ABOUT KCR

Building Community – that’s what we are all about.

Building Community so that individuals and families are supported in leading healthy, productive and fulfilling lives.

Building Community by providing over 20 programs and services within four departments: Family and Adoption, Immigrant, Employment and Community Services.

Building Community so we can swiftly and successfully meet emerging needs and focus on upstream support to individuals and families, empowering them to be resilient, resourceful and robust.

We are grateful for funding provided through all levels of government, grants, private funding, and generous donors. We are only able to do this work because of the commitment of our funding partners and we are grateful to them all.

Our Vision

A community where individuals and families are supported in leading healthy, productive and fulfilling lives.

Our Mission

KCR is a not for profit agency fostering diversity, collaboration and resourcefulness by tailoring services to meet community, family and individual needs.

Our Services

Adoption & Family Services

KCR Community Resources Family & Adoption
Providing family-centred, preventative supports and program referrals to parents with young children to increase knowledge, skills and community connections. Facilitating the legal and emotional process for adoptive parents building their family through intercountry and domestic adoption, for birthparents who want to make adoption plans and children in need of permanent homes.

Community Services

Strengthening community by engaging volunteers and empowering organizations through learning and connection opportunities. Providing the critical community safety net with crisis line supports.

Employment Services

KCR Community Resources Employment
Helping unemployed and under-employed individuals identify career and educational goals, navigate the job search and develop essential job skills. Collaborating with employers in the Central Okanagan to more easily recruit quality applicants.

Immigrant Services

KCR Community Resources Immigrant Services
Assisting Immigrants to Canada to feel welcome by providing information and connecting them to the community. Promoting the benefits of cultural diversity in our community by coordinating cultural awareness activities.

KCR Impact Report

How we’re making a difference

KCR Impact Report

KCR has been providing services to the Central Okanagan area and beyond since 1983 as a legally incorporated society and a registered charity.

  • We foster independence and promote diversity, regardless of race, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, social or economic background in all our programs.
  • We support and encourage our participants toward true physical, economic, social and community integration and independence through all
    our programs.
  • We strongly support the notions of self-reliance, participant involvement, innovative partnerships, outcomes, and accountability in our philosophy and as articulated in our core values. It has been our experience that participants have tremendous resiliency and strength and if presented with opportunity, can overcome significant challenges.
    Many of our programs address issues of the marginalized and advocate for understanding and acceptance of diversity and recognition of strength and contribution.
  • We guide participants towards integration or re-integration into the broader community.
  • We focus on empowering all those with whom we work to play an active part in identifying community service gaps.
  • Our organizational culture embraces diversity and the belief that every individual has intrinsic worth and the right to be treated with dignity, honesty, integrity and respect.
  • We work closely with individuals, voluntary organizations, not for profit societies, businesses and governmental bodies to make the Central Okanagan a more inclusive community and address gaps or perceived gaps.

CARF at KCR

CARF International accreditation demonstrates a program’s quality, transparency, and commitment to the satisfaction of the person served. CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.

Download: KCR Employee Handbook