Affordable Resources for Perinatal Parent Care in Victoria
We’re here to help. So you can connect with perinatal parent support and counselling that’s free, low-cost, or just plain affordable. Use this page to find local resources that are short on cost and long on therapeutic benefit. Resources for you, the new or expectant parent.
Think Of Us As Another Good Resource In The Community
Our team does more than help connect you with the support of specialized counsellors. We share what we know about mental health and social resources can help during this transition.
Our Care Coordinator is happy to talk through options in a phone call. As well, we are building this page to help you find support groups, low-cost programs, and other services across the CRD.
If specialist counselling might help, we offer that too at different fee levels. The bottom line? You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Online and In-Person Groups For Parents in Greater Victoria
Group Support Counselling
Weekly Postpartum Depression Support Groups
Who:
Mothers experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety.
Format:
Weekly support groups led by Public Health Nurses (PHNs) at Island Health.
Includes:
Partner information sessions as needed.
ACCESS:
Speak with your Public Health Nurse. Or, contact your local Island Health Public Health unit.
Weekly Postpartum Support Groups
The Pacific Post Partum Support Society offers new parents a safe place to connect, share information, and get emotional support. It serves parents across BC from its headquarters in Burnaby.
Who:
New parents with a baby under the age of 18 months.
Format:
Online and in-person group sessions led by trained group facilitators.
ACCESS:
Call Toll-Free: (855) 255-7999
Call Direct: (604) 255-7999
Webpage: Support Groups
Neighbourhood Peer Support Programs For Parents
Community Groups
Neighbourhood Baby Groups
Programs in Greater Victoria support pregnant individuals and new parents. They do this by providing education, resources, and community connections — all that promote family health and wellness. Specific services include nutrition counselling and prenatal/postnatal education. They all offer helpful community support through the challenges of early parenting.
WHO:
Eligibility is based on basic needs. This includes being pregnant or having a new baby.
ACCESS:
Beacon Community Services (Sidney): Peninsula Best Babies
BGC South Vancouver Island: Baby Programs (multiple neighbourhoods)
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Calendar + Family Programs
Fernwood Community Centre (Fernwood NRG): Home + Best Babies
James Bay Community Project: Parent & Child Groups
Pender Island—Dragonfly Child Care & Family Resource Centre: Parents & Babes
Quadra Village Community Centre: Calendar + Child & Family Programs
Royal Oak Neighbourhood House: (Closed in 2023)
Saanich Neighbourhood Place: Home + Calendar
Salt Spring Community Services: Family Place
Sooke Family Resource Society: Westshore Early Years + Sooke Early Years
Care for parents
Local Events
In the Capital Region
| WHEN | EVENT | ABOUT |
| Sat. Jan. 24, 2026 | Accupressure for Labour | 60-minute accupressure class for both prenatal parents (by Elements of Health Centre acupuncturist Stefanie Miska). Plus 15 minute primer on postpartum mental wellness (CRD Perinatal Counselling Network). At Momease Baby Boutique. Proceeds to the Pacific Perinatal Foundation. |
| WHEN | EVENT | ABOUT |
| Once A Month | Pediatric Tuesdays | Pediatric osteopathy treatments for children 0-12. . By David Laurin, osteopath and athletic therapist in Esquimalt. |
local Listings
Parent Resource Directories
Community Listings
South Island Child is managed by the Coalition of Neighbourhood Houses Capital Region. It’s collaboration of neighbourhood not-for-profit organizations. Together, they offer a wide array of supports and services for parents and families — plus children, youth, and seniors — across the capital region of British Columbia.
ALL Capital REgion Listings:
COMMUNITY DIRECTORIES:
Westshore / Sooke
Victoria
Peninsula
