Funding to address elder abuse

Tribal Chiefs Venture Inc., East Prairie Métis Settlement and Nunee Health Board Society were among 19 organizations to recently receive funding from the provincial government to help address and prevent elder abuse. The three-year $3-million Elder Abuse Co-ordinated Community Response grant program will allocate about $1 million per year. Tribal Chiefs Ventures will hire a coordinator to lead the development of a coordinated community response for member First Nations: Beaver Lake Cree, Cold Lake, Frog Lake, Heart Lake, Kehewin Cree, and Whitefish Lake. Their partners include RCMP, Victims Services, Covenant Health, Alberta Health Services, and the Tribal Chiefs Ventures Elders Advisory Committee. East Prairie Métis Settlement will hire an Elders coordinator to develop a culturally sensitive, Métis-specific coordinated community response model. Partners include RCMP, Victims Services, Alberta Health Services, Métis Elder Abuse Program, Métis Settlement General Council, and the High Prairie and Area Prevention of Family Violence Association. The Nunee Health Board Society will hire a coordinator to develop a coordinated community response model. Partners include the Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Uncle Fred’s Youth and Elders Lodge, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.