by $6,819 due to efficien-cies realized from re-structuring; and

iii.Wages and benefits experienced reductions of $21,464 as a result of an employee on medical leave, a reduction in staffing for child & youth programmes, and a re-duction in staff support hours.

c) Reductions in expenses across all departments in-cluding staff hours and Ac-counting cost reductions resulted in a modest profit of $18,531 thus reducing the Unrestricted Net Deficiency to ($50,388) from ($76,180) in the prior year.

Over the next four fiscal

years, corrective action to miti-gate Unrestricted Net Deficien-cy will include: a) Allocation of modest sur-

pluses to Unrestricted Net Assets;

b) Limited backfill of materni-ty/parental leaves when they arise;

c) Focused efforts on fundrais-ing campaigns and respond-ers yielding the greatest result;

d) Continued efforts to seek additional sources of ser-vice contracts and funding opportunities.

The Society is participating with the CEO Network to dispute the potential liability which might otherwise arise from the Health Benefit Trust exit levy mentioned in Note 9. Barry Bodell Treasurer

Thank you to our Santas

Vince McKay and

David Bliss

Breakfast with Santa 2013

Photos courtesy of

Mark Polachek

“Thank you for hosting Breakfast with Santa! It is often a challenge to enjoy family activities outside

the home. This event certainly made it possible to go out and participate in community festivities of the

Season together as a family, without drawing stares and whispers.”

~ Variety Junction Preschool Family

“The staff and support was great. My son achieved his goals and bonded well with the staff. They did

a wonderful job of giving us parents the tools and steps needed to help him catch up to the other kids

in his preschool.”

~ SCD Family

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Financia l Results and Budget

What impact do you see Aboriginal Family Nights having on your children? ...

“I love to see how much my son has grown attached to the elders, children, volun-teers and staff.” ~Aboriginal Family Night

LCDC Alumni Natalie Fortin

(right) volunteering at our


Photo courtesy of


Lisa Schafer, IDP Consultant;

Cora Boecker, IDP Supervisor &

Dorothy Huston, IDP Consultant

“(Our Consultant) was a wonderful resource and support. (Our Support Worker) was kind, compassion-ate and very supportive. The front line staff that provided support to my child was A +. They have also been a tremendous support to help us transition into the future with support. Thank you”

~SCD Family

“Families and staff are very

welcoming. Educational toys

promote lots of questions from

kids speaking with the Elders

and learning some native

words.”

~ Little Feathers

Playgroup Family

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Fund Development Repor t

Find us on Faceboook

Langley Child Development Facebook page - we have increased our number of friends from 58 (July 2011) to 753 (January 2014).

Regular posts include information about society events, work-shops, activities for families, developmental information, and much more.

www.facebook.com/LangleyChildDevelopmentCentre

Our main fund development

projects include: Annual Wine

Tasting and Annual Toy and

Product Fair. Throughout the

year, many organizations and

individuals contributed funds

through grant giving, hosting

events to our benefit, attend-

ance and sponsorships and direct

donations to programmes.

Gifts of Time are a much ap-

preciated gift from our support-

ers. Either through volunteer-

ism in programmes, or helping

at events, our volunteers sup-

port every aspect of the Socie-

ty’s work.

Did you know?

The majority of volunteer

hours contributed to our

work are from the employees

of the Society and their family

members

The Society has an Endow-

ment fund registered with the

Vancouver Foundation that

will provide an on-going

source of funding for years to

come

Langley Kinsmen donated

$60,000 in our name to the

BC Kinsmen Foundation

which will provide a regular

source of income in perpetui-

ty

The majority of the funds

raised last year came from

members of the community

who have donated regularly

for the past seven years

Proceeds of fund develop-

ment activity last year result-

ed in contributions as fol-

lows:

Cash and in-kind contribu-

tions of $76,065 were real-

ized, up 39% from the previ-

ous year

$1,513 was allocated to build-

ing improvements

$40,350 was allocated to pro-

grammes and services, up

11% from the previous year

We truly thank our donors and

sponsors for such phenomenal

support in very trying financial

times. The funds were trans-

ferred to programmes in ac-

cordance with donor wishes and

programme need.

We received many gifts in kind

through event sponsorships that

funded 32% of the cost of fund

development activities and relat-

ed advertising expenses. The

total cost of fund development

activity this year was $26,681;

an increase over the prior year

resulting from many gifts in kind

being tax deductible to the do-

nor.

We truly thank our donors, the

community, staff, and board

members for their generosity,

spirit and their gracious gifts.

Please see page 19 of the Audit-

ed Financial Statements for

more information and the fol-

lowing page for donor and spon-

sor information.


“I love it! (Facebook) It always pro-vides me with interesting information that I am finding invaluable. I espe-cially love the information on infant development.”

~Regarding the LCDC Facebook site


Photo courtesy of


Support Worker,

Tanya’s son Alex


Photo courtesy of


https://www.facebook.com/LangleyChildDevelopmentCentre


Donor and Sponsor Recognit ion


Thank you…to all of the individuals and organiza-tions who shared our vision and without your assistance we could not achieve our dreams!

~Lynne Pearson

1 fish 2 fish A.S. Frost Aaron Laurie Adamson Educational Services Inc. Adrienne Castellon Agustin Bueso Al & Trudy Lanfranco Albert & Pamela King Aldergrove Credit Union, Murrayville

Community Branch Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Alex & Natalie Grant Alex Lasheras Alfredo Marnello Alicia Renoirte Alison Kooyman Alvin Franco Amanda Bordt Anaf Feldman Anna Remenik Anne Murtland Bayfield Mortgage Professionals Ltd. Bellies to Babies Celebration Better Baby Bums Big Brothers Big Sisters Bill Zelinski Blair and Margot Barnert Blasted Church Vineyards Bonnie and Mike Kilistoff Boombaloo Boutique Bryan Kohare Campbell, Burton & McMullan LLP Carla and James Delamont Carolin Rigby Carolyn Braun Chakara Brown Cheron Souza Christa Boecker Christina Dietrich Christy Harrison Church & State Wines Clay Lindberg, Royal LePage Coast Capital Savings Credit Union Connie Lasheras Cora Boecker Dale and Deanna Richardson Dan and Linda Reader Dan Hipwell Darryl Cains Dave Allenley Dave & Chantel Carmichael David & Chelsey Harris David Keyworth Dawn Adamson Deloitte Management Services Desirea Garcia Diane Cere DMC Financial& Accounting Services Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery Don McParlan Don Ross

Donna Moore Dr. Parm & Joyce Rai Dr. D. Phillips Dr. S. Hansen, Medical Services Inc. Dr. T. Hicks Dr. Vanessa Lapointe Psychology Dr. M. Elkoussy Inc. Doug & Daile Hawley Dwight and Jeanette Genge E&J Gallo Winery Elizabeth Ritchie Ella's Clothes Closet Ellen and Ernie Bruhn Ellen Peterson Envision Financial Eric Cattermole Erin Parr Essential Financial Flowers and Company Fort Langley/Aldergrove Constituency Frag Mutti Services Inc. Frog's Hollow Gallagher Darsh Holding Corp. Garth and Marisa Browne Georges Meats Gord Winthrup Grant Ward Gus Dehann Harold Buvyer, Buvyer Appraisals

Ltd. Harry and Karen Neufeld Hilda Jewel Indy Gulabivala Insight Developmental Learning Insight Optometry & Occupational

Therapy Jack Froese Jacklyn Ignatieff James Tucker John & Jan Morgan JD Farms Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Lampshire Jill and Brian Parker Jody Schmidt Joe or Lindsey Gri John and Janet Morgan John and Marge Pybus John Lynch Justyn Malinowska Karen Abrahamson Karen Reid, Thomas Reid Farms

Organic Chicken Karla Fortin Kathy Richards Kelly Sullivan Kerry Neufeld Kinsmen Club of Langley Kiwanis Club Of Langley Knowledge First Financial Kristin McCann

Kulveet Gill Kurt & Brenda Alberts, Birth Place of

BC Gallery Lance King Langley Golf and Country Club Langley Kinsmen Housing Langley Times Lark Group, Lark Enterprises Ltd Leanne Taylor Linda Peterson Lisa Marello Lois McKinnon Louise Michie Lynne Pearson Lynne Topham Magellan Law Group LLP Margaret Legge Marsha Wilson Marvin Kale Mary Polak Mary Reeves Matt Atkinson Maxine Dandrea Melanie Morrison Melanie Zeisler Michael Elliot Michelle Gauvin Mint Nail Lounge Mike & Dulcie Thompson Murray & Missy Pybus Murrayville Town Pub Inc. Murrayville Liquor Store Nick McLean Nicole Penny Niki Randhawa Norm Hill Panorama Autism Therapy Solutions

Inc. Patricia Biwer Paul and Catherine Bezooyen Paul Robson Paul Trojanoski Paulette Wilson Peacock & Martin Imports Limited Peller Estates Winery PMA, Peter Mielzynski Agencies Inc. Rai Chiropractic Inc. Redwood’s Golf Course Reed & Dr. A. Poynter Renaissance Winery Richard and Jan Lindsay Richard Crosby Rich Coleman Robyn Frizzle Rod Hampton Ron and Dixie Schultz Roy's Copier Service Ltd. Sachiko Suzuki Sam & Torie Rehman Sandy Hubble Scott Jackson

Sean Chapman Shane McDonald Shane Wilson Shari Belanger Shay Iverson Stephen and Leah Burrell Stephen Pulham Steven & Jayne Burton Steven & Tifaine Magnusson Ted King Terminal City Iron Works Terry Brunnen The Musik Shop Thom Boecker Tim and Edwina Lounsbury Tina Thomlinson Toy Traders Turning Point Brewery Urban Baby & Toddler Vino Cacao Wines – Paris Wine

Imports Vera Ward Vince McKay Wendy or Randall Godfrey West Coast Families Magazine Quality Hotel & Suites Langley

#203-5171 221A Street, Langley, BC V2Y 0A2 Tel: 604-534-1155 Fax: 604-534-1814

Infant Development Programme - ext 108, Supported Child Development Programme - ext 104,

Aboriginal Infant and Supported Child Development Programme - ext 142, Preschool Programme - ext 138,

Child & Youth Programmes - ext 117

www.langleycdc.com and www.facebook.com/LangleyChildDevelopmentCentre

CARF Accredited service provider since December 2004.

Vision To provide the range of support services required to help children and youth who

have special needs to achieve their physical, intellectual and emotional potential.

Mission Working in partnership with families and community, to support Langley’s children

and youth with special needs as they develop their individual potential.

Principles Programmes and services are offered on the basis of inclusive, family centered

practice. Involving families in the design of service each child receives and the way in

which services are delivered, is paramount to the success of each and every child.

About the Society Langley Children’s Society is a not-for-profit organization and was formed by parents

and professionals in June 1975. The Society has grown from its original one room

preschool serving 15 children to include over 800 children and youth, aged from

birth to 19 years. Services are provided chiefly within the boundaries of Langley City

and Langley Township.

“Partners in Developing Potential”

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