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Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay (The) - Family and Children's Services

Family and Children's Services

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1110 Jade Court
Thunder Bay, ON
P7B 6M7
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807-343-6100
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Toll-Free: 1-800-465-3905
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Fax: 807-343-0141
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Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sep-Jun


Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Jul-Aug


Intake and Assessment: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Last updated: Dec 6, 2024: Suggest an edit

Application

Contact Intake and Assessment

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Children's Services: Children 17 years of age and younger, admitted into the care of the Society

  • Community Based Child Protection Program: Single parents and families who live in Lendrum Court and/or participating in the parenting services and support programs of June Lendrum Family Resource Centre

  • Family Group Decision Making: Individuals and families in dispute with their Child Welfare worker

  • Family Services Unit: Children and families involved with child protection services

  • Support Services: Individuals with children in care of the Society

Fees

None

Contacts

Carmela Hardy - Executive Director
carmela.hardy@thunderbaycas.ca

Languages

English

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

  • Ensures the child's rights and best interests are protected, supported and monitored
  • Ensures that all social, emotional, and service needs are being met
  • Community Based Child Protection Program
    • Provides enhanced support programming on site at the June Lendrum Family Resource Centre
    • Carries out child protection intervention through a community based model
    • Assesses and connects families to needed services
    Family Group Decision Making
    • Offers dispute resolution program
    • Offers a culturally sensitive decision making process that brings together the family group to develop a plan that meets the needs of the child's safety and well-being as well as the family's as a whole
    • Aims to better enable family groups to have a voice in developing and implementing plans that ensure the emotional and physical safety and well-being of children
    Family Services Unit
    • Develops a collaborative service plan with families
    • Meets regularly with children and families
    • Advocates for services
    • Assists families in accessing needed services
    Support Services
    • Provides in-home support to families (parenting support)
    • Provides transportation, supervision and/or coordination of access visits
    • Sets guidelines to ensure that frequency and length of visits are appropriate
    • Schedules regular access (as long as there remains the possibility of family reunification)

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