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Kitapinoonjiiminaanik Family Services
Kitapinoonjiiminaanik Family Services
Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation
Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation
807-925-2525
Fax: 807-925-1062
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Last update: Jun 2, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population
- Members of Grassy Narrows 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
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Delivers child care, prevention and protection services and family support services to community members
Coordinates foster care child placement in the following order of priority:
- Administers services on behalf of Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services (AAFS), a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Kenora, but functions independently
- Received the transfer of both protection and prevention services from AAFS with a Signing Ceremony on Apr 30th, 2013
- Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
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
- 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
- Provides referrals to other programs and supports
Last Updated: Jun 2, 2026: Suggest an edit