Life is a journey filled with stories, lessons, challenges, celebrations and special moments. At the First Nations Health Consortium, we become participants in our families’ journeys and share in their special celebrations and moments. The work we do is important, because we learn to understand the needs for the child and how to assist in ensuring those needs are being met.
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Thanks to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Jaesyn is not just receiving free books; she is building a strong, joyful foundation for a lifelong love of learning, seeing her own identity celebrated in the stories she holds in her hands.
“These bubbles that she blew out I was totally surprised because for the very first time she spoke. Oh look at the bubbles I honestly had tears in my eyes and my heart was melting she spoke.”
“As a parent I didn’t even know what Jordan’s Principle was about. A friend told me years ago when Beth needed a bed that could elevate her head and shoulders after her surgeries. You know there were many times I couldn’t even look up a phone number for lack of emotional and mental strength to reach out for help with my daughter. So I left a lot of things undone when it came to seeking help for Beth. At my all time lowest, an application was made for Beth by Destiny at FNHC and with her came Robin from the FNHC into our lives.”
A Tea Dance was a powerful demonstration of culture, resilience and determination to overcome adversity at the University of Alberta Hospital on September 25. When
My name is Fred Helfmann and I am the physical education teacher at Chief Old Sun Elementary School in Siksika, Alberta. I am writing this letter to express my sincere joy and gratitude to the staff of the First Nations Health Consortium, Goldline Curling, and any other associated organizations or individuals that helped bring both “Rocks and Rings” and “Try Curling” to our school.
We were at a terrible point in our lives, and our daughter’s life was hanging in the balance due to our limited financial means, her urgent mental health needs, and the community’s inability to provide any real assistance.
The students who were served through the First Nations Health Consortium were students with complex needs, requiring immediate support.
We have had our Elder Morris Little Wolf teach all the children about our culture and heritage along with the history to reconnect our Blackfoot Traditions of man and horse.
When parents with children diagnosed with complex medical needs continue to be bombarded by barriers from the current systems in place for Indigenous families, FNHC has provided a safety net.
“If it wasn’t for Jordan’s Principle, chances are my boys would have never survived.”
“During a time when a young toddler should be experiencing many milestones and firsts, instead she was met with a time that left her in hardship and with difficulty to move.”