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Title:
Esgenoopetitj Wellness Initiative: Capacity Building Project
Agreement Number:
20636
Agreement Value:
$127,657.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
The Esgenoopetitj Wellness Initiative: Capacity Building Project will support capacity building through training, knowledge development and dissemination and activities that will support readiness and capacity to move forward with Safety Plan implementation. Key strategic priorities including violence prevention, reconciliation and unresolved community scale trauma, substance abuse and healing will be targeted as part of this project.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of the Esgenoopetitj Wellness Initiative: Capacity Building project include: awareness of legal and human rights considerations of graduated consequences findings associated with research project. Determine feasibility to implement; increased awareness about drug and violence related issues for all community members; reduced selling of prescription drugs and abuse of methadone program; reduced rates of addictions; increased programming and levels of mental health supports for community members; rebuild positive relationships within community as well as RCMP and DFO; reduce degree of violence and trauma impacting the community; enhanced community readiness for future critical incidence response; increased levels of Elders, youth and community members feeling safe; strengthened community connectedness and community pride; increased capacity and readiness for programs and community personal to respond to safety and wellness challenges; and partnerships as a result of the FPT process.

Location:
Burnt Church, New Brunswick, CA E9G 2A8
Reference Number:
214-2019-2020-Q4-0091
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Other
Additional Information:

Omitted from Q3. The purpose of this amendment is to increase the PS funding amount from $127,657.00 to $151,650.32.

Amendment Date
Dec 18, 2019
Recipient's Legal Name:
Esgenoopetitj First Nation
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.

Amendments:
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