Projects & Research

2024 Rise & Thrive: Empowerment Essentials

We are excited to introduce Rise & Thrive: Empowerment Essentials, a 7-week psycho-educational workshop series for youth ages 12-18. Supported by the Department of Justice and the Ministry of the Attorney General, this program is designed to empower young individuals with the knowledge they need to navigate modern relationships with confidence and awareness. Each workshop in the series will cover essential topics, including: consent and boundaries, intimate partner violence, social media safety, human trafficking risks and prevention, and safety planning. Through engaging discussions and interactive activities, participants will build confidence, develop skills, and gain the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions.

Online Safety for All

Teenagers are very tech-savvy and use electronics to communicate every day. The purpose of this 6 week in-person group is to learn about appropriate and safe use of the internet.

Lona’tshistanet (Fire Keepers)

Lona’tshistanet was a wellness program, for Oneida youth and their families, that combines Indigenous healing with Western practices.

FASD Connect

FASD CONNECT was a peer-mentorship based initiative connects parents and caregivers in need of support to two trained peer mentors with lived experience in the London area.

Poverty Reduction Strategy

A 3-year project that introduced service coordination to justice-involved youth who are living in poverty.

DELTA

The DELTA Project series focuses on family violence and is designed to assist professionals in the fields of social services, justice, and education in their work with families and families who are in need of information when they are experiencing violence within their family.

Indigenous Framework

A 2-year project that developed a culturally appropriate framework to aid in the assessment of FNMI youth who are involved or at-risk of involvement in the criminal justice system.

iPortage

An 8-week program to support N’Amerind Friendship Centre, an Indigenous-serving organization, in building capacity in order to address FNIM youth served in more culturally-appropriate ways.

Women Enabling Access and Learning Through Helping/Healing (WEALTH)

A peer-mentorship pilot program designed to support women who live in poverty, to experience parenting-focused, functional relationships with two other women with lived experience.