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Program:
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Community Support Services
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Address:
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426 Victoria Ave PO Box 403
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 2C3
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Street Address:
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426 Victoria Ave
Fort Frances
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Location:
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- Located on Victoria Ave near the Shoppers Drug Mart
- Closest intersection is at Victoria Ave N near Church St
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Service Description:
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Addresses the needs of Métis peoples by providing information and administering programs and services available through the Métis Nation of Ontario
Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch
- Provides information, advocacy and support to assist individuals to remain in their homes as long as possible
- Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family
Community Support Services offered include:
- Caregiver support
- Case management
- Friendly visiting
- Service arrangement and coordination
- Transportation for medical appointments within Fort Frances and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
- Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone
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Application:
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- Intake assessment required
- Transportation arrangements must be booked 24 hours in advance; cancellation as soon as possible appreciated
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Focus is on frail, vulnerable and at-risk elderly adults and individuals trying to overcome barriers in accessing care such as low income, geographic isolation, language or disability issues or
- Self-identified Métis persons of any age who require care in order to remain in their homes
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