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.

Resources

This is a list of resources that has been shared with Hulitan.  We will do our best to keep this list as current and up to date as possible.

Please forgive any duplication.

This link will take you to a PDF of community resources.

Active Community Resources PDF

WestShore specific resources

Service Provider Updates:

https://victoriahomelessness.ca/covid19_serviceproviderupdates/

https://www.ourplacesociety.com/our-place-covid-19-emergency-plan

https://coolaid.org/our-impact/news-stories/cool-aid-services-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://www.victoria.ca/EN/meta/news/news-archives/2020-news/covid-19-information.html

Mental Health Recovery Partners

Government Financial Assistance:

PDF of Government financial resources

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support?utm_campaign=20200319_GCPE_AM_COVID_4_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks.html?&utm_campaign=gc-hc-sc-coronavirusoutbreak-1920-0165-9221800776&utm_medium=search&utm_source=google-ads-96470960074&utm_content=text-en-425457848792&utm_term=covid-19

Food Security:

https://livingedge.ngo

https://rainbowkitchen.ca/

https://mustardseed.ca/

https://victoriahomelessness.ca

Cultural:

Free Indigenous Cinema

https://www.nfb.ca

Housing:

https://acehsociety.com/

Indigenous Spiritual Health:

http://www.oasisvic.org/

Public Transit:

https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home

Alcoholics Anonymous:

https://aavictoria.ca/on-line-meetings/

Youth:

http://www.vyes.ca/programs

https://foundrybc.ca/victoria

Health:

https://www.islandsexualhealth.org/

http://avi.org/

https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/communicable-disease-control/coronavirus

self-assessment tool

Crisis Line:

https://www.vicrisis.ca

Vancouver Island Crisis Line:
1-888-494-3888

BC 211

www.bc211.ca

Countering the effects of Social Distancing:

https://relationalimplicit.com/porges-social/

Counselling Support

Anyone wanting this service can call and leave a message, requesting telephone support, at 778-321-3054 or by email at counsellor@movingforwardfamilyservices.com

Managing Anxiety & Stress in Families with Children and Youth During the COVID-19 Outbreak