Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, and Belcarra. Offers a wide range of educational programs and services for children and youth, as well as continuing education and high school upgra...

Provides support services to Indigenous families of infants under age six who are at risk or have been diagnosed with a developmental delay. Support services include home visits, family support, developmental survey, support with activity planning and goal set...

An early literacy program for parents/caregivers and children incorporating Indigenous storytelling, drumming, crafts, and other cultural traditions.

Offers one-on-one visits with Indigenous Elders to provide spiritual and cultural guidance. Elders and Knowledge Keepers also lead cultural circles including West Coast teachings, Ki Ya Nan, medicine circles, drum circles, and wellness circles. Other activitie...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Delta. Offers a wide range of educational programs and services for children and youth, as well as continuing education and high school upgrading for adults, and community schools. Aboriginal Edu...

Offers distance learning for Kindergarten to Grade 12 (including high school completion), education for special needs learners, and Aboriginal education. Serves BC.

Community-based preschool program that promotes healthy child development for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit children ages three to five. Program focuses on six components: Indigenous culture and language; education and school readiness; health promotion; nut...

Provides programming for families and children from birth to six years of age. The Early Childhood Development Outreach Worker Program supports parents with children up to six years of age through home visits, parenting workshops, opportunities to meet other p...

Oversees the implementation of the Early Years Service Framework. The Early Years Service Framework outlines the policy direction for all early years services supported by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). The framework seeks to explain w...

Support group for parents, grandparents, or caregivers raising Indigenous children who have or may have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Groups meet via zoom from 12 noon to 2 pm every first and third Friday of the month; see calendar for details.

Supports parents and caregivers with a child from birth to age 18 living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Services include peer support, advocacy, parenting skills development, life skills training, referral to services, home and community visits, ...

Provides a seven- to eight-week family residential addiction treatment program, primarily for members of the 15 Bands in the area, but open to any Indigenous people in BC and the Yukon. Accepts couples with children and mothers with children. Services include ...

Assists referred Aboriginal children and families, with the goals of preventing the removal or departure of children from the family home, reuniting family members, and strengthening the immediate and extended family units. Provides in-home child and youth int...

Provides cultural, social, and emotional support through weekly scheduled play groups for families whose children are preparing to enter the Surrey school district. Also provides outreach and cross-cultural support.

Voluntary program whereby a one-to-one worker provides support to Indigenous families experiencing life challenges. Assists families in creating or increasing natural and extended family supports in the community and developing specific strategies in dealing w...

Offers an eight-week intervention program about family violence, including coping and communication skills. Topics include power and control, warning signs, residential schools, children who witness abuse, trauma, anger, dealing with stress, conflict resolutio...

A 12-week program for fathers and mothers focused on learning responsible parenting techniques using an Indigenous cultural approach. Promotes connection to culture as parents become more actively involved in the lives of their families. The goal of the progra...

Three teams of social workers are responsible for Aboriginal children in continuing government care. Plans of care are culturally specific, in order to preserve the child's cultural identity and kinship ties.

Provides a place for Indigenous families with children from birth to age six to play together in a warm cultural environment. Provides healthy snacks, bus tickets, and circle time with songs and drumming, as well as toys and resources. Focus is on traditional ...

Family resource centre at two locations for parents, caregivers, and children from birth to age six. Provides a clothing exchange, parent education, and learning opportunities for children. The core drop-in program, Learning Together Through Play, is a play-ba...

A 5-week program for Indigenous parents and caregivers with infants from birth to six months in the pre-crawling stage learn massage strokes which will build on and strengthen their attachment and bonding with their infants through nurturing touch.

Federal framework that applies to all First Nations children and youth (up to age 19) living on or off reserve, as well as those in government care, with an identified need for a publicly funded health or social service. Navigators assess needs, facilitate ear...

Residential addictions treatment for Aboriginal families. Facilitates family healing and recovery from drug and alcohol misuse; develops and delivers group learning and processing experiences, combining contemporary principles of group work with traditional he...

Provides child protection and family support services to the Métis community and Métis families to increase their capacity to nurture and care for children in manner that supports family wellness and celebrates Metis history and culture. Ministry of Children a...

Helps families with Métis children from birth to eight years of age build a network of support that provides children with opportunities for early learning and childhood development. Métis Family Connections Navigators assist families to access programs and se...