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Community Involvement

Employees of the Association have an important role to play in the community.  Workers participate in a variety of justice-related committees to establish networks and partnerships and to advocate for community services for aboriginal people.

Throughout the province, there are numerous requests for participation in inter-agency and community-based committees.  Your committee may benefit from the knowledge of Native Courtworkers, Alcohol and Drug Counsellors, Detox Support Workers or Native Family/Youth advocates.  Some of these committees include crime prevention, court user committees, treatment centres, school and youth committees, first nation committees, probation services, and friendship centres.
Our goal is to identify how we can assist other agencies in providing better services to aboriginal people in the justice system and to identify how other agencies can assist us to provide better services to our clients.

Partnerships

For those agencies or committees wanting to discuss partnership agreements, please contact the Regional Manager or Executive Director of the Association.

Advocacy

Native Courtworkers in your area advocate for appropriate community services for aboriginal people.  They will ensure that clients are receiving appropriate services and to:
• Facilitate for fair and equal services for clients.  If a client is not receiving appropriate service from an organization, probation services, crown counsel, the courts, etc., they will ensure the client’s needs are being met.
• Assisting clients with the Police Complaints procedure if you client wants to file a complaint against the police.
• Advocate for the creation of restorative justice initiatives in your community.