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Community Care Program

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AON Administration Building
Anishinaabeg Of Naongashiing/Big Island First Nation
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807-488-5602
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Toll-Free: 1-888-238-0102
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Fax: 807-488-5942
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Band Office: Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-1 pm
Last update: Apr 8, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing First Nation

  • Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Mary Big George - Program Secretary
807-488-5602 Ext 201 * ccpreception@naongashiing.ca
Charity White - Community Care Program Director
807-488-5602 * charity.w@naongashiing.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request
Area Served
Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
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 problematic substance use in youth, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
  • Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
  • Provides information sessions about understanding problematic substance use 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: Apr 8, 2026: Suggest an edit