Oct 17, 2016 | Media Releases
For Immediate Release Sophie Tweed-Simmons to Attend 17th Annual Gala of Hope Vancouver, British Columbia — October 17, 2016 – Celebrity and child advocate Sophie Tweed-Simmons will be attending the Gala of Hope supporting The Centre for Child Development and...
Oct 12, 2016 | Media Releases
Sophie’s Place Child & Youth Advocacy Centre Wins Big at Police Officer of the Year Awards Vancouver, British Columbia — October 12, 2016 — Sophie’s Place Child & Youth Advocacy Centre won big at the recent Surrey Police Officer of the Year Awards! The...
Dec 20, 2015 | Media Releases
B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development, Stephanie Cadieux, helped cut the ribbon on 37 new childcare spaces in Surrey for kids with special needs. The province provided $500,000 to help renovate a wing of the Centre for Child Development to offer enhanced...
Dec 20, 2015 | Media Releases
The Centre for Child Development has opened 37 child care spaces and a new Communication Therapy wing for kids with special needs. The Communication Therapy wing will help children learn to “find their words” with the help of iPads, pictures and sign language. The...
Dec 20, 2015 | Media Releases
SURREY — “Thank you.” They’re two small words, but Nathan Palmer’s father Rob cried as the five-year-old uttered them to a crowd. That small but powerful phrase perfectly encapsulates just how far his son has come. Nathan was born two months...
Jan 15, 2012 | Media Releases
METRO VANCOUVER— Sophie Tweed-Simmons — daughter of legendary rocker Gene Simmons — has lent her name to Sophie’s Place, a new one-stop centre in Surrey to help abused children. Tweed-Simmons, 19, whose family has a home in Whistler and spends time in the Lower...
