Foster Family and Guardianship Resource Team
Family / Parenting, Housing / Shelter, Indigenous Services, Services for Children, and Services for Youth
Provided by Carrier Sekani Family Services
Providing voluntary care services on-reserve, recruit and approve caregivers and care providers, and provide guardianship for children in continuing care.
The Foster Parent Program, or Resource Team, directly works with care providers and staffed homes to ensure that Indigenous children and youth in care get adequate care that they need to thrive.
The Resource Team is primarily responsible for recruiting, developing, and maintaining a range of care homes in which to place children and youth in care. Types of homes include Family Care Homes, Safe Homes, Relatives of Children in Care, and Specialized Resources such as group homes and treatment homes.
The Resource Team serves children and youth from 0-19 years of age in the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), Nezul Be, and Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) care. The team provides services in Prince George, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, and the 11 CSFS Member Nation communities.
The Guardianship Program is designated to act as the legal guardian for children and youth between the ages of 0 – 19 years of age who are in the legal custody of the Director under the Child Family & Community Services Act.
Guardianship Services also prepares youth that are transitioning into adulthood for post-majority services. Post-majority services provide support and assistance for young adults between the ages of 19 – 27 years of age.
Family support services such as respite, voluntary care agreements, special needs agreements, youth agreements, are provided directly to clients through self-referrals or when a request is made by MCFD or another delegated Indigenous agency; however, the client must be willing to engage in the service as per the C3 delegation.
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250-561-7016 (Prince George)
Toll Free: 1-800-889-6855
Website: https://www.csfs.org/guardianship...
#201, 1777 3rd Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 3G7
250-567-2900 (Vanderhoof)
Toll Free: 1-866-567-2333
240 West Stewart Street, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, V0J 3A0
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Ministry of Children & Family Development referral
Associated Programs/Services
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Availability
Service area: Northern Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
Family / Parenting
Housing / Shelter
Indigenous Services
Services for Children
Services for Youth
Ways to Access
- Provided at home
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