North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society is a registered charity. Please help support our work through a tax deductible donation. You can make a donation by mailing it to the address above or donate online right now by clicking above.
Your online donation will be processed through Canada Helps and they will issue you a reciept to use with your tax return. Mailed in donations will be processed by us and we will issue a receipt to use with your tax return.
Donate Now!
Check out our new "Donate Now" button on the left side of the page. You can now make a donation any time you want and get a tax reciept immediately by email. You also can set up a regular monthly donation. Your generosity helps to make our agency work! Thank you.
"Tooth Talk"
with Mara Sand, community dental hygienist.
Tips on dental care for young children. Individual consults and fluoride varnish treatments available, if desired. No cost! Snacks and childcare provided.
Tuesday, February 9th. 9:30-11:30. Registration required. Space limited. Contact Barb Cyr: 353-7691 or barbcyr@nklcss.org Offered by North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society and Interior Health.
Our Mission
North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society is a non-profit, multi-service organization. The Society's mission is to develop and provide services and programs which contribute to a thriving community and enhance the quality of life for North Kootenay Lake residents.
What We Offer
Community Counselling, Addictions and Alcohol Counselling, Children and Youth Counselling, Victims assistance and counselling, Family support, and our Family Centre are a few of the programs we offer out of our Kaslo office. Lifeline, a personal emergency call button, is available to elderly or ill persons living alone. Our Safe Home provides a refuge for women and their children leaving an abusive relationship. Please browse through the links to learn more about our programs.
Funding
Funding comes from a number of provincial and federal government ministries and authorities including: Federal Ministry of Health; Interior Health; Children and Family Development; Public Safety and Solicitor General; Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services; Columbia Basin Trust; and is supplemented by client fees, donations, membership fees, fund raising and funding from Foundations. The total budget for 2005/06 was over $424,000.00.
Our Organizational Structure
The agency is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected from the community. It is run on a day to day basis by our Administrator.
Learn more about our history in Kaslo and the surrounding area.