Strengthening Homefires Cultural Support Program is an early intervention and prevention program to support our participants to provide a strength-based approach to enhance families’ capacities by addressing understanding, strength, needs and goal settings.
We plan multiple events throughout the year, including but not limited to:
-Kokum’s Bannock and Tea– a 6 week traditional parenting program focusing on intergenerational healing and knowledge-sharing and child development.
- You Make a Difference– a 6 week caregiver empowerment program with a focus on healthy communication, healing intergenerational trauma and addressing grief and loss through an Indigenous perspective.
-Indigenous People’s Day– in partnership with the County of Leduc at Rundle’s Mission is a day filled with teachings, crafting and exploring with students from throughout Leduc County.
-Ribbon Skirt Workshops– providing a space for individuals and families to learn about ribbon skirts, why we wear them, and how to sew them.
-Youth Craft Nights– hosted every second month with the Boys and Girls Club of Leduc, we provide a space for youth aged 12-18 to have fun and learn about the 7 teachings, traditional medicines and crafts.
In Home Support
> Home visitation (rebuilding our Homefires)
> Sharing circles, to enhance family building capacity
> Traditional Parenting
> Household management (budgeting, family scheduling, rules and boundaries, healthy relationships)
> Blended families (Unifying different family dynamics)
> Addictions and family violence awareness (cycles and impacts of addiction and family violence)
> Decision making and conflict management (impacts and consequences)
> Grief and loss
Program outcomes
> Provide culturally safe spaces to strengthen a families understanding of traditions, customs, and practices grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing
> Increase positive outcomes of child safety, child well-being through intentional collaboration with HUB and Spoke groups for betterment of families
> Families will learn the effects of Indigenous history and intergenerational trauma regarding parenting, gained knowledge and skills to build resilience
> Understanding the rules, roles and responsibilities of different families units and increase natural supports for families
> Strengthening protective factors to reduce risk and create resilience in the face of challenges
> Understand the stages of grief and loss that can influence parenting and interactions with family and community
Strengthening Homefires Cultural Program View
Creating Hope Society practices from an Indigenous worldview that is holistic, hopeful and strengths based. For the Strengthening Homefires Cultural Program to be effective it is imperative that all caregivers are attuned to the often hidden impacts of multigenerational experiences that have influenced current life experiences of parents.
