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Located near Thunder Bay
Distance: 200km
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- Provides food, clothing and shelter to those in need within the community
- Refers individuals to appropriate community resources
- Offers a hot nutritious meal on a daily basis to anyone in need
- Provides a dormitory style facility with 27 beds for male, 5 beds for female, 10 beds for youth (5 male, 5 female); overflow capacity for 20 additional beds
- Each dorm has washroom, shower area, lockers
- Laundry facilities available to residents
- Provides breakfast, lunch and supper served daily
- Provides free clothing for individuals in need
- Gratefully accepts donations, particulary of the following much needed items:
- Personal hygiene products (toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrushes, soap, shampoo, etc)
- Feminine hygiene products
- Towels and rags
- Blankets
- Socks and underwear
- Hats and toques, mittens and gloves
- Donations can be dropped off at the shelter before 1:30 pm or after 3:30 pm, 7 days a week
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Operates a storefront church
- Offers a place of worship in a Christian setting
- Provides spiritual and pastoral care
- Performs marriages and funeral services for the poor and less fortunate living in the Simpson Street area
- Accepts donations of small household goods and clothing (no children's clothing)
- Clothing
- Small household goods
- Coffee, tea
- Homemade meals (daily 1 pm-4 pm)
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Soup Kitchen
Office: 807-346-0809Soup Kitchen: 807-345-0481
Volunteer Inquiries: 807-632-2885
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Bagged lunch available from 9 am-3:30 pm; Take-home or sit down hot meal provided from 12:30 pm-3:30 pm - observe physical distancing; masks are required for everyone entering the building
- Provides a hot nourishing meal for those who are hungry and in need of food
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Can sit down for the meal or take a bagged lunch to go
- No alcohol, drugs, or smoking allowed on the premises
- Offers a take out Thanksgiving Dinner and a Christmas meal on Christmas Day
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- Offers a free daily lunch and a nightly community dinner
- Accepts donations of fresh produce, non-perishables, and dairy items
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Breakfast Clubs
- Provides a hot breakfast program with several sponsors/partners in area schools during the school year
- Offered as a grab-and-go program within each classroom
- Participation includes the following schools: St Ann, St Jude, St Elizabeth, Corpus Christi, Claude Garton, Algonquin, Vance Chapman and St Pius X
- Provides daily snacks to children in the after-school program at Vale and Windsor units
- Snacks can include fruit, yogurt, granola bars, cheese and crackers
- Offers a healthy nutritious supper during the programs at both Vale and Windsor locations
- Meal is provided free of charge
- Coordinates cooking classes at both Vale and Windsor locations
- Teaches aspects of cooking such as measuring, food safety, budgeting and preparing nutritious food
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Provides community support services to all urban Aboriginal peoples to allow them to live independently in the community
Services offered:
Services offered:
- Aboriginal Support Services
- Adult Day Program
- Congregate Dining
- Friendly Visiting
- Security Checks
- Transportation for medical appointments
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Operates a mobile food program, serving hot, nutritious meals every day of the year
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The Café is closed due to COVID-19
Offers a place where individuals can have a meal and connect with others
Offers a place where individuals can have a meal and connect with others
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- Provides a hot meal to the Nipigon community for a low fee
- Offers an opportunity to socialize with others
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Provides services and programs to assist seniors and individuals with physical disabilities in living independently
Administers the following programs:
Administers the following programs:
- Homemaking Program
- Meals on Wheels
- Transportation Program
- Provides sit-down meals at Fotheringham Court building
- Delivers to individual apartments upon request
- Assists individuals with arrangements for rental contract and installation of lifeline equipment
- Equipment enables clients to obtain 24-hour emergency assistance
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Congregate meals cancelled until further notice
- Provides programs and services to address needs of elderly Indigenous people with chronic illness and/or any form of disability
- Offers advocacy support between individual and other agencies and organizations
- Provides an afternoon for socialization
- Teaches various craft making sessions with focus on traditional Native crafts
- Offers movie videos and card games
- Provides a weekly luncheon consisting of full course meal, dessert and coffee
- Offers time of socialization
- Arranges visits from support worker in individual's home
- Provides emotional and physical support such as light housekeeping as required
- Offers aerobic exercise program twice a week at the Centre
- Offers a swimming program once a week followed by lunch at the Centre
- Provides the loan of health care equipment and supplies such as bathing chairs, canes, commodes, crutches and wheelchairs
- Accepts donations of lightly used health care aids
- Provides a phone call or visit to individual's home at mutually agreed time to ensure safety of home and/or individual
- Provides transportation within the municipality to all events at the Centre, the hospital or clinic and for errands around town including grocery shopping
- Arranges transportation for out of town specialist appointments when no other arrangements are available
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