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▪ Agency Summary: There are over 73,000 New Brunswickers living with a mobility disability. New
Brunswick has the second highest rate of disability in Canada at 26.7% of its population, and mobility
disability is among the most common at 45.2% of all persons with a disability, next only to pain and
flexibility disabilities. Thirty-eight per cent (38%) of seniors have a disability and 61.4 % (14,830 seniors)
have a mobility disability. Advances in human rights, inclusion medical care and rehabilitation alone do
not guarantee that persons with a mobility disability will have good health or a good quality of life. Many
persons with a mobility disability face barriers due to poverty, lack of access to physical activities, poor
employment prospects and difficulty accessing post-secondary education. Lack of accessible
transportation and housing, and inaccessible communities compound the problems, adversely impacting
health and community participation. We deliver bilingual services throughout New Brunswick from Grand
Manan to Miscou Island. We work with all who have a mobility disability – children, youth, adults, seniors
and support their family members.
▪ Program Summary: The service we intend to continue to provide is Seniors Navigation. Seniors Navigation
is a comprehensive, customized, highly integrated sequence of services, mutually planned by the service
participant and the counsellor/navigator, towards self-determined service participant goals. These goals
are designed to maximize independence and full participation of persons with a disability in the
community, workplace and/or the economy. Services are available to the service participant from the
onset of disability and remain available for as long as support is required. Our aim is to empower the
service participant and give them the skills and tools to be as self-sufficient as possible. The intervention
of a Seniors Navigator is often necessary to ensure that personal issues are addressed in a holistic and
coordinated fashion. The individuals we work with often refer to our organization as a mobile resource
centre.
▪ Agency Summary: Alternative Residences Alternatives (ARA) is dedicated to providing alternative
solutions to institutional options for individuals dealing with mental health challenges. Today, ARA is one
of the largest non-profit organization in the Greater Moncton area that provides shelter, services and
amenities by promoting a greater sense of dignity, while providing the opportunity for the clients to reintegrate successfully into the community.
▪ Program Summary: A full-time community support worker tailored to ARA’s resident structure allows
them to offer additional support programs and services which are currently not available to their residents.
This unlimited access to services provides a continuum of care for their residents through a regular,
consistent hands-on approach.
▪ Agency Summary: The Atlantic Wellness Community Centre (AWCC) provides free and timely mental
healthcare to youth ages 12 to 21 in SENB. They also coordinate services between invested stakeholders
such as family physicians and school guidance counsellors in order to provide better, seamless care. This
allows the AWCC to:
1. Provide timely access to free, high quality mental healthcare for youth.
2. Remove the financial barrier many face when searching for mental healthcare by providing our
services at no cost to our clients.
3. Eliminate the transportation barrier by providing services onsite in rural areas.
4. Provide mental health education and advocacy in our community.
▪ Agency Summary: Many children and youth in Canada struggle with societal barriers and face adversities
in their lives like detrimental living conditions, family violence, risk factors for mental health, school issues
and identity challenges. These circumstances have nothing to do with the value of who they are or who
they can become, but because of these situations, children and youth risk not having the opportunity to
live up to their full potential. Even worse is the possibility of continuing cycles of poverty and crime or
developing mental health issues. This comes at a cost to the young person, and to society. With the
guidance and support of a mentor through Bis Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), these risks can be reduced or
even avoided, and youth are reminded they can be anything they dream of being.
▪ Program Summary: BBBS provides mentors to children who need caring adult role models who can help
expand their horizons and reach their full potential. Mentoring programs provide an important venue for
the mobilization of talents, skills, energy and resources of adults in support of our younger generation.
Through mentoring programs, the young and the young at heart can share their knowledge, experience,
and talents while supporting each other in relationships that are beneficial to both the individuals and the
community. BBBS strives to ensure that individuals from all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities, many
who are often marginalized, are included in their programs and have access to their services.
▪ Agency Summary: The Beauséjour Family Crisis Resource Centre is a charitable organization that provides
crisis intervention, support, and referrals for those with mental health issues, as well as for victims of
violence across South-East New Brunswick. Registered social workers offer free, confidential and bilingual
counseling and support services to those in need across their lifespan. Services are offered 24 hours a day,
7 days a week through the Centre’s mobile crisis line.
▪ Program Summary: The Justice Facility Dog NB program is an innovative trauma support program utilizing
a specialized canine to provide calming companionship to children and youth victims of crime, as well as
those who witness family violence in the home as they navigate the various stages of the criminal justice
system. The Justice Facility Dog NB program meets the child directly where they need support which may
include RCMP stations, courthouse, schools, the BFCRC, in homes, and at scenes of accidents or crime.
This service is offered 24/7 through their crisis support line at 506-533-9100.
▪ Agency Summary: The Boys & Girls Club of Dieppe provides out of school and critical hours programs
and has been serving the community for 50 years. Our programs are bilingual and available to all youth in
our community regardless of financial status, race, or ability. We run programs Monday through Saturday
throughout the year. Our programs operate under the core values of belonging, respect, encouragement
and support, and working together and speaking out. We use our model for success to support our vision
of all children and youth discovering and achieving their dreams and growing up to be healthy, successful,
and active participants in society.
▪ Program Summary: Through offering respectful, inclusive and engaging environments such as afterschool
programs, children and youth experience a more positive concept of self(1) and improved psychosocial
functioning.(2) Recreation programs provide youth spaces to form healthy relationships with adults and
learn self-regulation skills.(3) Activities that encourage decision making help youth to develop their voice
and increase their sense of empowerment.(4) Providing opportunities for positive risk taking can result in
academic achievement.(5) Through providing opportunities for relationship building and mentoring youth
who have supportive relationships with adults experience positive life outcomes including increased
resilience, improved social-emotional outcomes and better academic outcomes.(6) Through community
and family engagement engaging in collaborative activities and decision making supports cognitive and
social development.(7)
▪ Agency Summary: For over 60 years, bgc Moncton has carried on a tradition of helping young people to
discover, develop and achieve their full potential as adults, citizens and leaders, by engaging them in
activities that challenge and enrich their minds, bodies and spirits. They teach skills that lead to personal
awareness, stability, community engagement, food security and Wellbeing. They support the healthy
physical, mental, educational, nutritional and social development of more than 1,000 young people and
their families each year, after school, in the evenings, and on weekends. They work with partners and
resources within the community and abroad to provide young people with multilevel and multifaceted
programs and services which are stable and available.
▪ Program Summary: The programs also provide transportation services to and from the club to 15
community locations weekly and to several local schools within the City of Moncton. Their programs also
introduce newcomer children and youth to Canadian life, while at the same time helping them to become
integrated with other youth from Canada and exposing to new concepts such as entrepreneurship and
basic notions of the Lean Canvas Model. The main pillars are: Education, Health & Wellbeing, Leadership
& Civic Engagement.
▪ Agency Summary: We are an organization that provides child and youth services to the residents of
Riverview. While we work with the Moncton and Dieppe clubs, we are all unique and independent. Our
present club location is in the Coverdale Center which is a community building in Riverview. We make use
of space in every elementary school, both middle schools and the high school as well to deliver age specific
programs. We also have a program in Hillsborough. We enjoy strong partnerships with local businesses
and organizations as well, such as the United Way, Moncton West & Riverview Rotary, Women’s Progress
Club, to name a few.
▪ Program Summary: We have two strong micro programs that we hope to build on; Flex offers interactive
program work to help young people identify what may be causing their anxieties and to help them figure
out some coping skills. It also shows them how to see these issues in their friends and how they can offer
help to them as well.
Back to Art-Back to Feelings is a program in which we introduce different art mediums to youth so that
they can get their feelings out in a personal and descriptive way. At the end, we hold a showcase to show
their work to the public but show the kids how they have grown and developed new ways to express their
feelings.
▪ Agency Summary: The Big Cove Wellness Committee, Inc. is an umbrella organization that supports and
monitors numerous community enhancement initiatives, one of which is Elsipogtog Community, Leisure
and Cultural Development (CLCD).
Elsipogtog CLCD is a first nation community-based agency designed to provide culturally relevant pro-social
activities in a safe environment to youth. Our programming offers a variety of events/activities for ages
ranging from 6 to 25.
▪ Program Summary: The Safe Space drop-in is open 5 days a week with different activities designed to
engage youth and offer learning opportunities. Youth ages 6-25 have different scheduled times to come
into the center and participate in crafts, cooking, sports, games, science experiments and heart to heart
talks. The Migmag language and healthy lifestyle choices are intertwined in all aspects. Families are
encouraged to participate in some activities such as family dances, turkey dinners, scavenger hunts, movie
nights and more. An elder program has been developed to encourage more interaction between the
generations and offer the youth more adult support in their community lives. The program being
community based and focused, supports participation in local county, municipal and provincial events.
▪ Agency Summary: CNIB is a registered charity, passionately providing community-based support,
knowledge and a national voice to ensure blind and partially sighted Canadians have the confidence, skills
and opportunities to fully participate in life. Focusing on the emotional and social impact of sight loss,
CNIB provides the services and support necessary for people of all ages to have an optimum quality of life
while living with vision loss.
▪ Program Summary: CNIB supports children, youth, and families by offering comprehensive, timely
services that better prepare them for the future. Within the school system, the focus is on academics and
resources and do not fully allow for life skills development. CNIB provides “wrap-around” services that
address the unique educational, social, emotional, and physical needs of each student with vision loss
throughout their school years. CNIB’s involvement in the early years better prepares each student for
transition to postsecondary school or employment and provides children and families with a life-long
connection to the organization that will be there for them as their needs change in the future. A staff
resource, with expertise in children and youth, provides consistent contact for families and connects young
people to internal and external programs and services; including specialized training related to vision loss.
▪ Agency Summary: Crossroads for Women has been empowering and assisting survivors of violence by
providing education, resources, emergency shelter, one on one support, and crisis intervention 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week for Southeastern New Brunswick.
Our mandate is to empower victims and survivors of violence and their families break the cycle of abuse
by providing shelter and on-going support services, as well as public awareness and prevention programs.
▪ Program Summary: Our Domestic Violence Outreach program is a support service available to victims of
violence and/or sexual assault. Outreach workers help empower victims by providing resources, advocacy,
and one on one support in areas that you feel you need support in. Outreach support is available for as
long as needed and is available to anyone who has experienced domestic violence or sexual violence, how
recent the violence has occurred is not a factor, and services are offered free of charge. Participants decide
when their goals have been met and a mutual decision should then be made with the Domestic Violence
Outreach Agent to end sessions.
▪ Agency Summary: District scolaire francophone Sud covers a vast territory in the south-central part of
the province of New Brunswick. It welcomes over 16,500 students in 38 schools, located in the province’s
largest urban centers and in rural communities close to the cities. The District scolaire francophone Sud
also has more than 4,000 employees dedicated to serving our students.
▪ Program Summary: There are currently four training centers located in Bouctouche, Dieppe, Shediac and
Richibucto. These centers offer more personalized supervision and a pedagogical approach better adapted
to young people and adults who want to earn a high school diploma and acquire life and career skills.
The centers are open from September to June, like the school system, and meet the individual needs of
participants with schedules adapted to each. The majority of school-age children take both high school
and adult courses, while adults come to complete the courses they need to graduate from CCNB.
▪ Agency Summary: When families fleeing persecution abroad make a refugee claim in Canada, they must
navigate complex legal processes in order to work, access health services, and rebuild their lives. For many
claimants, the complexity of the process is compounded by cultural, linguistic, and financial barriers.
Though there are many organizations in the province providing practical assistance to newcomers in the
areas of transportation, food, and language, there is no other resource in New Brunswick from which atrisk individuals may obtain free legal aid and representation in regard to their refugee claims. Unlike most
other Canadian jurisdictions, the Province of New Brunswick does not offer any government-funded legal
aid certificates to assist these vulnerable newcomers through this complicated process. The New
Brunswick Refugee Clinic was established in 2016 to fill this void, aiming to relieve poverty and to advance
access to justice for refugee claimants and other newcomers who are unable to afford the services of a
private lawyer.
▪ Program Summary: To build new skills particularly in a new country, an individual must have the
necessary legal status to work and stay within that country. For refugee claimants and other individuals
making humanitarian-based immigration applications, having a safe environment in which to live, work,
and raise children has not been guaranteed. Without these fundamental needs being met, these
individuals have no room to develop themselves professionally or to ensure the futures of their families.
This is where the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic comes in. We work closely with individuals to ensure that
they have the legal right to remain in Canada and rebuild their lives in safety.
▪ Agency Summary: Open Sky Co-operative Ltd. fills a gap in services and improves outcomes and inclusion
in southeast New Brunswick for adults who experience barriers due to autism, disability, or mental health
challenges. This is accomplished through a unique mix of residential, in-community, life-skills and
vocational programming, and public education.
▪ Program Summary: All Roots of Resilience activities build skills with participants or increase the
community’s capacity to improve life around them and provide greater inclusion. Personal skills can
include ability to manage health, diet, mental health, home, social relationships and employment.
Community skills can include Mental Health First Aid, becoming an inclusive workplace, or becoming more
understanding friends/parents/citizens/neighbours.
▪ Agency Summary: PEDVAC provides programming to the Village of Port Elgin and the surrounding rural
area. Programming includes a food bank, school lunch program for children of food bank clients, Christmas
boxes, used clothing & household goods store, literacy council, income tax preparation, youth-at-risk
programs (after school homework assistance, youth cooking club, drop-in centre, special outings &
activities, summer day camp), individual and community advocacy, a social enterprise (Wool 2 Wishes),
special courses, adult cooking classes, a food bank, and a community garden. They continue to review and
adjust programming to ensure that they are meeting the needs of the community. They continue to recruit
and retain a solid volunteer base and bring on new board members, including the addition of younger
members who will ensure continuity for the agency. Volunteers are essential pieces to every aspect of the
organization, including fundraising, working in the second-hand thrift shop, food bank, Wool 2 Wishes,
and yard/building maintenance.
▪ Agency Summary: Roots of Empathy is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning children’s charity,
founded in 1996 by Founder/President, Mary Gordon; social entrepreneur, educator, parenting expert,
child advocate and best-selling author. The organization and its Founder have received prestigious
international and national awards for innovation, including the Governor General’s Award for Social
Innovation.
Roots of Empathy develops empathy in children today so they can build the world that they deserve. We’ve
reached over one million children globally with our elementary school-based programs and we have 2
decades of independent research to prove impact. Our flagship program, Roots of Empathy reduces
aggression, including bullying and increases sharing, caring, kindness and inclusion, and promotes
resilience, well-being, and positive mental health in children.
▪ Program Summary: Through the experiential and risk-free learning environment created in the ROE
program, all students feel free to express their ideas, and their opinions are heard and valued without fear
of judgement. The classroom becomes a participatory democracy. Part of our success is the universal
nature of the program; all students are positively engaged rather than targeting bullies or aggressive
children. Children learn that while we are all different, we share the same feelings and a common
humanity. All cultures are valued, and diversity is celebrated in ROE classrooms. Students’ awareness and
appreciation for other cultures supports understanding and reconciliation. The program is delivered to
elementary school children who are coached to recognize and connect with the vulnerability and humanity
of a baby, who visits their classroom throughout the school year with their parent(s), along with a trained
ROE Instructor using a specialized curriculum.
▪ Agency Summary: Salvus Clinic’s objective is to provide access to Primary Health Care to those within
our area suffering with issues relating to homelessness, poverty, mental health and substance use. Salvus Clinic has a strong history of service to this population, and they have provided over 11 years of health
and addiction work in the community.
▪ Program Summary: The Community Navigator aids clients in building confidence when working through
community and health care systems. The Community Navigator also makes referrals to other agencies that
will allow the client the opportunity to build new skills i.e.: cooking classes, computer literacy courses,
GED, peer groups, various support groups, etc.
▪ Agency Summary: Shelter Movers collaborates with local businesses and community services who refer
clients that have decided to leave to leave an abusive situation and have access to safer living
arrangements. Shelter Movers makes all arrangements to move and store belongings securely and on the
clients’ terms: we empower survivors as they transition to a life free of violence. There is currently no
other community service like that of Shelter Movers provincially or federally. Without Shelter Movers
services, all coordination and expenses with transportation, moving and storage burden the clients and
local shelters, who do not necessarily have the partnerships, procedures, and expertise to do so safely and
effectively. We are an integral part of the social safety net for survivors and provide unique services to
referral agencies, such as women and homeless shelters. As the only service of its kind in New Brunswick,
Shelter Movers’ innovative model removes the safety, logistical, emotional, and financial barriers to
survivors leaving their abusers. Trained and vetted volunteer teams work closely with local police, storage
facilities, language interpreters, pet fostering services and private security firms to help survivors leave
their abuser in a safe and dignified way.
▪ Program Summary: Shelter Movers collaborates with local businesses and community services who refer
clients that have decided to leave an abuser and have a safer place to go. Shelter Movers makes all the
arrangements to move and store survivors’ belongings securely, on the clients’ terms; we empower
survivors as they transition to a life free of violence. Shelter Movers reduces poverty, empowers vulnerable
women and youth, and breaks the cycle of abuse sooner.
▪ Agency Summary: United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College) is a national registered charity dedicated
to improving the lives of children, youth, and adults through literacy. United for Literacy has worked in
New Brunswick continuously since 1913. Currently, United for Literacy works with 16 community partners
in New Brunswick, including school districts, schools, First Nations, Boys and Girls Clubs, and community
settlement organizations, to offer a wide variety of literacy programs for children, youth, and adults.
United for Literacy programs are always free and open to everyone. We meet underserved learners
wherever they are with literacy programs that empower them with the capabilities and confidence they
need to realize their goals. Our programs are regarded as best-in-class examples of Student-Centered
Individualized Learning.
▪ Program Summary: We are passionate about programming that helps children reach their full potential,
promotes healthy development, nurtures interests, and supports families by offering free tutoring and
after-school programs. Our objective is to provide fun and inclusive literacy and numeracy support to
children/youth in the Greater Moncton Area. Children at risk of falling behind work with our carefully
trained volunteers and staff to improve skills and build confidence. We work with the Department of
Education and Early Childhood Development and the French and English School Districts to identify gaps
in educational achievement, and the desired and feasible extracurricular support that we can provide to
fill those gaps (with a focus on underserved neighbourhoods).
▪ Program Summary: YOU Turns, through the retention of our Strategic Coordinators and the resources
provided by our Community Stakeholders is addressing the issue of chronic absenteeism (which is the
District’s priority) in schools and at the same time mental health which are related to population health
outcomes, which is our Community Partners’ priority. The idea that “every child is our child” allows for the
community to join together and help students make attending school a priority by ensuring that their
physical and emotional needs are met, allowing for the school to simply focus on providing an education
and academic support. Collectively, YOU Turns will support each child in removing any barriers they face
when it comes to attending school and also barriers to access other supports they need to become
resilient. What began as an initiative in two urban high schools, has grown to include 38 (and growing)
Stakeholder partners, working in three school districts, nine schools directly and indirectly with feeder
schools, with eight Strategic Coordinators, as well as a hybrid Alternative Education Site/Life Skills Centre
called YOU Turns Corridors that has a Youth Worker and a Manager.
▪ Agency Summary: Youth Impact Jeunesse is a charitable organization that has distinguished itself as a
leader in the delivery of residential and community outreach services for at-risk youth. It has been
operating in New Brunswick communities to meet the needs of young people since 1985. With more than
265 dedicated staff, Youth Impact Jeunesse strives to make a positive difference in the lives of youth and
their families by teaching them skills needed to succeed. Currently, the agency operates thirteen
residential services in seven different communities. It also offers six community outreach programs within
the Greater Moncton area, which include the Drug Intervention Program, Transitional Housing Program,
QUEST Case Management, Corridors Alternative Education Site, Impact Learning Centre, and Youth QUEST
Central.
▪ Program Summary: DIP is designed to target youth ages 15–24 who struggle with drug use and have had
or are at risk of coming into conflict with the justice system. This voluntary program provides information,
support, and strategies that will assist them in alleviating their drug use and alter their at-risk behaviours.
Through the development of a directional plan tailored to an individual’s strengths and needs, youth will
become more engaged in education, employment, and community. The program is focused on
complementing existing services by accommodating community needs and connecting with the youth
falling within the gaps of the existing system. This is a collaborative approach within the community that
relies on relationships, consistency of outreach work, face-to-face interventions, appropriate guidance,
and the provision of support to youth.
▪ Agency Summary: YWCA Moncton provides a supportive transitional housing program for Housing First
clients and non-Housing First for single women, single parent-led families, pregnant or mothering
teens/young women, and individuals wishing to transition out of the sex industry. YWCA Moncton also
provides Life Skills, financial literacy training, employment readiness programs, supports to women leaving
abusive relationships, Rainbows grief recovery program, outreach services.
▪ Program Summary: Programs in both locations will be reflective of community needs and respond by
evolving/adapting as vulnerabilities and goals are identified. Both communities house newcomers, lone
parent families, large families, as well as low-income households, among other demographics. As such,
programs will include youth programs that teach life skills, healthy relationships, safety and personal
agency. This is done through drop-in programming, gendered programming, youth mentorship, S.T.E.A.M.
programming, as well as supportive programs/services for adults.