Territory Acknowledgement

Hulitan Family and Community Services Society respects the connectedness between First Nations people and the land. It is with great humility that we carry out our work with Indigenous families on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees), Malahat, Scia’new, T’Sou-ke and W_SÁNEC (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples. It is our intention to provide support for families with integrity and to practice in a way that honours the ancestors who came before us.

The HFCSS Mission

Hulitan preserves, unifies and advocates for Indigenous families by supporting healing and fostering resilience through culturally rooted programs, services and collaboration with community partners.

The HFCSS Vision

Hulitan empowers Indigenous families and future generations, walking alongside them and using the cultural principles of Respect, Honour, Connectedness, Humility and Integrity.

Hulitan, pronounced "Hull-ee-ton", is a Coast Salish word.

It's from the Cowichan dialect, meaning "saver of life, life giver ". It takes a community to raise a child, and urban areas are comprised of many Nations. Thus, we value the traditional teachings of all Indigenous people.

Hulitan Family & Community Services Society

Hulitan preserves, unifies and advocates for Indigenous families by supporting healing and fostering resilience through culturally rooted programs, services and collaboration with community partners.

Culturally Rooted, Trauma Informed Indigenous Early Years Centre – New Daycare Services

We are excited to announce we will be opening our Culturally Rooted, Trauma Informed Indigenous Childcare in September 2024 in Colwood. There are 24 spaces for infants and toddlers and 24 spaces for 3- to 5-year-olds. Before and After School Care to come.

If you would like to express interest for your child to attend our centre, please email smcdonald@hulitan.ca and include:

  •  Your name
  • Contact info (phone and address)
  • Child’s age
  • Any support needs (accessibility/mobility, severe allergies etc) and
  • Identify your child’s Indigenous ancestry.

We will reach out this spring to all those who express interest and will confirm if you have a space or will be placed on the waitlist.

Please direct all questions to the email above.

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What others say about us

Hulitan has given us lots of support, emotionally, making us aware that Hulitan will be there if we get overwhelmed. Just knowing we can call Hulitan helps a lot.

I love the program!! My granddaughters have not only learned academically but also socially and more importantly, culture wise. The teachers excel with the kids and quickly become the kid’s favorite people. The program instills pride in the students. We are so grateful that we were introduced to the program.

I think this is an awesome program and Sarah is an amazing person and I enjoyed her company

Very great, friendly personnel, we appreciated the kindness, sensitivity and care related to our needs

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