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Le financement du Vital Indigenous Led Family Preservation Program n'a pas été renouvelé.

Le financement du Vital Indigenous Led Family Preservation Program n'a pas été renouvelé. "Le conseil d'administration du Centre d'amitié de Grande Prairie (GPFC) est dévasté par la récente perte de financement de son programme Mamewpitaw (Mam-a-we-pea-taw), un programme de préservation et de réunification des familles axé sur la culture et...

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : Le budget 2022 ignore les réalités autochtones en milieu urbain

OTTAWA – L’Association nationale des centres d’amitié (ANCA), au nom de plus de 100 centres d’amitiés membres, exprime sa déception et son inquiétude quant à l’exclusion, par le gouvernement fédéral, des besoins et des priorités des Autochtones en milieu urbain dans le budget fédéral de 2022. LIRE LE COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE...

"Feu vert pour les logements de transition du Centre d’amitié autochtone de Val-d’Or"

"Le Centre d’amitié autochtone de Val-d’Or (CAAVD) pourra aller de l’avant avec son projet de 20 logements de transition pour une clientèle vulnérable. "Le contexte de l’itinérance à Val-d’Or est bien réel et c’est important pour nous, avec les autres partenaires, de contribuer à trouver des solutions multiples pour cette problématique...

"Local counselling organizations receive funding to address rising demand"

"The province is extending funding to low and no-cost local counselling services across the province. $4.2 million is going to support 49 community agencies to provide counselling services for people, particularly those in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. This is part of the government efforts to meet the growing demand...

"Governments, agencies, community come together to launch construction of Indigenous seniors residence"

"Calgary will soon have its first Indigenous seniors lodge. The urban Indigenous seniors living facility is called The Indigenous Elders Lodge. The $5.7 million lodge, located in Highland Park, will offer 12 units of affordable seniors housing and include cultural spaces for land-based teachings, ceremonies and to promote healing. It...

"Telus And AFNCA Launch Mobility For Good For Indigenous Women At Risk"

"TELUS has launched a philanthropic pilot project designed to provide smartphones and phone plans to vulnerable, Indigenous women who are at risk or surviving violence. This year-long Mobility for Good, (M4G) program partners with five Alberta Native Friendship Centres across all points of the province to provide a critical lifeline...

"Renewed focus on aboriginal experience in Medicine Hat"

"At least a pair of projects in Medicine Hat will soon serve as reminders of the city’s close ties with Indigenous culture and history. “One of the reasons why i tell my story is two-fold: to inform people who might not know about (the aboriginal experience) and also it helps...

With change, comes adaption and growth. We are no different. AFCS is evolving with the Friendship Centre Movement in Saskatchewan

MEDIA RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENOV 29th, 2021 With change, comes adaption and growth. We are no different.AFCS is evolving with the Friendship Centre Movement in Saskatchewan Today we are proud to announce the official launch of our new branding, visual identity, logo, and website.These changes are symbolic and reflective of...

"Lillooet, B.C., Friendship Centre opens its doors to travellers stranded by road closures"

"The Friendship Centre in Lillooet, B.C., opened its doors this week to travellers stranded in the community by road closures, carrying on a long tradition of helping people in need. "It is definitely challenging for us," said Carol Camille, executive director of the Lillooet Friendship Centre Society. "But you know, that's a part...

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Le financement du Vital Indigenous Led Family Preservation Program n'a pas été renouvelé.

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : Le budget 2022 ignore les réalités autochtones en milieu urbain

"Feu vert pour les logements de transition du Centre d’amitié autochtone de Val-d’Or"

"Local counselling organizations receive funding to address rising demand"

"Governments, agencies, community come together to launch construction of Indigenous seniors residence"

"Telus And AFNCA Launch Mobility For Good For Indigenous Women At Risk"

"Renewed focus on aboriginal experience in Medicine Hat"

With change, comes adaption and growth. We are no different. AFCS is evolving with the Friendship Centre Movement in Saskatchewan

"Lillooet, B.C., Friendship Centre opens its doors to travellers stranded by road closures"