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Program:
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Aakwiinowin Family Services - Child Care Services
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Address:
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c/o c/o Customary Care Resource Team
PO Box 640 c/o Customary Care Resource Team
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3N9
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Street Address:
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105 Aakwiinowin Rd
Lac La Croix First Nation
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Location:
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- Located on Aakwiinowin Rd
- Functions as a child care and family support centre for the Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation (Lac La Croix First Nation)
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Closed at 12 noon every second Fri
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Service Description:
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Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Lac La Croix First Nation
- Tribal Council: Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory
ServicesPolitical Territorial Organization: Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)Treaty #3
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
Customary Care- Provides assistance and support to children, parents, families and clans with out-of-home child placements
- Can be voluntary and involuntary, depending on the urgency of any situation
Preventative Program and Services- Provides services and supports that are informative, educational, recreational and least intrusive, aimed at preventing the start of or the escalation of social situations
Repatriation Services- Provides services including educational support, advocacy and referral in order to strengthen the child, parents, family and clan to work towards reunification
- Supports former wards, adoptees, former adoptees and children-in-care of other Child and Family Service Agencies
Other Services- Custom Adoption
- Cultural Program and Services
- Family Preservation Program and Services
- Post-Majority Care and Services
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Application:
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Intake assessment required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Members of Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation
- Children 18 years of age and younger and their families
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibwe, upon request
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Area Served:
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Lac La Croix First Nation
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