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Located near Thunder Bay
Distance: 200km
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- Provides a safe haven for underprivileged children and youth at risk
- Serves as a drop-in centre with free use of gym equipment and various activities including healthy meals and snacks
- Focuses on fitness and self-esteem
- Course will accommodate both competitive and recreational amateur boxers
- Arts and crafts
- Chess club
- Cooking classes
- Computer lab and video games room
- Gymnastics
- Full weight and cardio room
- Hair dressing salon
- Jewelery
- Piano, guitar and drum lessons
- Pottery
- Tutoring
- Winter and summer activities such as skiing, sledding and swimming
- Wrestling
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- A network for youth from all cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds working to promote acceptance, respect and appreciation of diversity
- Organizes recreational, educational and other social activities to promote healthy lifestyles
- Holds dances every Fri night from 8pm-12 midnight
- Offers special programs and activities for children (7-11 yrs) such as summer camps run by volunteers
- Encourages young people to organize their own activities eg. workshops, dances, games and other fun activities to keep them off the streets at night
- Offers facilities for meetings, workshops, socials, study, tutoring, computer access, and networking
- Has members and affiliate groups throughout Northwestern Ontario
- Educates young women about their rights and any issues that affect their well-being
- Educates boys and young men about manhood, life skills and social responsibilities
- Helps students to do well in school
- Teaches youths to plan and organize their own activities
- Offers reception and orientation for new immigrant and refugee youths who come to Thunder Bay from other countries
- Provides orientation sessions for Indigenous students from remote communities coming to study in urban centres to help them adapt to city life
- Offers "Youth Working for Change" that incorporates race relations, safer communities and environmental campaigns
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- Offers a safe place where First Nations youth can discover their personal potential, positive friendships, and have fun
- Art supplies
- Climbing wall
- Foosball
- Internet and TV
- Monthly feasts
- Music gear
- Pool table
- Video games
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- Provides programs and services for the youth members of the community
- Supports and prepares youth for representation on other committees of Fort William First Nation
- Maintains a Youth Centre which serves as a drop-in centre and allows for program activities
- Arts and crafts nights
- Cooking classes and teaching about nutrition and healthy eating
- Co-op and volunteer opportunities
- Cultural activities and speakers
- Diabetes prevention
- Healing and Harm Reduction with Youth
- Holiday theme events such as Halloween nights, Christmas parties and many others
- Movie nights
- Recreational activities
- Sexual health, healthy relationships and self-care
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COVID-19 (9 Jun 2020) Tungasuvvingat Inuit Food Bank is open for Inuk in need of food support. * Contact TI worker for details or call Paulina at 613-857-1709. * All TI non-essential services programming are suspended until further notice. Mamisarvik Healing Centre is an essential service for the participants. * This information is regularly updated on their Facebook page.
Community centre that provides services adapted to the needs of Inuit clients
The Family Well-Being Program (1071 Richmond Rd): Prevention-focused, culturally-responsive supports to promote healthy communities * supports families to heal from the effects of intergenerational trauma, reduce violence * addresses the over-representation of Indigenous children and youth in child welfare and youth justice systems Child development and nutrition * cultural development and retention * parenting and care-taking skills * community development * pre and postnatal program
Youth Program (1071 Richmond Rd, 297 Savard): Various programs that promote Inuit culture and language * life skills education * promotes exercise * provides alternatives to negative environments
Counselling Services: assists clients with day to day personal and emotion struggles * Inuit Residential School Program provides support to former IRS students and their families.
Community Support Program, Drop In (297 Savard Ave): supportive environment attempting to duplicate the community spirit and cultural surrounding of the Inuit homelands * socialization opportunities * settlement services, housing assistance and information and referral to legal, medical and social services * Interpretation services and assistance in obtaining non-insured health benefits * weekly Inuit women's healing circle * men's group and Community Kitchen, Weekly Food Bank
Housing Support Services (297 Savard Ave): housing-based case management program for clients who are chronically or episodically homeless * general Housing assistance * crisis intervention services
Inuit Court and Justice Programs (604 Laurier West): offers supports to Inuit involved with the legal system. Restorative Justice model and Gladue Services
Exiting Sex Trade/Anti Human Trafficking Program (604 Laurier West): offers support to Inuit involved in the sex trade being trafficked or at risk in a harm reduction model
Employment Services (1071 Richmond Rd): assistance with writing resumes, cover letters, finding employment or training assists in the removal of barriers in the road to long-term employment
Cultural Programming : Cultural events and activities throughout the year * Inuit craft workshops * Elders Tea
Community centre that provides services adapted to the needs of Inuit clients
The Family Well-Being Program (1071 Richmond Rd): Prevention-focused, culturally-responsive supports to promote healthy communities * supports families to heal from the effects of intergenerational trauma, reduce violence * addresses the over-representation of Indigenous children and youth in child welfare and youth justice systems Child development and nutrition * cultural development and retention * parenting and care-taking skills * community development * pre and postnatal program
Youth Program (1071 Richmond Rd, 297 Savard): Various programs that promote Inuit culture and language * life skills education * promotes exercise * provides alternatives to negative environments
Counselling Services: assists clients with day to day personal and emotion struggles * Inuit Residential School Program provides support to former IRS students and their families.
Community Support Program, Drop In (297 Savard Ave): supportive environment attempting to duplicate the community spirit and cultural surrounding of the Inuit homelands * socialization opportunities * settlement services, housing assistance and information and referral to legal, medical and social services * Interpretation services and assistance in obtaining non-insured health benefits * weekly Inuit women's healing circle * men's group and Community Kitchen, Weekly Food Bank
Housing Support Services (297 Savard Ave): housing-based case management program for clients who are chronically or episodically homeless * general Housing assistance * crisis intervention services
Inuit Court and Justice Programs (604 Laurier West): offers supports to Inuit involved with the legal system. Restorative Justice model and Gladue Services
Exiting Sex Trade/Anti Human Trafficking Program (604 Laurier West): offers support to Inuit involved in the sex trade being trafficked or at risk in a harm reduction model
Employment Services (1071 Richmond Rd): assistance with writing resumes, cover letters, finding employment or training assists in the removal of barriers in the road to long-term employment
Cultural Programming : Cultural events and activities throughout the year * Inuit craft workshops * Elders Tea
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