Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre

6 services offered by: Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre

• Drug and Alcohol Counselling Program

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  Provides one-on-one counselling support as well as groups in a culturally safe environment.

  Provides one-on-one counselling support as well as groups in a culturally safe environment. Counsellors provide internal and external referrals, harm reduction support, and recovery-based planning such as relapse prevention, treatment planning, connection to health supports, cultural connection, and spiritual practice. Groups are offered on a drop-in basis or in a closed group, depending on current offering. Accepts referrals from self or others.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs-services/counselling

  Address

  • Tillicum Health Centre, 602 Haliburton Street
    Nanaimo, BC

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• Family Support Program

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  Provides counselling, advocacy, and information and referral to urban Aboriginal families.

  Provides counselling, advocacy, and information and referral to urban Aboriginal families. Also facilitates parenting support groups to encourage families to connect with their cultural heritage and traditions, and offers supervised visits to families through outside referral.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/families

  Address

  • 927 Haliburton Street
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6N4

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• Friendship Lelum Aboriginal Youth Safe House

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  Provides short-term, emergency shelter for youth ages 12 to 18 who are experiencing stressful situations and have been identified as at-risk.

  Provides short-term, emergency shelter for youth ages 12 to 18 who are experiencing stressful situations and have been identified as at-risk. Works to promote a safe, secure, stable, and nurturing environment. Services include advocacy, referrals, and support. 24-hour shelter, with intake at any time, although pre-arranging an intake time is welcome. Maximum stay is two weeks, but can be extended if necessary. Accepts all genders; individual rooms are available if house isn't full. Indigenous-based programming, but open to all youth. Permission of legal guardian is required. Not able to accommodate pets. Limited storage space for bikes. Wheelchair accessible.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/youth

  Address

  • Nanaimo, BC

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• Men's Wellness Program

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  Provides individual counselling and a closed support group to Indigenous and non-Indigenous male survivors of sexual, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, as well as the impacts of residential school.

  Provides individual counselling and a closed support group to Indigenous and non-Indigenous male survivors of sexual, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, as well as the impacts of residential school. Incorporates cultural traditions as part of the healing process. Pre-registration is required. Serves Nanaimo and surrounding area, south to Ladysmith and north to Nanoose Bay. Funded by Ministry of Attorney General.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/adults

  Address

  • Tillicum Lelum Health Centre, 602 Haliburton Street
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6N4

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• Salish Lelum Youth and Elders Housing

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  Provides subsidized housing with one-bedroom suites for eight elders age 55 and over, and bachelor units for 10 youth ages 18 to 24; priority is for Indigenous peoples.

  Provides subsidized housing with one-bedroom suites for eight elders age 55 and over, and bachelor units for 10 youth ages 18 to 24; priority is for Indigenous peoples. Youth need to either be working or attending school. There are laundry facilities, a computer lab, common areas including patios, and an outdoor BBQ. Wheelchair accessible building; one unit each for an elder and youth is fully accessible. Rent is 30 percent of applicants' gross household income. Potential applicants can call about rent information, apply directly, and be put on the waitlist. Funded by Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) in partnership with BC Housing.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/elders

  Address

  • 479 10th Street
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 0C5

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• Young Aboriginal Mother's Transitional Housing

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  Provides transitional housing and support for new and expectant cisgender Aboriginal mothers between 18 and 25 years of age and their children, in the Nanaimo area, who are homeless or who are at risk of homelessness.

  Provides transitional housing and support for new and expectant cisgender Aboriginal mothers between 18 and 25 years of age and their children, in the Nanaimo area, who are homeless or who are at risk of homelessness. Supports mothers to reintegrate with family and access education, stable housing, employment, and opportunities for social and economic participation. Staffed from 6 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, as well as part-day coverage on weekends; office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Receives Government of Canada's Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy funding through United Way BC.

  Website

  • www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/mothers#young-aboriginal

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  • No address available

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