1. Native Child and Family Services of
Toronto
Group Members:
Erica Addoh
Lu Chen
Le Yao Hua
Hyunah Kim
Liping Shen
2. Mission
• For children and families in TO Native
Community
• Life of quality
• Well being
• Caring & healing
3. Mission
• Creating a services model that
• Culture-based
• Respect
• Values of Native peoples
• Extended family
• Right to self - determination
4. Location
CENTRAL OFFICE
30 College Street, Toronto ON
M5G 1K2
(west of Yonge Street on the
north side)
SCARBOROUGH FAMILY LIFE
CENTRE
156 Galloway Rd. Scarborough,
ON M1E1X2
5. The entrance
• In front of building there
is a big sign, and banners
• The sign, in the shape :
an Ojibwa Nishnawbe
hand drum, was chosen
to signal a strong
Aboriginal presence
• The sign deliberated and
bold and it becomes very
clear who owns the place.
6. The Main floor
• Historical art works,
and certifications.
• Accessibility
7. Second floor & Third Floor
• Longhouse
• Childcare center
• Release room for
Drug addiction
• Meeting room, office
8. Fourth floor
• Kitchen for staff and
the children
• The children can have
cooking activities
• Office room
11. Situation which lead to families search for
support in NCFST
• Drug addiction
• Family violence
• Child abuse
• Mental illness
• Homeless
12. Supports provided to families
• On going case management
• Information, supportive and crisis counseling
• Complete psycho-social assessments and service plans
• Advocacy, mediation and support with social
conferences
• Support in the home and community
• Personal support for clients involved with Family or
Criminal Court
• Connecting clients to Elders, ceremonies, teaching and
community events
13. Community Outreach
Agency provides:
• Children & Youth Services
• Early Years Centers
• Addiction Services
• Woman’s Counseling
• Family Support Services
• Children’s Mental Health
• Men’s Healing
• Cultural Programs
• Transitional Houses and
Development Services in
aboriginal community.
14. Follow up and tapered off
• In take department
• Case management team
assessment
services plan
support in home and community
evaluation
tapered off
15. Statistic
• Capital Source: government
and community funders
• 618 children and 594
caregivers/parents
participated in Early Years
Services
• 349 families are served by
NCSFT
• 306 children are in the care
of NCSFT
• 14 adoptions are completed
• 216 families got support
services
16. Analysis
Language in center
• English (main language)
• Other native languages
Multicultural approach
• accept people from all cultures
• Seeing them as native people, too
