Family Violence Initiative
COMPENDIUM OF PROMISING PRACTICES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE SAFETY OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA
INTERACTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES
Healthy Relationships: Children and Youth
- Program Name:
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.
- Organization/Community:
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.
- Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Website:
- Goals and Objectives:
To provide interconnected programming that is culturally appropriate to break the cycle of violence, poverty and isolation, for Aboriginal youth.
- Target Group Description:
Aboriginal youth (male and female) between the ages of 11 and 24 years.
- Program Description:
The program offers an accredited Youth Care Certificate Program that gives opportunity for adults to become employed, and to act as mentors for their community. The Outreach program is a foot patrol, community outreach that offers at risk youth access to safety resources and kits. There is a second stage house that offers chronically in care youth life skills workshops and a stable and safe environment in which to learn. The resource centre offers cultural programs and a drop in centre that allows youth to tap into their own interests and develop skills and self-confidence and build self-esteem. The program as a whole offers access to Elders and Traditional ceremonies.
- Program Successes/Impact:
Clients have a voice that is listened to in the program.
- Key Lessons/Challenges:
Obtaining funding, which limits program availability
- Program in operation since:
1993.
- Program:
Ongoing.
- Date modified: