The delegated Gitxsan Child and Family Services Society social workers provide counselling, respite, guardianship and other services to children in need and their families.
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To be born a Gitxsan is to belong to one of four pdek (clans) - Fireweed, Wolf, Frog or Eagle - and to have a place in one of 62 huwilp (houses). The wilp (singular of huwilp) is a collection of people who are closely connected through their mother’s lineage.
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Preventative programs are aimed at keeping Gitxsan children safe, healthy and out of foster care. In each community, a GCFSS Family Facilitator plans and carries out a variety of preventative programs and events, according to that community’s specific needs.
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