Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Website: https://tiontario.ca/.
Address: 145 Front St E Suite 203, Toronto Ontario.
Postal Code: M5A 1E3.
Number: 613-565-5885
Email: info@tiontario.ca
Description:
Tungasuvvingat Inuit is an Inuit-specific registered not-for-profit Ontario service
provider offering social support, cultural activities, employment and education
assistance, youth programs, counselling, crisis intervention and more. In total, we
offer nearly 30 integrated, front-line services! The goal is to be a one-stop resource
and support centre to meet the rapidly growing, complex and evolving needs of
Inuit in Ontario.
Our core values are anchored in the traditional principles of Inuit
Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), the Inuit way of “knowing.” These resilience-building
principles invoke: respecting others, relationships and caring for people; fostering
good spirit by being open, welcoming and inclusive; and serving and providing for
family and community. IQ also calls for decision-making through discussion and
consensus; development of skills through mentoring, practice and effort; working
together for a common cause; being innovative and resourceful; and having respect
and care for the land, animals and the environment.
TI is the only Inuit-specific service organization of its kind in urban Canada
offering support through a person’s entire life cycle. As the population of Inuit
living outside of Inuit Nunangat now exceeds 40%, Tungasuvvingat Inuit is
recognized as a leading advocate for urban Inuit and is prominent within the
framework of national Inuit organizations. Our comprehensive agency is a
respected leader and the primary model for Inuit-specific service delivery, working
in both urban and non-urban settings. Our agency has received mainstream
recognition as a centre of excellence in several of our programs. Tungasuvvingat
Inuit is supported by more than a dozen public and private funders, including all
levels of government. We are governed by an elected, volunteer Board of
Directors, consisting broadly of community leaders from across the province
committed to fulfilling our vision.
