Nishnawbe Gamik Friendship Centre

Site: Nishnawbe Gamik Friendship Centre

Service: Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Program

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Record #: TBD0167 Last Modified: 04 Oct 2017 Last Full Update: 04 Oct 2017
Description & Services
Description (Service)
  • Provides information on family violence, strategies to stop it and healthy relationships  
  • Facilitates group talking circles  
  • Offers individual peer counselling  
  • Provides referrals to needed community supports and services 
  • Assists with housing applications 
  • Offers after-hours domestic violence support 
  • Provides anger management strategies/ul>
Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas Served Sioux Lookout
Eligibility Operates with a focus on off-reserve Aboriginal individuals and their families
Application Requires: 
  • Advance registration 
  • Intake assessment
Languages English ; Interpretive Services - Ojibway, Oji-Cree; upon request
Fees None
Additional Service Sites
Contact Information
Office Phone 807-737-1903
Toll Free Phone 1-800-619-9519
After Hours Phone 807-738-1694
Crisis Phone 807-738-1694
Fax 807-737-1805
Website www.ngfc.net
Social Media Facebook Facebook
Primary Contact Avery Fiddler, Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Coordinator; Phone: 807-737-1903 ext 231; Email: averyf@ngfc.net
Primary Executive Jennifer Thomas, Executive Director; Phone: 807-737-1903 ext 230; Email: executivedirector@ngfc.net
Alternate Executive Ashley Edwards, Receptionist; Phone: 807-737-1903 ext 221; Email: reception@ngfc.net
Located In Community Sioux Lookout
Address 52 King St
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
 
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Intersection King St and 4th Ave
Mailing Address PO Box 1299 
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B9
Physical Access Partially Accessible - Parking -- No designated handicapped parking space; Entrance -- No automatic push button doors; Washroom -- Accessible with side holding bar ;
Can meet client at designated accessible location if required
Other Details
Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Funding Provincial ; Federal