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Kids Friendship Club (K.F.C.)

Reach created the Kids Friendship Club (KFC) as a bridge to build opportunities for children with special needs, including children with autism, to develop and maintain friendships. The KFC links children with other children in the same age group to meet once a week for two hours for eight to ten weeks. During that time, with the guidance and support of a clinical consultant and a behaviour interventionist, the Kids Friendship Club will play games, socialize, share snacks, make crafts, and participate in group discussions. The topics of the discussions are chosen to address social and emotional life and development.

 
Our objectives include:

Each week a variety of activities take place that includes the following: 

Meetings and Greetings:
Salutations, small talk and conversation, joining in play with others, asking others to join in.

Circle of Friends Discussion Period:
Identifying personal strengths, feelings in you and others, friendly and unfriendly behaviours, how to deal with conflict, anger and social stress

Arts and Crafts/ Projects/ Outings/ Videos:
Arts and crafts projects are designed to be related to the discussion topics.

Snack and Yak:
Each week a different child will be the snack helper. At snack time we’ll encourage and coach kids on how to engage and respond to casual conversation. 

Fun N’ Games:
Kids will engage in group board games and play activities that help strengthen social skills such as turn taking, sharing, and good sportsmanship.

  

 

While children attend the Kids Friendship Club their parents meet in a separate room to socialize, share information, and develop their own peer networks that mirror and support their child’s. 

The Kids Friendship Club is a program of the Reach Child & Youth Development Positive Behavioural Support Program.

REGISTRATION FOR JANUARY 2009 IS NOW FULL.

For further information, please contact Elysa Philip at 604-946-6622, ext. 312.

 
#3-3800 72nd Street ph. 604-946-6622
Delta, BC, V4K 3N2 fx. 604-946-6223
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