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Family Support Services

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108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation
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807-274-1043
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807-274-3201
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807-274-3201
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Fax: 807-274-8597
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Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Last update: Jun 18, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required

Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation

  • Children younger than 18 years of age and their families

  • Emergency financial assistance is provided ONLY in extenuating circumstances and each case is treated and considered separately

  • Home visitation is available for families who have children in alternative care; request for visitation must come from birth family

Fees
None

Contacts
Ethan Anderson - Ganawendaasowin Receptionist
807-274-6460 Ext 408 * gdw.reception@18C.ca
Naomi Field - Ganawendaasowin Supervisor
807-274-2327 Ext 402 * ganasupervisor@18C.ca

Languages
English

Language Notes
Ojibway, upon request

Area Served
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
  • Offers community based family counselling for children, teens, men, women and families as a group
  • Provides assessments and case management services
  • Provides services of traditional healers
  • Offers community workshops to raise awareness of issues affecting families including substance abuse and family violence
  • Supports community initiatives that promote family healing such as traditional gatherings
  • Also offers the following family support services including but not limited to:
    • Advocacy and referral to external agencies
    • Assistance in the planning of child's and family's needs
    • Emergency financial assistance for basic needs only in cases where the welfare of child/children is at-risk
    • Home visitation arrangements and supervison to enable parents to visit with their children living in alternative care
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