Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation - Band Office - Community Support Services - Behavioural Supports Ontario

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Program:	Community Support Services

Organizations:	Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation - Band Office

Description of Services:	Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members for Weechi-it-te-Win Family Services 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 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 Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Children younger than 18 years of age and their families

Application:	Intake assessment required

Accessibility:	Not Wheelchair Accessible

Languages:	English


Phone Numbers:	807-481-1110

Fax:	807-481-1026


Website:	www.nigigoonsiminikaaning.ca

Address:	PO Box 68 Fort Frances, ON P9A 3M5

Street Address:	Band Office Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

Location:	Band Office is located in the community of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Community is 40 km E of Fort Frances on Hwy 11 Situated on the shores of Red Gut Bay on NE Rainy Lake

Hours:	Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm Payday Fri bi-weekly 8:30 am-2 pm

Contacts:	Nora Johnson - Child in Care Worker 807-481-1110

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