Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation - Band Office

Intake assessment required

None

Brenda Kelly - Program Secretary
807-270-2274 Alt 807-270-9388 * brenda.kelly@aafs.ca

English

Ojibwe, available upon request

Ojibways of Onigaming

Pas d’accès en fauteuil roulant

Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members

Administers services for Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Kenora
Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families

Alternative Care Program

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

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

Repatriation Services

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

Outreach Services

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

Customary Care Program