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Anishinaabe Abinoojii Sub Office - Child Welfare Authority

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Anishinaabe Abinoojii Sub Office
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations
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807-927-2222
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Fax: 807-927-2045
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm

Application

Intake assessment required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Members of Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Independent Nations

  • Children younger than 18 years of age in need of care and their families

Fees

None

Contacts

Betsy Mandamin - Executive Director
betsy.mandamin@wabaseemoong.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Cree, Ojibway; available upon request

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

Delivers child care protection/prevention services and family support services to community members
  • Enacted own Customary Care Code in Jan 2021 which gives Wabaseemoong Independent Nation complete authority over their child welfare system; functions independently as Wabaseemoong Child Welfare Authority
  • 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 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
  • Provides referrals to other programs and supports
Last updated: Jul 25, 2024: Suggest an edit
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