T.A.A.N. Member Agencies
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations (TPFN) is a non-profit
social service organization whose membership consists of Aboriginal
Two Spirited (commonly known as Aboriginal lesbian, gay, bisexual
and trans-gendered) people in North America. Due to the AIDS
epidemic, the organization was prompted to have health, counselling
and advocacy expertise.
We encourage Aboriginal families and individuals who are
paying too much rent for substandard accommodations, to apply
for non-profit housing; and we provide counselling and support
services for families or individuals who are at risk of losing
their private market rental to remain housed until a non-profit
housing unit becomes available.
Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of the Aboriginal
community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and
provide Aboriginal-controlled and culturally-based justice
alternatives. Aboriginal individuals require equitable treatment
in the justice system, access to the legal and related resources
within the justice system as well as understanding of the
system and their options. This support includes advocacy in
all areas of the law as well as alternatives which can break
the cycles of recidivism and dependency which is all too prevalent.
These alternatives are more effective when they are community
controlled and are based on the traditional cultural norms
and values of the Aboriginal community.
Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) is a vision of the late Elder, Joe Sylvester. Initial efforts began with a diabetes research project, which realized that a more comprehensive approach to health care was needed by the Aboriginal community. In response, Anishnawbe Health Resources was incorporated in 1984. One of its objectives stated, “To recover, record and promote Traditional Aboriginal practices where possible and appropriate.” Today, AHT not only promotes Traditional Aboriginal practices but has affirmed and placed them at its core. Its model of healthcare is based on Traditional practices and approaches and are reflected in the design of its programs and services.
Council Fire's mandate is to provide counselling, material
assistance and other direct services to First Nations people
and to encourage and enhance spiritual and personal growth.
We meet the needs of our clients by: offering opportunities
to Indigenous People through culturally specific programs.
Conducting extensive constructive assessments with the community.
Promoting and employing Indigenous peoples in the fields of
culture, family, industry and technology. Entering into partnerships
with like-minded organizations and agencies. Exploring new
business opportunities and expanding on existing ventures
and continuing to build human resources capacity.
The Aboriginal Relations Office (ARO) is responsible for
HRDC's Aboriginal Programs. Its goal is to assist communities
in developing the employability of Aboriginal peoples and
in creating meaningful job opportunities.
The John Howard Society of Toronto is a non-profit organization
committed to providing and developing programs that reduce
the social, economic and personal cost of crime. The Society
is dedicated to helping all people who have been in conflict
with the law and adults at imminent risk of coming into conflict
with the law through service, education and community programs.
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training was created
in 1991 to meet the unique training and employment needs of
Aboriginal peoples. Miziwe Biik provides the Greater Toronto
Area's Aboriginal community with training initiatives and
employment services.
Homeless men and women sometimes feel social alienation and
social isolation (feeling lonely and different from the rest
of the community). The main goal of the Meeting Place has
always been to lower social isolation. We work to increase
access to income through advocacy, public education and skills
development. Using a community development approach, the Meeting
Place staff and members work together to remove problems that
keep people from housing and income. Staff and members also
work to create a community space that offers safety, security
and access to basic needs.
Native Men's Residence (Na-Me-Res) is a temporary home for
men that fosters and maintains a sense of community, co-operation
and self-worth, through traditional Native culture and values.
We endeavour to build a strong foundation for our residents
who are on their road to recovery and self-sufficiency.
In the Native Canadian Centre's thirty years of community
service, our purpose has been to deliver programs and services
to urban Native people. The strength and beauty of our people
lies in our ability and willingness to share with one another
as well as our non-Native members and other interest groups--this
is one of the fundamental values embodied in our distinctive
culture.
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto strives to provide
for a life of quality, well being, caring and healing for
our children and families in the Toronto Native Community.
It does this by creating a services model that is culture
based respecting the supreme values of the Native people,
the extended family, and the right to self-determination.
The Native Women’s Resource Centre is a culturally-based
organization that delivers programs and services to empower
and enrich Native women and children to build strong families
and communities. The NWRC delivers programs and service to
women of Native ancestry. Our services include, but are not
limited to education, support services, and self-help groups.
Programs are initiated and designed specifically for Native
women and aim to ensure approaches are holistic and culture-based.
The Noojimawin Health Authority (NHA) is an urban and rural
Aboriginal Health Planning Authority. NHA focuses on research,
data collection, and analysis, communication, information
sharing, and programs and services. NHA’s activities
are within the context of the Aboriginal Health model, which
strives to articulate Aboriginal community priorities and
provide a regional and provincial perspective.
The Oasis Addiction Recovery Society is a movement to help
alcoholics and drug-addicts in recovery to become a healthy
part of society. This is made possible with financial support
from Toronto Social Services and Human Resources Development
Canada (coupled with an understanding of the needs of recovering
addicts). This support along with the acceptance of the business
community and the community at large allow us to show that,
RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!
PASAN is a community-based network of prisoners, ex-prisoners,
organizations, activists and individuals working together
to provide advocacy, education, and support to prisoners on
HIV/AIDS, HCV and related issues. PASAN formed in 1991 as
a grassroots response to the AIDS crisis in the Canadian prison
system. Today, we are the only organization in Canada exclusively
providing HIV/AIDS education, support and advocacy to prisoners,
ex-prisoners, young offenders and their families.
Our goals are: to increase community capacity to identify
pregnant & parenting women experiencing concerns related
to substance use. Help women set and achieve their own goals.
Provide access to support services, including information
counselling and referral services, to pregnant and parenting
women with substance use issues and their families. Help women
to access developmental opportunities for their children aged
0-6 years. Develop and implement models of service delivery
that work within and across different communities throughout
the city.
Youth and families are now the fastest growing group in the
homeless, under-housed and at-risk populations. Responding
to the needs of these populations is a high priority for the
Toronto Community Care Access Centre. The Queen West Community
Health Centre provides referrals, medical backup if needed,
case management, assistance in obtaining a health number,
plus liaison, education, outreach and program monitoring.
Spirit of the People is an organization that assists and
supports current and former Aboriginal offenders and provides
opportunities for Aboriginal youth to become involved in meaningful
and purposeful activities within the community. They also
assist those Aboriginal community members whose lives have
been interrupted by substance abuse, violence and imprisonment.
The Street Helpline is answered by Counsellors who themselves
have experienced homelessness. The Street Helpline works in
close cooperation with the Out of the Cold (OOTC) programs
and the outreach van services provided by Anishnawbe Health
Toronto, Na-Me-Res and the Red Cross. Counsellors refer callers
to appropriate OOTC locations and provide professionals with
the most up-to-date schedules.
Tumivut (Our Footprints) is a transitional centre for homeless
youth, which opened on December 18, 2002. This unique facility
provides critical accommodation, programs, and services for
52 male and female, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal homeless
youth, who may reside for up to 6 months.
YES changes the lives of young men and women. We provide
employment counselling, training and job placement services
for those youth who are at-risk and disadvantaged. YES also
provides business skills training to youth who want to start
their own business.
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