Laichwiltach Family Life Society
Creating a Community Service Hub for Aboriginal Children and Families
Our Vision:
To empower and promote healing and education in our communities from an Aboriginal perspective, nurturing and encouraging cultural awareness and self-sufficiency. We celebrate and envision a thriving, proud, respectful and inclusive community.
Laichwiltach provides services in the following areas:
Family Therapy
The Family Therapy Service provides holistic and client centered counselling to children, youth, adults, couples, and families. Service is provided to people of Aboriginal descent and their families in Campbell River and the Comox Valley.
CHILD AND YOUTH COUNSELLING
We offer a safe, supportive and holistic environment for aboriginal youth, including assessments, referrals, one-on-one counselling, skill building and support services.
ADDICTIONS RECOVERY
We offer one-on-one counselling, assessment and referral to treatment centres, support to clients creating an after-care plan, on-going support, support groups and intervention strategies.
GROUP ACTIVITIES
Check in regularly to see what group activities are being hosted. We have activities for parents and children, parents and infants, youth groups, after-school programs and a host of other offerings.
Kwesa Place community gathering space opened in downtown Campbell River
Kwesa Place was officially opened with a blessing ceremony on Jan. 21, 2021 performed by Decaire, Audrey Wilson and Keith Walton. Decaire and Wilson also spoke after the initial blessing, thanking those who helped make the project come to life, including Lumina Native Housing for the funding the project.
KWESA PLACE SCHEDULE
Hours of operation:
7 days per week
Monday to Sunday
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cart storage: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Keys to our Success
Key #1
Continuous community engagement.
Key #2
Partnerships, networking and collaboration.
Key #3
Multi-Aboriginal cultural base
Key #4
Leadership, strong staff, and community capacity building.
Key #5
Continuous fund-raising.
Our Work
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What our clients say
“The programs at Laichwiltach create a lifeline for people from childhood to Elderhood. I came to Laichwiltach as a kid, and now I’m a parent with a child in the Little Fry program.”
“At camp, I learned things I thought I’d never get to try, and I made the best friends of my life. It was awesome! ”
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