Hiiye’yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society

Website: https://www.hofduncan.org/
Phone: 250-748-2242
Email: [email protected]
Address: 5462 Trans-Canada Hwy, Duncan, BC V9L 6W4

Hiiye’yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society is a member of the Friendship Centre Movement (FCM), the country’s most significant urban Indigenous service delivery infrastructure. Friendship Centres are not-for-profit and charity corporations that are mandated to serve the needs of urban Indigenous people by providing culturally appropriate services in urban communities.

Hiiye’yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society operates in the unceded traditional territory of the Quw’utsun Hwulmuhw (Cowichan Tribes) on Vancouver Island.  We serve the entire Cowichan Valley with an open door policy in a status-blind manor.  The center provides health, social, recreational, and cultural services to promote individual, family, and community self-reliance.  These services address the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal people and focus on well-being within a cross-cultural context.

Hiiye’yu Lelum Counselling offers low-barrier, no-cost counselling services to adults in the Valley.  Counselling services are provided for those that may be experiencing addiction, grief and loss, anxiety, depression or trauma responses.  The program can assist those working to increase their skills in emotional regulation or help examine the impact of colonization on family dynamics and intergenerational trauma.  The program can provide individual, couples, or group counselling. We strive to meet each individual with compassion, respect, and integrity.