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Title:

Empowering Youth Through Culture - Mi’kmawey

Agreement Number:

3499240

Agreement Value:

$360,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 26, 2020 - Jan 31, 2022

Description:

The purpose of the grant is to support the community's efforts to mobilize, assess and develop new networks and resources in order to understand and effectively address crime issues and related risk and protective factors.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

As a result of this project, there will be sustainable violence prevention resources in place for the community / youth, improved risk and protective factors and reduced community / youth violence.

Location:

Afton Station, Nova Scotia, CA B0H 1A0

Reference Number:

214-2019-2020-Q4-0051

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

1066 87585 RT0001

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation

Program:

(NACPF) Northern and Aboriginal 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 offending among at-risk children and youth, and high risk offenders in communities; the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources for Aboriginal and northern populations; capacity building as a means to explore ways to develop or implement culturally sensitive crime prevention practices among Aboriginal and northern populations.