ABOUT FAMILY SOS

Family SOS is a local, non-profit organization directed toward building strong and healthy families. We provide a continuum of in-person and outreach support services for children, youth, and parents.

As an inclusive family support agency, Family SOS offers comprehensive programs to benefit all family members, including Parenting Support Programs, Programs for Children and Youth, and Food Security Programs, including our Lunchbox Project, Food Bank (Community Market), and Community Garden Program.

For Parents:

• Positive Parenting Groups 
• Positive Parenting Individual Support

For Children:

• Healthy Kidz

For Youth:

• Healthy Teenz

Food Support:

Our Lunchbox Project feeds 400 elementary school children a healthy hot lunch each week at Rockingstone Heights School, and the program at J.L. Ilsley High School serves 200 youth each week.

Our Community Market (Food Bank), in partnership with Feed Nova Scotia, provides supplemental food to 120 families weekly.

Our Community Garden project provides a part-time gardening coordinator to teach children, teens, and adults how to grow their own food in the Spryfield area.