The Corrections team works collaboratively with provincial and federal detention institutions, Cree communities and organizations, and other Cree Nation Government Departments. Our philosophy on corrections is about providing support and environments to facilitate change in individuals, help communities heal, and prevent harm from re-occuring.
Building upon the local connections our staff have in the communities they live and work, we created a fund to allow them to develop local initiatives with partners to achieve similar objectives to the Cree Justice Funds – healthier and safer Cree communities. The program was developed to encourage people to go beyond normal duties, and to do that extra effort that could make a significant impact in the lives of their clients.
One of the key elements of our prevention programs is the ability to engage with children and youth at an early stage. The prevention program also works with adults and provides a number of ways to engage and support them throughout their self-examination of choices. We believe that as a part of a community wishing to be safer and stronger, we need to do our part.
In addition to the two larger programs that we have established throughout Eeyou Istchee, we support a variety of initiatives that aim at creating awareness about important issues.
This year, throught out those initiatives we have supported:
Our CAVAC officers can now help you with the Quebec Reimbursement Program for Family and Close Friends of Deceased Victims of a Criminal Act, also called “Proches”. This program was created to provide a framework for reimbursing expenses incurred by the family and close friends of deceased victims of a criminal act in order to attend legal proceedings. Eligible expenses include travel, meals, accommodation and parking.
Who is eligible to apply?
Any family member or close friend of a person who died as the result of a criminal act may submit a request. “Family and close friends” include any person related to the deceased person by birth, by marriage or by some other very close relationship with the deceased person (such as a close friend or other significant person).
Your CAVAC is there to help you fill the necessary forms. You can find their contact information here.
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We wish to illustrate a few of the funded projects to highlight the important role that the initiatives played in Eeyou Istchee, while promoting the Cree values and way of life. Furthermore, we believe that the best source of inspiration for possible applicants, and the greatest reward for funders, is successful projects that have reaped results.
