Title:
Helping Each Other Out (Čɛčɛgatawɬ)
Agreement Value:
$396,935.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 13, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025
Description:
The “Helping Each Other Out (Čɛčɛgatawɬ)” project will focus on addressing individual healing, collective trauma and crime prevention and safety awareness. Project activities will provide opportunities for capacity building through training and knowledge sharing. Activities to support cultural and ceremonial resurgence with the objective of strengthening cultural knowledge and teachings will strengthen community connectedness and pro-social activities. Targeted interventions including talking circles, ceremony, on the land activities and therapeutic supports will also be profiled to support mental health and wellness. There will also be broader community engagement, and increasing wellness and mental health supports. Activities include a healing tree component that focuses on cultural learnings, understanding impacts of identity, belonging and matriarchal traditions.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The anticipated immediate to long-term outcomes of the project include: increased engagement with community and increased awareness on crime prevention intervention; increased awareness of cultural activities and teachings; Homalco community awareness of community safety plan and increased participation of activities associated with project; reduced incidents of crime and substance abuse, and increased capacity and awareness to respond to crime, wellness and mental health supports.
Location:
Campbell River, British Columbia, CA V9H 1G5
Reference Number:
088-2023-2024-Q3-00001
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Aboriginal recipient
Recipient's Operating Name:
Homalco Indian Band
Recipient's Legal Name:
Homalco Indian Band
Program:
(ACSDCP) Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the contributions is to provide support to Aboriginal organizations (on and off-reserve), Aboriginal governments and municipalities in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations and or communities to develop tailored approaches to community safety, alternatives to incarceration and reintegration of Aboriginal offenders that are responsive to the concerns, priorities and unique circumstances of Aboriginal communities.