Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children & Family Services SocietySqwélqwel – Xyólheméylh Summer 2021 NewsletterMessage from the board of directors L to R: Helen Joe, Marion Mussell, Wenona Hall, Glenda Campbell, Peter John, Jennifer Janik, Judy Douglass, Paula Olmstead. Missing: Tammy Bartz215 + Lives That Mattered It is a time of awakening in Canada. The 215 unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School … Read More
Statement regarding Kamloops Residential School and Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation
Statement from Marion Mussell, Xyólheméylh Board President It is with heavy hearts that our agency stands with Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation and the many other Indigenous Communities at this difficult time as we come to grips with the discovery of the mass grave of 215 children who attended this residential school. In this time of grieving, remembrance and honoring … Read More
News Release March 12, 2021 BC Indigenous Youth Express Their Gratitude Through Art
Xyolhemeylh Gratitude Art Contest News Release March 2021 Final
FVACFSS Spring Newsletter – 2021
Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children & Family Services SocietySpring 2021 NewsletterMessage from the Board of DirectorsFrom left to right: Helen Joe, Marion Mussell, Wenona Hall, Glenda Campbell, Peter John, Jennifer Janik, Judy Douglas, Paula Olmstead. Missing: Tammy Bartz.Spring equinox arrived in March and despite some chilly weather spring is in the air with all the optimism it brings. We continue … Read More
FVACFSS Winter Newsletter – 2020
Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children & Family Services SocietyWinter 2020 NewsletterMessage from the Board of DirectorsFrom left to right: Helen Joe, Marion Mussell, Wenona Hall, Glenda Campbell, Peter John, Jennifer Janik, Judy Douglas, Paula Olmstead. Missing: Tammy Bartz.The Spirit of Community and Self Care Welcome to our winter newsletter! The theme of the newsletter is about Community and the spirit of … Read More
FVACFSS Fall Newsletter – 2020
Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children & Family Services SocietyFall 2020 NewsletterMessage from the Board of DirectorsFrom left to right: Helen Joe, Marion Mussell, Wenona Hall, Glenda Campbell, Peter John, Jennifer Janik, Judy Douglas, Paula OlmsteadNew Beginnings, New Year Welcome to our Fall newsletter! This seasonal newsletter is about “New Beginnings”. We hope everyone had a good summer in these strange times. … Read More
Statement about the Death of a Youth in our Agency Care
Statement about the Death of a Youth in our Agency Care
FVACFSS Summer Newsletter – 2020
Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children & Family Services SocietySummer 2020 NewsletterMessage from the Board of DirectorsFrom left to right: Helen Joe, Marion Mussell, Wenona Hall, Glenda Campbell, Peter John, Jennifer Janik, Judy Douglas, Paula OlmsteadVoices On behalf of the Xyólheméylh Board of Directors I’d like to welcome all new and existing subscribers to our 2020 Summer “temkw’okw’es” newsletter edition. As First … Read More
News Release June 19, 2020: Children and youth express their feelings of being Indigenous on National Indigenous Peoples Day
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, this Sunday June 21, 2020, Xyólheméylh asked all British Columbia Indigenous children and youth what being Indigenous means to them. They were asked to express their thoughts in writing in four categories – ages 3 to 6; ages 7 to 10; ages 11 to 14 and ages 15 to 24. The winning entries … Read More