We provide prevention focused services and activities that promote overall well-being, family preservation, and positive community relationship building.
Provides targeted prevention and awareness intended to:
1) promote healthy communities
2) encourage positive family relationships
3) support children/youth and their families to heal and recover from the effects of intergenerational violence and trauma
A) NAVIGATION AND OUTREACH SUPPORTS
Short-Term Navigation Supports: to assist individuals with finding and connecting to the right service or resource, specific to their individual needs.
Referrals: to on reserve/external services as needed to support the individual
Networking: inter-agency networking, partnerships, peer support and education to minimize silos and streamline services
Outreach: engage with individuals/families/community through social media, promotional materials/awareness campaigns, friendly check-ins, and targeted engagement initiatives.
B) PROGRAMMING
Coordinated Family Support Activities: bringing the best possible opportunities to support families (hands on skills; family activities; cultural/land-based learning, social engagements/social inclusion, etc.).
Land Based Learning: promotion and support of cultural skills/cultural practices by providing opportunities to learn gathering and harvesting, materials utilization, conservation, stewardship and traditional practices of the Nawash people as it relates to well-being and knowledge sharing.
Community Awareness and Prevention campaigns: violence awareness and prevention, safe community initiatives i.e., Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women/Girls, Indian Residential Schools, Addictions Awareness, Human Trafficking awareness/prevention, etc.
C) SOCIAL INCLUSION
Community Relationship Building: to remove barriers created by historic intrusion, colonization, community division, and gender and generational segregation. Providing year-round activities i.e., knowledge sharing workshops, feasts/gatherings, special outings, hot meals, music programs, busy hands craft nights and other well being initiatives Halloween party; new year celebration, etc., intended to bring community together.
Volunteer Circle: opportunity for community members to participate in program planning, hands on support, and program/event evaluation. Ongoing inclusion in outreach and prevention partnerships within Nawash. Volunteer team building opportunities and incentives.
Targeted Programming: outreach programming to vulnerable/underserviced population in the Nawash community.