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Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre      Page last updated March 2, 2005 2158 Gottingen Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 3B4 Tel: (902) 420-1576 Fax: (902) 423-6130 glodetrish@hotmail.com www.micmaccentre.ca Programs & Services offered at Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre (Click for a complete listing) Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Setting: Free-standing centre Established: 1975 Clientele: Anybody who walks through the door. First preference will go to Native clients Are user fees charged? No Any eligibility requirements? No Major Funder: Association of Friendship Centres, Department of Education, HRDC funding, Mi'kmaq Employment and Training Other Funders: Department of Community Services (funding Adult Learning Program) and Department of Health (core services of Mainline Needle Exchange) Annual Operating Budget (range): Not provided Best Practices: Kitpu Youth Centre (very vast group of youth - ages 9-30) Future Program Development: Archive (would like to be able to work with people in tracing their roots) Working on getting a new building Would like to have a cultural centre Develop programs for ages 7-9 Additional Information: Many Paths Toward Common Goals, a joint project with Public Health involving a process for approaching policy through health goals, has been completed.