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If you
need help in your life, or if you just need a friend to talk
to, drop by our Family Resource Centre. We offer programs
for people of all ages and interests!
Ajaupiat (Elders' Group) Meeting Room
Counselling Elders Project
Archive Project
Elders' Oral History project
Suqqakkut
(Inuit Women's Association)
Suqqakkut Sewing Project
Food Bank
Prenatal
Nutrition Program
Healthy Children's Program
Family Literacy Project
Ilisaqsivik After-School Program
Inuit
Youth Summer Work Experience Program
FRIENDS Peer Counselling Leadership Group
Pisutuut
Young Men's Healing Program
Crime Prevention Project
Wellness
Counselling
Mammisaijiiliriji
Irqrinnaqruq Project - North Baffin
Personal Development (Suicide Prevention) Project
Inuktitut Personal Development Materials
Project
Nunavut Counsellor Certification Program
Men's Healing Program
Community
Library
Meeting Room
Bookkeeping Training
Kakivak Administrative Trainees Program
Community Initiatives Project Funding
Web Site Project
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Ajaupiat
(Elders' Group) Meeting Room
Weekly
games and traditional foods
Counselling
for elders, phone (867) 924-6565
Contact:
Igah Palluq, chairperson. Phone: (867) 924-6142
Funder: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Counselling
Elders Project
Elders
make and collect artifacts
Elders
are welcomed on a drop-in basis and play games 1 - 3 p.m.
every Friday
Elders
teach parents and children about traditional Inuit lifestyles
during the Healthy Children's program.
Elders
counsel individuals or couples on personal or cultural issues
Elders
advise on the proper use of Inuktitut
Contact: Peter Paneak or Pia Paneak. Phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Archive
Project
Audio
tapes of Elders' stories are being put on CD-ROM disks,
and photographs are being entered into the computer to save
the tapes and photos forever
Copies
of photos can be made for $2 each
Contact: phone (867) 924-6565
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth through Communication Arts Project
Elders'
Oral History project
Alex
Paneak works with elders Nawya Tassugat and Mary Tassugut,
recording their life stories on video and audio recording
equipment.
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Suqqakkut
(Inuit Women's Association)
Counselling
for women and families facing abusive situations
Evening
sewing circles
Rummage
sales
Contact: Pia Paneak, chairperson. Phone: (867) 924-6135
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Suqqakkut
Sewing Project
young
women learn to sew traditional clothing
Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 6 - 9 p.m.
Contact: teachers Raygilee Piungnituq and Leah Tassugat.
Phone: (867) 924-6507
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Food
Bank
For
sale in small quantities at low prices: basic items such
as rice, flour, tea, baking powder, powdered milk, Similac
and soup
Open
1 - 5 p.m. daily
Contact: receptionist.
Funding: Proceeds used for next year's purchase. Original
funding from Brighter Futures
Prenatal
Nutrition Program
Pregnant
and nursing mothers meet from 5 - 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday
to eat and share together
Saturday,
the group cooks and learns from Elders, videos, games and
other instructors about pregnancy and childbirth
Under
the Federal CPNP program
Contact: Nancy Qillaq, co-ordinator. Phone: (867) 924-6347
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Health and
Social Services, Health Canada
Healthy
Children
For
children: educational toys and games, craft supplies, books,
audio tapes and videos
For
parents: a fully-equipped kitchen for cooking programs,
and books and videos about parenting
Daily
program for parents and toddlers from 1 - 3 p.m. weekdays
Home
visit preschool program
Weekly
preschool program
Weekly
radio shows
Contact: Susan Aipellee, teacher. Phone: (867) 924-6400
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Education,
Healthy Children's Initiative, Health Canada (CAPC)
Family
Literacy Project
Literacy
activities held daily for children 10 - 13
Special
events from time to time to support literacy activities
Contact: Rhoda Atagootak, phone: (867) 924-6400
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Ilisaqsivik
After-School Program
Ilisaqsivik
is licensed to operate an after-school program for children
aged 5 - 12. The focus is on literacy, crafts, getting along
together and having fun.
Contact: Rhoda Atagootak, co-ordinator. Phone: (867) 924-6400
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Education;
Kakivak Association: Aboriginal Daycare Program
Inuit
Youth Summer Work Experience Program
Four
students, aged 16 - 24, each worked full-time with a mentor
Children's
Program (two students), Leadership Trainee (one student),
janitors' helper (one student)
Students
continue to help out, sometimes voluntarily with Ilisaqsivik
programs.
Two
hired: one in after-school programming, one in administration.
Contact: Coordinator. Phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Kakivak Association (HRDC)
FRIENDS
Peer Counselling and Leadership Group
This
group of peer helpers for young people focuses on suicide
prevention
Drop
In Centre operates Wednesday and Friday nights
Contact:
Apia Sanguya, phone: (867) 924-6048
Funding:
none required. Originally Crime Prevention Mobilization
Funding
.Pisutuut
The
34 young people who participated in the Walk for Love, Friendship
and Suicide Prevention meet every Thursday between 3:30
and 5 p.m. to support each other and learn about personal
development
Contact: Beverly Illauq, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: none required
Young
Men's Healing Program
Two
men work with young men aged 18 - 30 on life development
issues, and to build land recreational skills.
Contact: Jacopie Iqlaukjuak, phone: (867) 924- 6400
Crime
Prevention Project / Youth Program Committee
In this project, a youth counsellor:
Meets
with young people for activities such as Drop Ins, skiing,
and sports
Oversees
positive learning activities such as cooking and grooming
classes
Works
with children and youths on good citizenship, and problem
solving
Does
peer counselling with youths
Contact: Matthew Sanguya. Phone: (867) 924-6565
Wellness
Counselling
Addictions
counselling and information
Advice
and workshops on healthy lifestyles
Radio
show every Wednesday morning
Contact: Sarah Killiktee, addictions counsellor. Phone:
(867) 924-6565 (work)
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Health and
Social Services
Mammisaijiiliriji
Crisis
counselling for families and individuals, especially on
preventing suicide
Contact: Repika Iqalukjuak, 1 - 5 p.m. Phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Brighter Futures
Irqrinnaqruq
Project - North Baffin Personal Development (Suicide Prevention
) Project
Seven
North Baffin communities - Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic
Bay, Resolute Bay, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, and Hall Beach
- are working together to enhance the connection within
families and communities.
How?
Through counsellor training, itinerant community counsellors,
youth leadership programs, summer youth camps, large regional
activities such as the Nunavut Quest, and supporting the
establishment of community wellness programs.
Contact: Sarah Killiktee or Beverly Illauq, phone: (867)
924-6565
Funding: Government of Nunavut departments of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth, and Health and Social Services, as well
as Brighter Futures
Inuktitut
Personal Development Materials Project
Healing
materials in Inuktitut will become available on our web
site. Topics will include suicide, sexual abuse, alcoholism,
drug addictions, support for parents and general wellness.
Copies
of these materials will be distributed to other Nunavut
communities
Contact: Sarah Killiktee, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
Nunavut
Counsellor Certification Program
Twelve
participants from across Nunavut took a course in Choice
Theory, Reality Therapy and Lead Management.
Nine
one-week training sessions in Clyde River from Glasser Institute
instructor Rick Puteran
If
successful, participants will be certified by March 2002.
Contact: Beverly Illauq, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Kakivak Apqut Training Program, Government of Nunavut
departments of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, and
Health and Social Services, Keewatin Inuit Association,
and Status of Women's Council
Men's
Healing Program
Men
meet Monday evenings to talk, play music and make tools
When
possible, the group sponsors hunting trips to get food for
community feasts or needy households
Contact:
Jacopie Iqalukjuak, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding:
Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language, Elders
and Youth
Community
Library
Our
community library, fully serviced by the territorial government,
includes special collections donated by local residents
Inuktitut
books and tapes
Videos,
books and pamphlets for families
Inuktitut
and English children's videos
Literacy
materials
Board
games and traditional toys
Interlibrary
loan services
Open
1- 5 p.m. weekdays
Books,
videos, magazines, Inuktitut reading materials, audio tapes,
traditional toys collection, board games
Preschool:
1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays
New
Book Block, every three months
New
Video Block, every two months
Contact: Laura Iqalukjuak, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funder: Government of Nunavut Department of Education
Meeting
Room
Tables,
chairs and flip chart provided
Well-lit,
pleasant environment with a community mural painted on the
end wall
Free
to any group in Clyde River offering wellness activities
Cost
to other residents for meetings: $25 per evening
Cost
to agencies outside of Clyde River for workshops: $100 -
$250 per day
Contact: call the office manager or the co-ordinator at
(867) 924-6565
Bookkeeping
Training
Three
Ilisaqsivik administrative staff members are taking Simply
Accounting bookkeeping training from Akhaliak Consultants
of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Funding: Kakivak Apqut Training Program
Kakivak
Administrative Trainees Program
Four people are being trained in four different administrative
positions:
Office
Manager /Financial Officer Trainee
Office
Administration / Reception Trainee
Communication
Arts Trainee
Contact: co-ordinator/ director, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Kakivak Apqut Training Program
Community
Initiatives Project Funding
This
supports 30% of the co-ordinator's salary, 25% of the finance
officer trainee's salary, 15% of operations and maintenance
for the building, and training for web site maintenance
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Sustainable
Development (Municipality of Clyde River)
Web
Site Project
Ilisaqsivik
has developed a web site that will make Inuktitut personal
development materials available on the Internet, as well
as public policy manuals and program materials published
by Ilisaqsivik
Contact: Jimmy Aipellee, phone: (867) 924-6565
Funding: Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth
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