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Giving You a Choice

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The Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians is for survivors, survivor families and other Japanese Canadians who were directly and indirectly harmed by the clergy sexual abuse of the former Anglican Priest Gordon Goichi Nakayama. The fund provides life opportunities and supports personal well-being. Learn about our support today.

For our updated, 10-minute video, click here:

https://youtu.be/DdjrH3sSaqk?si=wnxOU4inxnPTRs7X

 

Addressing Clergy Sexual Abuse

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Gordon Goichi Nakayama

 

Programme timeline:  Sept 2021-Sept 2026

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This 3rd edition of our brochure was updated 12 October, 2024

 

Gordon Goichi Nakayama was an Anglican Church of Canada priest from the 1930s to the 1990s.

During his ministry, Mr Nakayama said he sexually abused 300 boys.

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In 2015, the Anglican Church of Canada publicly apologized to the Japanese Canadian community

and committed to meaningful follow-up.

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3 Healing Initiatives

 

The Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians—AHFJC—was established in 2021

with $610,000 in funding from the Anglican Church.

 

3 healing streams now provide confidential mental health counselling and education grants for survivors and survivor families of Mr Nakayama’s clergy sexual abuse, and support for community healing and education.

 

A: Counselling Support

 

Survivors and their families can address primary/intra-generational and secondary/ inter-generational traumas —in-person or by telehealth—with a therapist of their choice. They can start with 6 sessions, each up to $200. Renewal for additional sessions is permitted. Applications are reviewed as they are received.

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“Counselling and education grants received by my family have been a blessing and give hope for better days to come.”   --Survivor family member

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B: Education Grants

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Up to $10,000 is available to Japanese Canadian survivors and their families.

Studies can start as late as September 2026 or be retroactive to the Church’s Apology, 15 June, 2015.

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Applications will be reviewed 2 more times:

  • 31 January, 2025

  • 31 August, 2026 if any funding remains

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“I was able to not only sustain my livelihood but also my educational pursuits. Without it, I think these would have been severely jeopardized.”   --Survivor family member

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C: Community Healing & Education Initiatives

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Open to the community to address community healing from Nakayama-related clergy sexual abuse trauma, up to $10,000 is available for initiatives such as healing circles and wellness activities. Applications are reviewed as they are received.

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“We are pleased that the crimes of Nakayama have been exposed. His name is still painful to me, but I am happy that I contributed to ending the silence.”   –Survivor

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Until August, 2026, survivors and their families may choose counselling and education grants,

while others may apply for community initiatives.

​​WALKING FORWARD, TOGETHER

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We cannot change the past. The AHFJC is about healing now and for future generations.

The Anglican Church of Canada and Japanese Canadians walk together

to honour those who suffered, those we have lost and those we hope can find healing, moving forward.

 

The Anglican Church of Canada funds the AHFJC.

This money is administered by the National Association of Japanese Canadians.

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Confidentiality

 

Only Project Office members have any access to names or other info about survivors or their families.

The NAJC and the Church have no access. All involved with the AHFJC sign a confidentiality agreement.

 

Project Office

 

Community members in the Project Office are supported by Facilitator/Project Manager

Wendy Matsubuchi-Bremner and NAJC Executive Director Kevin Okabe.

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Access from this website or our QR code:

 

. “Healing from the Crimes of GG Nakayama”, 10-minute video

. “AHFJC: Reaching Out to Survivors”, 32-page booklet

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Contact Us

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For confidential help, printed copies of this brochure or our

booklet, or for any other details, contact Wendy:

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jcworkinggroup@gmail.com

778-836-8250

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Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians

c/o GVJCCA

6688 Southoaks Crescent

Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7

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www.anglicanhealingfundfor japanesecanadians.com

Community Feedback Form

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Help guide the Healing Fund by submitting a community feedback form.

We ask Mr Nakayama's survivors and their families to take part in our outreach effort and help determine where we might best allocate our limited resources.
 

Form available until 31 August, 2026.

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Ensuring all voices are heard

Counselling Support



Are you a survivor? Are you seeking support for intergenerational trauma?

We offer counselling services to those affected by Nakayama's abuse. 

Contact us to get started, or complete a Community Feedback Form today.

Support Group

Support for Groups

Community Healing / Education Initiatives



Survivors of Nakayama's abuse are across Canada. We want to offer our support to your local community for inspiring ways to address the legacy of trauma.

If you would like to plan, host, or attend an event please fill in a Community Feedback Form today.

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Providing Access to Opportunities

Education Grants


Available to post-secondary students of survivor families enrolled in a training/vocational program, college, university or other education program.

If you have recently graduated, or if you are currently too young to apply, please fill in our Community Feedback Form.

Contact

The Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians was made possible by the combined efforts of the Japanese Canadian Working Group, working with the National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Anglican Church of Canada's Diocese of New Westminster, Diocese of Calgary and the Primate of Canada.

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All inquiries are confidential, only seen by the JCWG Project Office members, not NAJC or Church.

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Thank you for submitting! We will get back to you within two business days.

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