On today’s National Child Day – November 20 we stop to acknowledge the children and families the First Nations Health Consortium (FNHC) serves and reflect on our mission statement: Working together, honouring, advocating and enabling equitable access, to meet the needs of our First Nations People.
“To the employees of the FNHC and the people we serve, every day is National Child Day—especially for the First Nations children who reside on- and off-reserve,” said FNHC Board Chair Randy Littlechild. “Through the FNHC’s Enhanced Service Coordination our staff help families navigate through many services such as medical, dental, educational and social services, to get the much needed supports their children need. After all—every child matters and no child will be forgotten.”
The FNHC was created in 2017 to support First Nations and Inuit children and families with Jordan’s Principle applications on- and off-reserve across Alberta to ensure children and youth can access required services or supports they need, in line with the Jordan’s Principle child-first legal ruling.
FNHC staff work with families on application assistance for Treaty Status Registration as well as advising youth during transition into adulthood. The FNHC also collaborates with partner organizations to implement community programming in sports and recreation, early childhood literacy and youth engagement initiatives.
Find out more on Jordan’s Principle in Alberta and how to apply here: www.abfnhc.com/jordans-principle-applications.
Read more on Jordan River Anderson and watch the documentary The Messenger here: www.abfnhc.com/about-jordans-principle.
