Friendship Home

Friendship Home is a Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) contracted residential resource providing safe, stable, secure and nurturing long-term residential services to youth who are in the care of MCFD. Friendship Home is a six bed co-ed resource providing service to youth ages twelve to eighteen. Friendship Home opened it’s doors for operation on January 26th 2003.

Services offered to Friendship Home Residents

• Long-term safe shelter
• Supervision 24hrs a day, seven days a week
• Clothing
• Food
• Recreational activities
• Educational activities
• Celebration of holidays and birthdays
• Transportation
• Therapeutic non-judgmental environment
• Allowances
• Camping trips
• Positive healthy role modeling
• Referrals
• Counselling
• Advocacy & Support
• Hobbies and Special Interests

The services offered at Friendship Home changes as our clientele changes. When a new youth comes to Friendship Home the team begins on an exploration journey with that youth to discover their likes, dislikes and needs to be able to provide them with the best possible service. We work to bring out their best potential and put our main focus on the positives they have going on for them.