Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre

2158 Gottingen Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 3B4

Tel: (902) 420-1576
Fax: (902) 423-6130

glodetrish@hotmail.com

• Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Setting: Free-standing centre
• Established: 1975
• Clientele: Anybody who walks through the door. First preference will go to Native clients
• Are user fees charged? No
• Any eligibility requirements? No
• Major Funder: Association of Friendship Centres, Department of Education, HRDC funding, Mi'kmaq Employment and Training
• Other Funders: Department of Community Services (funding Adult Learning Program) and Department of Health (core services of Mainline Needle Exchange)
• Annual Operating Budget (range): Not provided
• Best Practices: Kitpu Youth Centre (very vast group of youth - ages 9-30)

Future Program Development:
• Archive (would like to be able to work with people in tracing their roots)
• Working on getting a new building
• Would like to have a cultural centre
• Develop programs for ages 7-9

Additional Information: Many Paths Toward Common Goals, a joint project with Public Health involving a process for approaching policy through health goals, has been completed.

Information obtained from Community Services Website, Sept 18, 2008