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Program: Wiisinadaa Program

Organizations: Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre
Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre - Site 1 - Head Office
Description of Services: Offers a food security and diabetes prevention program designed to improve health outcomes for urban Indigenous people
Coordinates and delivers food-related services, activities and initiatives including:
  • Increased access to traditional and nutritional foods through food bank, good food boxes, community meal programs, and food vouchers
  • Educational information, videos and workshops about healthy eating and meal preparation
  • Cooking, budgeting and nutritional classes
  • Land-based activities such as hunting, fishing, berry picking, gardening and harvesting
  • Teachings from local Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers
  • Support for existing diabetes and health promotion programs

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Open to all individuals with a focus on off-reserve Indigenous peoples
Application: Requires a signed consent form and completion of program intake form
Accessibility: Partially Accessible      Partially Accessible
Accessibility Notes: Partially Accessible - Parking -- Accessible with one designated handicapped parking space; Entrance -- Accessible from street level, no automatic push button door; Washroom -- Accessible with side holding bar
Languages: English

Phone Numbers: 807-727-2847
Toll-Free: 1-877-886-8988
Fax: 807-727-3253
Email: friends@rlifc.ca
Website: rlifc.ca
Address: PO Box 244
Red Lake, ON
P0V 2M0
Street
Address: 		1 Legion Rd
Red Lake
Location:
  • Located on Legion Rd in Red Lake behind the OPP Detachment
  • Closest intersection is at Legion Rd and Howey St
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Contacts: Barb Laverdure - Wiisinadaa Coordinator
807-727-2847 Ext 237 * csw@rlifc.ca

 
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