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Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association

The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association is a provincial organization that represents and provides support to the twenty Aboriginal Friendship Centres located in Alberta. The mission of the ANFCA to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people in urban areas by supporting self-determined activities that encourage: the development of human and community resources; the improvement of socio-economic and physical conditions; better understanding and relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal citizens; and the enhancement of Aboriginal culture among Aboriginal people and the communities they reside in.

Current Events

Youth and Elders' Gathering 2009

Employment Opportunities

Released - March 19, 2009: The ANFCA is currently in the process of screening for the position of Project Coordinator for the Edmonton Aboriginal Transition Initiative. Please follow the link below for more information.

ANFCA 39th AGM - September 25-27, 2009

The ANFCA will be hosting its 39th AGM on September 25-27, 2009 in Lethbridge, AB. The location of the AGM and Banquet is the Lethbridge Lodge and Hotel Conference, 320 Scenic Dr., Lethbridge
The location of the ED, EWC, and AAYC meetings has yet to be confirmed.

Members can access the meeting information by using the following link:


ANFCA Quarterly Meeting - December 4-5, 2009

The ANFCA will be hosting its December 2009 Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting on December 4-5, 2009. The location of the meeting is yet to be determined.

Members can access the meeting information by using the following link:

For more information please contact the ANFCA.

Common Ground: Relationship Building Framework

December 1, 2008 - The ANFCA is very pleased that the Rural Alberta's Development Fund (RADF) has recently announced their support for the ANFCA's Common Ground initiative. A $272,330 funding contribution from RADF will allow the ANFCA to develop a relationship plan and tool kit for use by Aboriginal groups, communities and municipal governments. This program is being piloted in High Prairie, Slave Lake, Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House. Common Ground commenced in February 2009.


The Sacred Circle Project

Press Release - January 23, 2009: Alberta Health Services (Edmonton Area) and the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA) have signed a letter of agreement to create the Sacred Circle project. The project will create a set of culturally-relevant and age-specific type 2 diabetes resources for Alberta’s Aboriginal children ages 8-12 years old. Project resources will be produced collaboratively between the Aboriginal Urban Diabetes Initiative (AUDI) of the ANFCA and the Holistic Interactive Program (HIP) to be Healthy project, including the Ways of Life for Families (WOLF) program, of the Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Program of Alberta Health Services.

For more information click here:

New Dawn Rising Project

January 5, 2009 - The ANFCA is pleased to announce that Health Canada has approved approximately $170,000 in funding for the ANFCA's New Dawn Rising Project. This funding is being made available by way of Health Canada's Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund. Without this generous support the delivery of the New Dawn Rising Project would not be possible.

Follow this link in order to view the project summary:

Sik-ooh-kotoki Friendship Society Celebrates 40 years of Service