CFMWS | MFRC | Mainland BC

Our Vision: Confident military families thriving in supportive communities.

Our Mission: Support families by providing resources and services that address needs unique to military life.

The strongest force is family

Military families experience a unique intersection of challenges: extended separation from loved ones, frequent relocation, and the elevated risk inherent in the military member's work.

Translated into everyday life, this means birthdays are missed, first steps need to be recorded, and relationships need to be re-tuned with every departure and homecoming. It means that kids' schools are changed and spouses' jobs are left behind. It means worry until the member is safely home.

Despite all this, military families are tremendously proud to serve and make their family situations work amidst the challenges.

The Mainland BC Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) provides members of Canadian Armed Forces families with the resources and support they need to meet these challenges and thrive.

Counselling Supports

Mainland BC MFRC offers short-term and crisis counselling options. We're here for you!

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Deployment & Work Absence Supports

Facing a deployment or trying to navigate frequent work absences? We can help.

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Services for Families

We invite military families in the Mainland BC region to connect with us.

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Services for Veterans

We provide services and resources for those released from, or are in the process of releasing from, the military.

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Our Staff

Aisha Malik
Deployment and Military Outreach Coordinator View Bio

Aisha Malik
Deployment and Military Outreach Coordinator

Aisha helps families navigate challenges that may come up during deployments and other work-related absences. She also acts as the liaison between military and the MFRC, providing unit briefings to ensure the back-and-forth flow on information.

[email protected] | (604) 225-2520 Ext 2550

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Anjila Clark
Community Engagement Officer View Bio

Anjila Clark
Community Engagement Officer

As Community Engagement Officer, it’s Anjila’s job to develop and foster relationships in the civilian population so the MFRC can facilitate families’ connections to resources and services in their local communities.

[email protected] | (604) 225-2520 Ext 2640

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Melissa DeCruze
Information and Referral/Veteran Family Program Coordinator View Bio

Melissa DeCruze
Information and Referral/Veteran Family Program Coordinator

Melissa DeCruze brings first-hand experience as a military spouse to her role as Information and Referral/Veteran Family Program Coordinator—positions that requires her be up-to-date on what resources and services Mainland BC MFRC can offer their families.

[email protected] | (604) 225-2520 Ext 2530
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Michelle Garbe
Administrative Manager View Bio

Michelle Garbe
Administrative Manager
As Administrative Manager, Michelle helps to keep things running smoothly.

[email protected] | (604) 225-2520 ext 2472

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Nancy Szastkiw
Family Liaison Officer/Registered Family Counsellor View Bio

Nancy Szastkiw
Family Liaison Officer/Registered Family Counsellor

As a Registered Social Worker and the Mainland BC MFRC's Family Liaison Officer, Nancy has made a career from listening.
[email protected] | (604) 225-2520 Ext 2572

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Tracy Cromwell
Executive Director View Bio

Tracy Cromwell
Executive Director

As Executive Director, Tracy Cromwell oversees the Mainland BC MFRC staff, enabling them to offer services and resources to military families.

[email protected] | (604) 240-3140

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We, the employees of the Mainland BC Military Family Resource Centre, are thankful to have our workplace located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and the Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh).

We are also grateful to be able to extend our work into the many traditional territories within Mainland BC.

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