July 1 Hours and Observance
The Good Food Centre, East Hamilton Food Centre, Addiction Services, and Administration will be closed Thursday July 1. Willow’s Place, Inasmuch House & Men’s Services (Shelter and Hotel) will operate as usual.
On July 1, we encourage our staff and community members to wear orange in solidarity with residential school victims, survivors, and their families.
We encourage all settlers to learn about the residential school system, read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report and Calls to Action, and support local and national Indigenous organizations. We have included a non-comprehensive list of places to donate, educational resources, and support lines for survivors and their families.
Places to donate:
- Native Women’s Centre Hamilton
- Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
- De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre
- Woodland Cultural Centre
- Indian Residential School Survivor Society
- Legacy of Hope Foundation
Learn:
- Read the TRC Calls to Action
- Watch personal accounts of residential school survivors
- 10 books about residential schools to read with your kids
- Orange Shirt Day – Phyllis’ Story
- Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation
- 48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools
- Template letter to call on your Members of Parliament to act on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action
The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (24 hours a day)
Call: 1-866-925-4419
Hope for Wellness (24 hours a day)
Online chat: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
Call: 1-855-242-3310
Every child matters.
