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Program:
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Customary Care and Kinship Services
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Address:
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200 Anemki Dr
Fort William First Nation, ON
P7J 1L6
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Street Address:
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200 Anemki Pl
Fort William First Nation
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Location:
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Located on Anemki Pl on Fort William First Nation
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm
Toll Free Hotline Mon-Sun 24 hours
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Service Description:
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Provides a range of responsive individual, family and community programs and services for the complete life journey of all Anishinabek people
Customary Care (Mikinaak Model)
- Refers to the traditional practice of placing/raising a child outside the home but within the First Nation community
- All members of the family, extended family, relatives and community are involved with planning for the child but Dilico maintains the responsibility to care for the child
Kinship Service
- Provides services for children who cannot be cared for in their home but are not in the care of Dilico
- Refers to the full-time care and nurturing of a child by a relative, extended family member, a member of the child's community or another adult with whom the child has a significant relationship
- The Kinship Service caregiver works collaboratively with Dilico staff to develop and carry out plans of service for the child
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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First Nations communities already involved with Dilico Child Welfare services by having stated that Dilico is to care for the child in question on its behalf
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