Who We Are

Robson Valley Community Services is a charitable organization dedicated to strengthening all individuals, families, and communities by providing programs and services, and by collaborating within a rural environment. To learn more about us, click here.

RVCS offers a wide variety of free client/family-centered and client-directed services to children, youth, families and individuals. Residents of the Robson Valley may access support around:

• employment and career counselling;
• parenting;
• senior services;
• family support;
• food security;
• youth services;
• child and youth mental health;
• infant and child development;
• information/advocacy/and counselling for women living with, or transitioning from, violence;
• counselling for children affected by violence;
• Police Based victim services;
• second stage housing program;
• adult literacy;
• navigating systems such as housing, immigration, medical, and social assistance; and
• accessing temporary safe shelter for women and children experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, violence. Women and children who have experienced violence or are at risk of experiencing violence are able to access healing through alternative forms of therapy such as trauma-informed yoga.

As of November 2015, RVCS was proud to announce the entire agency will be working from a trauma informed lens. At RVCS employees are continuously staying on top of their field to ensure best practice and up to date approaches and tools are being utilized.

If you’d like to request a service, please help us get to know you by filling out our Request for Service Form. 

Our Program Hours are:

Monday 8:30am-4:00pm  

Tuesday 8:30am-4:00pm

Wednesday 8:30am-4:00pm

Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm

Friday 8:30am-4:00pm 

(*Please note that WorkBC hours in Valemount are 10:00am-6:00pm on Mondays and 8:00am-4:00pm Tuesday to Friday)

Commitment to Diversity

Robson Valley Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and will deliver services with the aim of accessibility and inclusion for all clients regardless of their gender, culture, physical abilities, immigration status, colour, sexual orientation, religion, income level, family members’ choice of trade or isolation status.

All programs have the capacity to provide in office or out-reach services.

Safe Shelter Program

Sharing Hope and Offering Support

The Safe Shelter, Information and Support Program provides free and confidential information, support, and/or emergency shelter for women and their dependants who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, violence.

Call us toll free at 1-844-324-2004 for free shelter, support, and information- we are available 24/7. 

If you are experiencing any sort of violence, this guide can help you to increase your safety and prepare you in advance for the possibility of further violence.  Here are some ideas that you can use to keep you and your children safe.

Supportive Child Development Program

Sharing Hope and Offering Support

The Supported Child Development Consultant will provide assessments, service plans and other support for children ages 0-18 who have developmental delays, or are at risk of having a developmental delay in physical, cognitive, communicative, or emotional/behavioural areas.

The consultant will advocate and work with families providing education and information to help them support the child. Often other health care professionals (such as language/speech and physio therapists) will be consulted to best meet the child’s needs.