ICS Youth Centre

Interior Community Services is a not for profit agency providing close to 50 programs in 32 communities. We provide support and services to approximately 1,100 people a day providing programs from prenatal to seniors. Interior Community Services offers a wide range of prevention and supports to children, youth and family, community living and affordable housing.



The history of Interior Community Services (ICS) includes the history of two non-profit organizations that were based in Kamloops. Those organizations were Kamloops Youth Resources Society (KYRS) and Kamloops Community Support Services (KCSS). In April 2003 KYRS and KCSS amalgamated to become Interior Community Services.

Prior to the amalgamation both societies had operated in Kamloops for over 33 years. KYRS began operation in 1971 as a group home providing residential support to youth. Over the next 32 years KYRS expanded to provide a range of early intervention, crisis intervention, family support, family counseling and residential support programs to children, youth and families.



KCSS began operation in 1968 under the name of Kamloops Home Support Services Association, providing home support services to citizens ofKamloops. Over the next 35 years KCSS expanded to include a range of Community Living services, early childhood programs, and affordable family housing options.



In 1997 KYRS and KCSS established a partnership to provide for the delivery of services to families, under the Provincial Government’s Building Blocks initiative. It was as a result of this successful partnership and partially in response to a Government initiative encouraging closer relationships between agencies that the Boards of KCSS and KYRS entered into a formal examination of various options for the future long term relationship of the organizations. In August of 2002 both Boards voted to amalgamate the two organizations. On April 1, 2003 KYRS and KCSS legally became Interior Community Services.