KidSafe Programs

When schools close, KidSafe opens.

KidSafe operates in seven Vancouver School Board sites during winter, spring, and summer break, and after school. We reach approximately 300 children per every break-time program, and 60+ children throughout the year with our after-school program.

KidSafe’s programs are grounded in evidence-based practice in healthy social and emotional development

 

Our programs encompass the five key assets essential to their overall health and well-being, as outlined in the Middle Years Development Instrument developed by UBC Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). It includes the following:

  • Supportive relationships with adults at home, at school, and in the community

  • A sense of belonging and friendship with peers

  • Good health habits

  • Participation in meaningful activities

  • Positive experiences at home, in school, and in the community