About Us
For You Telecare Family Service (FUTFS) is an organization which provides a wide range of counselling services, and community involvement programs for children, youth, parents, seniors, single parents, and families. To promote volunteering, FUTFS also runs programs which provide training to develop leadership skills. Finally, FUTFS provides outreach programs to help and visit sick and isolated people in communities by collaborating with other social services agencies as partners in the GTA.
Our Mission
For You Telecare Family Service (FUTFS) assists individuals and families to overcome cultural, emotional, and psychological barriers through a wide range of counselling and educational services and programs. In collaboration with other social service organizations, FUTFS raises awareness of social issues and supports clients in the community to develop a healthy lifestyle and gradually integrate into Canadian society.
Our Strategy
Improve the quality and reach of programs and services through ongoing assessments of the community’s needs.
Over the years, FUTFS has hosted many programs to allow immigrants to transition effectively into Canadian society. Mind and motion, a program for youth to raise awareness for environmental conservation, mental health issues, and navigate potential career paths in the future is run every summer.
FUTFS also hosts artistic, written, and musical programs to allow the elderly to engage in programs which allow them to be mentally stimulated, and meet others in their community
Finally FUTFS providers free mental health support through individual and family counseling services and crisis lines.
Enhance the capacity and resilience of the community by training and mobilizing teams of passionate and confident community leaders and volunteers.
Establish a sustainable social support infrastructure within the community through collaboration with other non-profit groups and mainstream social service agencies.
Work in partnership with other social service organizations to enhance the overall quality of mental and physical health amongst the community through counselling, training, workshops, outreach, and activities.
Strategy for FUTFS Future Vision
For You Telecare Family Service (FUTFS), is designed to offer counselling, education, and outreach services. FUTFS is exploring ways to continue to improve our services. We aim to develop programs and services which narrow the generation gap between seniors and youth, and increase youths’ awareness of participation in Korean and Canadian communities. As a volunteer-driven community service agency, FUTFS will focus on the following three strategies.
01. Empowering Leadership & Resilience Skills
- Increase leadership and resiliency skills for community and volunteers through education and training programs
- We believe in constantly developing ourselves and learning. We hope to support volunteers’ recruitment and increase active engagement in community involvement program
- Improve leadership and participation for the Korean community
02. Developing Prevention Programs & Services
- Develop training programs and materials to prevent problems before they occur
- Increase awareness of the importance of providing short- and long term education, counselling, and crisis intervention in the Korean community as a precautionary measure
- Support individuals to make a Journey Road Map that will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle
03. Reducing Generation Gap & Planning Succession
- Provide an opportunity for our youth group to share their skills and knowledge with seniors in need of technology assistance, allowing them to join virtual activities, online education and SNS groups.
- Create an atmosphere where young people strive to participate in volunteer events in order to further foster the future of FUTFS.
- Encourage young people to explore their intercultural Korean-Canadian identities, by embracing their heritage through mitigating the intergenerational cultural gap amongst Korean-Canadians.