Over the course of five years the province of Manitoba has partnered with United Way to bring six Huddle sites to the province. Huddle sites offer trauma-informed and culturally safe services for youth ages 12 – 29. They also bring community partners together to create an integrated service in one location.
Each location provides services that take into consideration the social determinants of health as well as Indigenous and Western models of health. The goal of these Huddle sites being to better serve the diverse youth that access the services. Here is a list of some of the services they offer on site:
- Mental health services
- Culturally safe counselling
- Primary care (physical and sexual health)
- Substance use services
- Peer support
- Ceremony and cultural support
- Services in French
- Recreation
- EIA (Employment and Income Assistance) supports
- Housing supports
- Employment supports
- 2SLGBTQ+ support
- Life skills
- Financial counselling
You can learn more about the program by visiting the Huddle website.