Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Whitefish River First Nation
Youth and Elders Centre
- Description
- Operates a drop-in centre for community youth and seniors
- Provides social, recreational, and therapeutic activities for older adults and adults with disabilities in a group setting during the day
- Serves as respite for family caregivers
- Provides escort and transportation to other First Nation communities to attend elders functions
- Coordinates a Meals on Wheels program for Mnaamodzawin Health Services
- Hosts activities and events for youth
- Includes a large kitchen and living room area
- Coffee and socialization
- Craft making
- Exercise programs on individual basis
- Group exercise programs such as urban poling and VON Canada Smart Program Exercises
- Lunch & Learn sessions on monthly basis with a variety of topics and presenters
- Television viewing with others
- Eligibility
- Centre open to members of Whitefish River First Nation of all ages but programs are targeted for youth and elders
- Application Process
- Operates on a drop-in basis
- Registration required for adult day programs
- Office
- 705-285-1755 - Seven Fires Youth & Elders Centre
- Fax
- 705-285-1440
- Web Site
- http://www.whitefishriver.ca
- healthreception@whitefishriver.ca
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 188
c/o Seven Fires
Birch Island, ON, P0P 1A0
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Angela Shawanda, Health Manager
Email: ashawanda@whitefishriver.ca
Phone: 705-285-4354 - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- Government - City
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- February 4, 2021
- Address
- Seven Fires Youth & Elders Centre, 46 Bay of Islands Rd
Whitefish River First Nation, ON, P0P 1A0- Seven Fires Youth and Elders Centre is located at Bay of Islands Rd in Whitefish River First Nation
- Situated on the former grounds of the Band Office and near the Public Library
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 - 1600Tue0830 - 1600Wed0830 - 1600Thu0830 - 1600Fri0830 - 1600
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm - Service Area(s)
- Whitefish River First Nation
