Waasa Naabin Youth Centre
P.O. Box 161
Wikwemikong,
Ontario P0P 2J0
Tel: (705) 859-3597 Fax: (705)
859-3851
Waasa Naabin Community and Youth Services Centre is mandated to promote healthy youth, family and community environments in which all its members can thrive through culturally appropriate, community-based programs.(Nov 8/94)
The Wikwemikong Community/Youth Centre was created to do:
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Support young people in their personal growth and development. |
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We are committed to delivering programs to the community that will improve communication, mutual respect and individual and community responsibility. |
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We are dedicated to the demonstration of community based organization that takes direction from initiatives of young people. |
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We co-ordinate culturally appropriate programs that foster discovery of self, others and the community. |
Our Goal
Complete physical, social and emotional well being through active participation in activities designed by the young people of Wikwemikong.
Our Focus
Community action, participation, information sharing and receive in the delivery of programs, events and activities.
Our Facility
Our building is a two story, wheelchair accessible facility. Our building houses a recreation room, games room with T.V. and V.C.R., counseling and sitting room. The Youth Centre houses a weight room and exercise facility, however a membership fee is charged to maintain and upgrade the equipment. We also have an activity room; which has been used for theatrical rehearsals, guest speakers, workshops to list a few applications. The Community Access Program also calls the Waasa Naabin Youth Centre home.
Our Hours of Operation
The "Drop In" is open six days a week; Monday through Thursday, we are open from 3:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. On Fridays' we close @ 10:00 p.m.. On Saturdays we open at 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
The Youth Centre's Administrative hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 in the evening.
Our Staff
| Mary Jo Wabano | Program Manager |
| Sylvia Recollet | Youth Mental Health |
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Yolanda Kozeyah |
Cultural Facilitator |
| Nancy Kinoshameg | Personal Growth &
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| Rose Wemigwans | Recreation Facilitator |
| Angela Wassegijig | Path That We Walk Coordinator |
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Community Access Program
The Community Access Program was created through a joint effort of Industry Canada & several Wikwemikong Band Organizations. It was created to give Free Internet Access & Training to any community members who wanted to learn about the Internet.
This is being acheived through the creation of computer workstations at the Waasa Naabin Youth Centre for free public access. The private instruction of community members at Wikwemikong's Pontiac School; as well as the on-going instruction of computer applications at Wikwemikong's Wasse Abin Learning Centre/High School has been undertaken to help achieve this goal.
Patrick Trudeau - CAP Coordinator
