It's now unclear if funding for programs that help end incarceration and violence against women at an Indigenous friendship centre in London will be cut. Al Day, the executive director of the N'Amerind Friendship Centre, told CBC News he was told in February that there will funding cuts resulting in job losses. The Community Justice Program diverts youth and adult offenders from the justice system and the Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin program helps men build healthy relationships. But the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) has since released a statement saying no funding cuts have been announced by the Ford government. The province provides money to the OFIFC, which in turn funds friendship centres in the province, including the N'Amerind Frienship Centre.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2019 21:58 UTC