{"id":3024,"date":"2025-10-08T15:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/article\/investissement-social-prosperite-economique-le-role-essentiel-des-centres-damitie-autochtones\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:09:56","slug":"social-investment-economic-prosperity-the-essential-role-of-native-friendship-centres","status":"publish","type":"post_news","link":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/article\/social-investment-economic-prosperity-the-essential-role-of-native-friendship-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"Social investment, economic prosperity: the essential role of Native Friendship Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>It is urgent to address the systemic inequalities faced by Indigenous people living in urban areas, particularly in health, housing, and access to services. Recognizing Native Friendship Centres as key providers of culturally safe services is essential to meet the growing needs of First Nations and Inuit. Investing in their infrastructure and organizational capacity would help build a strong network rooted in Indigenous realities. The government must act to ensure equitable access to services, regardless of place of residence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-buttons\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-button--primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/202508_RCAAQ_Memoire_Consultations-prebudgetaires_MFC-1.pdf\">Read the paper (available in French only)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-3024","post_news","type-post_news","status-publish","hentry","year_news-2025-en","subject_news-governance","subject_news-health-and-wellness","subject_news-housing-infrastructure","types_news-news","types_news-position-paper"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Social investment, economic prosperity: the essential role of Native Friendship Centres - rcaaq<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/article\/social-investment-economic-prosperity-the-essential-role-of-native-friendship-centres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Social investment, economic prosperity: the essential role of Native Friendship Centres - rcaaq\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is urgent to address the systemic inequalities faced by Indigenous people living in urban areas, particularly in health, housing, and access to services. 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