Past

For more than 20 years, North Central Family Centre (NCFC) has been rooted
in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood, building trust and walking alongside
generations of families. From the beginning, our focus has been on children and families, providing a safe and welcoming space with our after-school program, meals, cultural activities, employment readiness, and housing supports.

NCFC has always been grassroots, driven by the belief that real change comes from addressing the root causes of poverty and inequity. By focusing on prevention and opportunity, we help children and families break cycles of hunger, unemployment, and poor housing, creating pathways to a stronger future.

Present

Communities are in the middle of a challenging time, and NCFC is in the
middle of striving to achieve a brighter vision for the North Central community
during a time of uncertain government grants, growing demands and limited
resources, and affordability issues for all, including donors, and growing needs for services.

Building on more than 20 years of experience and trust in the community, we
must move the whole grassroots community-based sector forward to
strengthen the way we are funded, share a common message to the larger community, and collaborate more. Collectively, we all need to deliver programs so we can better meet the needs of children, youth, and families. Collectively, our approach needs to focus on tackling the root causes of poverty and inequality, providing a true hand up rather than a handout.

It’s hard to move forward when funding is not secure and often unpredictable. We need to work with others, collaborate, innovate, and find better ways to help children, youth, and families thrive.

Future

The future of the North Central neighbourhood is about more than buildings and programs, it is about creating lasting change for children, youth, and families. Through the Hopes & Dreams Fundraising, social enterprise, and collaboration with like-minded organizations, we look forward to the completion of Orange Buffalo Lodge, the development of a Community Hub, and renewing our existing Centre into a dedicated Children and Youth Centre and strengthening NCFC’s long-term sustainability through innovation, collaboration, more sustainable funding, and building strong community connections.

North Central Family Centre will continue to strive to effect positive change in the North Central neighbourhood by bringing new services and new facilities to that area of the city. The role in the long term for NCFC, is not so much growing in size significantly, but focusing on grassroots service delivery in the heart of the community, and partnering and influencing change in how things are done for better outcomes.

With these investments, NCFC and our partners will be able to expand cultural
programming, provide stronger wraparound supports, and create safe
spaces where children and youth can grow with confidence and pride. Families will have access to stable housing, food security, employment supports, and a community that believes in them.

The vision is only possible through collaboration and partnerships. Together, we are striving toward a future where every child, youth, and family in North Central have opportunities to dream.