THE PROGRAM
The director under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA) gives authority to approved Indigenous agencies to provide guardianship for children in continuing care, recruit and approve foster homes, and provide voluntary care services on-reserve.
Direct guardianship services are provided to children-in-care where a continuing custody order has been granted and when they are members of one of our member communities. Family support services such as respite, voluntary care agreements, special needs agreements, youth agreements, are provided directly to clients through self-referrals or when a request is made by MCFD or another delegated Aboriginal Agency; however, the client must be willing to engage in the service as this is a voluntary service provided by our agency as per our C3 delegation. Home studies and contract supports and services are provided directly to foster homes/group homes.
Our delivery of service is guided through the AOPSI standards as well as the Ministry of Children and Family Development Standards and Practice Guidelines.
We are funded through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) as well as through Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC).
OUR CLIENTS
The Guardianship program provides delegated social workers to work with children who are in care, and are from the 11 communities we serve. We also work with foster parents and group home staff through contracts so they can provide day-to-day guardianship to children in care. In family service, we may work with any family living on one of our member reserves who requests services and meets the criteria for service.
The majority of our client paperwork is completed within our agency offices. We also meet with children and families in their homes, foster homes and group homes. As the guardians of the children, we also attend appointments in the community (ex. court house, doctor's offices, schools, hospital, etc.) to ensure the wellbeing of our children in care. Due to the nature of our work with families, we work with individuals on all areas of the life cycle.
HOURS OF OPERATION
The main hours of service are Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm; however, many social workers have flexible hours at times to accommodate evening meetings, home visits or crisis situations (i.e. If a child needs to be taken to the hospital). We also have flexible hours to attend community events which often take place during weekends.
We provide on-going services for the children-in-care we work with as well as resource support to foster homes and group homes. We meet with our foster families every 90 days and with our children-in-care every 30 days. Some children-in-care are seen more often (bi-weekly) due to high needs.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Prince George Office
#201 - 1777 3rd Ave
Prince George, BC
V2L 3G7
Phone: (250) 561-7016
Toll Free: 1-800-889-6855
Vanderhoof Office
240 West Stewart Street
Vanderhoof, BC
V0J 3A0
Telephone: 250-567-2900
Toll Free: 1-866-567-2333
Fax: 250-567-2975
Burns Lake Office
870 Highway 16 West, Unit #8
Burns Lake, BC
V0J 1E0
Telephone: 250-692-1800
Fax: 250-692-1877
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