NAAAW Grant Winners 2009

We are so pleased to report that this year the NAAAW campaign office received 165 applications for 30 community event grants! In addition, we have received over 500 requests for promotional items from First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada. What an amazing demonstration of the commitment from our communities to celebrate healthy lifestyles, honour community role models and LIVE THE GOOD LIFE!Last week the NAAAW team had the extremely difficult task of reading and rating the 165 applications for community grants. If we could – we would have funded almost everyone one. It was awe-inspiring to witness all of the creativity and enthusiasm that these communities have for NAAAW week. We would like to share with you the criteria that we used to rate the applications:

CRITERIA

• Creativity – of the types of activities and events that were planned.
• Long Term Impact – How might the activities planned for NAAAW week have an impact in the community that will continue after NAAAW is over?
• Awareness – How did the events planned incorporate addictions awareness and the ongoing projects in the communities that address addictions? Did the awareness activities include a variety of types of addictions?
• Partnerships – How did the organization/office planning the event include other offices/organizations in the community to ensure participation in the NAAAW event?

Once the first round of application rating was completed, there were still over 60 applications that received top marks! We then put those applications through a second rating process that considered the following criteria:

• Duration of event – How many days of the NAAAW week did the community have celebrations planned? Did any communities have NAAAW events that would take place outside of the NAAAW week?
• Cost Effectiveness – did the communities stretch the event dollars as far as possible?
• Leadership Support – did the communities have the support of the leaderships and even the participation of leaders planned in the events?
• National Representation – the NAAAW team ensured that grants were distributed across Canada (provincial and tribal representation) and included First Nation and Inuit communities.

Once this long process was completed, we had narrowed it down to 30 grant winners. Congratulations to those communities!

WINNERS

The winners by province (and their highlights will be put up soon).

ONTARIO

• Living the Good Life Partnership, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
• Beausoleil Family Health Center
• Sagamok Naandwedgije-Gamik
• Health and Social Services, Wasauksing First Nation

SASKATCHEWAN

• Piapot First Nation Health Services
• Waterhenlake First Nation
• Flying Dust First Nation

BRITISH COLUMBIA

• Kwakiutl Band Council
• Heiltsuk Nation
• United Addictions Program and Service Providers for Sto:Lo
• Nisga’a Valley Health, servicing 4 communities in Nass Valley
• Canim Lake Family Wellness Program

NUNAVUT

• Nunavut Speed Skating Association
• Igloolik Health Centre
• Kugluktuk Community Wellness Planning Committee

ALBERTA

• Young Spirit Winds Treatment Program
• Family Community Wellness Service, Dene Tha First Nation
• Peigan Prevention Counselling Services

YUKON

• Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation
• Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Health Social

QUEBEC

• Listuguj Community Health Services
• Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg
• Kahnawake Shakotuua’takehnhas Community Services

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

• Inuvik Community Corporation
• Aklavik Crime Prevention Committee

MANITOBA

• Lac Brochet, Northlands Denesuline First Nation
• Sioux Valley FASD