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Program:
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Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services - Customary Care Services
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Phone Numbers:
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807-468-6224
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Crisis:
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1-866-420-9990
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Fax:
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807-468-6643
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Address:
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Wauzhushk Onigum Nation PO Box 1360
Kenora, ON
P9N 3X7
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Street
Address:
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20 Main St S
Kenora
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Location:
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- Located at the Lake of the Woods Professional Centre building on Main St S in Kenora
- Situated directly across from Kenora City Hall
- Closest intersection is at Main St S and McClellan Ave
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Emergencies: Mon-Sun 24 hours
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Public Contacts:
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Sean Spencer - Director of Services
807-468-6224 Ext 1020 * sean.spencer@aafs.ca
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Service Description:
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Facilitates customary care (foster care) arrangements with priority always given to the recognition and rights of an Anishinaabe child to be placed with extended family, their own community and their clan
Provides foster care child placement in the following order of priority:- With immediate or extended family members in the community
- With other community members
- With extended family outside the community
- With a family in another native community
- With a non-Aboriginal family as a last consideration
Semi Independent Living Program- Provides life skills training to children in care
- Helps to prepare them for the transition to independent living
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Intake Assessment required for all programs
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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First Nations children and youth 15 years of age and younger, on/off-reserve from the First Nation communities of Naotkamegwanning, Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek, Wabaseemoong Independent Nation and Obashkaandagaang (Washagamis Bay)
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibway, Oji-Cree; upon request
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Area Served:
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District of Kenora, District of Rainy River, James and Hudson Bay Coast, Northern
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Last Updated:
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7/2/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=146654
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