The Hiiye'yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society provides health, social, recreational and cultural services to promote individual, family and community self-reliance. These services address the needs and aspirations of aboriginal people and focus on well-being within a cross-cultural context. To provide a cultural bridge between the Aboriginal and non-aboriginal cultures in the Cowichan Valley. To provide a central facility where counselling, information and referral services are provided and where meetings, education and recreation activities may take place. To provide opportunities for the development of Aboriginal leadership in the community. To promote the well-being of Aboriginal people through program development.
Valley Integration to Active Living Society (V.I.T.A.L. Society) is a not-for-profit organization based on a model designed between 1989 and 1991. This model provided support to dual-diagnosis clients with challenging behaviors who had experienced difficulty living in their communities. Some of our residents experienced difficulty with legal/correctional systems. Their dual-diagnosis resulted in attempted treatment in a variety of settings that had produced little effect. Service providers with conventional service models were unwilling to continue to support them, resulting in residents spending most of their time in institutions such as Glendale Lodge and Riverview Hospital. With the closure of institutions, there was a need for alternate care models to provide a stable community-placement for these individuals. The model was designed on the aspects of institutional care that was most effective, modifying it to work in a community setting.The Ministry of Social Services and Housing, with some hesitation, accepted the idea of trying the model on an experimental basis.
We are a provincially registered not-for-profit organization and a federally registered charity. All services provided by the Society meet the rigourous international standards set by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.Since our inception in 1957, we have continually expanded our facilities and services. Although the Clements Centre Society has grown, we have never compromised our initial vision. At Clements, we envision a community in which all individuals are included, accepted, and valued.
Richmond Family Place has a solid, diverse funding base. A United Way agency, Richmond Family Place receives funding from the Ministry for Children and Families, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, The City of Richmond, and BC Gaming Commission. Additionally, Richmond Family Place relies on self-generated revenue, donations, and grants from a variety of partners and contributors.
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