The AADWP promotes alcohol, drug and solvent abuse free lifestyles and provides healthy alternatives to alcohol, drug and solvent abuse within the urban Aboriginal community. The programme provides a culturally appropriate system of addictions treatment services and programmes such as talking circle ... More Info

The ACCW is also a unique programme because it provides both Criminal and Family service as described. There are Aboriginal Adults charged under Criminal Code of Canada, Youth Court 12-17 yrs., (date of the offence), Child Protection and Family Court Matters (Youth where directed by programme ... More Info

The ACJP is an initiative developed in response to the expressed needs by Aboriginal people who have been through the courts (criminal, youth and family) and the broad over representation of Aboriginal peoples within the Criminal justice system. ... More Info

The ACMHP client base are self-identified Aboriginal people sixteen years of age or more. The programme provides intakes and assessments; supportive counselling; life skills development; cultural support services; crisis intervention; advocacy; referrals; education and Aboriginal mental health aware ... More Info

The ACCWP is funded by the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG). The goal of the ACCWP is to assist Aboriginal accused to better understand their rights, options and responsibilities when appearing before the criminal courts. The main objectives of the programme are: to facilitate and enhance ... More Info

ADP is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The ADP provided culture-based diabetes prevention awareness, education and training, while educating community on the benefits of healthy eating and active living. Workshop and training sessions focus on health promotion, prevention of ... More Info

The AFCWP is unique because there are only five sites that offer services specifically for Family/Youth issues. These sites deal specifically with Families and individuals involved in child protection issues, separating couples, all persons involved in family court matters and Accused Person's ... More Info

The HWC's ensure that the healing and wellness needs of the Aboriginal community are addressed by implementing the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy at the local level in order to reduce family violence, promote healthy lifestyles, culture based programming and healing ... More Info

The AHBHC Programme is designed to assist Aboriginal families to provide the best opportunities for healthy development for children 0 – 6 years of age through education, family home visiting, service coordination and referrals ... More Info

The key recommendations from the Analysis Report on Friendship Centre Gambling Survey, OFIFC, October 2000 initially formed the basis for the ARGP. These recommendations continue to be consistent with the recommendations in the recently completed Aboriginal Problem Gambling Needs Assessment and ... More Info

The Akwe:go (Mohawk meaning "All of Us") Programme is designed to provide comprehensive services to urban Aboriginal at-risk children between the ages of 7 - 12 with the support, tools and healthy activities that will build upon and foster their inherent ability to make healthy lifestyle choices ... More Info

Friendship Centres deliver the ASSPs in partnership with their local district school boards. Each programme is considered a satellite campus to an existing host secondary school. Depending upon the individual programme design, students work individually on Independent Learning Centre credits or ... More Info

Apatisiwin offers several programmes with 15 designed for general access and 6 designed for urban Aboriginal youth. Apatisiwin has funding programmes which pay tuitions and provide financial support to clients enrolled in training. Apatisiwin will also pay wage subsidies to qualified employers and ... More Info

CPNP is designed to improve the health of Aboriginal mothers and their babies up to six months of age and their families that live off reserve. The objective of the off-reserve CPNP is to assist Aboriginal organizations to design and deliver community-based, culturally relevant programmes for ... More Info

The Child Nutrition Programme works with project staff in Red Lake, North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins and Thunder Bay to assist in the improvement of nutritional resources available to Friendship Centres and to aid in obtaining food security ... More Info

CAP-C is designed to strengthen off-reserve families and communities, and to support community development and healing. The programme assists organizations to design and deliver community based, culturally relevant programmes throughout Ontario that aim to improve the physical, mental, emotional ... More Info

The CCAY Initiative has provided culturally-based programmes, services and activities to Urban Aboriginal youth since 1998. These programmes, based in Friendship Centres across the province are locally controlled and designed in conjunction with Aboriginal youth ... More Info

The FASD Programme has been involved in bringing awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and its affects on the Aboriginal community as both an advocate and service provider for ten years. The OFIFC had the pleasure of being the Host Agency for the Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise ... More Info

The HPS is designed to combat homelessness in designated communities across Canada with a housing first approach. These efforts are intended to facilitate the development of an integrated, culturally appropriate framework that is community driven to address the needs of the Aboriginal homeless and ... More Info

The OFIFC is the chair of an Aboriginal Expert Panel called Kanawayhitowin, which translates to "Taking Care of each Other's Spirit". This is a joint project between the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children and the Ontario Women's Directorate. As a Provincial ... More Info

After an initial partnership with the White Ribbon campaign in the spring of 2005, the OFIFC has led the way for the first culturally relevant OFIFC Aboriginal initiative to encourage and challenge men and boys to actively speak out against all forms of violence against women and to foster healthy ... More Info

OAHAI is designed to promote advocacy functions on behalf of Ontario's First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. The Initiative does not provide direct advocacy service to clients, but rather, facilitates awareness, training, and education to health service providers, front line workers, government ... More Info

The Student Nutrition Programme is provided and open to every child and youth taking part in the Akwe:go and/or Wasa-Nabin programmes regardless of their family's ability to contribute financially. What is unique about this programme is that the community is encouraged to participate in the ... More Info

In October 2008, the UAHLP was launched in 16 Friendship Centres. The increased demand at the urban Aboriginal community level and the initial year's successes lead to launching the UAHLP in three additional sites, effective October 2009. The UAHLP model is based on three core components ... More Info

The Wasa-Nabin programme was launched in the fall of 2008. Each Friendship Centre was able to receive a worker to deliver the programme. There has been a significant impact during the first year of programming and clients have learned how to deal with the loss of a family member, how to read and ... More Info