Our Services

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides a variety of support services to youth and adults with a variety of developmental disabilities and behavioural challenges. ​Service is focused in the Alberni Valley and surrounding areas.​

Children & Youth

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides behaviour intervention services to youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, through funding from the Autism Funding Unit. Behaviour Consulting is also provided within Specialized Resource Homes.

We provide community outreach support to children and youth in the community that require targeted support and development in a specific area. Services are often goal specific and may range from minimal to intensive.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides in-home support to youth with developmental disabilities. The in-home support assists them with daily tasks while allowing them to function in an environment that they are comfortable in.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. has the capacity to provide short term overnight respite for children and youth, allowing families the opportunity to receive some relief.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. currently operates 6 staffed Specialized Resource Homes in the Alberni Valley and 2 in Campbell River, BC. Each of these homes is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides intensive support to youth in care with complex needs. The goal of these homes is to create a home which meets the holistic needs of each youth while fostering personal growth.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd provides Supervised Visits between children and family. This allows children access to their parents in a safe, structured and monitored environment.

Adults

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides behavioural support by developing a plan to address behavioural support needs. The services are goal focused and often include consultation, capacity development and assessment.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides community based community inclusion support to adults in the community. This support is received outside of the individuals’ home and allows them to participate in the community in a meaningful way. It usually has a vocational, social or recreational focus.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides home based community inclusion support, by providing support to individuals in their home.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides skill development community inclusion support to adults in the community. The intent is to help the individuals develop the skills required for healthy, independent living.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides respite services for adults with developmental disabilities. The support can be provided in various locations in order to provide a break for the family.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. can facilitate and manage home sharing. Home sharing is when an adult with a developmental disability shares a home with someone who is contracted to provide support to the individual.

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. has been approved through Community Living BC to provide Staffed Residential services to adults with developmental disabilities. 

Mountainside Support Services Ltd. provides outreach support to individuals living independently in the community. This allows the individual to receive targeted hourly support to receive assistance with daily tasks, and can be catered to each individuals needs.