What We Do
Métis Family Services is delegated under the Child, Family, and Community Services Act (CFCSA) to provide child safety and family support services to Métis children and families living in the Surrey, Delta, White Rock, Ladner area; as well as, guardianship, adoption, and resources services to Métis children and youth placed in foster homes in the Greater Vancouver region.
Métis Family Services is committed to working collaboratively with Métis families and our community to increase their capacity to nurture and care for their children in an inclusive manner that honours and celebrates their Métis heritage.
The objective of this agency is in the most inclusive, dignified, and professional manner possible to:
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Provide direct support and services to Métis families struggling with challenges related to the safety and well-being of their children.
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Provide direct support to foster families and adoptive families of Métis children who have been placed in
our care under the Child Family and Community Services Act.
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Provide ongoing personal and culturally based support to Métis children and youth who are involved in the child welfare system.
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Provide cultural education, celebration and recreational activities to Métis children and their birth,
extended, foster and adoptive families.
Métis Family Services is the service delivery agency of the Métis community organization called "La Societe De les Enfants Michif."
Our Mission
Métis Family Services is committed to working collaboratively with Métis families and our community to increase their capacity to nurture and care for their children in an inclusive manner that honours and celebrates their Métis heritage.
Our Vision
Métis Family Services is a non-profit society whose vision is "a world in which Métis children (all children) have the right to family ties, security, culture, love and acceptance."
Our Core Values
Métis Family Services works in an inclusive, professional, culturally appropriate and trusting, environment. We strive for honesty, openness, and quality in everything we do, and treat our staff, Métis families and
community with dignity and respect.
This is guided by the principles of the Seven Sacred Teachings:
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Humility
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Love
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Honesty
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Respect
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Truth
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Bravery
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Wisdom