• Provides short term financial assistance to individuals and families in need
• Provides support and assistance to program participants in meeting their participation responsibilities
• Provides information to recipients about participation requirements including seeking employment, basic education, volunteer work, or self employment
• Offers Extended Health Benefits to qualifying individuals

Participants can access a variety of programs and support services including but not limited to:

• Addiction Treatment Services
• Child Care
• Clothing Needs
• Community Placement Program
• Discretionary Benefits
• Drug Benefits
• Employment Resource Centre
• Employment Start-up Costs
• Enhanced Employment Placement Program
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Learning, Earning and Parenting
• Pay-Direct to Landlord
• Special Diets Allowance
• Transportation

Operates as the implementation of the Ontario Works (OW) legislation with culturally appropriate provisions for rates, eligibility and program parameters established by the OW program

Employment Assistance

• Helps individuals to obtain employment and financial independence
  
• Provides job readiness workshops, referrals to job counselling and training programs, access to education programs and use of office equipment such as telephone, fax machine and computer

Financial Support

• Basic Needs, such as food and clothing for individuals and their families
  
• Shelter costs, based on the size of the family including rent, heat, hydro, gas, water, sewage, and house insurance

Mino-Bimaadizidaa

• Provides life skills, cultural awareness and alternative ways to live a healthy lifestyle as well as to cope and adapt with life stressors
  
• Consists of four cycles of personal development steps culminating in either treatment programs, education upgrading, and job skills training or employment

Shpiming Nikeyaa Zhaawag (SNZ)

• Provides financial assistance, active measures and addiction services to Niigaaniin clients whose employment potential may be obstructed by substance abuse problems
  
• Offers case management and support services on an individual basis