TI Statement on Funding Announcement for Mamisarvik Healing Centre

March 18, 2016

This morning, the Government of Canada announced a commitment of $1.3 million to Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s (TI) Mamisarvik Healing Centre (MHC). This funding will assist us to continue providing trauma and addictions services.

While this morning’s announcement is significant, our current operational model of providing these services is unsustainable. We will continue our plans to pause operations at MHC as of March 31st, to allow us time to reconstitute our operational model for the program. During this hiatus, we will be referring clients to other local support groups and services.

In the coming weeks, TI will be working closely with the Government of Canada and other partners to develop a plan for improving the Centre’s operations. We expect to reopen in the summer of 2016, when we will be able to resume our services in a position of financial stability and long‐term sustainability.

TI is committed to the physical and mental well‐being of our clients and look forward to returning to serve the Inuit community in the areas of trauma and addictions as soon as possible.

While the Centre is temporarily closed, addictions and counselling services are available from the following organizations:

Ottawa Withdrawal Management Centre (Detox): (613) 241‐1525 Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health (613) 748‐0657

Serenity House (613) 523‐5143

Other residential programs are available at:

Vesta Recovery for Women: (613) 233‐0353 Serenity House (men) (613) 733‐3574

Salvation Army Anchorage Addiction Recovery program: (613) 241‐1573 ext. 308/326 Men’s Project of Ottawa‐Carleton (613)‐230‐6179

Jason LeBlanc

Executive Director

613.565.5885 x15

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