Gignul Housing - Gignul Non-Profit Housing Corporation is committed to a holistic and comprehensive approach to housing that includes both those Aboriginal people at risk of losing their housing, or those who are currently homeless.
Gignul, working in partnership with other Aboriginal organizations, focuses on both short and long term solutions, including supportive shelters to affordable, independent living.
Minwashin Lodge - "We envision a world where all of creation, the earth, the air, the waters, animals and people are safe, honoured and respected; where children and elders are valued; where culture and diversity are celebrated."
The mission of Minwaashin Lodge is to provide prevention and intervention services and programs for grandmothers, women, children and youth who are survivors of family violence and the residential school system, including those impacted by intergenerational effects. A full range of violence prevention and intervention programs and services is provided in the context of reclaiming the wisdom of First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultural teachings.
Odawa Native Friendship Centre - To enhance the quality of life for Aboriginal people in the Capital region. To maintain a tradition of community, an ethic of self-help and development as well as to provide traditional teachings from our elders. These are important values in which we will continue to reinforce in the next millennium.
The Odawa Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit organization serving the Aboriginal community in the Ottawa-Carleton Region of Eastern Ontario and surrounding communities.
Wabano Health Centre - The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health is an award-winning charity that is a leader in community-based, holistic health care; bridging Native cultural practices with Western medicine to combat poverty and illness in Canada’s First Peoples. In just over a decade, Wabano has become a premier health care facility in Canada – garnering international recognition for its innovative and successful approaches to wellness. Each year, Wabano provides professional services and cultural events to over 10,000 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people – opening their doors to serve and build capacity in the entire community.
Kagita Mikam - Kagita Mikam was established to provide a cooperative working relationship with all Aboriginal First Nations, organizations and associations within the service catchment area.
This cooperative working relationship will ensure that the employment and training needs of the aboriginal people in the area will be addressed.
Kagita Mikam is attempting to increase the skill level of aboriginal people to find permanent employment.