Child Safety

Learn more about how we can help indigenous children at risk, in care, or cultural programs and events for indigenous children.
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Preserving Families

Our goal is to help strengthen family ties and reunite children with their parents. See how we do it.
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Foster Care

When children cannot reside in their own homes, FVACFSS makes arrangements for out of care placement with family, or foster care.
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Guardianship

FVACFSS has parental duties for children and youth who are in temporary or long-term care.
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Stó:lō Basket

We provide specific services to our Stó:lō communities and their members both in and out of communities.
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Helping CHILDREN
Preserving FAMILIES
Supporting FOSTER CARE
Parental Duties GUARDIANSHIP
Connecting STÓ:LŌ BASKET

We Are Xyólheméylh

Xyólheméylh (Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society) is British Columbia's largest fully delegated Indigenous child welfare agency providing culturally appropriate and holistic services through prevention, community development, and child welfare programs to Indigenous (status, non-status, in-community, out-of-community, Stó:lō and other First Nation, Inuit, and Métis) children, youth, and their families residing throughout Stó:lō Territory. Approximately 90 per cent of the families we work with are out-of-community and over 33 per cent of the children, youth, and families we serve are Métis.

Our Xyólheméylh work family includes all 300+ staff, as well as caregiver support parents, Elder Advisory members, and our Board of Directors. We are guided in all our work by the wisdom of our Elders.

FVACFSS operates in conjunction with 17 member communities.

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Our Difference

We approach every situation with cultural respect and understanding, focusing on reuniting children with their families in a safe, timely manner. Our programs work to create strong cultural ties and reinforce identities for aboriginal families.

Our Vision

Healthy and safe families.

Our Mission

We support Indigenous families and communities to ensure the safety and well-being of children while respecting cultural diversity.

Our Values

Through our H.E.A.R.T values, we approach every situation with:
Honour, Engage, Accountable, Respect, Trust

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Lets'emót –

to be of one heart and one mind