The Tri-Cities is home to dozens of schools, parks, community centres, multi-service agencies and specialized services but finding them isn't always easy.
Now, a new community resource map has been printed and posted online that will give parents an easy way to locate programs and services that meet their children's special needs.
A joint project of the Tri-Cities Literacy Committee and the Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee, the Tri-Cities Community Map has been printed in four languages, including English, and distributed to agencies, schools, libraries and other agencies serving families.
"It's easy for parents to throw in the back of the stroller," said Barb Mancell, Tri-Cities Literacy Outreach co-ordinator, who said she wished she had a similar map when she was raising her children.
As many as 13,000 maps have been printed but a handy version has also been published online- it's interactive, with web links to all the services listed.
"All the Strong Starts, health services and family drop-ins are here," Mancell said.
This is the second time the map has been published; the first was printed in 2012 and has since been updated.
