Richmond’s Connections Community Services Society will launch a new program for the Indigenous community in April.
The Indigenous Voice and Vision program, which has been on hold for two years due to the pandemic, will roll out a series of workshops and drop-in sessions this spring for participants to choose from, including hand drum sessions, powwow dance and storytelling workshops.
The new program will create a “holistic, strength-based approach to healing and education for Indigenous families, youth and children” and people of all ages are welcome to attend.
Meanwhile, for Indigenous people seeking support in areas such as mental health, addictions and life skills assessment, the program will also offer psychosocial rehabilitation services (PSR).
The new program coordinator is Jack Horne, an Indigenous man from the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation on Vancouver Island.
Before joining Connections Community Services Society, Horne has decades of teaching and learning experience in the performing arts as a dancer, actor, choreographer and instructor.
He has also taught at middle schools, high schools, and universities in B.C. and Ontario.
He is currently completing a PhD in Indigenous Studies from Trent University and a diploma in Psychosocial Rehabilitation from Douglas College.
For more information about the program, please contact Horne at 604-218-5592 or drop by at Richmond’s office at 5751 Cedarbridge Way from Tuesday to Saturday.
