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Rainy River First Nations - Administration Centre - Family Support Services

Family Support Services

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6 Manitou Rapids Dr
Emo
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807-482-2479
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Fax: 807-482-2603
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Office: Mon-Thu 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm * Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-3 pm

Hours subject to change
Last updated: Aug 1, 2024: Suggest an edit

Application

Intake assessment required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Members of Rainy River First Nations

  • Children younger than 18 years of age and their families

  • Emergency financial assistance is provided ONLY in extenuating circumstances and each case is treated and considered separately

  • Home visitation is available for families who have children in alternative care; request for visitation must come from birth family

Fees

None

Contacts

Ann Hiller - Acting Director of Family Services
807-482-2479 Ext 270 * ann.hiller@manitourapids.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Ojibway, upon request

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

  • Offers community based family counselling for children, teens, men, women and families as a group
  • Provides assessments and case management services
  • Provides services of traditional healers
  • Offers community workshops to raise awareness of issues affecting families including substance abuse and family violence
  • Supports community initiatives that promote family healing such as traditional gatherings
  • Also offers the following family support services including but not limited to:
    • Advocacy and referral to external agencies
    • Assistance in the planning of child's and family's needs
    • Emergency financial assistance for basic needs only in cases where the welfare of child/children is at-risk
    • Home visitation arrangements and supervison to enable parents to visit with their children living in alternative care
    Last updated: Aug 1, 2024: Suggest an edit
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