Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Delivers prevention and early intervention services to high-risk children and families of the community
- Administers child welfare prevention services in collaboration with Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services located in Wikwemikong
- Evaluates short and long-term programs and workplans with individuals and families for adequacy and effectiveness
- Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
- Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
- Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families such as after-school programs and babysitting courses
- 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
- Eligibility
- Members of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation at high-risk
- Children 18 years of age and younger in need of care and their families
- Application Process
- Intake assessment required
- Office
- 705-368-2228 - Band Office
- Fax
- 705-368-3563
- Web Site
- https://aokfn.com/
- Mailing Address
- c/o Band Office
13 Hill St, RR 1
Little Current, ON, P0P 1K0
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Connie Esquimaux, Administrative Support Assistant
Email: esquimauxc@aokfn.com - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Completed intake assessment required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- September 17, 2023
- Address
- 13 Hill St
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, ON, P0P 1K0- Band Office is located on Hill St in the community of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island
- Situated at the intersection of Hill St and Hwy 540, beside the Manitoulin Legal Clinic
- Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation is located on N channel on shore of Manitoulin Island, along Hwy 540, 5 km W of town of Little Current
- Consists of 1 main reserve with a land area of approx 9 sq km
- Community is accessible on Manitoulin Island through the Little Current Swing Bridge at the N end of island or the Chi-Cheemaun ferry at the S end of the island
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation
