HART Hub Steering Committee

Indigenous-led HART Hubs — Led by Kenora Chiefs Advisory Ogimaawabiitong

Currently in development. Find out more from the Ministry of Health. Please check back soon for more information!

Rooted in an Anishinaabe worldview, the Hub will expand upon the existing Kenora Emergency Shelter & Clinical Services Hub, enhancing its capacity to offer a seamless continuum of care that integrates cultural practices and traditional healing methods. This model emphasizes cultural safety, ensuring that services are delivered in ways that respect and incorporate Indigenous knowledge, practices, and community values.

This Hub focuses on the delivery of a culturally responsive care model, tailored to the needs of Indigenous individuals, who are overrepresented in homelessness and addictions statistics.

Proposed services include:

• primary care
• mental health and addiction services, including treatment and case management
• peer support
• mental health and addictions supportive housing and housing navigation

The Hub will leverage existing local resources and partnerships to ensure service efficiency and avoid duplication while introducing new services to fill identified gaps, such as culturally appropriate transitional housing and harm reduction initiatives.

An integral component of the project is to engage Indigenous communities and individuals with lived experience in the planning, governance, and delivery of services, ensuring cultural safety and relevance at every stage.