Sunrise Family Services Society

Sunrise Family Services Society Sunrise Sunrise Family Services Society is a BC government licensed adoption agency.

At Sunrise in North Vancouver we have built a team of experienced and caring adoption professionals. Meet the team:

Our Executive Director
- Is a lawyer with many years of experience in the adoption field. Provides overall direction to Agency, Government and Intercountry liaison

Our Managing Directors

- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the agency
- One has worked in the adoption field for

many years and is a recognized adoption mediator
- The other is a lawyer with a background in Family Law

Our Country Coordinators

- Oversee intercountry adoptions
- Each has extensive knowledge of the countries they coordinate and experience working with the countries’ adoption officials

Our Domestic Adoption Coordinator

- Has worked in the counselling field for many years
- Works with birth parents and adopting families throughout British Columbia
- Provides post-adoption support

Our Birthparent Counsellors

- Are highly skilled
- Are knowledgeable about resources and support services available in British Columbia
- Are experienced in facilitating communication between all parties to adoption
- Will meet with birth parents wherever they are

Sunrise Support Staff

- Are a diverse group of dedicated people who work to assist you every step of the way.
- We have staff who speak Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. Sunrise Social Workers

- We have a team of Registered Social Workers throughout British Columbia who conduct homestudies for Sunrise. All bring the wisdom of years of experience in the social services field to their adoption work.

07/11/2025
07/11/2025

Grab a picnic blanket, meet some farm animals, and spend the day connecting with other adoptive and permanency families! 🐐

Our Face to Face Connections family farm day event is a fun and relaxed way to enjoy the outdoors, say hi to some animals, and meet up with other families in your community.

📆 Saturday, July 12 from 1 to 3 p.m.
📍 Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, Victoria
🎟️ Entry by donation

All families who register and attend will be entered into a draw to win a $50 Amazon gift card! ✨

We’d love to see you there! Register today: https://loom.ly/r8YbZbA

07/10/2025

Looking to connect with others who understand your parenting journey? 💬

Join us for our Face to Face Connections online parent meetup—a welcoming and relaxed space for adoptive and permanency parents and caregivers to share experiences, build community, and support one another.

📆 Thursday, July 24
⏰ 7 to 8:30 p.m.
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams

Whether you’re looking for advice, connection, or just some good conversation, we’d love to have you join us.

Register today: https://loom.ly/iuOHWcs

05/22/2025

Just 6 spots available for this summer youth camp in Surrey, BC. ☀️

An amazing opportunity for youth to connect with other adoptees while learning about and practicing social skills & emotion regulation. 💚

Message the office for more information and a registration form! info@achildssong.ca

05/10/2025

The picnic is still on! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Friendly reminder, our picnic is this weekend! Note, the new location.
05/08/2025

Friendly reminder, our picnic is this weekend! Note, the new location.

SUNRISE ANNUAL PICNIC MAY 10 2025

**Note, we will be hosting at a new location this year. Confederation Park, Burnaby**

Sunrise staff are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic events at the Lapu-Lapu Festival on April 24th in Vancouver....
04/28/2025

Sunrise staff are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic events at the Lapu-Lapu Festival on April 24th in Vancouver. Our hearts and thoughts are with our Filipino families and the larger Filipino community. .



If you or your family need support to assist you at this time, the City of Vancouver website has a list of services available: https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/lapu-lapu-day-mass-casualty-incident.aspx

Our deepest condolences go out to everyone affected by this senseless act of violence.

This page is dedicated to providing support and resources following the tragic mass casualty incident at the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day event.

SUNRISE ANNUAL PICNIC MAY 10 2025**Note, we will be hosting at a new location this year. Confederation Park, Burnaby**
04/08/2025

SUNRISE ANNUAL PICNIC MAY 10 2025

**Note, we will be hosting at a new location this year. Confederation Park, Burnaby**

03/12/2025

Tax season is here! Here’s what adoptive parents need to know. 👇

If you finalized an adoption recently, you could be eligible to claim up to $19,066 per child for eligible expenses incurred. This includes agency fees, court costs, travel expenses, and more!

Learn how it works, what you can claim, and documentation tips from financial professional and adoptive parent John. 💰✅

Read the full article here: https://belongingnetwork.com/article/tax-matters-how-to-claim-the-adoption-tax-credit/

02/18/2025

Please join us for our first AKOMA of the New Yearfor T-shirt making on Sunday Feb 23rd at Hastings Community Centre!

We have picked up plain T-shirts in a variety of colours and sizes as well as stencils and special T-shirt painting pens so kids can make their own unique Black History Ts! We did this last year, and it was a hit.

https://mailchi.mp/a6533200da64/feb2025akoma-10337188

A Child's Song Support Services is hosting a Mom's Online Group Therapy for adoptive, foster and permanent moms. The fir...
08/30/2024

A Child's Song Support Services is hosting a Mom's Online Group Therapy for adoptive, foster and permanent moms. The first session will start September 23, 2024 online. Click the link to find out more and register for the group.

Mom’s Group Therapy is an online group therapy specifically designed for adoptive, foster and permanent mom’s and facilitated by Andrea Chatwin.  

2024 Fundraiser for Beautiful Gate Lesotho Join the Beautiful Run BC in Surrey on August 10, 2024. You can join the walk...
08/02/2024

2024 Fundraiser for Beautiful Gate Lesotho
Join the Beautiful Run BC in Surrey on August 10, 2024. You can join the walk/run or donate with the link below. Funds are donated to Beautiful Gate in Lesotho which helps children in Lesotho. Find out more about this amazing fundraising event here -

This years event is at 9am on August 10th, 2024 at Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey Registration and Sign in opens at 8am

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North Vancouver, BC
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