Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society ("VACFSS") is a non-profit society that provides free social services to Aboriginal people living in the Metro Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. The society was incorporated in 1992, and provides advocacy, support and encouraging cultural awareness for Aboriginal children and families involved in the child protection system of British Columbia.
In 1996, the society was designated by the Vancouver Aboriginal community to take on responsibility for providing child protection services for Vancouver Aboriginal children and families, and on April 1, 2008, the society became fully delegated as a provider of Child Protection services.
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