Empowering Our Community

Empowering Paths

Indigenous Homelessness Community Entity (IH-CE)

Supporting Indigenous-led solutions to homelessness in Grande Prairie and northern Alberta.

Empowering Paths serves as the Indigenous Homelessness Community Entity (IH-CE) through the federal Reaching Home program. We support culturally grounded initiatives that reflect the strengths, voices, and priorities of Indigenous communities.

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What We Do

We work alongside:

• Indigenous organizations

• Community partners

• Service providers

• People with lived and living experience

Together, we identify local priorities and support initiatives that address homelessness in meaningful and sustainable ways.

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Funding Supports May Include:

✔ Prevention services
✔ Housing stability supports
✔ Outreach programs
✔ Cultural connection initiatives
✔ Emergency supports
✔ Systems navigation
✔ Community capacity building

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About Reaching Home

Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy is a federal program supporting community-based efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada.

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The Indigenous stream recognizes the unique experiences of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and supports culturally relevant, distinctions-based approaches grounded in Indigenous knowledge and self-determination.

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Community Leadership

Empowering Paths is guided by Miyo-Pimatisiwin, the Indigenous Homelessness Community Advisory Board (IH-CAB), meaning “A Good Life.”

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The board provides leadership and community-based decision-making to ensure priorities align with Indigenous values, cultural teachings, and community needs.

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Our Commitment

Through collaboration, cultural guidance, and Indigenous leadership, Empowering Paths supports pathways toward:

• Housing

• Wellness

• Belonging

• Self-determined futures

for Indigenous peoples experiencing or at risk of homelessness.