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Customary Care Program
Band Office 703 Ketemiikana Dr
Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation
Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation
807-270-2274
807-468-6224
807-275-5111
Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm
Alt Payday Fri 9 am-12 noon
Alt Payday Fri 9 am-12 noon
Last updated: Aug 21, 2024: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
- Members of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation
- Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Brenda Kelly - Program Secretary
807-270-2274 Alt 807-270-9388 * brenda.kelly@aafs.ca
807-270-2274 Alt 807-270-9388 * brenda.kelly@aafs.ca
Languages
English
Language Note
Ojibwe, available upon request
Area(s) Served
Ojibways of Onigaming
Accessibility
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
- Administers services for Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Kenora
- Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
Alternative Care Program
- Provides assistance and support to children in care
- Coordinates recruitment and maintenance of alternative care homes including completion of home studies
- Provides training for child care providers
- Offers support and guidance in reuniting siblings who are/have been part of the foster care system
Prevention Services
- Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
- Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families
- Hosts community forums to address issues such as youth drug abuse, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
- Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
- Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities
Repatriation Services
- Processes requests to have children in external foster care brought back to homes within the community
- Provides advocacy on behalf of the child and family
Outreach Services
- Provides the option to children adopted by outside families to discover their birth family and heritage
- Provides records and information to Tribal Agency and external resources
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Last updated: Aug 21, 2024: Suggest an edit
