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Indigenous Resources
FIND INDIGENOUS SERVICES NEAR YOU
Batchewana First Nation
Support available to members
of Batchewana First Nation,
including:
• Funding for assistive devices
• Care coordination
• Caregiver respite
• Help with everyday activities
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Transportation
Call: 705-254-7827.
Garden River First Nation
Support available for members
of Garden River First Nation,
including:
• Funding for assistive devices
• Care coordination
• Caregiver respite
• Help with everyday activities
• Transportation
Call 705-946-5710.
The Indigenous
Friendship Centre
Provides community-based
culturally appropriate services to
Urban Indigenous, including:
• Companionship and friendly
visiting
• Transportation
• Care coordination
• Recreation and group exercise
Call 705-949-2524.
Hope for Wellness Helpline
Experienced and culturally
competent Help Line counsellors
can help if you want to talk, are
distressed, have strong emotional
reactions, or are triggered by
painful memories.
Available for Indigenous peoples
across Canada.
Call 1-855-242-3310.
Maamwesying North Shore
Community Health Services
Offers a variety of services
to members of a First Nation
community or the urban
population of Sault Ste. Marie
belonging to the North Shore
Tribal Council who are 55+ or
chronically disabled, including:
• Care coordination
• Help with everyday activities
Call: 705-844-2021.
Métis Nation of Ontario
Support available to self-
identified Métis individuals,
including:
• Care coordination
• Companionship and friendly
visiting
• Caregiver respite
• Transportation
Call 705-254-1768.