Program: Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation - Aakwiinowin Family Services - Child Care Services
Organization: Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation
Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation - Band Office
Phone Numbers: 807-485-2487
Fax: 807-485-2565
Email: reception@llcfn.com
Website: www.gakijiwanong.ca/aakwiinowin-programs-and-services
Address:
c/o c/o Customary Care Resource Team
PO Box 640 c/o Customary Care Resource Team
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3N9
Street
Address
:
105 Aakwiinowin Rd
Lac La Croix First Nation
Location:
  • Located on Aakwiinowin Rd
  • Functions as a child care and family support centre for the Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation (Lac La Croix First Nation)
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm


Closed at 12 noon every second Fri
Service Description: 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



Fees: None
Application: Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population:
  • Members of Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation

  • Children 18 years of age and younger and their families
Languages: English
Language Notes: Ojibwe, upon request
Area Served: District of Rainy River
See Also: Child Abuse, Well-Being, and Welfare
Child Safety
Last Updated: 5/8/2026
Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=147276

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