International Youth Day is commemorated every year on August 12th. This year, we celebrate our youth as partners in society by holding a lacrosse game among adults and young people to promote intergenerational understanding and respect for the game, wellness, and our community. When: Thursday, August 10 (5-7 p.m)Where: A’nowara’ko:wa Arena 30 spots are available. Registration is open to […]
Read moreAkwesasne Child & Family Services will be hosting a variety of activities from August 14-18 as part of their Cultural Camp! Join us for pottery, basket-making, canoeing, a museum visit, and more.
Read moreThe Akwesasne Child & Family Services Traditional Support Unit will be giving away book bags to college-bound students! Book bags include items such as sage to smudge, relaxation teas, and stress relief tools to help with overall physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. If you’ve received a bag in the past, you will not be eligible for this year’s […]
Read moreAkwesasne Child & Family Services would like to inform the community that registration for the Home Alone Safety Training! This training will be held on July 24 & July 31 and is designed for youth ages 9-12 (who haven’t already received certification). 30 spots are available. Participants register by messaging the ACFS Facebook, via email at dorian.benedict@akwesasne.ca, or […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Child & Family Services Program is offering a Moon Baskets Workshop, hosted by Glenn Swamp, on June 15th and 16th, for youth girls age 9 – 18. The workshop will take place at the Housing Authority Training Center, located at 378 State Route 37 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Attendees MUST have a chaperone. No drop offs […]
Read moreToday, the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education hosted the second part of their 2023 Cultural Celebration! Last week, AMBE held the celebration for their Early Years students and now Grades 4-8 got to join in on the festivities. It was a beautiful day at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena, full of songs, dancing, traditional outfits, and plenty of smiles! Nia:wen to […]
Read moreMay is National Foster Care Month and Akwesasne has an urgent need for kinship/foster/customary care homes! If you, or someone you know, is interested in becoming a foster home, please call 613-575-5020.
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Land-Based Healing Program, a program within the Department of Health (DOH), provided a drum to the students at Cornwall Collegiate & Vocational School (CCVS) last week. Land-Based Healing Program Coordinator, Brandon David, and Akwesasne Child & Family Services (ACFS) Traditional Support staff member, Allen Smoke, had been working with CCVS students who established and participated […]
Read moreOn April 20th and 21st, the staff of MCA’s Akwesasne Child and Family Services (ACFS) and Information Services (IS) worked with RedMane, an indigenous-led software solutions and system integration firm, to commence a two-day kick-off of ACFS’s new, indigenous-led software system. This new and innovative software will be utilized by ACFS for record-keeping and to report statistics to the […]
Read moreThe community is invited to hop on down to Easterfest, happening on Thursday, April 6 at Generations Park! Join us on the “bunny trail” for a community walk, outdoor games, free food, and some family fun. From 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., participants can walk the bunny trail and receive a prize ballot entry for every lap completed! There will […]
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