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Child and Family Services

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Band Office
Northwest Angle 33 First Nation
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807-226-9926
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Fax: 807-733-2681
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Mon-Fri 7:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Last update: Sep 5, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required

Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Northwest Angle #33 First Nation

  • Children younger than 18 years of age in need of care and their families

Fees
None

Languages
English

Language Notes
Ojibway, available 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 Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Kenora
  • Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
Customary Care (Foster Care)
Coordinates foster care child placement in the following order of priority:
  • With immediate or extended family members in the community
  • With other community members
  • With extended family outside the community
  • With a family in another Native community
  • With a non-Aboriginal family as a last consideration
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
  • Provides referrals to other programs and supports
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