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Indian Friendship Centre
122 East Street
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6A-3C6

Phone: (705) 256-5634
Fax: (705) 942-3227

E-Mail: exedir@ssmifc.ca

- Hours -

Weekly Hours: 8:30:00 AM-8:30:00 AM

- History -

The Indian Friendship Centre in Sault Ste Marie (IFC) was incorporated in 1972 as a not for profit corporation for Urban and migrating Aboriginal people. IFC’s objectives are: To provide a medium for the meeting of Indian and non-Indian people and the development of mutual understanding through common activities. To stimulate and assist Indian self-expression and the development of Indian leadership; and, To assist and encourage study of Indian needs as well as the planning of services with Indian people and both public and private agencies. The need to expand our building, which we have occupied since 1995, due to increases in programs and services to a growing Urban population, led to the addition of our newly constructed hall on June 16, 2003. Luckily, we had kept the old building at 29 Wellington Street East as it will become the site of two new programs, the Urban Aboriginal Alternative School and the Homeless initiative. The Centre’s vision is to continue to expand in all areas of need for the community. Currently, IFC provides the following programs and services: Aboriginal Alcohol/Drug Prevention Worker; Aboriginal Employment Unit; Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Worker; Aboriginal Nutrition/Prenatal Worker; Child and Youth Crisis Intervention Worker; Criminal Court Worker Program; Combined Family Court Worker Program; Native Foster Care Programs; Community Health Access Centre – N’Mminoeyaa; Diabetes Lay Educator Program; Healthy/Babies/Healthy Children Program; Life Long Care Program; Niin Sakaan Literacy Program; Ojibway Language Program; and Aboriginal Family Support Program. All the our staff of 28, full and part time, actively participate on internal committees, while the majority of staff serve on 33 external job-related boards and committees, locally and provincially. As well, some have chosen to volunteer their personal time for other endeavours in the area.
 
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