{"id":1386,"date":"2017-09-25T16:24:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T16:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anfca.com\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2017-09-25T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T16:24:35","slug":"urban-partnerships-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anfca.com\/urban-partnerships-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Partnerships (UP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Urban Partnership Program is one of the two available funding streams made possible by the new Urban Aboriginal Strategy through Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.\u00a0 Funding for the Urban Partnerships Program is distributed by the National Association of Friendship Centres and administered by Regional Provincial\/Territorial Associations to meet the needs of urban Indigenous\u00a0peoples across the country. The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association, an affiliate Provincial\/Territorial Associations of the National Association of Friendship Centres, will fulfill the administration role for the Urban Partnerships program in the Alberta region.<\/p>\n

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The Urban Partnerships program is intended to fund projects and initiatives that will aim to increase the participation of urban Indigenous\u00a0people in the economy.\u00a0 The overarching approach to achieve this outcome is through the development and\/or enhancement of partnerships at the community, regional and national level.\u00a0 Funded Alberta projects are expected to support the transitions of Indigenous\u00a0people from reserves, settlements and northern and remote communities to urban Alberta communities, and to attract additional investments towards the objective of increasing Indigenous\u00a0peoples\u2019 participation in the economy.<\/p>\n

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The Urban Partnerships Program funds projects under 3 different streams.\u00a0The following is a brief description of each of the three funding streams.<\/p>\n

Youth<\/b>\u00a0(YUP)<\/b><\/p>\n

In order to address the fastest growing sector of the population, the UP program aims to support youth to engage in the Canadian economy by reducing or removing barriers to participation.<\/p>\n

Under the\u00a0Youth<\/b>\u00a0activity stream, main project activities should fall under one or more of these categories:<\/p>\n