Out-of-Care Caregiver Support Program

Territory Acknowledgement

Hulitan Family and Community Services Society respects the connectedness between First Nations people and the land. It is with great humility that we carry out our work with Indigenous families on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees), Malahat, Scia’new, T’Sou-ke and W_SÁNEC (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples. It is our intention to provide support for families with integrity and to practice in a way that honours the ancestors who came before us.

The HFCSS Mission

Hulitan preserves, unifies and advocates for Indigenous families by supporting healing and fostering resilience through culturally rooted programs, services and collaboration with community partners.

The HFCSS Vision

Hulitan empowers Indigenous families and future generations, walking alongside them and using the cultural principles of Respect, Honour, Connectedness, Humility and Integrity.

Hulitan, pronounced "Hull-ee-ton", is a Coast Salish word.

It's from the Cowichan dialect, meaning "saver of life, life giver ". It takes a community to raise a child, and urban areas are comprised of many Nations. Thus, we value the traditional teachings of all Indigenous people.

Out-of-Care Caregiver Support Program

Days and Hours of Service:

Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Program Acceptance Criteria:

The Caregiver(s) must have a MCFD Resource Social Worker

The Caregiver must be caring for a child(ren) under one of the following ‘Out-Of-Care’ Orders or Agreement:
Þ Extended Family Plan Agreement

Þ Interim & Temporary Custody to Other Order

Þ Post Transfer of Custody Assistance Order

Þ MCFD Kinship ‘Restricted’ Foster Care Order

Program Description

Welcome to the Out–of–Care Caregiver Support program. This program provides services to Caregivers who are caring for children under an MCFD Out-Of-Care Order or Agreement. This program is “gate-kept”, meaning referrals are made from MCFD Resource Social Workers only, in collaboration with Caregivers.

The program is designed to provide short to long-term (3-12 months) support to Caregivers in the home and/or in the community.

Referral sources:

This is a “gate-kept” program where referrals are made by MCFD Resource Social Worker in collaboration with the caregiver.

Philosophy

The philosophy of this program is to provide Caregivers with the support, skills, community resources and cultural connections needed to manage family dynamics and maintain a stable home environment for the children in their care long term.

Services are guided by 4 pillars/values that hold up Hulitan’s Big House: connectedness, respect, integrity and humility. These pillars/values inform decisions and identify needs to support Caregivers in building a ‘circle of support’.