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Community Care Program

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La Vallée
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807-486-3407
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807-274-3201
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Fax: 807-486-3138
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Band Office: Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-2:30 pm
Last update: Jun 29, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Naicatchewenin First Nation

  • Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Janice Smith - Alternative Care Coordinator
807-486-3407 Ext 205 * ccp.acc@nwbay.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, upon request
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
  • Administers services for Weechi-it-te-Win Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Fort Frances
  • Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
Alternative Care Program
  • Provides assistance and support to children in care
  • Provides training for child care providers
  • Offers support and guidance in reuniting siblings who are/have been part of the foster care system
Prevention Services
  • Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
  • Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families
  • Hosts community forums to address issues such as youth drug abuse, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
  • Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
  • Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities
Repatriation Services
  • Processes requests to have children in external foster care brought back to homes within the community
  • Provides advocacy on behalf of the child and family
Outreach Services
  • Provides the option to children adopted by outside families to discover their birth family and heritage
  • Provides records and information to Tribal Agency and external resources
Last Updated: Jun 29, 2026: Suggest an edit