Service Provider

Nawican Friendship Centre

Provides cultural and mental health services in Dawson Creek. Aims to unite the community of Dawson Creek and to promote understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members of the community. Services include employment search assistance, resume writing, mental health and addictions counselling, information and referrals to other community resources, child and family programs including a playroom for children, crafts and social gatherings, an elders' group, a youth group, and addiction services. Drop-in centre offers free computer use, tables for cards, and tea/coffee/water all day. A hot meal program runs 12 noon to 2 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Office hours are 8 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm Saturdays. Nonprofit society, registered charity.

Website

nawican.ca

Contact

Phone 1: 250-784-0061
Fax: 250-782-8411
Email: NBYCC@nawican.ca

Address

10200 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4C2

Mailing Address

10200 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4C2

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Mental Health and Addictions

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Outpatient addiction treatment services include screening and assessment; brief intervention; and referrals to treatment, detox, and other services.

Outpatient addiction treatment services include screening and assessment; brief intervention; and referrals to treatment, detox, and other services. Also provides support for clients with concurrent mental health disorders and those affected by another person's substance misuse. Uses a client-focused biopsychosocial model that is respectful of First Nations traditions, culture, and spiritual beliefs. Promotes harm reduction, abstinence, and involvement in a 12-step support group as appropriate. Prevention activities include educational presentations to community groups. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
Address

10200 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2C6
Also provides support for clients with concurrent mental health disorders and those affected by another person's substance misuse. Uses a client-focused biopsychosocial model that is respectful of First Nations traditions, culture, and spiritual beliefs. Promotes harm reduction, abstinence, and involvement in a 12-step support group as appropriate. Prevention activities include educational presentations to community groups. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.

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Mailing Address

10200 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2C6

Contact

Phone 1: 250-784-0061

Fax: 250-782-8411

Email: S.freeman@nawican.ca

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Nawican Emergency Homeless Shelter

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Provides year-round, low-barrier overnight emergency housing in men's and women's dormitories for 17 homeless adults, including transgender individuals.

Provides year-round, low-barrier overnight emergency housing in men's and women's dormitories for 17 homeless adults, including transgender individuals. Also accepts non-binary individuals. Services include hot meals, snacks and coffee, showers, laundry facilities, access to computers and internet, personal hygiene products, clothing, first aid, advocacy, transportation, and referrals to mental health and/or addiction resources. Harm reduction focus; accepts inebriated individuals on condition of respectful behaviour. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone. Storage lockers are available. Pets are not allowed. Shelter and intake hours are 4 pm to 10 pm daily; beds are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Clients can call ahead or check in at the shelter by 10 pm for bed availability. Curfew is 10:30 pm; clients who have completed intake are encouraged to be at the shelter by curfew or their bed may be given away. If there are no beds available or the client cannot be accepted due to safety or health concerns, the shelter will assist them in finding a safe alternative, arranging transportation, or contacting the hospital. Referral accepted from self or other. Maximum stay is generally 14 days, but this can be extended in some circumstances if the resident is working with a case manager. Also provides a warming space during extreme weather where people living outside can take refuge from the cold. Shelter is wheelchair accessible.
Website

nawican.ca
Address

1401 102nd Avenue
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2E2
Also accepts non-binary individuals. Services include hot meals, snacks and coffee, showers, laundry facilities, access to computers and internet, personal hygiene products, clothing, first aid, advocacy, transportation, and referrals to mental health and/or addiction resources. Harm reduction focus; accepts inebriated individuals on condition of respectful behaviour. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone. Storage lockers are available. Pets are not allowed. Shelter and intake hours are 4 pm to 10 pm daily; beds are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Clients can call ahead or check in at the shelter by 10 pm for bed availability. Curfew is 10:30 pm; clients who have completed intake are encouraged to be at the shelter by curfew or their bed may be given away. If there are no beds available or the client cannot be accepted due to safety or health concerns, the shelter will assist them in finding a safe alternative, arranging transportation, or contacting the hospital. Referral accepted from self or other. Maximum stay is generally 14 days, but this can be extended in some circumstances if the resident is working with a case manager. Also provides a warming space during extreme weather where people living outside can take refuge from the cold. Shelter is wheelchair accessible.

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Mailing Address

10200 17th Street
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4C2

Contact

Intake: 778-843-1722

Nawican Friendship Centre: 250-782-5202

Email: NBYCC@nawican.ca

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Nawican Friendship Centre

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Mailing Address

2 services offered by: Nawican Friendship Centre

Mental Health and Addictions

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Mailing Address

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Nawican Emergency Homeless Shelter

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Address

Mailing Address

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