Social Development

Working to eradicate poverty
instead of managing it

Kitsumkalum Social Development provides financial support to eligible adults and dependents living on-reserve who are unable to meet their basic needs.

The following programs are delivered on-reserve:

Basic Needs
Training Employment Support
Special Needs
Family Violence Prevention
Guardian Financial Assistance
Community Support Services
Adult In-Home Care
National Child Benefit Reinvestment
Employment Initiatives, and
Community Preventative Services

Programs & Services offered

Social Development Services

The Kitsumkalum Social Development Program provides financial support to eligible adults and dependents living on-reserve who are unable to meet their basic needs.

The broad objectives of the Kitsumkalum Social Development Program are:

To assist persons living on reserve in maintaining a basic standard of living
To prevent dependency by developing individual and family strengths
To assist recipients to access services that will enhance their ability to assume primary responsibility for their own affairs

The Kitsumkalum Social Development Program is governed by various Government of Canada authorities.

Links & Resources

Northwest Inter-Nation Family and Community Services Society

Northwest Intern-Nation Family and Community Services Society (NIFCS) manages custody and guardianship for children who have been permanently removed from their homes. They deliver this service to 9 First Nation communities including Kitsumkalum.

The information sheets below provide information on the various programs available to families and others who are trying to help children who have been apprehended by the Ministry and are in permanent care.

Questions regarding these programs or other items related to their services can be directed to the NIFCS office in Terrace at 250-638-0451 or Toll Free 1-888-310-3311.

More information regarding this organization can also be found on their website: www.nifcs.org .

Adoption

Extended Family Program (EFP)

54.1 Custody

Child Out of Parental Home (COPH)

News/Updates

Kitsumkalum Social Assistance

by KKCommunications | May 25, 2021 | Social Development

To all Kitsumkalum Social Assistance clients: In place of direct deposit, cheques will be issued in May and possibly June.

Kitsumkalum Social Assistance Clients

by KKCommunications | Mar 16, 2021 | Social Development

Please see Shirley Bolan at the Band Office to get your forms filled out.

Not Everyone is Eligible for CERB

by KKCommunications | Apr 29, 2020 | FAQs, Urgent, Community Notice, Community, Emergency Response, Emergency Operations Centre, News, Emergency Programs Coordinator, Health, Social Development, Finance

Not everyone is eligible for CERB and MAY have to repay benefits at a later date through other Government of Canada benefits such as Income Tax Refund, GST, etc. It is your responsibility to review the eligibility criteria online as you apply. Please review the...

COVID-19 Message From ISC BC Region April 21

by KKCommunications | Apr 24, 2020 | Family, Social Development, Students, Band Membership, Community, Finance, Newsletter, FAQs, News Feed, Culture, Youth, News, Elders, Community Notice, Emergency Response, Public Notice, Emergency Operations Centre, Education, Health

COVID-19 Message From ISC BC Region https://kitsumkalum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/update25-ISC.pdf

COVID-19 Pandemic – Update – Community and Workplace Measures

by KKCommunications | Mar 18, 2020 | Elders, News Feed, Education, Urgent, Economic Development, Kitsumkalum Training & Education, Haelth Warning, Health, Fish & Wildlife, Social Development, Community Notice, Band Membership, Gila Kyew Nluuk Headstart & Daycare, Housing, Public Notice, News, Finance, Family, Events, Downloads, Tempo, FAQs, Community, Treaty, Youth, Newsletter, Events Committee

March 18, 2020 What is happening in BC and why we say PLEASE AVOID HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES: The BC Centre for Disease Control Case Count and Press Statement for March 17, 2020 states that: 186 confirmed cases in British Columbia as of 3 pm March 17, 2020 • Five recovered...

POSTPONED Kitsumkalum Annual General Meeting NOVEMBER 15, 16, 17

by KKCommunications | Sep 20, 2019 | Training Opportunities, Books, Youth, News, Art, Band Membership, Prizes, Community Dinner, Jobs & Opportunities, Contest, Housing, News Feed, Elders, Events, Land Code, Heritage, Kalum Rock Quarry, Lunch, Social History & Research, Natural Resources, Calendar, Kitsumkalum Training & Education, Treaty, Major Projects, Finance, Entertainment, Fish & Wildlife, Events Committee, Land Use Plan, Treaty Negotiations, Community Notice, Education, Family, Strength of Claim, Gila Kyew Nluuk Headstart & Daycare, Economic Development, Tempo, Community Meetings, Opportunity, Health, Community, FAQs, Feast, Social Development, Lands Department, Culture, Public Notice

The Kitsumkalum AGM scheduled for November 15,16, 17 is POSTPONED until further notice.

Services Provided by the NIFCS Family Counselor

by KKCommunications | Feb 27, 2019 | Family, News, Community, NIFCS, Health, News Feed, Social Development, Referrals, Youth, Community Notice, Opportunity, Public Notice

A wide range of services are available through the NIFCS Family Counselor.

2018 Annual General Meeting held in November

by KKCommunications | Oct 11, 2018 | Health, Community Notice, Lands Department, Social Development, 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School, Gila Kyew Nluuk Headstart & Daycare, News Feed, Band Membership, Opportunity, Kalum Rock Quarry, Housing, News, Strategic Planning, Finance, Celebrating Community Success, Jobs & Opportunities, Calendar, Community Meetings, Land Code, Events, FAQs, Social History & Research, Culture, Major Projects, Treaty, Elders, Land Use Plan, Education, Kitsumkalum Training & Education, Tempo, Economic Development, Fish & Wildlife, Community

Stay tuned to our website for details on Kitsumkalum's 2018 AGM. >> Download the 2018 AGM Agenda << If you would like to receive a presentation from the AGM, please call 1-877-635-6177