Groups & Workshops
Foundry Virtual BC offers virtual groups & workshop for young people ages 12-24 and their caregivers across BC.
This webpage highlights upcoming, current and past groups and workshops that are available to youth and caregivers across BC. Please keep checking back as we continue to add new ones.
Interested in joining an in-person group at your local centre? Please check in with your local centre for more information.
Interested in joining a virtual group and workshop? Youth and caregivers can sign up directly on the free Foundry BC app (download on the App store or Google play). For referral based groups, please select “referral-based” groups and follow the steps.
If you prefer to access services from their laptop of desktop computer, please visit: https://webapp.foundrybc.ca/home.
Note: Please ensure that you check your junk/spam folder once you have registered for a group! Sometimes, your registration confirmation and group link will be sent there. If you have registered for a group and have not heard from us within three days, please email online@foundrybc.ca.
Current Groups
Jan 22, 29 4:00pm – 4:30pm & Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 4pm – 4:30pm PT
Jan 28, Feb 11 & Feb 25. 7pm – 8:30pm PT
This group will be offered on Wednesdays bi-weekly from 7:00-8:30PM on an ongoing drop-in basis. This support group is for any and all caregivers living in BC. If you are supporting a young person between the ages of 12-24 and are interested in connecting with other caregivers in a safe, inclusive, and confidential space, this is the group for you.
Jan 21st 5pm – 6pm – Cohort 1 (Ages 12-16)Jan 21st 6:30pm -7:30pm – Cohort 2 (Ages 17-24)
Feb 4th & 18th 5pm – 6pm – Cohort 1 (Ages 12-16)Feb 4th & 18th 6:30pm -7:30pm – Cohort 2 (Ages 17-24)
Mar 4th & 18th 5pm – 6pm – Cohort 1 (Ages 12-16)Mar 4th & 18th 6:30pm – 7:30pm – Cohort 2 (Ages 17-24)
Queer Café is a virtual-led social group for youth who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ or is questioning. Join a safe virtual space virtually and take part in activities, crafts, workshops, games and more! You can also ask questions, learn, and connect with other youth living in BC.
Back to back Saturdays: February 21 and February 28 9:00am – 4:00pm PT
Supporting a loved one struggling with their mental health and/or wellness can be challenging. Foundry Virtual BC has adopted Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) as one of the helping services in alignment with our model and vision. We believe that supporting caregivers with skills and tools promotes better wellness outcomes for all. Research proves that recovery rates rise dramatically when family is involved.
This is a 2-Day virtual workshop that takes place over 2 back to back Saturdays, 9am to 4pm each day, with morning, lunch and afternoon breaks. Be in the company of other caregivers in large and small group work facilitated by a Foundry counsellor and supported by a Family Peer Support Worker.
A space for caregivers to help cultivate skills and tools to promote better wellness outcomes for all. Questions? Please email efftworkshop@foundrybc.ca
Past Groups
This workshop series is for caregivers who are learning to embrace the zigzags, detours, and dazzling discoveries that come with raising a neurodivergent youth. In the two-session series, we will dive into the science of how the brain works, learn about navigating behaviours that may be disguising something else, share practical strategies for daily life, and laugh through the chaos together.
This virtual-led group will use art to experience mindfulness and self-care, while focusing on building community and exploring our values & personal identity. This group will support caregivers of youth ages 12-24 in gaining skills to explore their caregiving values and self-care in a safe and creative environment. No previous art skills are required.
A free 5-week body image group where youth ages 14-24 living in BC will explore their relationship with food and their body, while gaining tools and skills to manage uncomfortable feelings. This group is open to anyone who has felt the pressure to look a certain way based on society’s standards or is struggling with disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, diet culture or weight stigma.
This is a 2-Day virtual workshop that takes place over 2 back to back Saturdays, 9am to 4pm each day, with morning, lunch and afternoon breaks. Be in the company of other caregivers in large and small group work facilitated by a Foundry counsellor and supported by a Family Peer Support Worker.
A space for caregivers to help cultivate skills and tools to promote better wellness outcomes for all. Questions? Please email efftworkshop@foundrybc.ca