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Couchiching First Nation
Child and Family Care Program
- Description
- Provides services and support to children in need of care and protection and to help strengthen and heal families
- Investigates all suspected cases of abuse/neglect
- Provides alternative care choices
- Addresses the causes of family breakdown and provides counselling and referrals to restore family health
Provides substitute care and protection of children when:- Family situation becomes stressful
- Child is left alone
- Single parent needs a break
- Parents must go away for treatment
- Provides counselling to families experiencing distress for a variety of reasons including low/no income, violence and relationship deterioration
- Provides referrals to community and traditional support services
- Coordinates placement of children in foster care
- Promotes child placement in families within the Couchiching community
- Encourages families to become involved by providing care for specialized foster homes (for children requiring more care and attention), regular foster homes (short or long term placement), and emergency foster homes (for children in emergency situations)
- Eligibility
- Members of Couchiching First Nation
- Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
- Members of Couchiching First Nation
- Application Process
- Intake assessment required
- Toll Free
- 1-888-581-0251
- Office
- 807-274-7418
- Fax
- 807-274-6279
- After Hours Phone
- 807-275-8625 - On call worker
- Web Site
- http://www.couchiching.ca
- cfnreception@vianet.ca
- Mailing Address
- RMB 2027, RR 2
c/o Child and Family Care
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Jackie Lizotte, Program Supervisor
Email: jackie.j.126@weechi.ca - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Completed intake assessment
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- (10) Local Government ; (50) Non Profit
- Topic(s)
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- February 10, 2022
- Address
- 320 Harry's Rd
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3- Located at the Couchiching Bingo Palace on Harry's Road
- Entrance at most westerly door on N side of building
- Closest intersection is at Harry's Rd and Hwy 11
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 - 1630Tue0830 - 1630Wed0830 - 1630Thu0830 - 1630Fri0830 - 1630
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Couchiching First Nation
- Fort Frances
