Friendship Centres offer a variety of programs and services in a culturally appropriate manner, practising an open-door policy where anyone, regardless of race, religion, income or nationality can access programs.

Visitors to Friendship Centres can often find access to cultural programs, education and training, employment counselling, health programs, children and youth programs, recreation programs and economic development.

Friendship Centres also offer language training, entrepreneurial training, skills development, computer training, work site placements, nutrition programs, healing circles, alcohol and drug counselling, summer camps, day care centres, youth peer counselling, youth drop in centres, organized sports and leagues, wilderness training and facility rentals.

Many Centres also have arts and crafts shops and organize pow wows and other events throughout the year.

Over 750,000 people across Canada access programs and services offered by Friendship Centres every year.

National Programs:

	Aboriginal Friendship Centre Program The Aboriginal Friendship Centre Program (AFCP) represents the core funding base and provides Friendship Centres with basic staff and operations.
	Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centres The primary goal of the UMAYC Initiative is to create a network of urban Aboriginal youth centres to support and assist urban Aboriginal youth in enhancing their economic, social and personal prospects.
	Young Canada Works Funded by PCH, the YCW program creates over 300 positions for urban Aboriginal youth in Friendship Centres and Provincial/Territorial Associations across the country.