Indigenous Child and Youth Services - Ki-Low-Na

Child Services, Disability Services, Family / Parenting, Indigenous Services, and Youth Services

Provided by Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society

Provides various programs and services for children, youth and families.
The following programs and services are offered:
  • ki-low-na cecemala: A safe space for Indigenous youth to learn about culture and identity, build life skills, engage in recreational activities, gain volunteer experience, reach out for positive support, meet with elders, and much more.
  • Skәmxist Preschool: A preschool that incorporates Aboriginal culture, including cultural teachers. Teachings include nsyilxcәn language instruction, traditional songs, traditional foods, and drum-making and other craft workshops.
  • Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDP): Provides culturally sensitive support for families with children ages 0 – 6 who are at risk of or have developmental delays. All four aspects of the Medicine Wheel teachings are incorporated into the program to ensure healthy mental, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth within families. Support includes: home visits, play groups, educational programs, pre and post-natal care, parenting support and enhancement of parenting skills, developmental screening assessments, individual activity plans supportive of each child’s healthy development, and linking families to cultural teachings and activities.
  • Aboriginal Supported Child Development (ASCD): Assists families of children with special needs and/or developmental delays. The goal of this program is to support access to inclusive services that assist child development. ASCD provides individual planning to promote each child’s development. Resources such as books, toys, and specialized equipment are available to families; and referrals to specialized community services are also provided. A referral package is available online.
  • Community Action Program for Children (CAP-C): Supports parents and children by helping parents to develop parenting skills, developing a sense of community, develop nutrition skills, and learn traditional crafts and teachings that help families to explore their spiritual and cultural roots. This is done through workshops, guest speakers, and special presentations

250-763-4905

Public email: reception@kfs.bc.ca

Website: http://www.kfs.bc.ca/programs...

Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society - 442 Leon Ave, Kelowna, British Columbia

(ki-low-na cecemala)

Public email: youthcoordinator@kfs.bc.ca

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
  • Court system; Or Law Enforcement referrals
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Availability

Service area: Kelowna + show cities

Service area cities: Kelowna

Service Types Provided
Child Services
Disability Services
Family / Parenting
Indigenous Services
Youth Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided in a group in-person

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