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Little Friends Campus Main Campus 295 Essex Street, Sarnia ON 1684 Ellrose Avenue, Windsor, ON N8Y 3X7 N7T 4S3 Tel: 519-3948-8115 Tel: 519-339-0945 Fax: 519-339-0932 Fax: 519-948-1493 INFANT, TODDLER & INFANT, TODDLER & PRESCHOOL PRESCHOOL Hanna Memorial P.S. MAXWELL P.S. Before & After School Program Before & After School Program

SKA:NA Family Learning Centre Windsor Main Branch

SKA:NA FLC LITTLE FRIENDS Sarnia

What is Ska:na The word Ska:na is an Oneida word that means "PEACE". Incorporated in 2003, SFLC is a Non-Profit Organization Helping our Children to a better future. Ska:na Family Learning Centre offers programs for children 3 months to 12 years old, their families and rest of community. Ska:na serves families through a holistic approach sharing the Original Peoples’ (First Nations (Status and non -Status); Metis and Inuit) Cultures with the Windsor/Essex & Chatham/Kent Communities. Respect, Honesty, Wisdom, Love, Humility, Bravery, Truth

Our Programs Childcare Services

Aboriginal Ontario Early Years Aboriginal Ontario Early Years (A/OEY) – Open to all OEY families who have a desire to learn, along with their children, a holistic way of life based on Original Peoples’ cultures.

Before and After School Programs

Summer / Break Day Camps

Holistic Life-Cycle Achievement Program With the assistance of an onsite, Child and Family Program Coordinator, SFLC offers supportive services to all families in our community. The role of the Child and Family Program Coordinator is to work together, in partnership, with other organizations to provide parents support services. the following services:  Community Information and Referral  Community Outreach,  Liaise between families and agencies,  Family Needs assessments,  Emergency assistance and/or crisis intervention  Program development and promotion  Educational workshops for parents and caregivers  Welcoming communities through an Original Peoples’ perspective

Welcoming Communities SFLC WELCOMES EVERYONE ! Our programs are open to ALL who want to be a part of our holistic approach. “who better to welcome Newcomers than Canada’s Original Peoples” … Faith Hale, Executive Director SFLC

The Ska:na Difference • 84.1% of Original Peoples now live off of their First Nations in Urban and rural settings. • In a recent study done in Toronto with Original Peoples’ childcare is named as a gap in critical service, Ska:na is responding to this need and will continue.

Windsor Community Programs  Talk 2 Me Speech & Language Program (Connections)  Early Childhood Spanish Classes – Children ages 3-7 (Saturday Mornings)  SFLC Volunteer Program  College and University Student Placements  Spanglish Classes for Adults (Coming Soon)  Parenting Workshops (Coming Soon) Windsor contact: Connie DaSilva Child and Family Program Coordinator 519-948-8115 ext 28 connie@skanaflc.com

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