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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.

10/26/2026

10/20/2026

We're excited to share this upcoming event hosted by an organization we know and trust. 🌿 Replanted is a conference designed specifically for foster, adoptive, kinship, and Safe Families parents, offering encouragement, connection, and practical support. If this journey is part of your family's story, we highly encourage you to check it out!

The Replanted conference is the only retreat-like, Jesus-centered conference in Canada for foster and adoptive parents, kinship providers, Safe Family parents, support systems, and professionals – basically anyone supporting or caring for children through adoption and foster care.

07/22/2026

Belonging Network are hosting a Family Summer Social on July 25, 2026 at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen.

This event is for adoptive and permanency families across the Lower Mainland. Join us for a family-friendly outing, with opportunities to connect, build supportive relationships, and create lasting memories together.

Find out more here -

We’re updating our registration system to make it easier for learners to sign up for courses and events. Starting July 6, you’ll be asked to create a Belonging Network account the next time you register. This is a quick, one-time step that will allow your information to be saved so you can regis...

07/20/2026

A Child's Song Support Services is hosting a live interview with Parker Johnson - An Adoptee Story: Exploring Identity, Race, and Community on July 25, 2026. Click here to learn more and register - https://achildssong.ca/product/an-adoptee-story-exploring-identity-race-and-community-featuring-acs-mentor-parker-johnson/

07/14/2026

Camp Moomba, is a camp for children living with, or impacted by HIV, is holding a camp from Aug 3-7 at Camp Elphinstone, the YMCA camp on the Sunshine Coast. The camp is for children ages 6-17 and is entirely free with no travel costs to families

This camp creates a safe space for children who live with HIV or have a family member (parent or sibling) living with HIV, to safely attend camp, see a nurse for medication and learn about living a full life while navigating all that HIV brings.

Camp Moomba has been running for decades, has a robust alumni of previous campers who have created life long friendships.

If you are interested please contact Hadiza [email protected] , the Ribbon Community Youth program coordinator and the person who organizes Camp Moomba,

Information about the camp can be found at https://www.ribboncommunity.org/programs-services/moomba/

05/11/2026

Belonging Network are hosting an upcoming Attachment, Grief, and Loss online workshop series, designed for waiting adoptive and permanency parents and caregivers.
The workshop explores how early relationships, grief, loss, and trauma shape children’s development—and how responsive caregiving can support healing and secure attachment.
📅 May 20 & 27 | 7–8:30 PM
➕ Optional support group: June 3 | 7–9 PM
💻 Online | 💲$25
🔗 Learn more and register at belongingnetwork.com/events

05/07/2026

Come and join us for our Annual Picnic on Saturday May 9th at 11am at Confederation Park, Burnaby.

All birth parents are invited to join us. All children are invited. All adoptive families are invited whether you have adopted or are waiting to adopt.

Meet other families, enjoy a balloon artist and play games.

02/12/2026

Spring registration is now open for Parenting Children with Developmental Trauma, offered by A Child's Song Support Services If you’re looking for practical tools and a deeper understanding of your child’s needs, this course is worth exploring.
More details can be found here -

You’ve tried the rewards charts, using a calm voice, the firm consequences... and nothing seems to work. This program goes beyond behavior management to help you rebuild what your child missed developmentally—from the bottom up.

01/12/2026

Network is hosting a family ice skating event on January 17. Join for family ice skating at Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby for a fun afternoon on the ice. This in-person meetup is perfect for families of all ages, offering a welcoming space to connect, build community, and enjoy quality time together. To find our more and register visit -

Looking to meet other adoptive and permanency families this winter? Join us for family ice skating at Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby for a fun afternoon on the ice. This in-person meetup is perfect for families of all ages, offering a welcoming space to connect, build community, and enjoy q...

01/07/2026

Belonging Network is hosting a family ice skating event on January 17. Join for family ice skating at Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby for a fun afternoon on the ice. This in-person meetup is perfect for families of all ages, offering a welcoming space to connect, build community, and enjoy quality time together. To find our more and register visit -

Address

171 West Esplanade # 102
North Vancouver, BC
V7M3J9

Telephone

+16049842488

Website

https://www.sunriseadoption.com/

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