Our History
Kw’umut Lelum is an Indigenous agency rooted in Coast Salish snuw'uy'ulh that provides culturally-driven family support, caregiving services and community programs and services to nine First Nations on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Our organization operates as nutsamaat shqwaluwun (people working together with one heart and one mind) guided by the teachings of our ancestors to promote emotional and physical health, parenting skills, cultural strength, and personal growth.
While respecting Coast Salish practices and traditions, Kw’umut Lelum offers services and programs that keep our children safe, strengthen and preserve our families, connect to our culture, and enhance our community's wellbeing.
Our agency provides services to anyone with a cultural connection to our Member Nations, either living in the community or in the urban areas of Duncan or Nanaimo.
Our Communities
We are proud to serve our member Nations which include:
Halalt
Lyackson
Málexeł
Penelakut
Qualicum
Snaw-naw-as
Snuneymuxw
Stz'uminus
Ts'uubaa-asatx
Since the inception of the agency in 1994, Kw‘umut Lelum has grown and evolved significantly.
We achieved full delegation to offer a complete suite of child and family safety services to all of our member Nations (in community and in the urban areas of Nanaimo, Parksville and Duncan). We have also expanded to provide wellness and prevention services with the goal of building healthy families and thriving communities, keeping children out of care and lifting up our parents, families and caregivers.
