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Distance: 500km
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Child and Family Support Program
Ginoogaming First Nation
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Office: 807-876-2732
Family Support Worker: 807-876-4214
203 Balsam Rd
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Short Description
- Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
- Administers services in partnership with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
- Provides one-on-one counselling in areas such as bullying
- Educates children, families and community about rights and responsibilities under the Child and Family Services Act
- Advocates on behalf of clients and their rights in regards to the legal system
- Offers a variety of parenting programs
- 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 struggling with problematic substance use, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
- Organizes traditional healing circles with elders for women and youth
- Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities
- Provides referral services to local and outside service providers including treatment and healing centres
- Provides assistance with voluntary/customary care placements
- Provides support and counselling services to children in care
- Provides consultation and advertising in areas relating to customary care and foster care procedures
- Provides preventative services including awareness on child welfare matters including roles and responsibilities of the customary care/foster care worker
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Wabigoon Lake First Nation (129km)
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Office: 807-938-6464
Main St
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
Provides the following services aimed at preventing problematic alcohol and drug use problems from reoccurring:
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of problematic alcohol, drug use and gambling
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
Provides the following services aimed at preventing problematic alcohol and drug use problems from reoccurring:
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Regular phone calls and home visits
- Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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Family Well Being Program
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation (131km)
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Office: 807-274-2188
108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Short Description
- Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
- Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
- Activities that revitalize Native language
- Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
- Community events such as feasts
- Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
- Referrals to other programs and services
- School programs
- Traditional land-based healing events
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Family Support Services
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation (131km)
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Office: 807-274-2188
Crisis: 807-274-3201
108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Short Description
- Offers community based family counselling for children, teens, men, women and families as a group
- Provides assessments and case management services
- Provides services of traditional healers
- Offers community workshops to raise awareness of issues affecting families including substance abuse and family violence
- Supports community initiatives that promote family healing such as traditional gatherings
- Advocacy and referral to external agencies
- Assistance in the planning of child's and family's needs
- Emergency financial assistance for basic needs only in cases where the welfare of child/children is at-risk
- Home visitation arrangements and supervison to enable parents to visit with their children living in alternative care
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation (131km)
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Office: 807-274-2188
108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of problematic alcohol and drug abuse and gambling addictions
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Regular phone calls and home visits
- Referrals to band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation (131km)
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Office: 807-274-2188
108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9
Short Description
- Provides information on family violence, strategies to stop it and healthy relationships
- Facilitates group talking circles
- Offers individual peer counselling
- Provides referrals to needed community and regional supports and services
- Provides education and information about health and wellness issues
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Residential Treatment Facility
Fort Frances (130km)
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Office: 807-274-2042
Intake: 807-271-0194
Withdrawal Management Services: 807-274-7373
Fire # 1107 Mishkiki Miikan Rd, Hwy 11
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
- Functions as a withdrawal management and problematic alcohol/substance use treatment centre
- Offers a 28-day land-based program in an eight-bed co-ed residential treatment facility (also offers two detoxification beds)
- Addresses the needs of an individual's spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being
- Assists individual to gain an understanding of how abuse, relationship dynamics, problematic alcohol and substance use issues, self-destructive behavior and family violence affects their life
- Supports individual through a journey of self and includes components such as detoxification, stabilization, introductions to food, exercise, and cultural activities and healing practices
- Assessment and treatment planning
- Medically-supervised detoxification
- Individual/group counselling
- Nutrition information and guidance
- Cultural/recreational activities such as fishing, trapping, snowshoeing, and medicine picking
- Health services
- Aftercare planning and follow-up
- Relapse prevention
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Indigenous Care Coordination Program
Fort Frances (130km)
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Office: 807-274-3131
La Verendrye Hospital: 807-274-3266 Ext 4195
1460 Idylwild Dr
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
Works to address the needs and to improve the in-hospital experience of Indigenous individuals and families
Services include but are not limited to:
Services include but are not limited to:
- Advocacy for the client
- Coordinate for language translation if needed
- Assistance for in-hospital patients to understand what is happening
- In-hospital visiting
- Arrange for cultural requests such as smudging, traditional medicines, and offering tobacco
- Arrange for Elders, Healers and Knowledge Keepers upon patient request
- Liaise with health representatives such as Community Health Nurses and Health Directors at Band level
- Assistance with hospital discharge and out-of-hospital follow-up and support
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Health Access Centre
Fort Frances (130km)
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Office: 807-274-3131
1460 Idylwild Dr
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
Provides a primary health care clinic for Indigenous individuals and families
- Coordinates professional services through Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Health Educators, Registered Dietitian, Mental Health worker and Traditional Ojibway healers
- Offers culturally appropriate programs and services combining traditional healing methods and Western medical practices
- Provides treatment of illnesses and chronic disease management
- Provides referrals to other service providers and specialists
- Performs some diagnostic procedures including electrocardiograms and specimen collection
- Publishes a monthly newsletter available online
- Collaborates with Riverside Health Care Facilities and Fort Frances Family Health Team for consultations, diagnostic imaging and laboratory analysis
- Administers various health-related programs
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Traditional Healing Program
Fort Frances (130km)
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Office: 807-274-3131
1460 Idylwild Dr
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
- Provides individuals with access to a full range of traditional healing practices
- Coordinates referrals for visits to Traditional Healers
- Maintains resources on local area elders and healers
- Provides education on traditional healing methods
- Aboriginal weekly craft group
- Attendance at local First Nations health fairs
- Cultural education in local schools
- Elder visits and ceremonies at Rainycrest Home for the Aged
- Spring medicine walk
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Community Wellness Program
Wabigoon Lake First Nation (129km)
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Office: 807-938-6464
Main St
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Short Description
Supports reduction or prevention of family and community violence
- Provides victim service referrals and emergency support for family violence
- Works one-on-one with families experiencing family violence to develop a plan of action for identified concerns
- Provides referrals to counselling, legal services, and treatment centres
- Offers Indigenous culture-based healing, self-help processes for anger management, and positive self-image development; alternative discipline methods and positive relationships
- Organizes and facilitates community events in schools, powwows, and health fairs to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention of family violence
- Develops programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with family-based violence awareness
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Building Healthy Communities
Wabigoon Lake First Nation (129km)
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Office: 807-938-6464
Main St
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Wabigoon Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 2W0
Short Description
Offers a variety of programs and services to address the health and wellness of families and community environment
- Focuses on mental health crises and youth solvent abuse
- Works to develop community-based approaches to address mental health and addictions issues
- Provides initiatives to address homicide, suicide and family violence
- Addresses the early stages of child development with a focus on helping them to reach their full potential
- Assessments
- Counselling services (individual and family)
- Referrals for treatment and follow-up treatment
- Aftercare
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Building Healthy Communities
Seine River First Nation (61km)
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Office: 807-599-2829
Riverside Rd
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Short Description
Works to develop community-based approaches to address mental health and addictions issues
- Focuses on prevention of suicide and solvent abuse
- Offers community education and awareness activities
- Assessments
- Counselling services (individual and family)
- Referrals for treatment and follow-up treatment
- Aftercare
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Ginoogaming First Nation
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Office: 807-876-2732
203 Balsam Rd
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with problematic alcohol and substance use, and gambling issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of problematic alcohol and substance use, and gambling issues
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Regular phone calls and home visits
- Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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Family Well Being Program
Seine River First Nation (61km)
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Office: 807-599-2829
Riverside Rd
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Short Description
- Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
- Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
- Activities that revitalize Native language
- Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
- Community events such as feasts
- Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
- Referrals to other programs and services
- School programs
- Traditional land-based healing events
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Seine River First Nation (61km)
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Office: 807-599-2224
56 Riverside Rd E
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of problematic alcohol, drug use and gambling
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Regular phone calls and home visits
- Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
Seine River First Nation (61km)
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Office: 807-599-2224
37 Riverside Rd W
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Short Description
- Provides information on family violence, strategies to stop it and healthy relationships
- Facilitates group talking circles
- Offers individual peer counselling
- Provides advocacy between individual and organizations and agencies
- Hosts traditional gatherings including traditional teachings and feasts
- Provides referrals to needed community supports and services
- Provides education and information about health and wellness issues
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Child Care Services
Lac La Croix First Nation (59km)
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Office: 807-485-2487
105 Aakwiinowin Rd
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Short Description
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
- Administers services for Weechi-it-te-Win Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Fort Frances
- Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
- Provides assistance and support to children in care
- Coordinates recruitment and maintenance of alternative care homes including completion of home studies
- Provides training for child care providers
- Offers support and guidance in reuniting siblings who are/have been part of the foster care system
- 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 struggling with problematic substance use, 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
- Processes requests to have children in external foster care brought back to homes within the community
- Provides advocacy on behalf of the child and family
- Provides the option to children adopted by outside families to discover their birth family and heritage
- Provides records and information to Tribal Agency and external resources
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Building Healthy Communities
Lac La Croix First Nation (59km)
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Office: 807-485-2541
140 Main St
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Short Description
Works to develop community-based approaches to address mental health and addictions issues
- Focuses on prevention of suicide and solvent abuse
- Offers community education and awareness activities
- Assessments
- Counselling services (individual and family)
- Referrals for treatment and follow-up treatment
- Aftercare
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Lac La Croix First Nation (59km)
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Office: 807-485-2541
140 Main St
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of problematic alcohol and substance use and gambling issues
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Referrals to band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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Healing and Wellness Program
Atikokan
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Office: 807-597-1213
309 Main St W
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Short Description
- Provides information to raise awareness of family violence and strategies to stop it
- Provides support in obtaining equitable access to primary health and healing services and programs
- Facilitates group talking circles to promote inner healing
- Offers individual peer counselling
- Provides advocacy between individual and organizations and agencies
- Hosts traditional gatherings including traditional teachings and feasts
- Supervises and plans sewing circles
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Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
Atikokan
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Office: 807-597-1213
309 Main St W
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Short Description
Provides culturally appropriate education, programs and support to improve the health of Indigenous women and their babies
- Gives presentations on prenatal and postnatal health and healthy life choices
- Arranges home and hospital visits from prenatal worker
- Plans and supervises exercise groups for pre/postnatal women
- Provides aquafit vouchers
- Provides group support through weekly talking and sharing circles
- Encourages relating personal experiences
- Offers guest speakers occasionally to talk on related topics
- Provides information and instruction concerning appropriate techniques for nursing an infant for expectant parents or new mothers
- Loans out breastfeeding pumps and other related equipment
- Provides a weekly lunch program; families plan, prepare and eat a healthy meal together
- Provides grocery budgeting and shopping advice
- Provides fruit/vegetable vouchers and vitamin supplements to enhance healthy pregnancy
- Provides child care for one hour per week for any reason
- Provides an informal afternoon of socialization, information sharing and to pick up fruit baskets and vegetable vouchers
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Health Outreach Program
Atikokan
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Office: 807-597-1213
309 Main St W
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Short Description
- Provides education, programs and workshops to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness
- Endeavors to improve working relationships between health care systems and Aboriginal communities
- Provides education to raise awareness of health issues affecting Indigenous people
- Ensures that Indigenous individuals understand the present health care system
- Provides education in an effort to reduce violence within Indigenous communities
- Offers presentations on health related topics
- Teaches various Indigenous craft-making workshops
- Offers one-on-one support, as well as, group support for various health related issues
- Promotes healthy eating, food preparation and storage, and budgeting for healthy food shopping
- Addresses health in a cultural and holistic way with a focus on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals
- Provides information sessions on disease prevention
- Partners with other community agencies to provide programming for the clients in order to bring people together
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Family Well Being Program
Ginoogaming First Nation
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Office: 807-876-2732
203 Balsam Rd
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Short Description
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community
- Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
- Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
- Activities that revitalize Native language
- Problematic alcohol and substance use prevention and intervention
- Community events such as feasts
- Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
- Referrals to other programs and services
- School programs
- Traditional land-based healing events
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Community Wellness Worker Program
Fort Frances (132km)
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Office: 807-274-1386
426 Victoria Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3
Short Description
Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch
- Promotes healthy lifestyles through culturally based programs and healing
- Aims to reduce family violence
- Sharing of appropriate information with related health and social agencies and providing referrals
- Crisis intervention education and workshops
- Illness prevention and wellness planning, information and education
- Traditional sharing circles
- Community outreach education to promote cultural awareness
- Assistance with completing forms of any kind
- Accessing existing programs and services
- Peer counselling for any identified concerns
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