Hope, healing, and a new beginning: new Indigenous youth space opens in Sudbury – Anishinabek News
December 5, 2024
SUDBURY – Cooking, cleaning, gardening, traditional harvesting, and especially housing — they’re all part of the services and “a new way of life” for Indigenous youth in or heading out of child welfare.
The Enji-maajiigawat Mina-waadiziwin, “Starting a New Way of Life” centre, was officially opened through Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services (Kina) Nov. 20 on wooded land on Bancroft Drive in Sudbury’s east end.
“It’s such an honour to be able to bring forward a holistic support service hub for the youth that we serve in care and in transition from care,” said Denise Morrow, Kina’s executive director.
From Northern Youth Services, Kina leases five hectares and a 7,785-square-feet of building for indoor and outdoor programming, as well as transitional housing. Land acquisition is in the works.
