About AFSC

Aboriginal Family Services is a community-based organization that helps families and children. It is mandated to involve the community and develop strong partnerships.

As family structures, roles and responsibilities continuously shift, the Centre realizes the importance of remaining flexible and responsive.

If you or anyone you know is in need of help for any reason for general help we can help to locate the appropriate resources. Please call or drop by.

The Aboriginal Family Service Center believes “healthy families are the foundations of a healthy community.”

Mission and Mandate:

The Aboriginal Family Service Centre is dedicated to providing services that support and empower families, children and youth to attain a healthy lifestyle in the many aspects of their life including; the home, at work / job, education / training, spiritual and recreational. The AFSC believes the importance of individual and family well-being is a foundation for both strong families and communities and economic growth.

As family structures, roles and responsibilities continuously shift, the Centre realizes the importance of remaining flexible and responsive.

Goals:

1. Committed to promoting and providing a safe, nurturing and culturally relevant learning environment for families, children, youth and communities to grow in.
2. Respects the rights of families and their individual members.
3. Foster the family’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual growth through supportive programming, services and constant support.
4. Dedicated to sponsoring the development of family-centered practices to ensure families have services that meet their needs and support their competence in the care of their children.
5. Dedicated to building on family strengths that result in keeping the family together.
6. Will develop new partnerships with government, community based organizations and other relevant stakeholders who share the concern for individual and family well-being.
7. Promote the growth of families in the home, work, and educational environment through the provision and / or access to lifelong learning opportunities.

Our Vision

Facilitate the healing journey for Aboriginal families and children by empowering them through the provision of support and resources, and to encourage our community partners to walk with us on the path of healing and reconciliation.