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Aboriginal Parent Support Circles (Vancouver and Victoria)
Aboriginal Parent Support Circles provide emotional and
educational support to parents and caregivers of Aboriginal
children. Weekly circle meetings are organized and led by trained
Aboriginal volunteer facilitators.
Aboriginal Parent Support Circles
- Recognize and appreciate Aboriginal culture and teachings
- Provide a safe, confidential meeting location
- Are self-help groups
- Provide information about community resources
Why join a group?
- To raise children with a respect and love for the Aboriginal
heritage.
- To share parenting ideas and concerns.
- To have a safe place to express anger and frustration
and look for solutions.
- To learn problem-solving and communication skills.
Every Parent Support Circle is:
- Free
- Confidential
- Able to provide subsidies for child care and transportation
when needed
How to join a group?
- Phone your local Parent
Support Services Society of BC
What some of the parents say about
Parent Support Circles:
"I don't feel judged."
"I recognized that I needed help dealing with stress.
The circle became a safety net."
"I learned how to connect with my feelings and how to
label and identify them"
Prayer
My heart rejoices, Great Spirit, for I have found the people
with whom I am in spiritual harmony, the place to which I
am able to make a commitment.
I celebrate my good fortune.
I give thanks for my family of people of like mind.
We feel ourselves here to be one with the earth and spirit.
The gifts of these we share together.
Bless our ways, and grant that our circle may continue.
To Start a Parent Suport Circle (PDF)
Request for Parent Support Circle (PDF)
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