Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) delegated Aboriginal agency that supports the well-being of Indigenous children, youth, and families, especially those who are vulnerable, through family support and preservation services, guardianship service...

Provides a safe place where Aboriginal women with or without children can gather. Offers a grassroots setting to foster pride and independence, and enables women to increase their health, self-esteem, and skills. Offers a daycare, a community kitchen, and advo...

Provides various foster care programs for Indigenous youth. Through the Mentor Me program, young women ages 18 to 25 who have aged out of foster care provide a support system for the Urban Butterflies group, girls ages seven to 14 who are currently in foster c...

An alternative education program for Indigenous youth ages 16 to 19 whose needs are not being met in traditional school programs. The program runs full time, five days a week, with half the students attending school in the morning, half in the afternoon; provi...

Provides proactive prevention and education strategies to Squamish Nation families with children up to age six. Aims to help parents and children learn about lifespan development skills; family dynamics; developmental milestones; health and nutrition; and Squa...

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...

Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and Indigenous families on reserve and in urban settings throughout BC. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral t...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in North Vancouver. 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. Also...

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.

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in West Vancouver. 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. Also ...

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...

Works to promote healthy development in children, families, and the community by using a strength-based approach that is family-focused, community-based, and culturally inclusive; services incorporate culture from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and other Indigenous...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Burnaby. 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. Also offers ...

Offers Indigenous Parent Support Circles which are self-help groups for Indigenous parents and anyone in an Indigenous parenting role within BC. Circles address parental stress, discipline, and the building of parental support systems. They are facilitated by ...

Provides support to students of Aboriginal ancestry and their families, with the goal of supporting their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development. Services include advocacy, one-to-one support, mediation, skill building, cultural workshops, a...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Richmond. 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. Also offers...

Provides preventive, supportive, and protective services for Aboriginal children and families. Responsible for investigation and assessment of potential child protection concerns. Also works with families and children in a family support and guardianship capac...

Administers public schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in New Westminster. 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. Also...

Enables Aboriginal children up to age 12 who require extra supports to be included in child care settings and communities. Designed to ensure cultural safety and cultural sensitivity for Indigenous children and families. Supports children in the areas of physi...

An eight-week program for parents and caregivers of Indigenous children. Caregivers will work towards a better understanding of their child's emotional world by learning to read emotional needs, supporting their child's ability to successfully manage emotions,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Offers services for Indigenous children and families and those of Indigenous descent living in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Tri-Cities; programs are based on Indigenous values including the medicine wheel. Serves Burnaby, New Westminster, and Tri-Cities. Hour...