Author: ANCFSAO

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff at ANCFSAO,

We wish you all a Safe and Happy Solstice and Holiday Season.

We would also like to acknowledge our members’ frontline staff, management and leadership, for their hard work and dedication in keeping children safe throughout the year and for generations to come.

See you in the New Year!

First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program funds First Nations and First Nation authorized service providers to support delivery of prevention and protection services to meet the needs of children, youth and families ordinarily resident on reserve or in the Yukon.

April 1, 2022 ISC began fudning Post Majority Care Services as part of “immediate measures”

The revised FNCFS Program Terms and Conditions continue to improve aspects of the program that were determined by the Tribunal to be discriminatory and support the implementation of the immediate measures toward long term reform of the child and family services program.

FNCFS funds First Nations and First Nation authorized service providers to deliver Post Majority Services

• at actual cost
• to youth aging out of care and young adults who were formerly in alternative care from the age of majority up to and including the age of 25

The extension of care services aims to achieve positive outcomes for First Nations youth by:

• Providing voluntary wrap-around supports in the transition of First Nations youth into adulthood and independence that meets their distinct needs, support their safety and well-being in a culturally appropriate way that is in their self-identified best interest, and provided on the basis of substantive equality.

Aaniin – Boozhoo – Kwey Kwey – Shekon – Tansi – Hello,  

We are getting SO close!

Some spaces have just opened up, so this is your LAST CALL for the 2022 Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Conference!

Cindy Blackstock, Norma Jacobs, Duke Peltier, Sam Gilchrist and Meagan Lindley with the ANCFSAO Youth Panel will be joining our conference as keynote speakers, each speaking on topics that will ground and inform our work in the Indigenous Child and Family Well Being sector. 

In addition to these powerful keynotes, the conference will feature 32 different workshops covering topics such as “Building Positive Relationships with First Nations”, “Indigenous Approaches to Alternative Dispute Resolution”, “Traditional Healer Programs”, “Indigenous Child and Family Wellbeing Assessment Tools”, and many more.  The workshops have been carefully chosen to be informative, relevant, and culturally grounded.  Conference participants will also have the opportunity to get outside the classroom and join on the land programming with two daily hikes. 

Rounding out the conference are daily Sunrise Ceremony, nightly socials, and a Full Moon ceremony on Monday, November 8.

A full list of workshops and presenters will be released shortly.

How Can I Attend?

All attendees must purchase a ticket, and reserve accommodations separately, if required.

Purchasing Tickets:

CLICK HERE

Ticket Pricing:

$800+ applicable taxes and fees.

Ticket includes:

All conference and workshop fees, food, snacks, and refreshments throughout the 3 day conference. Tickets DO NOT INCLUDE accommodations and must be booked directly with Blue Mountain Resort (BMR).

How to Book with BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT:

Call In- Attendees must quote the group name Native Child Conference Nov 2022 and/or group reservation number GB00005624 when making their reservation to obtain the negotiated group rate. Reservations can be made online or by calling 1-833-583-2583.

The group rate is only available until end of day, October 13^th, 2022.

Individual reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card or advance deposit. A deposit for a 1-night stay including taxes will be processed at the time of making the reservation.

Please email Amy Sargent asargent@nativechild.org with any questions.