Ne Chee Friendship Centre - Kenora - Main Office

Requires:

Open to all with a focus on off-reserve, at-risk Indigenous children between 7-12 years of age

None

Rachel - Coordinator
akwego.wn@nechee.org

English

Ojibway, upon request

Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Provides support, tools and health programming to help build upon child's ability to make healthy choices

Provides overall assessment of needs
Develops action plan to address identified needs (addresses needs of child and parent/caregiver)
Provides customized programs based on identified needs
Provides appropriate referrals to community agencies to assist with identified needs
Offers support to children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and disabilities who are at-risk of additional challenges

Focuses on the following:

Provision of social supports to address poverty related self-esteem issues and peer pressure to engage in unhealthy behaviours
Health and physical development

Program participants are offered the following:

Akwe Go Children's Program