Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Kisiku’kw Kekina’muksi’kik (The Elders are Teaching Us) Paqtnkek Prevention/Intervention Project
Agreement Number:
42841576
Agreement Value:
$4,154,361.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 28, 2024 - Sep 30, 2029
Description:
The purpose of this Contribution is to implement a 60-month multisectoral direct intervention project to mitigate the impact of identified risk factors among at-risk youth (ages 12-30) in the Paqtnkek First Nation community.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The aim is to enhance protective factors and reduce offending among the targeted population.
Location:
Afton Station, Nova Scotia, CA B0H 1A0
Reference Number:
088-2024-2025-Q3-00037
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation
Program:
(NICPF) Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund
Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to provide support in the adaptation, development and implementation of innovative and promising culturally sensitive crime prevention practices which address known risk and protective factors to reduce vulnerability to crime and promote community safety approaches in Indigenous communities both on and off-reserve and in the North. The NICPF also focuses on building capacity and knowledge to identify and promote Indigenous crime prevention and community safety best practices.