Today, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton-Canso, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced an investment of $4.15 million to support at-risk Indigenous youth in the Paqtnkek First Nation community, in Nova Scotia.
This project, which will be delivered by the Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation, will help strengthen partnerships with social service providers and offer culturally sensitive programming for at-risk Indigenous youth aged 12-30. These efforts also aim to increase cultural knowledge and skills among targeted youth, and provide positive changes in protective factors, such as mental health, resiliency, community connections, career goals, education, healthy relationships, life skills, and positive cultural identity.
Funding for this project has been made available through Public Safety Canada's Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF).
