Dryden Native Friendship Centre - Dryden - Rourke Ave - Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound Program - Family Info

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Dryden - Rourke Ave - Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound Program

91 Rourke Ave
Dryden, ON
P8N 2N6

1-888-838-3632 Ext 2235

www.dnfconline.org/urban-indigenous-homeward-bound

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Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2026: Suggest an edit

Requires initial intake assessment and interview to determine eligibility

Indigenous, single mothers, 19 years of age or older, unemployed or underemployed and able to attend post-secondary education in 6-8 months
Must be fluent in English, living in the Dryden area, able to commit to a 4 year program, have no current criminal proceedings, and at least one child 17 years or younger
Must have a professional reference

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English

Partially Accessible

Offers an education to employment program for single Indigenous mothers

Administers a four-year wrap-around program that provides essential services for vulnerable, Indigenous single mothers to break the cycle of dependency on social services and become self-sufficient
Program steps include a pre-course, a college diploma course, a one-year on the job training and then assistance to find adequate employment

Provides services to assist with:

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2026: Suggest an edit