Compton Khan, Executive Director; Phone: ext 224; Email: edirector@gbnfc.com
Hours
Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-4 pm
Description and Service
Description (Service)
Provides advocacy for Indigenous people (regardless of legal definitions) who become involved in the justice or family court system; and assists them to understand their rights, options, and responsibilities when appearing before the courts. The program seeks to ultimately reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian justice system.
Program designed to provide comprehensive support for children at risk so they may build upon and foster their inherent ability to make healthy choices by: * provision of social supports to address is ... [More]
Apatisiwin offers * a variety of employment programs including six designed specifically for urban Aboriginal youth * funding programs which pay tuitions and provide financial support to clients enro ... [More]
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Court Worker Programs and Services, Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre
Provides advocacy for Indigenous people (regardless of legal definitions) who become involved in the justice or family court system; and assists them to understand their rights, options, and responsib ... [More]
Program aims to reduce family violence, promotes healthy lifestyles, cultural based programming and self-healing. Some of the services include: * seminars and workshops * one to one and group sessions ... [More]
Promotes addiction free lifestyles within the Indigenous community; offers a culturally based system of * addiction treatment programs and services * one-on-one peer support, structured relapse preve ... [More]
Community-based program that seeks to strengthen and promote mental health and well-being for urban Indigenous people. Program objectives are: * to improve physical well-being for individuals and fami ... [More]
The Homelessness Initiative seeks to: * ensure that homeless people and those at risk of homelessness are provided longer-term housing solutions, shelter and support and prevention services * increas ... [More]
Healthy Living program helps community members to: * increase their levels of physical activity and cardiovascular health * become smoke-free * increase their knowledge of nutrition * develop healthy ... [More]
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