Nenqayni Wellness Centre

2024 Intake Calendars are now posted on Program Pages.
For waitlists and Program information contact the Intake Coordinator for each Program by phone or email.
Family Program Joan Evans 250-989-0301 Ext. 206
jevans@nenqayni.com,
Youth Program Sylvia Busch 250-989-0301 Ext. 226 sbusch@nenqayni.com.
If you have benefited from our services in the past and require support, you may call the toll free number 1-888-668-4245.
Everyone’s safety is our Priority.

Applications are only accepted from BC & Yukon currently (mail, fax, email)
Nenqayni Wellness Centre Society is governed by the 15 bands. The Chiefs of the 15 bands are the members of the society and elect a Board of Directors which consists of 9 directors, with 3 from each of the 3 Nations: Secwepemc (Shuswap), Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin), and Dakelh (Carrier). See “Governance Board” page. Nenqayni Wellness Centre was registered as a Non-Profit Society in 1983. The Centre began serving individual adult clients with drug and alcohol addictions. The location of the treatment services has moved from the Cultural Education Centre at Fish Lake to the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School at Sugar Cane, then the Slumber Lodge in town and finally in 1991 opened the new buildings at the current location.

Nenqayni Youth Treatment Program
In July 1996 Nenqayni was one of the first Youth Treatment Programs nationally to admit youth clients into the new Youth & Family Inhalant Program. Originally located in modular trailers, the Youth Program moved to a new building in 2002. In subsequent years, a full-sized gym, a new Daycare and Family Program School (2008) named the Antoine Archie Education Centre were built greatly enhancing the services available to clients in both programs.

Nenqayni is currently accredited until June 2026 by the Canadian Accreditation Council (CAC)
In 2001, Nenqayni Wellness Centre was accredited by the Canadian Council for Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) – now called Accreditation Canada (AC). In 2010 Nenqayni Wellness Centre moved to the Canadian Accreditation Council (CAC). We continue to provide fully accredited programs for clients for our supported community members. Accreditation has assisted in important areas of growth, promoting positive changes that support improved services for all within a healthy environment for staff and the organization’s partners alike.

Location of Nenqayni Wellness Centre Society:Nenqayni Centre is located on the Soda Creek Reserve (Xat’sull First Nation) 21 kilometers north of Williams Lake on Highway 97 North.

An Invitation to Referral Workers: If you have never been to the Nenqayni Centre and are curious about what it really looks like (even website pictures cannot do it justice). We offer onsite tours based on availability. By calling ahead we can tailor the information to your needs. Some area’s may not be open access due to respecting the privacy of current persons attending the programs.