Financial Support Program for Indigenous Family Organizations

The Program offers financial assistance to Indigenous family organizations and multi-sector organizations to promote the delivery of local services for Indigenous families and their children, and to make services more accessible.

The Program also supports the development of community actions for families that are adapted to the needs of First Nations and Inuit families and culturally secure and relevant for Indigenous users.

What are community actions for families?

Under the Program, community actions for families are part of a move to enhance social development, improve families' living conditions, and develop the potential of each family member. Community actions target assistance, mutual aid, emergency help, welcoming, listening, referral, support and help for families.

Community actions for families are delivered through:

• a living environment for families, in other words a place where families are welcomed and listened to, which they can attend to further their interests, aspirations and needs;
• family-focused community activities that are open and free and support children's development, enrich the parental experience, strengthen the parent-child relationship, reduce isolation and promote cultural identity.

The objective of the Program is to help families achieve their full potential and help children develop in Indigenous families by providing financial support for the operation of Indigenous family organizations and multi-sector Indigenous organizations offering family-focused community activities, including support for a living environment.

The following organizations are eligible for the Program:

• communities that are part of one of the Indigenous nations recognized by the National Assembly of Québec;
• the Assembly of First Nations Québec - Labrador and its commissions;
• non-profit Indigenous organizations, both in and out of community;
• Indigenous community action organizations, both in and out of community.

If you need help in connection with the Program, you can email the Ministère de la Famille using the address psf.famille@mfa.gouv.qc.ca.