The province’s 13th Indigenous children’s society will serve local area
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services has been designated as the province’s 13th Indigenous children’s aid society.
The official designation will […]
Province Designates Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services
This official designation will enable Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services (NCFS) to provide culturally-based services and supports to more Indigenous children and families in the Districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound, and as well as […]
Orange Shirt Day aims for education, recognition
The residential school system is not just part of Canada’s past.
It’s also part of the future.
Because the residential school system had such a profound impact on the children who were forced into them, as well […]
Indigenous child welfare agency nears designation
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services expects to complete the five-stage ministerial process to become a designated Indigenous Child Welfare Agency, and be up and running by April, according to the organization’s executive director.
Joanne Koehler said […]
Child welfare at ‘defining moment’ Authority being transferred to Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services
Half of the Indigenous cases managed by the Children’s Aid Society of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound have been transferred to Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services. Read the full article here […]
Child Welfare Agency Nears Designation
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services expects to complete the five-stage ministerial process to become a designated Indigenous Child Welfare Agency, and be up and running, by April, according to the organization’s executive director.
Joanne Koehler said […]
Ministry Approves Agency Advancement – Anishinabek News
HEAD OFFICE – (January 3, 2020) Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services (NCFS) is advancing towards a historical designation as an Indigenous Child Welfare Agency, after receiving the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCCSS) approval […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO – First Nation child and family services agency – CTV
Several First Nation communities near Sudbury, North Bay, and Parry Sound are working hard at having their own child and family services agency.
For decades, when required, children from First Nations have been taken by provincial […]
