Why Donate?

Help us pay off our renovations on our new building!

Our new Langford training site at 664 Granderson Road - has been completed (mostly!) now we just have to finish paying for the renos!
Street view of our building
Left Stairwell
Left side, ground floor
 
 
 
 
 
 
Before pictures - still waiting for the exterior paint!
Main classroom
 Main entrance downstairs - the before pic is right above! Boardroom
After - what an amazing difference and we love the colours!
Reception  Waiting area upstairs  Our medicine room
 
One of the main purposes of the Caring for First Nations Children society is to provide culturally competent training for the social workers employed by the Aboriginal Child and Family Service Agencies. The Society is a unique provincial organization in that we are the only organization in the country providing this type of service. The Society supports the capacity of Aboriginal agencies to assume local authority for the delivery of child welfare services. We do this through our culturally relevant child welfare training and through policy development.

This training is especially important as Aboriginal children continue to be over represented in the child welfare system in British Columbia. Currently, 53% of 9,026 children in care are of Aboriginal ancestry despite the fact they account for only 8% of the population. The benefits of this project will also be felt by Aboriginal Agencies in that there will be a consistent site for training. Further, the Aboriginal children in care will eventually be transferred back to the Aboriginal agency and will benefit from the Society's culturally relevant training.

Historically, the Society has provided the training at venues such as hotels. However, given that the costs for this are becoming prohibitive, the Board of Directors of CFNCS recommended the option of purchasing a building. This purchase provides ongoing stability for training and for staff as the Society was unable to find a suitable and cost effective lease options.
 
As you can see from the pictures, our building needed a lot of renovations! We added walls, floors, upgraded the bathrooms, added interior doors and ceilings, and you name it! The renovations are being done in stages (as we can afford them! still waiting on replacing the roof! upgrading the windows and adding some to the back of the building.) Please contact Linda Lucas, Executive Director for more detailed information on the overall project.

Please help and make your donation today!

Just click on the yellow Donate button on the right, you can use your PayPal account or credit card to make your donation. Thank you!
 
Although most of our renovations have been completed, that doesn't mean that they're all paid for yet! Please help out and we'll be sure to add your name to our list of Thank You's!
 

Special Thanks to our Donors!

On behalf of the Caring for First Nations Children Society Board of Directors and staff we wish to thank all of the contractors and funders who supported this project. 

  •        Stewart Anderson of VanCity Savings Credit Union
  •         Robert Rocheleau of Praxis Architects;
  • ·      Gordon Dalziel of GY Construction Ltd; 
  •        Bob Slegg of Slegg Construction Materials;
  • ·      Wayne Ruffle of Slegg Construction Materials;
  • ·      Natalie Saunders of Monk Office Interiors;
  • ·      Miguel of Service Magic Painting and More; 
  • ·      Ministry for Children and Family Development;
  • ·      Indian and Northern Affairs Canada;
  • ·      First Nations and Aboriginal Child and Family Service Agencies;
  • ·      And the Membership of CFNCS