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Child and Family Services Office - Child and Family Services
Animkii Dr
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation
807-226-5438
Fax: 807-226-1164
Mon-Thu 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-1 pm
Last updated: May 15, 2024: Suggest an edit
Application
Intake assessment required
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
- Members of Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation (Northwest Angle 37)
- Children 18 years of age and younger in need of care and their families
Fees
None
Contacts
Sharon Kavanaugh - Senior Prevention Worker
807-226-5438 Ext 1016
807-226-5438 Ext 1016
Languages
English
Language Note
Ojibway, available upon request
Accessibility
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
Customary Care (Foster Care)
Coordinates foster care child placement in the following order of priority:
Prevention Services
- 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
Customary Care (Foster Care)
Coordinates 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
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 problematic substance use in youth, 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
- Provides referrals to other programs and supports
Last updated: May 15, 2024: Suggest an edit
