Community Services

Situated in the heart of Westbank First Nation community, our new facility is located at 1900 Quail Lane, where most of our programs are based. Additionally, we run programs and services from sensisyusten School facility, Westbank Child Development Centre and the Youth Centre, which are located apart from this facility.

With over sixty staff members, Community Services offers a wide range of programs and services for Westbank First Nation Members, other Aboriginal persons and community members both on and off reserve. We are a constantly evolving department that strives to serve the ever changing needs of our clientele.

We provide Chief and Council with a monthly publication, highlighting a program or success each month.  Click here for June 2011 and here for July 2011.

Community Services includes the following programs and services:

1. HEALTH SERVICES  

• Community Health Nursing
  • Prevention 
  • Immunization 
  • Prenatal 
  • Nutrition 
  • Family Fitness
• Diabetes and Chronic Disease - Education, Monitoring, Support, Prevention, Counseling
• Home and Community Care - Assessment, Monitoring, Nursing
• Family and Parenting Services
  • Connecting Fun For Families
  • Granny and Grandpa Connections 
  • 1, 2, 3 Rhyme With Me 
  • Baby Circle and Toddler Time
• Elder Support Program
• Health Management 

2. EDUCATION SERVICES 

• Education Management
• Post Secondary –Band Membership 
  • ABE English and Math 
  • Student Support
• Local Education Agreement – WFN and School District #23
• Tutoring
• Westbank Child Development Center – day care services
• Head Start Preschool
• Okanagan Training and Development employment and training service
• Life Skills Program and Essential Skills 

3. SENSISIYUSTEN SCHOOL

• Group One Independent school teaching B.C. curriculum
• Jr. kindergarten to grade six
• Enhances all programs with Okanagan culture, values and language

4. WELLNESS SERVICES

A) Addictions and Counseling

     NNADP Counseling Services 
        Fire Starters 
        Men's Circle of Courage 
        Individual Services 
        National Addictions Awareness Week 
     Youth Counselling Services 
        Youth Leadership Group 
        Individual Service 
     Family and Individual Counseling 
     Weekly Community Breakfast

B) Youth Services

• Youth Centre Activities
• After School Care
• R'Native Voice
• Girl Power
• Young Warriors (coming soon)
• Leadership Group
• Adventure Camps (summer program)
• Haunted House

C) Social Development

• Financial Aid
• Children Out of Parental Home
• National Child Tax Reinvestment
  i) Hot lunch program (SD# 23)
  ii) Hot lunch program (sensiyusten School)
  iii) Family Programs
• Family Violence Program or workshop
• TESI - support life skills and pre-employment

5. MEMBERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION

• siya Celebration
• Yearly Christmas hampers
• Patient Travel
• Information and referrals
• Registration and fee collection
  

Membership services are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Please phone Desirée Norman at 250-768-0227 for an appointment.

MARGARET ELI
Community Services Manager
cmʼ ilt xatus Westbank First Nation

Community Services

1900 Quail Lane

Westbank BC V4T 2H3

 

T 250 768 0227
F 250 768 0528  meli@wfn.ca