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The Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians was established following consultation with the Japanese Canadian community. In 2017-2018 two members of the Japanese Canadian Working Group travelled across the country meeting with survivors, survivor families, and members of the Japanese Canadian community to ask them directly what their priorities were for a Healing Fund. Out of these meetings a report was drafted summarizing community requests of the Anglican Church of Canada, which included requests for counselling funding and educational resources. A summary of the most common of these requests became the Healing Fund projects and were included in the joint press release by the ACC and NAJC outlining the $610,000.
The Healing Fund supports the survivors of Nakayama’s clergy sexual abuse, their families, and others who have been affected by these crimes.
Survivors are individuals who were sexually abused by Nakayama. Survivor family members are the families of survivors including, but not limited to, siblings of survivors and their descendants.
The Healing Fund supports the survivors of Nakayama’s clergy sexual abuse, their families, and others who have been affected by these crimes.
Survivors are individuals who were sexually abused by Nakayama. Survivor family members are the families of survivors including, but not limited to, siblings of survivors and their descendants.
Consultations on the Healing Fund have been ongoing between the Japanese Canadians and the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) as a meaningful follow-up to the 2015 apology presented by the ACC at the Vancouver Japanese Language School. Healing initiatives were collected from Japanese Canadians across Canada in 2017-2018 and these suggestions were submitted to the ACC as part of our consultations. In March 2021 the ACC authorized $610,000 to be used toward a meaningful follow-up to the 2015 apology and the Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians was established. Additional sums may be contributed in the future.
$610,000 was authorized by the Anglican Church of Canada, the Diocese of Calgary, and the Diocese of New Westminster to be used to establish the Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians in March, 2021. Additional sums may be contributed in the future.
An apology was issued by Bishops Melissa Skelton and Gregor Kerr-Wilson on June 15, 2015 to the survivors, survivor families and the greater community affected by the crimes of Nakayama. A link to the apology on our News Releases page can be found here.
The Healing Fund projects are here to support survivors, survivor families and community members affected by Nakayama’s crimes in their healing journey. We have received $610,000 from the Anglican Church of Canada in 2021 and more funds may be contributed in the future. If you or a member of your family would like future support please fill in our community feedback form on our homepage. For all other inquiries contact us if your circumstances have not been addressed.
The Healing Fund does not cover direct financial compensation.
Please consult an accredited lawyer with legal questions.
We understand that many Japanese Canadians who were abused by Nakayama are no longer with us. Reflecting on the time it took for the Japanese Canadian community and the Anglican Church of Canada to reach this stage in the healing process is a sobering thought for us all. The members of Healing Fund project office also have family members and friends who did not live to see the Healing Fund. The Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians offers support for counselling funding, education grants, and community healing initiatives.
The Healing Fund projects are here to support survivors, survivor families and community members affected by Nakayama’s crimes. Contact us if your circumstances have not been addressed.
The Anglican Diocese Archives of Calgary and New Westminster have promised to open their records regarding Nakayama and have been receptive of requests for documents for the Healing Fund.
As of July 2023 no documents have been released by the Diocese of Calgary.
Contact
Inquiries made to the Healing Fund will remain fully confidential. The Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians was made possible by the combined efforts of the Japanese Canadian Working Group, the National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Anglican Church of Canada consisting of the Diocese of New Westminster, the Diocese of Calgary and the Primate of Canada.
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