Grants and Contributions:

Title:

A pilot program and research study implementing: Elder led healing programs in Correctional Service of Canada Community Correctional Centres in Ontario Region.

Agreement Number:

2792330

Agreement Value:

$311,775.85

Agreement Date:

Sep 10, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

Trent University is undertaking a project that places Elders in two parole offices where they will provide counselling and healing services to Indigenous parolees. There is also a research component that will assess the Elder-led healing programs with an end result of developing a comprehensive understanding of policy, practice and theory of community-based Elder-led healing programs.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: Indigenous men participating in Elder-led healing programs or Pathways Initiatives; Achieving successful community reintegration at significantly higher rates than men who did not participate in Elder-led healing programs; In cases where parole is revoked, the duration of the parole experience will be greater for men who participate in Elder-led healing programs in the parole setting than for those who do not; and In cases where men who have served multiple federal sentences and parole is revoked, the duration of the parole experience will be greater for men who participate in Elder-led healing programs in the parole setting than for those who do not. More particularly, in these cases the severity of the revocation offence will be less severe than in previous parole revocations for those men who participate in parole setting Elder-led healing programs than for those who do not.

Location:

Peterborough, Ontario, CA K9L 0G2

Reference Number:

214-2018-2019-Q2-0003

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

11926 8928 RR0001

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Trent University

Program:

Aboriginal Community Safety Deveopment Contribution Program (ACSDCP)

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the contributions is to provide 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.