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~Aboriginal Community Justice Pogram
~Aboriginal Family Support Program
~Aboriginal Healthy Babies Program
~Employment Referral & Training Program
~Shawenjeagamik Drop In Centre
~Sweetgrass Home Child Care Agency
~Urban Aboriginal Aboriginal Alternative High School
~Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program
~Urban Aboriginal Homeless Initiative
~Wasa-Nabin Urban Aboriginal Youth Program
Wasa-Nabin Urban Aboriginal Youth Program
“to look forward”
Presenting
Wasa-Nabin Urban Youth Services!The Wasa-Nabin Urban Youth Program has just been launched! This is a unique program designed to meet Ottawa’s specific issues when dealing with youth. Together we will offer access to cultural activities for native youth everywhere (status, Métis, Inuit or non status), and also help the youth to design a plan of action for each of their individual needs and preferences.
For our clients, we will first do an in-house referral and intake process, including appropriate referrals for high risk youth. Secondly we will facilitate an individual needs assessment and a plan for each client. From there a full menu of early intervention activities will be designed to assist the youth and support their program adjectives.
We can accommodate up to 20 clients at a time and a waiting list will be provided to those who need our services. We also encourage non-clients to join in and participate in our events, workshops, circles and activities.
Taking a Closer Look at our Programs :
Provision of Social Supports: This is to address poverty related self esteem issues, victimization issues and peer pressure. It’s where the intake, the needs assessment and plan of action occurs! We will work on life skills, (budgeting, hygiene, relationships, and cooking) hold support circles, and raise self esteem through workshops and workbooks when available and take a closer look at healthy and meaningful relationships.
Youth in Care: All other objectives will also apply to youth in care. There are a plentitude of native youth in care, which are foster homes, group homes, residential centers etc.. This part of Wasa-Nabin will focus on providing cultural access to traditional teachings, Elders, cultural events and activities. This will create awareness of our Aboriginal ancestry for the youth in care and the foster parents and/or guardians of the youth in care.
Healthy Eating and Physical Development: We will be making nutritious meals and snacks (i.e. potluck nights where participants can make their choice of an Aboriginal dish) and exposing youth to the traditional knowledge on traditional food and about food preparation. We will also be providing a safe and healthy environment to enjoy physical activities. in a non-threatening and non-competitive environment.
Education: Preventing out of school suspensions though promoting stay in school suspension themes. Liaise and creating partnerships with local school to help advocate for the youth and also help with challenges they may face in school. Last but not least, providing school support through homework assistance, research tools such as computers and Internet access.
Justice Interventions: We will accept the referrals from parents/guardians/educators and/or police to address specific needs of court involved youth through the implementation of street Wolf “The Seven Principles of Self-Leadership”
Violence Prevention: This aspect of Wasa-Nabin we will involve elders to teach traditional roles and responsibilities, provide appropriate and healthy solving and decision making workshops. ( such as anger management). We will also provide self esteem and positive identity and healthy relations workshops while collaborating with Kizhaay Anishnaabe Niin (I Am Kind Man Program.)
Services:
Social Support
Outreach to youth in care
Promotion of health and physical development
Educational Support
Justice interventions
Anti-violence
For Further Information Please Contact:
Rodney Stanger
Wasa-Nabin Urban Youth Program Coordinator
Odawa Native Friendship Center
12 Stirling Ave
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1P8
Phone: 613-722-3811 Ext. 247
Fax:: 613-722-4667Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 9-5 (may change due to programming)