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Akwe:go

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427 Mowat Ave
Fort Frances
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807-274-8541
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Fax: 807-274-4110
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm Sep-May


Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm Jun-Aug
Application
Requires a signed consent form and completion of program intake form

Eligibility / Target Population
  • Open to all with a focus on off-reserve Indigenous at-risk children 7-12 years of age

  • Support within the schools is only for Indigenous children

Fees
None

Languages
English

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Provides support, tools and health programming to help build upon child's ability to make healthy choices
  • Provides overall assessment of needs
  • Develops action plan to address identified needs (addresses needs of child and parent/caregiver)
  • Provides customized programs based on identified needs
  • Provides appropriate referrals to community agencies to assist with identified needs
  • Offers support to children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and disabilities who are at-risk of additional challenges
Focuses on the following:
  • Provision of social supports to address poverty related self-esteem issues and peer pressure to engage in unhealthy behaviors
  • Health and physical development
Program participants are offered the following:
  • Assistance with homework
  • After school, evening and weekend activities
Last Updated: May 4, 2026: Suggest an edit