Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay (The)
Family and Children's Services
- Description
- Ensures the child's rights and best interests are protected, supported and monitored
- Ensures that all social, emotional, and service needs are being met
- Provides enhanced support programming on site at the June Lendrum Family Resource Centre
- Carries out child protection intervention through a community based model
- Assesses and connects families to needed services
- Offers dispute resolution program
- Offers a culturally sensitive decision making process that brings together the family group to develop a plan that meets the needs of the child's safety and well-being as well as the family's as a whole
- Aims to better enable family groups to have a voice in developing and implementing plans that ensure the emotional and physical safety and well-being of children
- Develops a collaborative service plan with families
- Meets regularly with children and families
- Advocates for services
- Assists families in accessing needed services
- Provides in-home support to families (parenting support)
- Provides transportation, supervision and/or coordination of access visits
- Sets guidelines to ensure that frequency and length of visits are appropriate
- Schedules regular access (as long as there remains the possibility of family reunification)
- Comments
- Temporary Care Agreement: The child is placed in the care of the Children's Aid Society on a voluntary basis by the caregiver
- Society Wardship: The child is court ordered into the temporary care of the Children's Aid Society
- Crown Wardship: The child is made a permanent ward of the Children's Aid Society and could be placed for adoption
- Eligibility
- Children's Services: Children 17 years of age and younger, admitted into the care of the Society
- Community Based Child Protection Program: Single parents and families who live in Lendrum Court and/or participating in the parenting services and support programs of June Lendrum Family Resource Centre
- Family Group Decision Making: Individuals and families in dispute with their Child Welfare worker
- Family Services Unit: Children and families involved with child protection services
- Support Services: Individuals with children in care of the Society
- Application Process
- Contact Intake and Assessment
- Documents Required
- Intake assessment required
- Toll Free
- 1-800-465-3905 - Intake and Assessment
- Office
- 807-343-6100 - Intake and Assessment
- Fax
- 807-343-0141
- Web Site
- http://www.thunderbaycas.ca/
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- 1110 Jade Court
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6M7
Canada - Languages
- English
- Executive Director
- Carmela Hardy
Email: [email protected] - Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- December 8, 2025
- Address
- 1110 Jade Court
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6M7- Located at Jade Court in Thunder Bay one block W of Balmoral St
- Closest intersection is at Jade Court and Amber Dr
- Situated past Dufresne Furniture and behind Superior Hyundai
Open in Google Maps - Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sep-JunMon0900 to 1700Tue0900 to 1700Wed0900 to 1700Thu0900 to 1700Fri0900 to 1700
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Jul-Aug
Intake and Assessment: Mon-Sun 24 hours - Service Area(s)
- Thunder Bay District
