Akwe:go Youth Program (ages 7-12)

Coordinator: Erica Lopes

Hello, my name is Erica and I coordinate the Akwe:go Program. This program provides cultural activities and a set of individualized supports and services to meet the needs of Urban Indigenous Children who are considered at risk or high risk. The Akwe:go Program will assist the youth by providing life skills to help guide them into adolescence. The Akwe:go Program services youth between the ages of 7-12. The Akwe:go Program provides individualized support services that meet the immediate needs of Urban Indigenous Children through activities that focus on social supports, health and physical development, institutional intervention, children with disabilities, and children in care.

Coordinator: Nicole Roegiest

Hello! My name is Nicole Roegiest and I am the Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Coordinator here at the centre. I graduated from Mohawk College and Brock University in the field of Therapeutic Recreation. My programs at the centre work to assist people of all ages and abilities to maintain the highest quality of life. We offer nutritional programs such as the Wednesday hot lunch. As well as, a wide variety of physical activities and a smoking cessation program. When I am not working I love to play sports, especially soccer, listen to country music, or be out on the water with friends!