REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan is allocating more than $223,000 to a renewed three-year agreement with the Île-à-la-Crosse Friendship Centre's community support program for youth.
The community support program works to provide youth with education and employment opportunities in the community and supports their continued engagement and success with their education or employment placement. It also provides structured, supervised activities based on youth interests and input for those awaiting placement, such as cooking classes, fishing trips, beading classes, medicine walks and mental health workshops.
The support program provides cultural programming and activities to promote traditional cultural activities to approximately 80 youth in the community each year.
In addition, the Île-à-la-Crosse Friendship Centre offers access to the Aboriginal Head Start, Canada Prenatal Nutrition, Kids First North, Honouring Her Spark and the Reaching Home programs. The centre also offers a community pantry, a lunch kitchen and supportive, transitional housing within the community.
The Île-à-la-Crosse Friendship Centre was established in 1992.
The 2023-24 budget also includes $32,000 for North Sask Victim Services in Île-à-la-Crosse, which provides culturally sensitive support services and assists victims of crime as they navigate the criminal justice system.
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