North Shore

TWN offers a variety of community services and programs for members, both on- and off-reserve. These are all to engage in the community and shared traditions.

Child & Family Development Centre
At our Tsleil-Waututh Child & Family Development Centre, we provide holistic, quality care for children from six months to five years old. We promote healthy development in children, families and the community using a strength-based approach, which is family focused, community-based and culturally inclusive. We have incorporated traditional Tsleil-Waututh education, language, and culture into our childcare curriculum, in response to what our community, leadership, and parents have requested. We also look at other First Nations’ cultures and the cultures of families enrolled in the centre. We recognize moving to a new environment can be challenging, so we support young preschool students moving into kindergarten. We want parents and our childcare and school teams to feel confident about the transition. Our goal is to help put children on the path to success in their educational careers. We have daycare 30 seats open to the greater community, providing support for infants, toddlers and pre-school. Parents can apply here. TWN has won a Child Care Award of Excellence ‎in the innovation category, one of four awarded by the Ministry of Child and Family Development, in all licensed child care centres in BC. Fro more information on the Centre, click here.

Youth, Family & Elder Programs
We run traditionally-based parenting programs to support families, and a breakfast program so kids go to school well fed. We can help parents with contributions to nutritious meals and offer a return to work program for parents when children reach three years of age. We have open gym time when children, youth, and families are all welcome. We offer weekly activities―arts programs, modern and traditional dance, drumming and singing, powwow nights, language classes, cooking programs, traditional food preservation, swimming, skateboarding and other outings. We also run a summer day camp for school-aged children and mentor youth to become camp counsellors. We offer the Vancouver Kids Up Front program in our community with opportunities for children, youth and families to participate in outings to arts, culture, sports, and recreation events. For more information on these programs, be sure to check out the website!