Kinoomaagewin
A Journey of Healing
Kinoomaagewin encompasses:
Detoxification Site
Land based site, adjacent to the Benbowopka Treatment Centre.
Greenhouse & Farm
Community Nutrition Cupboard
Turtle Island
Kinoomaagewin is an evolving and adapting program with objectives to provide a positive impact on the everyday lives of our people.
Nutrition Cupboards
Eating healthy does not need to be costly, at least for those of us that live in the Mamaweswen Communities. Niigaaniin Services has been working to replace boxed carbohydrates and other foods with little nutritional value with healthy, fresh foods available in Our Communities.
Kinoomaagewin is going to be the place that grows fresh food for our communities. Nutrition cupboards will put money back in the pocket of our people, who have worked hard to earn it & keep the money in our communities and out of neighbouring towns.
Serpent River Community Garden
174 Village Rd E, Cutler, ON P0P 1B0
Developing from lessons learned in the Serpent River Community Gaarden, Located at 174 Village road in the heart of the community.
The need for the Nutrition Cupboard:
Access to food is a human right. If you are living below the poverty line, at some point you will be likely be unable to access sufficient, healthy food due to financials.
Fixed income families and our elders are using the food cupboards as well. The cost of food is going up and they cannot keep up.
OntarioWorks has not gone up since 2018.
No more stigma towards nutrition cupboards. Reducing the stigma associated with the nutrition cupboard by providing a variety of programming from various providers in the community to make it a welcoming space with more than just the basic needs. Nutrition cupboards offer community members a chance to give back by volunteering to tend to the gardens, gathering for a meal, harvesting, canning and other traditional practices.
