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ACFAC

MYL Non-Profit Arm

Africaribbean Canadian Family Advocacy Center

The ACFAC provides support to individuals and families such as:

Cultural and educational activities that celebrate and promote Africaribbean heritage, identity, and diversity.
Mental health and wellness counseling and referrals for Africaribbean Canadians who struggle with stress, trauma, or other mental health issues.
Community outreach and engagement that foster social inclusion, solidarity, and collaboration among Africaribbean Canadians and other communities.

The Africaribbean Canadian Family Advocacy Center is committed to creating a more equitable, respectful, and inclusive society for Africaribbean Canadians and all Canadians.

ACFAC SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIP

ACFAC Services

Multicultural counseling Brief counseling
Intensive Child and Family Service
Violence Against Women and Children program
Advocacy
Mediation, family/community
Individual/Corporations
Wrap Around Programs
Fam to Fam sponsorship program
Workshops-Anti-Oppression. Anti-Cultural/Sexist/Racist
Workshops- parenting skills, life skills, working with child welfare in the community
Respite Care

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Our Target Group

We strive to provide guidance, resources, and empowerment to navigate the complexities of the Child Welfare system and promote the well-being of every family member involved. Our targets are:

Families who are involved with the Child Welfare system.
Youths and their families who are at risk Families with open cases with the CCAS

Why Call Us?

We have over fifteen years of experience with Social Services in Canada, the United States and abroad. We also have Certified Specialists. Our Corporate Wellness clients include:

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
City of Brandon; MB,
City of Champaign Illinois

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide our clients with the most comprehensive, multicultural integrated systems approach to serving families- in so doing we impact our communities. With a team of internationally trained experts, we are well equipped to help with international experience supported by best practices in cross cultural counselling. We accomplish this by using a combination of traditional and innovative caseworkers trained in Narrative Therapy, Reality Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. MindYourLife empowers its clients and associates through a continuous engaging system of care. We are committed to fiscal growth through responsible use of all collateral resources to facilitate advocating on behalf of our clients.

Claire Kirk

ACAF - Founder

Claire Kirk-Cape is the founder of the E.F.Q system- a wellness program offered by MYL Global. MYL has expanded its services to include a Non-for -Profit sector-the AfriCaribbean Canadian Family Advocacy Center serving community organizations. Claire began her career as a social worker with the Ministry of Community and Social Services after graduating from York University. Her experiences span from Toronto’s Jane and Finch, the Middle East-Egypt, Israel, and the United States. She served with the Child and family services in Illinois. There Governor Pat Quinn recognized her for outstanding services in the community. She also won a Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award with Prairieland Mediation team. Since returning to Toronto, she now serves as an independent consulting Family therapist with the CCAS and Black Creek.