Aboriginal Support Services
Supports that are culturally competent and reflect Aboriginal values and practices.
Aboriginal Health Centre
Population Served:
All Aboriginal people, regardless of status
Services Offered:
- Culturally appropriate health care programs
- Choices of traditional healing, western medicine and complementary therapies
- Health education, school outreach, children’s programs, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and child nutrition programs
- Mental health supports; addictions, counselling, and wellness planning
- Traditional healing; healing journey, grief recovery, attitudinal healing, sweat lodge ceremonies, spiritual warriors roadway, and elder mentorship program
Contact:
Phone: (905) 544-4320
Fax: (905) 544-4247
Address: 678 Main Street East, Hamilton ON
Email: [email protected]
Web: aboriginalhealthcentre.com
Other:
Accessible location? Yes
French language services? No
Interpretation services? No
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
Population Served:
Urban Aboriginal People
Services Offered:
- Addictions counselling
- Criminal/family courtwork program
- Family support; families with children 0-6 years, culturally based activities
- Healing and wellness program
- Healthy babies/healthy children program
- Prenatal/nutrition program
- Akwe: go program; cultural activities for children 7-12 years old
Contact:
Phone: (905) 548-9593
Fax: (905) 545-4077
Email: [email protected]
Address: 34 Ottawa St N, Hamilton ON
Web: www.hric.ca/index.php
Other:
Accessible location? Yes
French language services? No
Interpretation services? No
Native Women's Centre
Population Served:
All women and their children who are experiencing crisis
Services Offered:
- Emergency shelter, short term stay, 8 rooms totalling 15 beds
- Safety planning
- 24 hour crisis line
- Counselling for residents, non-residents and past residents
- Emergency transportation to Shelter
- Information and referrals to other community resources
- Woman Abuse Education Program
- Access to Traditional Native methods of healing, but remains sensitive to other cultures
- Referral to transitional housing; Honouring the Circle
- Transitional Housing Support worker on site
Contact:
Toll free/Crisis: 1 (888) 308-6559
Telephone/Crisis: (905) 664-1114
Fax: (905) 664-1101
Web: www.nativewomenscentre.com
Other:
Accessible location? Yes
French language services? No
Interpretation services? No