Annual Report
Impact of Your Support
Thanks to the generous support of all our funders, donors, partners, volunteers and staff, we accomplished great things this year!
2024-2025 Annual Report
Message from the CEO and Board Chair
The Centre: going above and beyond to help children and their families since 1953.
The Centre’s overarching story since 1953 is going above and beyond, innovating to help children and their families through direct services and fostering inclusion.
We have had quite the year, yet despite the challenges, we have increased the number of children, youth, and families by 13% to 8,158. We have increased the number of staff by 14% to 241. And we have increased our revenue by 17% to $21.4M…
This was accomplished despite our gyms undergoing repair for approximately six months due to a car accident. We are very grateful that no one was hurt. Our amazing and innovative staff rallied quickly to find alternate locations for therapy, and workarounds were found for equipment storage.
Innovation underlies nearly all that The Centre has achieved this year. A new service developed by one of our VPs and began last year has greatly reduced waitlists for children before they transition into kindergarten. Likewise, our Supported Child Development program has exceeded their target to provide workshops and other training opportunities for childcare providers
We have worked with Indigenous Elders and advisors to re-imagine Sophie’s Place Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, a program of The Centre, to be a place that is culturally safe. This year, we welcome members from the new Surrey Police Services (SPS) into Sophie’s Place and will assist their integration into the Sophie’s Place multi-disciplinary team so that children who are abused receive the best seamless, wraparound care during a traumatic time in their young lives.
We are very appreciative of the support from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the Department of Justice, the Solicitor General/BC Civil Forfeiture Grant, and the Surrey, Delta, and Langley School Districts that enable us to serve children, youth and families. Most of our services are funded by these ministries and agencies. Some, however, rely on donations, such as our specialty teams and our therapy pool. We thank all those who donate through the Child Development Foundation of BC.
We are thankful for the guidance and support we receive from our Centre and Foundation Board Directors, with special acknowledgement of the Foundation Chair, Dylan Van Rooyen, and the community leadership of the Surrey Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation.
We thank our executive team and staff for their teamwork and grit in delivering innovative solutions to support our children and families through such incredible growth!
Gerard Bremault
MSW, RSW
Chief Executive Officer
Mary E. Martin
Chair, Board of Directors
We Continue to Grow
The Centre for Child Development’s continued focus is on our mission of helping children with special needs reach their potential. This includes our goal of helping as many such children as possible.
We could not succeed in our mission without our government partners, corporate supporters, donors, Board Directors, volunteers and dedicated staff.
With your support, we can continue expanding our services to help even more children!
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Our Approach
The F-words emphasize your child's strengths, interests and your family's values. They remind us to focus on what children CAN do.
They highlight the importance of all the elements of a child's health and well-being, including social relationships and meaningful participation at home, in school, childcare and in the community.
Based on research & built on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework. www.canchild.ca/f-words
- Kids live & thrive with their families
- The family is the expert on the child
- What activities do you want to do together?
- How can our team help your child participate fully in those experiences?
- Fun is an essential part of childhood
- What activities does your child enjoy most?
- What activities would your child like to try?
- Building supportive friendships & positive social relationships are important for all children
- Talk about the social connections in your child's life so our team can help you grow those relationships
- Function = the ability to do an activity with or without support
- Do activities without focusing on the outcome
- Talk about how your child plays and functions in daily life
- Health is related to staying physically & mentally fit
- What makes it easy or hard for your child to become and stay active & healthy?
- Child development = keeping your child's future in view
- What are your family and child's dreams?
- What are your expectations about the future?
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Therapy, care and support under one umbrella
We provide outpatient medical rehabilitation services to help children reach their potential.