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Community Care Program

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6 Manitou Rapids Dr
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807-482-2479
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Fax: 807-482-2603
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Office: Mon-Thu 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm * Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-3 pm


Hours subject to change
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Rainy River First Nations

  • Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Michelle Loveday - Alternative Care Coordinator
807-482-2479 Ext 278 or 807-271-5452
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, upon request
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
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
Last Updated: Jun 22, 2026: Suggest an edit