Nelson Community Services Centre
Our Mission
The Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) assists people to define the issues affecting them and to determine their own resolutions in recognition of the fact that all individuals and families at some time experience difficulty in their lives.
Further, the NCSC maintains program flexibility to allow us to respond, in cooperation with government and other organizations, to the changing needs in our community.
We value
- Each person's right to be heard, to be safe, to have information, to make choices and to take control of one's life.
- Accessible, free programs and services.
- Ethical service delivery.
- Non-discrimination.
- Confidentiality.
- Teamwork.
- Being connected to our community and grass roots.
- All components of a healthy community.
- Professionalism in our work.
- Respect for each other and our skills, experiences
Internet safety
Before you go any further, if you believe that you’re at risk of abuse (or even worried that you may be at risk), the NCSC wants you to be aware that every web page you visit is recorded by your web browser.
If this concerns you, please take a moment to learn how to cover your tracks.
If you’re worried that these precautions may still not be enough, please try to visit this site using a PC somewhere safer – like the public library.
Latest news
On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) celebrated its 40th anniversary with an open house at the main office on Lake Street.
Fellow service providers, former staff, board members and clients from the past four decades have all helped to make NCSC what it is today and many came out to celebrate with us.
Excerpt from February 10th Press Release
Executive Director, Lena Horswill, says "Forty years ago a small group of concerned Nelsonites recognized a need for a grassroots community counselling and referral service and obtained a LIP grant from the federal government to get it started.
From those early beginnings as a federally funded job creation program, NCSC has evolved into the highly professional, accredited organization it is today with 3 separate facilities, eleven individual service programs, 23 full-time and part-time staff and a budget of $1.5 million per year - almost all from the Province of British Columbia."
Horswill also points out that, although the BC government is the principle funder of NCSC programs, the community's generous financial contributions make it possible for the agency to provide direct assistance to individual clients to enable them to address vital personal needs not covered by provincial funding.
Former employee, Heather Haake, presents the history of NCSC.
Former NCSC worker, Darlene Avis, shows a photo from the past.