North Island Crisis and Counselling Centre Society (NICCCS) and our MANY Indigenous and Non-Indigenous community health partners have been working together to get a Foundry centre in Port Hardy - to serve ALL the North Island. In 2021, 2022 we are starting the process of building a Foundry Centre in Port Hardy! Our mission is to support the health and wellness needs of North Island young people ag
ed 12 to 24 and their families. People from Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Alert Bay, Sointula and all neighbouring First Nations Communities are all welcome! Youth and families will have the chance to join us every step of the way in a "co-design"process! SERVICES WE PLAN TO OFFER:
• Health Care
• Sexual Health
• Peer Support
• Mental Health Support and Counselling
• Substance Use Support and Counselling
• Outreach
• Harm Reduction
• Trans Care
• Income Assistance Support
• Employment Assistance
• Navigation Support
GET INVOLVED! At Foundry Port Hardy/North Island we are currently in the beginning stages of planning our centre! We will have many upcoming opportunities for young people and caregivers to become engaged in this amazing project. People will be able to promote the Foundry in our community, and all the ways we will be collaboratively supporting youth, and there will be exciting upcoming events. Foundry centres are created for young people, by young people! We are currently recruiting for our Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), which will:
Help inform and create the decision-making process for the centre
Inform the physical aspects of the centre, services available, etc
Once the centre opens, the YAC will continue to be an integral part of the team and shape youth services in Port Hardy and the North Island
Please contact Chris Parker at NICCCS for more information – [email protected] or 250-959-8333
PARTNERSHIPS
Hosted by North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society, Foundry Port Hardy/North Island is bringing together partner organizations that will address the health and wellness needs of young people aged 12 to 24 and their families. OUR PARTNERS
Island Health Discovery Youth & Family Substance Services
Island Health Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Island Health Public Health & Primary Care
Island Health Intensive Case Management Team
Sacred Wolf Friendship Centre
North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society
North Island Employment Foundations Society
MCFD Child & Youth Mental Health
MCFD Youth Agreement Worker
School District 85
Mount Waddington Health Network
Building Blocks (Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw)
North Island Community Services Society
Divisions of Family Practice Mount Waddington
Ministry of Social Innovation & Poverty Reduction
Community Futures Mount Waddington
District of Port Hardy
Town of Port McNeill
Village of Alert Bay
Regional District of Mount Waddington
Foundry Central Office
& You!
