Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives
Dedicated to building strong communities by fostering social, emotional, and cultural well-being in the South Cariboo.
We acknowledge and honor the Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux) and the Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc) peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry operates. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present, and recognize their continued cultural, spiritual, and economic connection to this land.
About the
South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society
The South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society (SCEFS) began in 1982 as a branch of the Kamloops Elizabeth Fry Society with weekly visits from a Kamloops Elizabeth Fry worker coming to Ashcroft and then by 1984 became an independent agency.
SCEFS operates in a rural area in the Southern Interior of British Columbia with Ashcroft, BC being the main office providing services to individuals and families living over a 22,500 square kilometer area. This area includes five small communities (Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge and Walhachin) and several First Nations Bands.
Our Mission is to build strong communities as the social services leader by supporting social, emotional, mental, physical, and cultural wellbeing to families, individuals, children, youth, caregivers, and seniors in the South Cariboo.
Our Services & Programs
The South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society (SCEFS) in Ashcroft, British Columbia is a not-for-profit agency providing supportive services and programs to women and their families in several First Nations Bands and five small communities throughout Southern Interior BC.
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The South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society (SCEFS) in Ashcroft, British Columbia is a not-for-profit agency providing supportive services and programs to women and their families in several First Nations Bands and five small communities throughout Southern Interior BC.
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Who is Elizabeth Fry?
Elizabeth Fry (1780 – 1845) was born “Elizabeth Gurney” in 1780. Although she was born into a wealthy Quaker family, at age 17 she chose to work with the less fortunate of society.