NAFC Presents Inaugural Forum to Showcase Urban Indigenous Social Economy Initiatives
The Forum spotlights the diverse and invaluable work done by Friendship Centres and urban Indigenous social purpose organizations to foster economic and social prosperity for and by Indigenous peoples in urban communities.
- The Forum spotlights the diverse and invaluable work done by Friendship Centres and urban Indigenous social purpose organizations to foster economic and social prosperity for and by Indigenous peoples in urban communities.
- As the national representative body of the largest urban Indigenous social purpose movement in Canada, the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) will provide a key platform to convene urban Indigenous perspectives within the Social Innovation and Social Finance (SI/SF) sector.
- As an Investment Readiness Program funding partner, the NAFC has aimed to boost urban Indigenous participation in the social economy.
- “We are delighted to host this inaugural event and spark a dialogue with key stakeholders for the strategic exploration of the actions needed to strengthen urban Indigenous economic and social prosperity,” says Jocelyn Formsma, NAFC Chief Executive Officer, “Urban Indigenous social purpose organizations are an important avenue contributing to collective intergenerational wealth and prosperity for urban Indigenous peoples and communities.