Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation - Aakwiinowin and Family Services - Child Care Services - Behavioural Supports Ontario

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Program:	Aakwiinowin and Family Services - Child Care Services

Organizations:	Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation - Band Office

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 Coordinates recruitment and maintenance of alternative care homes including completion of home studies 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 struggling with problematic substance use, 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


Fees:	None

Eligibility - Population(s) Served:	Members of Lac La Croix First Nation Children 18 years of age and younger and their families

Application:	Intake assessment required

Accessibility:	Wheelchair Accessible

Languages:	English


Phone Numbers:	807-485-2487

Fax:	807-485-2565


Email:	reception@llcfn.com

Website:	www.laclacroixfn.ca/

Address:	c/o c/o Customary Care Resource Team PO Box 640 c/o Customary Care Resource Team Fort Frances, ON P9A 3N9

Street Address:	105 Aakwiinowin Rd Lac La Croix First Nation

Location:	Located at Aakwiinowin Rd in Lac La Croix First Nation Functions as a child care and family support centre for the Lac La Croix First Nation

Hours:	Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm Closed at 12 noon every second Fri

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