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Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction – Recommendations for a Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy

Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction

Recommendations for a Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy

Program Summary

Six community members and five members from the provincial government reviewed current efforts to reduce poverty in Saskatchewan and identify what can be done better. Recommendations cover the topics of:
1. Income Security
2. Housing and Homelessness
3. Early Childhood Development
4. Education and Training
5. Employment
6. Health and Food Security
The document also includes promising practices in the subject areas and description of existing projects that are making a difference.
 

All Nations Hope Network – Sacred Animal Teachings

Sacred Animal Teachings

Program Summary

The free online manual has been designed and revised to help you facilitate an interactive presentation on the issue of HIV/AIDS present in Aboriginal communities.
The objectives are to assist people in realizing the power of their choices, make sure that people understand accurate HIV/AIDS facts and assess the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Aboriginal Community
 

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC)

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC)

Community Development Corporation

Program Summary

Provides Funding for the following purposes:

  • Economic Development
  • Social Development
  • Community Infrastructure Development and Maintenance
  • Educational Development
  • Recreational Facilities Operation and Development
  • Senior and Youth Programs
  • Cultural Development
  • Justice Initiatives
  • Health Initiatives
  • Other Charitable Purposes

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Eligible Recipients

The BATC CDC invites applications from charitable and non profit organizations for Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs, Battlefords Tribal Council, as well as independent First Nations located within the BATC CDC catchments and in the immediate communities of North Battleford and Battleford

Application Deadline

June 2, Sept 2, Dec 2 and March 2

Bell – Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund

Bell

Bell Let's Talk Community Fund

Program Summary

The Community Fund supports projects that improve access to mental health care, supports and services for people in Canada. Preference will be given to applications that:

  • Leverage, expand or replicate proven programs and services already being offered by other mental health agencies
  • Include a detailed budget
  • Have secured funding from other sources for the project
  • Specifically address project sustainability post‑funding
  • Have clear objectives and a measurement plan
  • Are evidence-based or evidence‑informed
  • Identify community impact and specify the number or increased number of individuals helped through the project

Eligible Recipients

Canadian registered charities are eligible for consideration. Successful grant recipients will only be eligible for another Community Fund grant one year after the date of any previous grant.  

Application Deadline

The Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund only provides annual funding. The grant year starts on October 1 and ends September 30 the following year. Stewardship reports are due October 15, one year after grants are awarded.

Breakfast Club of Canada Community Grant

Breakfast Club of Canada

Breakfast Club of Canada Community Grant

Program Summary

The PM announced $100M to support food security, this work is being led by Ag Canada. 
 
The Breakfast Club of Canada is issuing special Grant’s for community organizations and schools emergency food programs to help ensure Canadian children have access to healthy food during the crisis.

Website: https://www.breakfastclubcanada.org/covid-special-grant-application/

Eligible Recipients

Our guiding principles for providing funding are:

  • To support organizations and schools emergency food programs helping Canadian children facing food insecurity
  • To support high-need neighbourhoods across Canada
  • To support indigenous, remote and fly-in communities
  • All organizations receiving support must be established and trusted to apply processes and resources in the best interest of public health and safety

Application Deadline

Closed

Contact Information

Phone: +1 888 442 1217
Email: info@breakfastclubcanada.org

Burrows Consulting – Lateral Violence Workshops and In-Service Customized Training

Burrows Consulting

Lateral Violence Workshops and In-Service Customized Training

Program Summary

Lateral Violence Workshops is a two day course covering lateral violence and it’s origins, who commits acts of lateral violence and why, where and when does it start,and how do we prevent lateral violence in the workplace.
They partner with Good Medicine Group to develop a Train the Trainer Program for Lateral Violence Prevention.
 

Canadian Red Cross – Red Cross First Aid Training

Canadian Red Cross

Red Cross First Aid Training

Program Summary

The Babysitting course, refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviours to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency.

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CC RezQs – Dog Rescue Program

CC RezQs

Dog Rescue Program

Program Summary

CCRezQs is a registered Non-Profit Organization with the goal of rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming stray dogs from reservations across the province. They strive to make communities safer for both residents and dogs.

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College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Prescription Review Program
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan

Prescription Review Program

Program Summary

The Prescription Review Program will do presentations about the prescription drug abuse, how to report it, what to expect when you report it, how they work with provincial law enforcements detachments to reduce the misuse and abuse of prescription medications. 

Contact Information

Telephone:                             306-244-7355
E-mail:                                     prp@cps.sk.ca

Pharmacist Manager:         Nicole Bootsman
Operations Manager:         Lorie Langenfurth

eHealth Saskatchewan – Health Data and Analytics

eHealth Saskatchewan

Health Data and Analytics

Program Summary

eHealth Saskatchewan’s Data & Analytics may assist in supplying data to support program management, evaluation and research. It can also be used to support public policy development and monitoring, research resulting in innovative treatment and care delivery models, monitoring health system performance and shared decision-making.
 

Eligible Recipients

Available to the public

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) – New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP)

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP)

Program Summary:

The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program. It provides funding for projects that make a difference in the lives of seniors and in their communities.

Program objectives

  • Promote volunteerism among seniors and other generations
  • Engage seniors in the community through the mentoring of others
  • Expand awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse
  • Support the social participation and inclusion of seniors
  • Provide capital assistance for new and existing community projects and programs for seniors

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File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council – All Nations Healing Hospital and White Raven Healing Centre
File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council

All Nations Healing Hospital and White Raven Healing Centre

Program Summary

The hospital includes 13 acute care beds, one palliative care bed, a large outpatient and diagnostic area and support services. The White Raven Healing Centre provides mental health services and a spiritual cultural program. The culturally sensitive design elements incorporated into the facility accommodate an approach to health care that recognizes the relationship between mind, spirit, body and community.

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Contact Information

Gail Boehme, Executive Director
306-332-8216
gboehme@fhqtc.com

File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council – White Raven Healing Centre

White Raven Healing Centre

Program Summary

White Raven Healing Centre provides client-centered mental health and addictions services that integrates mainstream therapeutic techniques with traditional First Nation healing practices to provide a holistic approach to heal from past traumatic experiences and current psychological issues.

Services Include:

  • Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Workers Program
  • Trauma & Treatment & Resolution for Residential School Survivors Counselling, Anger Management, Suicide Intervention, Crisis Intervention, Grief Counselling and Recovery, training workshops, holistic wellness treatment programs, Outpatient/Outreach Addiction Services, In House Addictions Services, Culture Programs
First Nations University of Canada – Indigenous Health Research Projects
First Nations University of Canada

Indigenous Health Research Projects

Program Summary

Our mandate is to develop capacity for community-based Indigenous health research in Saskatchewan and to create networks of Indigenous health researchers regionally, nationally, and internationally. We strive to create an ethical environment in research that supports Indigenous community-based definitions and solutions to health while acknowledging Indigenous models/methods of health and informing government policies and practices.

Current Projects:

  • Iyiniw-Oskâtisak Pamihisowak: Using Indigenous Knowledge for a Healthier Aboriginal Youth
  • Kitinikêwin Misiwanacihisowin: Researching Arts-Based Wellness Promotion for Suicide Prevention Among Aboriginal Youth
Government of Saskatchewan – First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects

Government of Saskatchewan

First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects

Program Summary:

The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to advancing reconciliation in partnership with First Nations and Métis organizations, as well as all Saskatchewan citizens.

Consider applying for funding from the First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects if your group is partnering on an innovative project that fits into one of the following categories:

  • Safe Communities;
  • Strong Families;
  • Student Achievement; or
  • Economic Growth.

Under this grant, the Ministry of Government Relations’ First Nations and Métis Relations Unit may award a maximum of $45,000 for qualifying projects.

For additional details about how to apply, please download this fact sheet.

Contact Information:

 

Inquiries can be made by contacting the First Nations and Métis Relations Unit at:

410-1855 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK S4P 3T2
Telephone:  306-798-0183
fnmr@gov.sk.ca

Government of Saskatchewan – Northern Alcohol Strategy
Government of Saskatchewan

Northern Alcohol Strategy

Program Summary

The Northern Alcohol Strategy (NAS) team will work with Northern First Nations to develop a Community-Owned Alcohol Management Plan to address alcohol use in the community. They will support the community in maintaining a plan and begin to work with members to think differently about alcohol and it’s effects and can measure progress at the same time.

Contact Information

Carla CP-JU Frohaug – Carla.Frohaug@gov.sk.ca

Indigenous Services Canada – Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP)

Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP)

Summary:

The Climate Change and Health Adaptation program (CCHAP), which includes a North of 60°N and a South of 60°N stream, is designed to build capacity by funding community-designed and driven projects. This program funds First Nations and Inuit communities’ efforts to build capacity to adapt to the health impacts of climate change and can include food security-related projects such as researching traditional food security and access to country food.

There is no deadline to apply for the CCHAP North of 60°N.

Funding for the CCHAP South for First Nations South of 60°N program takes place on an annual basis with a call for applications sent out in the summer of each year.

Detailed profiles of projects supported through the program can be found at Climate Telling.

Contact Information:

Email: cchap-pccas@sac-isc.gc.ca

Indigenous Services Canada – FNIH – Dental Therapy

Dental Therapy

Program Summary

This program supports and complements the Children’s Oral Health Initiative. Dental Therapy strives to improve, and ultimately maintain the oral health of First Nations living on-reserve and Inuit living in Inuit communities at a level comparable to other Canadians living in similar conditions. Service provided federally or by band-employed dental therapists.

Eligible Recipients

In most FNIH regions dental therapists serve all members of a community. Where there are associated with COHI, their target clientele is children aged 0-7, their parents and caregivers, and pregnant women.

Contact Information

Mary-Lou Sanderson, Team Lead/Program Manager
306-953-8688
mary-lou.sanderson@canada.ca

Indigenous Services Canada – FNIH – e-Health Info Structure

e-Health Info Structure

Program Summary

The e-Health Info structure program supports the use of health technology to enable First Nation and Inuit community front line healthcare providers to improve people’s health through innovative e-Health partnerships, technologies, tools and services. It focuses on the strategic investment in the adoption of modern systems of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for the purpose of defining, collecting, communicating, managing, disseminating, and using data to enable better access, quality and productivity in the health and health care of First Nations.

Eligible Recipients

Clients are health professional in on-reserve health facilities who use e-Health Info structure equipment, systems and applications to improve the quality of, and access to, health care programs and services for First Nations, community health workers, program managers and administrators, and First Nation community members themselves.

Contact Information

Normen Ducharme, Manager of eHealth Info structure Program
306-780-8418
normen.ducharme@canada.ca

Indigenous Services Canada – FNIH – First Nations and Inuit Health Services Accreditation

First Nations and Inuit Health Services Accreditation

Program Summary

The accreditation initiative supports First Nations and Inuit health services as they apply national standards to improve the quality of health care. Funding assists First nations and Inuit organizations to engage I the accreditation process and uses standards of excellence related to sustainable governance, effective organization, service excellence and positive client experience.

For more information about the First Nations and Inuit Health Accreditation program, including copies of the Accreditation Program Framework First Nations and Inuit Health Services Accreditation Community Info Package and how to access funding support for accreditation processes email Accreditation.Agrement@hc-sc.gc.ca or contact your nearest regional office.

Eligible Recipients

The target populations for the First Nations and Inuit Health Services Accreditation initiative are First Nations and Inuit health organizations.

Indigenous Services Canada – Health Canada – FNIH – First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line

First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line

Program Summary

Individuals experiencing distress can reach experienced crisis intervention counsellors by calling the toll free number. Services are available in both English, French, and callers may also inquire about the availability of service in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

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Eligible Recipients

First Nation and Inuit young people and adults

Contact Information

1-855-242-3310

Indigenous Services Canada – Health Canada – FNIH – Health Facilities and Capital Program (HFCP)

Health Facilities and Capital Program (HFCP)

Program Summary

The program provides funds to eligible recipients for capital investments towards First Nations and Inuit Health Facilities and associated lands. The HFCP supports the construction, acquisition, leasing, operation and maintenance of nursing stations, health centres, health stations, health offices, treatment centres, staff residences, and operational support buildings and the remediation or management of associated environmental and Occupational Health & Safety issues.

How to apply

Contact your First Nations and Inuit health regional office.

Regional offices work with communities to develop project planning documentation. Projects are assessed and prioritized for funding based on factors including:

  • greatest demonstrated need
  • greatest potential impact
  • preventing interruptions to essential health services
  • making health services accessible closer to home communities
  • integrating health services with provinces or territories and First Nations

Eligible Recipients

First Nations and Inuit communities and health facility staff and other health facility workers, such as visiting specialists.

Indigenous Services Canada – Health Canada – FNIH – Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)

Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)

Program Summary

The NIHB Program provides benefit coverage to eligible registered First Nations and recognized Inuit regardless of their residency. Eligible benefits under the Program supplement private insurance, provincial/territorial health and social programs, and include pharmacy, dental care, vision care, medical supplies and equipment, short-term crisis intervention mental health counselling, and medical transportation to access medically required health services not available on-reserve or in the community of residence.

Website Link: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1578079214611/1578079236012

Eligible Recipients

Registered First Nations and recognized Inuit in Canada

Contact Information

Andrea Reynoldson
a/Director, NIHB
306-780-5416
andrea.reynoldson@canada.ca

Indigenous Services Canada – Health Canada – FNIH – Security Services

Security Services

Resource Summary

FNIH may fund First Nations and Inuit for the planning and delivery of security services activities towards FNIH funded health facilities to support the establishment of a safe and secure workplace environment for health practitioners providing services in nursing stations and other health facilities on-reserve land across the country. This funding is provided for the recruitment, training and retention of security guards by First Nations communities.

Eligible Recipients

Nurses and other health staff providing services in First Nations communities across the country.

 

Indigenous Services Canada – Regional Operations (ISC – RO) – Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples (UPIP)

Program Summary

More than half of Indigenous peoples in Canada live in urban centres. Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples (UPIP ) was created in 2017, based on feedback received during the engagement on the Urban Aboriginal Strategy that took place in 2016.

UPIP is designed to assist First Nations (status and non-status), Inuit and Métis living in or transitioning to urban centres. An urban centre is considered to be an urban area having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square kilometre. Funding is also available for organizations that serve rural and northern areas that act as hubs for those living on reserves or in smaller northern settlements.

UPIP has four streams of funding:

  1. organizational capacity
  2. programs and services
  3. coalitions
  4. research and innovation

The Government of Canada will provide $53 million each year to UPIP, beginning in 2017-2018.

Eligible Recipients

Each stream of UPIP funding has its own eligibility requirements. Common requirements for all streams include:

recipients must be located in an urban centre
all initiatives and projects must advance the objectives of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples
In addition, all non-Indigenous organizations, including municipal governments, health and education authorities and institutions, require demonstrated support from Indigenous organizations or Indigenous community groups to be eligible for funding.

Application Deadline

There are currently no open calls for proposals.

Indigenous Services Canada – Saskatchewan Jordan’s Principle Service Coordinators

Saskatchewan Jordan’s Principle Service Coordinators

Program Summary

Jordan’s Principle makes sure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have.

Jordan’s Principle is named in memory of Jordan River Anderson. He was a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.

Eligible Recipients

First Nations

Application Deadline

Ongoing

Contact Information

Jordan’s Principle Call Centre: 1-855-JP-CHILD (1-855-572-4453), open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

SK Region Jordan’s Principle Call Centre: 1-833-SK-CHILD (1-833-752-4453), open Mon-Fri (excluding Stat holidays), 8:00-4:00pm

Group Application

Individual Application

Contact Listing

 

Kwanlin Dun First Nation – Jackson Lake Wellness Team (Land Based Therapy)

Kwanlin Dun First Nation

Jackson Lake Wellness Team (Land Based Therapy)

Program Summary

Kwanlin Dün has been delivering wellness and therapeutic programs to a diverse community of people for about 25 years. We set up the Jackson Lake Wellness Team to help expand our land and culture-based programs and services. The Team includes a Mental Wellness Team Coordinator; a Clinical Counsellor; a Cultural Counsellor ; and 2 Community Outreach Workers. Our staff work in partnership with other Yukon First Nations and Yukon wellness service providers.
Our program is based on First Nation cultural ways of healing but also includes clinical approaches. It is open to all Yukon people, First Nations and non-First Nations.
In addition, multi-year funding from Health Canada will allow us to implement cultural and clinical programs and services focused on:

  • prevention
  • community based options for treatment and
  • aftercare support.

    • This broad scope of services will improve the long-term success of participants in the multi-week land-based programs.
    The prevention and short-term cultural and land-based options will also provide opportunities to people that want help but are not able to go out on the land for four weeks.
     

Mental Health Commission of Canada – Mental Health Indicators for Canada

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Mental Health Indicators for Canada

Program Summary

Interactive Dashboard developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada that presents 55 indicators reflecting mental health for children and youth, adults and seniors. In the future data will be available for First Nations, Inuit and Métis mental wellness indicators.


 
Miyupimaatisiun Chisasibi Wellness – Land Based Healing Program

Miyupimaatisiun Chisasibi Wellness

Land Based Healing Program

Program Summary

The Land Based Healing Model for Nishiiyuu (LBHM) is a healing and wellness program implemented and delivered on the hunting territory of each Cree community. The Chisasibi mission is to strengthen the ability of participants to lead a healthy, fulfilling and resilient life. Elders stress that the land and cultural traditions have healing power that can enable individuals in distress deal with pain and self-hurt. Ultimately we aim to improve the mental health of individuals so that they can effectively participate in the life of their family and community and make positive contributions to the collective development of their Nation. 

Follow a group of youth on their journey to healing and learn about Cree ways of living a good life. Shot in Eeyou Istchee, James Bay, northern Quebec:

Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) – Spring and Fall Grants

Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC)

Spring and Fall Grants

Program Summary

Support outcome oriented project that focus on:

  • conserving ecologically or recreationally important places
  • inspiring and enabling people to experience nature and be active outdoors in one or more of the following core activities that MEC supports: cycling, hiking, camping, running, climbing, paddling, yoga, skiing and snowshoeing

Eligible Recipients

Impactful and strategic grassroots, not-for-profit organizations (registered charitable status is not required) and First Nation Communities. Must be a member of MEC. 

Application Deadline

Due to current circumstances MEC has had to make the difficult decision to cancel our Spring Community Grant Cycle. We are passionate about supporting the community and will provide updates for the program as they happen. 

National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health – NCCAH Webinars
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health

NCCAH Webinars

Program Summary

A series of recorded webinars on factors impacting health and wellness for First Nations. Topics include Anti-Aboriginal Racism in Canada: A Social Determinant of Health, Cultural Safety for Indigenous Peoples: A Determinant of Health and Re-thinking Family Violence: Centering Indigenous Knowledges.
 

Native Women’s Association of Canada – You Are Not Alone
Native Women’s Association of Canada

You Are Not Alone

Program Summary

Toolkit of resources for aboriginal women escaping domestic violence. The toolkit includes:

  • 2017 NWAC You Are Not Alone Community Resource Guide – Where to Get Support
  • 2016 NWAC You Are Not Alone Facilitator’s Guide
  • 2015 NWAC You Are Not Alone Handbook
  • 2015 NWAC Who’s Who Resource Guide
  • 2015 NWAC You Are Not Alone Safety Plan

You Are Not Alone Video 

Eligible Recipients

Available for download from the NWAC website: https://nwac.ca/policy-areas/violence-prevention-and-safety/you-are-not-alone/

New Directions – The Opikihiwawin Program

New Directions

The Opikihiwawin Program

Program Summary

The Opikihiwawin program provided by New Directions in Winnipeg provides cultural education, supports and advocacy to Aboriginal adoptees and foster people in all stages of their lives.
 

Contact Information

1st Floor 717 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg Manitoba
8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
204 786-7051
Opikihiwawin@newdirections.mb.ca

NWT On the Land Collaborative – NWT On The Land Collaborative

NWT On the Land Collaborative

NWT On The Land Collaborative

Program Summary

The Collaborative has representatives from government, charities, corporations, and other partners to combine efforts and make it easier for communities to access money and resources for on the land projects.

This Collaborative aims to increase and leverage funding and resources from diverse partners to better support communities and organizations delivering on the land programming and to celebrate the strength of communities as they have experiences on the land.
 

Contact Information

John B. Zoe – Tłı̨chǫ Region
867-445-2475
johnbzoe@tlicho.com

Outward Bound Canada – Indigenous Programs

Outward Bound Canada

Indigenous Youth & Adult Programs

Program Summary

Outward Bound Canada’s programs for Indigenous youth and young adults combine the philosophy of Outward Bound with the values and teachings reflected in Canadian Indigenous cultures and communities. For more than 25 years, Outward Bound Canada has worked with various Indigenous communities and organizations to help develop inspiring and valuable programs. Outward Bound’s programs for Indigenous youth and adults are guided by the following principles:

  • Community-driven: direction and goals are established by our community partners.
  • Culturally-grounded: built on the particular cultural strengths, traditions and values of the communities we serve.
  • Capacity-building: create lasting value and build capacity for our community partners.
  • Deep collaboration: we aspire to build authentic partnerships that support the long-term development goals of Indigenous communities.

Eligible Recipients

Our programs for Indigenous youth and adults are designed to offer a unique opportunity for individuals to participate in Outward Bound Canada adventures across the country. These programs provide Indigenous youth and adults with the chance to join their peers for transformational experiences geared towards bringing about positive change in their own lives.

Application Deadline

Ongoing

Contact Information

If you are interested in applying to our Indigenous Youth Leadership or Adult Program, please contact our Admissions Team, for more information:

702-170 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1T9
1.888.688.9273 Ext. 222
admissions@outwardbound.ca

Parachute – Injury Prevention Resources

Parachute

Injury Prevention Resources

Program Summary

Parachute is a national organization committed to preventing injuries. The website includes a number of downloadable resources on the following topics:
– Car Seats
– Concussions
– Drowning Prevention
– Helmets
– Home Safety
– Pedestrian Safety
– Poison Prevention
– Rail Safety
– Sports Safety
– Bicycle Safety
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Eligible Recipients

Website downloads are no cost 

Contact Information

150 Eglinton Ave East Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E8
647-776-5100
Toll-free: 1-888-537-7777
info@parachutecanada.org

PotashCorp and Agrium – Community Investment

PotashCorp and Agrium

Community Investment

Program Summary

Supporting projects and initiatives to improve quality of life in the following priority areas:

  • Food Security
  • Education and Training
  • Community Building
  • Health and Wellness
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Arts and Culture

New Website Information

PotashCorp and Agrium have combined in a merger of equals to create a new company, called Nutrien, creating a world-class integrated global supplier of crop inputs. For information about Nutrien and Nutrien’s Community Investment program please visit https://www.nutrien.com/sustainability/community-investment.

Prairie Spirit Connections – Awakening Your Spirit

Prairie Spirit Connections

Awakening Your Spirit

Program Summary

Awakening your Spirit supports and help women maintain a holistic lifestyle through various knowledge based information. Awakening your Spirit also incorporates the opportunity to participate in cultural teachings and ceremonies, classroom and group activities, opportunity to speak with Elders, as well as individual counselling. Each person is treated with kindness and compassion honoring the integrity of all.

The program objectives include the intervention model which is based on the Seven Sacred Teachings, the Medicine Wheel, and Tipi Teachings encompassing on personal self-care. The model focuses on utilizing traditional and cultural principles to adapt to the women’s outlook, attitudes, and behavior. This program will also work with ceremony to bring balance with their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual components.

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Eligible Recipients

Based in Regina

Contact Information

809 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 0R5
306.525.9682
prairiespiritconnections@gmail.com

Prairie Spirit Connections – Mending the Family Circle

Mending the Family Circle

Program Summary

Prairie Spirit Connections Inc. in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Services has developed a 14-week reunification program that focuses on work to reunite families separated by imbalance in lifestyles, culture, and identity.

The intervention model is based on the Seven Sacred Teachings, the Medicine Wheel, Tipi Teachings in search of your Warrior Spirit, as well as basic life skills. The model focuses on utilizing traditional and cultural principles to modify the individual’s outlook, attitudes and behavior. The program uses ceremony to bring the families into balance with their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual components. The program objectives include a culturally appropriate intervention model, training curriculum, modules, and lesson plans in creating self-sustaining families as well as respectful relationships between participants and community agencies.

The program will consist of:
• a four-day healing camp,
• three days of classroom instruction per week,
• ceremonies throughout the 14 weeks,
• one support visit per week,
• one family day per month (parents and children),
• one case management per month,
• working closely with the Ministry of Social Services and other community organizations.

 

Eligible Recipients

Based in Regina

Contact Information

809 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 0R5
306.525.9682
prairiespiritconnections@gmail.com

Prairie Spirit Connections – Self-Care for Women

Self-Care for Women

Program Summary

The primary focus for Self-Care is to assist women to feel proud of themselves, create connections with other women, learn about and access available services in the community, and encourage each other to embrace their life with confidence. Prairie Spirit Connections Inc. will assist women by offering programs and services to guide each woman in reconnecting with their cultural and traditional lifestyle, work on barriers through discussion, as well as do activities that are shaped and dedicated to the women who participate in self-care. Self-Care helps women support and maintain a holistic lifestyle through various activities and knowledge based information. Self-Care incorporates the opportunity to participate in cultural teachings, ceremonies, and classroom and group activities, as well as giving women the opportunity to speak with Elders and participate in individual counselling. Each person is treated with kindness, caring, and we honor the integrity of all. We use a strength-based approach, building on their inherent positive strengths in helping each woman.
 

Eligible Recipients

Based in Regina

Contact Information

809 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 0R5
306.525.9682
prairiespiritconnections@gmail.com

Prairie Spirit Connections – Tending the Fire

Tending the Fire

Program Summary

The primary focus of Tending the Fire is to assist Fathers by offering programs and services to help them reconnect with their traditional and cultural heritage, as well as helping with life’s barriers while preparing them for a holistic healing journey.
 

Eligible Recipients

Based in Regina

Contact Information

809 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 0R5
306.525.9682
prairiespiritconnections@gmail.com

Prince Albert Grand Council – Holistic Wellness Centre

Prince Albert Grand Council

Holistic Wellness Centre

Program Summary

The program is based on a holistic treatment model. Using the cornerstones of treatment, spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally, as well as using the concept of “living therapy” where treatment of care is integrated into all interactions in which individuals/families and communities participate.
Services – Education and Training Programs such as asset mapping, self-esteem, mental health first aid, co-dependency, anger education, assertiveness, case management, relationships, conflict, gambling, etc.
Drug Talks such as marijuana, mushrooms, acid/LSD, salvia, cocaine/crack, How do you become addicted, etc.
Suicide Education and Awareness – suicide talk, safeTalk, The Courage to Heal, ASIST, The Power to Prevent Suicide, etc.

– Evening Self Help Groups
– Community Outreach/Prevention
– Youth Initiatives
– Mental Wellness Team
– Family Based Interventions
– Residential Treatment
 

Contact Information

851 23rd Street West
P.O. Box 1775
Prince Albert, SK S6V 5T3
306-953-7283

Public Health Agency of Canada – Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC)

Public Health Agency of Canada

Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC)

Program Summary

AHSUNC focuses on early childhood development (ECD) for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families living off-reserve. It supports the spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical development of Aboriginal children, while supporting their parents and guardians as their primary teachers.
Projects typically provide structured half-day preschool experiences for Aboriginal children focused on six program components: Aboriginal culture and language; education and school readiness; health promotion; nutrition; social support and parental involvement. 

Eligible Recipients

Services and/or supports for children from age 3 to 5 years, and their families living off-reserve.

Contact Information

Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program
Public Health Agency of Canada
785 Carling Avenue, 4th Floor
Address Locator 6804A
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0K9

Email
ahsunc-papacun@phac-aspc.gc.ca

FAX
613-960-6987 (Ottawa)

Public Health Agency of Canada – Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)

Program Summary

The goals of the CPNP are to improve maternal-infant health, increase the rates of healthy birth weights, and to promote and support breastfeeding. The program also aims to promote the creation of partnerships within communities and strengthen community capacity to increase support for vulnerable pregnant women and new mothers.
 

Eligible Recipients

PHAC funds CPNP projects off-reserve.
 

Contact Information

Carmen Bresch
a/Team Lead
306-780-8313
carmen.bresch@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada – Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)

Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)

Program Summary

CAPC sites partner with other organizations in order to provide locations where families can connect with their local community and obtain information, referrals and access to public health and social services.
 

Eligible Recipients

Projects are jointly managed with through a federal provincial committee for the region.

Contact Information

Carmen Bresch
a/Team Lead
306-780-8313
carmen.bresch@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada – Frequently Asked Questions on Mental Health Promotion

Frequently Asked Questions on Mental Health Promotion

Program Summary

This list of resources was compiled from Canadian, national level organizations with a mental health or Indigenous health mandate. All of the resources in the resource categorization sheet have been assessed for relevance.

Contact Information

Auralee Gettis
Analyst Manitoba and Saskatchewan Region
Public Health Agency of Canada
306-780-8347
auralee.gettis@hc-sc.gc.ca

Public Safety Canada – Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program

Public Safety Canada

Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program

Program Summary

This program provides contributions to Aboriginal organizations (on and off-reserve) and Aboriginal governments to develop tailored approaches to community safety that are responsive to the concerns, priorities and unique circumstances of Aboriginal communities. Becoming more responsive requires engaging Aboriginal communities in identifying issues and developing solutions; building the capacity of Aboriginal communities to develop and deliver projects; addressing funding issues; and ensuring that relevant programs are adaptable to the diverse needs of Aboriginal communities. Focus is the safety needs of Aboriginal women and girls.
This will be accomplished by supporting three broad activities:
• developing community capacity, both through training and information/knowledge dissemination; (knowledge building, knowledge sharing, direct training);
• supporting communities to develop community safety plans; and/or
• supporting community-based pilot projects designed to explore and implement holistic, Aboriginal healing models responding to the safety needs of Aboriginal women and girls. (implementation readiness and implementation)

Eligible Recipients

• Aboriginal not-for-profit organizations (on and off-reserve, First Nation, non-status Indian, Métis, Inuit and urban);
• Aboriginal governments;
• Aboriginal communities; and
• Canadian universities and colleges.

Contact Information

Angela Valley
Program Development Officer, Aboriginal Community Safety Unit
Crime Prevention and Aboriginal Community Safety Division Public Safety Canada
613-948-0362
angela.vallely@canada.ca

Red Cross – First Nation, Metis, and Inuit Partnerships with Canadian Red Cross

Red Cross

First Nation, Metis, and Inuit Partnerships with Canadian Red Cross

Program Summary

When invited by a First Nation, Metis, or Inuit group, Red Cross can work with communities to help increase resources in areas such as: becoming stronger and more healthy, become better prepared for disasters and social emergencies (suicide, alcohol, abuse, etc), and to recover faster with increased resiliency. They can help communities develop action plans or address a specific emergency concern. Red Cross can provide training in First Aid, crisis management, and trauma management to volunteers and staff.
 

Eligible Recipients

First Nation, Metis, or Inuit groups
 

Contact Information

Rod Orr, Manager
Rod.Orr@redcross.ca

John Hallliday (North/Central/West areas)
John.Halliday@redcross.ca

Sue Laflamme (East/Central/North areas)
sue.laflamme@redcross.ca

Justine Antoine-Roy (Indigenous Outreach)
Justine.Antoine-Roy@redcross.ca

Georgiana Schuring (Regina)
Georgiana.Schuring@redcross.ca

Royal Bank of Canada – Youth Mental Health Project

Royal Bank of Canada

Youth Mental Health Project

Program Summary

RBC funds programs that address youth and family’s immediate need to access mental health services, a critical area identified by parents, youth and experts in the field. Funding is focused on
Navigation Programs
Technology Based Solutions

Eligible Recipients

Registered Charities and Qualified Donees

Contact Information

Visit the RBC Website

Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute Inc. – It’s My Life – Youth Transitions Mobile App
Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute Inc. (SFNFCI)

It's My Life - Youth Transitions Mobile App

Program Summary

The app focuses on youth transitioning to adulthood and is designed to be used by youth and those working with youth. The app features 9 sections youth identified as important to research and discuss when making decisions and setting goals for transitioning to adulthood.

Eligible Recipients

Available to all as an online application.

Find the app on Google Play

Find the app for Apple devices in the App Store

Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute Inc. – SFNFCI

Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute Inc. (SFNCI)

Program Summary

The Institute is a professional services provider that works with a number of stakeholder groups as a result of strategic partnerships and collaborations addressing research, policy and standards development, along with training and professional development opportunities in First Nations Child Welfare. The Institute is NOT a front line agency that works directly in child prevention and protection.

Contact Information

211 – 2553 Grasswood Road East. Saskatoon, SK. S7T 1C8
306 373-2874
info@sfnfci.ca

Saskatchewan Health Authority – First Nations and Métis Health Services

Saskatchewan Health Authority

First Nations and Métis Health Services

Program Summary

  • The Saskatchewan Health Authority collaborates with First Nations and Métis people of Saskatchewan to achieve health and well-being, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. In the spirit of reconciliation, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is committed to fostering meaningful relationships to support the journey towards good health for all people within the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
  • First Nations and Métis Health Services (FNMHS) is holistic and focuses on the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the individual. Through an understanding of oneself, a vision of wellness which balances body, mind and spirit is promoted throughout life.

Additionally, support is provided to patients and their families from admission to discharge by working with a range of health professionals and departments. At this time, our services are available in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Broadview.

Contact Information

Gabe Lafond, Director
Valerie Bradfield, Lead Consultant
St. Paul’s Hospital
306-655-0518

Royal University Hospital
306-655-0166

Saskatchewan Quality Health Council –

Saskatchewan Quality Health Council

Saskatchewan Quality Health Council

Program Summary:

The Health Quality Council (HQC) is an independent organization committed to accelerating the pace of improvement in health and health care in Saskatchewan so residents can live healthy lives and have access to high-quality health care.

By using our skills in quality improvement, measurement (research and analytics), collaboration, and skill-building, we partner with and support health organizations, government, and community organizations across the province to drive progress toward better health and better care for all. We place our energy where we believe we can use our skills to make the most impact. Our work is informed by citizens, communities, and shared system priorities impacting health.

Contact Information:

 

Email: info@hqc.sk.ca

Tel: 306.668.8810

Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre – Garden Patch

Garden Patch

Program Summary

The Garden Patch is an garden on a vacant city lot. Groups, organizations, families and businesses can adopt a plot in the garden. The team tends to a few rows with all the supplies provided by the Garden Patch. The crop goes into the emergency food baskets provided by the foodbank. The garden patch also has 2 beehives located in it. 

Eligible Recipients

Residents of Saskatoon and Area 

Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre – Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre
Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre

Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre

Program Summary

Offer programs for youth and adults including:
– drop-in volleyball and basketball
– Pow Wow Song & Dance
– Youth Centre
– Beading Class
– Regalia Class
– Fiddle Lessons
– Métis Flower Beadwork
– Guitar Lessons
– Genealogy Workshops
– Sash Weaving and Jigging Workshop
 

Contact Information

168 Wall Street

Saskatoon, Sk. S7K 1N4



306-244-0174
Fax – 306-664-2536
reception_simfc@shaw.ca

SCPOR – Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research

Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR)

Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research

Program Summary

The Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) is a partnership of organizations that support patient-oriented research in Saskatchewan. SCPOR’s objectives are to:
• Identify and address the needs of patients and knowledge users by facilitating patient-oriented research;
• Provide multidisciplinary methodological expertise in patient-oriented research;
• Assist decision makers and investigators to identify and design research studies, conduct statistical analyses, manage data, provide and teach project management skills, and ensure studies meet regulatory standards;
• Advance methods and training in comparative effectiveness research and develop the next generation of methodologists;
• Facilitate access to Saskatchewan health data and integrate existing or new databases;
• Provide traineeships for University students interested in hands-on experience in patient-oriented research

Eligible Recipients

Does not provide funding.

Contact Information

St. Andrew’s College, Room 212
1121 College Drive, Saskatoon, SK
S7N 0W3
306 966-8745
scpor@usask.ca

STOPS – Saskatchewan Towards Offering Partnership Solutions (STOPS) to Violence

Saskatchewan Towards Offering Partnership Solutions (STOPS)

Saskatchewan Towards Offering Partnership Solutions (STOPS) to Violence

Resource Summary

STOPS to Violence is a provincial network of individuals and organizations from across Saskatchewan including community, government, public and private sectors. They share the common desire to reduce interpersonal violence and abuse and build active, creative and engaged communities.

Contact Information

103-1102 8th Avenue
Regina, Sask.
S4R 1C9
306.565.3199
info@stopstoviolence.com

Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health – SWITCH Clinic
Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health

SWITCH Clinic

Program Summary

Switch is a student initiated and run health clinic. Patients are seen by students who are supervised by professionals. They offer walk-in professional, after-hours, holistic clinical services with mentors and students in multiple health disciplines. In addition, there is a medication assessment centre, nutritional meal, nutrition advice, traditional Elder and Healer, child minding, all ages homework help centre, at cost healthy snack bags and meals bags, assistance with transportation by taxi or bus, educational programming, community addictions and mental health outreach, referrals and resources, needle exchange and special events.
 

Contact Information

1528 20th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7M 0Z6
306-956-2518

The Homeless Hub

Homeless Hub

The Homeless Hub

Program Summary

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub – a library of over 30,000 resources.

Eligible Recipients

All First Nations

 

Contact Information

thehub@edu.york.ca

Thira Consulting – The Community is the Medicine: Community-Based Suicide Prevention gathering Participant Manual

Thira Consulting

The Community is the Medicine: Community-Based Suicide Prevention gathering Participant Manual

Program Summary

A manual designed for First Nation communities. An introduction to the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary for community-based suicide prevention. An interactive approach including practice circles, small and large discussions, questionnaires, role-plays, and other exercises encourages the participants to share their experiences and skills with one another.

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Eligible Recipients

Everyone 

Contact Information

Darien Thira
Thira Consulting
604-809-0181
darien@thira.ca

Thunderbird Partnership Foundation – First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework

Thunderbird Partnership Foundation

First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework

Program Summary

The First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum (FNMWC) is a national framework that addresses mental wellness among First Nations in Canada. It identifies ways to enhance service coordination among various systems and supports culturally safe delivery of services. The FNMWC Framework was developed through collaboration between the Assembly of First Nations, Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, the Native Mental Health Association, and other community mental health leaders.
 

Contact Information

22361 Austin Line,
Bothwell, ON
N0P 1C0
519-692-9922
Toll Free: 1-866-763-4714
Fax: (519) 692-9977
info@thunderbirdpf.org

TRiP – The Regina Intersectoral Partnership

TRiP

The Regina Intersectoral Partnership

Program Summary

The Regina Intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) is a three-component, multi-sector collaborative risk-driven initiative designed to improve community safety and well-being in Regina, Saskatchewan. These components include the 11 and Under Initiative (11UI), the twelve&up Initiative (twelve&up), and the Hub model. By focusing on coordinated service support, reduction of barriers to pro-social activities, and school engagement, both 11UI and twelve&up aim to generate risk reduction, and ultimately reduced vulnerability of children and their families. The Hub model is designed to identify situations of acutely-elevated risk, and rapidly mobilize interventions of support to prevent crises and harm. While 11UI and twelve&up are currently being implemented, TRiP’s application of the Hub model is still in development.

The Regina intersectoral Partnership is a shared commitment by multiple human service agencies to improve client outcomes through intersectoral collaboration, risk reduction, and coordinated service provisions.
 

We Matter – #IndigenousYouthRise Support Fund Grant

We Matter

#IndigenousYouthRise Support Fund Grant

Program Summary:

The #IndigenousYouthRise Support Fund Grant is a grant to support Indigenous youth and promote community wellness!

The Support Fund offers up to $1,500 for online projects that occur in Canada and are Indigenous youth-led (ages 13-30). All you need to do is submit a short application for the event/project you want to lead. Projects can include:

  • Art based workshops & gatherings (beading, drumming, painting, weaving, carving, poetry, music, etc.)
  • Concerts, talent shows or performances
  • Educational seminars/webinars (medicines, mental health, cultural teaching, language, Indigenous youth perspectives, etc.)
  • Storytelling, video projects or podcasts
  • Care packages
  • Community games, challenges and contests (social media, charades, scavenger hunts, IQ games, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, jigging, powwow, virtual sports, etc.)
  • Indigenous youth advocacy (roundtables on specific issues, panel discussions, etc.)
  • Skill and knowledge development training or courses (leadership, mental health training, masterclasses, etc.)

Contact Information:

Email: info@wemattercampaign.org

White Buffalo Youth Lodge – Programs for Children, Youth and Families

White Buffalo Youth Lodge

Programs for Children, Youth and Families

Program Summary

WBYL is a multipurpose centre used during the day for educational classes, functions, meetings, etc., and in the late afternoon/evening it serves as a youth recreational facility fostering a safe and fun environment for all to participate in.

WBYL programs and services are open to children, youth and families free of charge:

  • Snack, cooking & nutrition
  • On-site dental therapist and nurse practitioner
  • Fully equipped fitness room, weight room, and gymnasium for sports
  • Recreational activities, competitive sports, and tournaments
  • Elder services (counseling, healing circles)
  • Traditional Pipe Ceremonies, Smuding, Feasts and Round Dances
  • Free Legal Services for low income individuals
  • Bookings (parenting programs, healing circles, talking circles, meetings, etc.)
  • Life Skills
  • Counseling and Mediation
  • Movie Night, Karaoke, Drama, Crafts, Games, Computers, Photography, Art Classes, Swimming
  • Basketball & Volleyball
  • Youth Council
  • Open Gym Times, Girls on the Move, Boys on the Loose
  • Wood Working, Tea Time, Random Acts of Kindness, SMBA

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Eligible Recipients

Children, Youth and Families

Application Deadline

Ongoing

Contact Information

White Buffalo Youth Lodge
602 20th Street West
Saskatoon, SK    S7M 0X7

Phone: (306) 653.7676
Fax: (306) 653.7677