Links - Adult Care
Adult Foster Care
Native Women's Association of the NWT
Northern People First Ltd.
Stanton Territorial Health Authority (STHA)
Yellowknife Association for Community Living
Yellowknife Association of Concerned Citizens for Seniors - Aven Manor
Yellowknife Women's Centre and the Centre for Northern Families
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Adult Foster Care
Adult foster care in a supported living arrangement which allows the adult to reside in the contractor's home, as independently as possible, and promotes and encourages social and physical integration into the community.
Phone (867) 873-7276 or fax (867) 920-7025 for more information.
Native Women's Association of the NWT
Victims' Services Program:
This service provides the coordination of volunteers to assist the RCMP in crisis situations. Volunteers accompany victims and family members to court and other appointments. Services include emotional support, assistance, information, and referral to resources in the victim's own community.
P.O. Box 2321, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7
Phone: (867) 873-5509
Fax: (867) 873-3152
Contact: Marie Speakman
Northern People First Ltd.
Group Independent Living for Challenged Adults:
Supported living programs for clients to allow them to live as independently as possible. Promotes and encourages social and physical integration into the community. Services include assistance and training in basic life skills, emotional support and some supervision.
112 Knutsen Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2Y4
Phone: (867) 669-0244
Cell: (867) 444-0321
Contact: Robbie McIntosh or Elizabeth Taylor
Stanton Territorial Health Authority (STHA)
Meals on Wheels Program:
Daily meals for eligible clients based on their dietary requirements.
Referrals are accepted from any source.
Phone Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority - Home Care at (867) 920-3338 or fax (867) 873-0369 for more information.
Yellowknife Association for Community Living
Skills Training:
Provides day programming including an employability program, for up to sixteen (16) adults with intellectual disabilities, to prepare them to enter the work force
Supported Independent Living:
Supported independent living arrangements for clients enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own homes. The program promotes and encourages social and physical integration into the community.
P.O. Box 981, 4912 - 53rd Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1A4
Phone: (867) 920-2644
Fax: (867) 920-2348
email: nwtacl@ssimicro.com
Contact: Jane Whyte
Yellowknife Association of Concerned Citizens For Seniors - Aven Manor
Twenty-four hour nursing and/or personal care for 29 people, 60 years of age or more who require care beyond that which Home Care, family and the community can provide. Respite care program for up to 30 days and day program with activities and lunch are also provided.
Suite 1, 5710 - 50th Avenue, P.O. Box 1830, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1E9
Phone: (867) 920-2443
Fax: (867) 873-9915
email: yaccs@ssimicro.com
Contact: Greg Debogorski
Yellowknife Women's Centre and Centre for Northern Families
Emergency assistance services, client support services, life skills development, individual counselling, casual labour pool. Pre and post natal education in cooperation with YHSSA Public Health.
5610 50th (Franklin) Avenue, Box 2303, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7
Phone: (867) 873-9131 (shelter) or 873-2566 (family and trauma programs)
Fax: (867) 873-2576
Contact: Arlene Hache
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Support Services for Challenged Adults:
Supported living arrangements for clients to allow them to live as independently as possible in their own homes or in a group setting. Promotes and encourages social and physical integration into the community. Services include assistance and training in basic life skills, emotional support and some supervision.
Box 1679
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P3
Phone: (867) 920-2777
Fax: (867) 873-9406
email: ywcayk@tamarack.nt.ca
Contact: Lyda Fuller
