Some local offices have reduced hours this season
Please check with your community office before you visit. Urgent support remains available through the intake and after-hours lines.
Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services
Our children belong to our communities.
We walk with children, youth and families across the Treaty 3 First Nations we serve.
Urgent help is available at any hour. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
How can we help?
You do not need to know the name of a program. Choose what feels closest to your situation today.
- Keeping children safe
I am worried about a child
If you believe a child is being harmed or neglected, you can speak with an intake worker. You do not have to be certain, and you do not have to give your name.
Report a concern - Wiidookaage, helping one another
My family needs support
Help with parenting, housing, mental wellness, addictions, kinship care, or a child returning home. You do not need to be in crisis to reach out.
Find support - For young people
I am a child or youth
You can call us yourself. Ask a question, ask for help, or ask what your rights are, whether you are in care, leaving care or at home.
Get help as a young person - Close to home
I need a local office
Reach the AAFS team working in your community. Find the office, the workers who serve your First Nation, and how to get there.
Find a community office - Kinship and foster care
I am interested in caring for a child
Kinship, customary and foster care keep children with family and community. We will explain what is involved before you decide.
Learn about caring for a child - Join the team
I want to work at AAFS
See what the work is like, how hiring happens, and the roles open across the communities we serve.
Work at AAFS
Support for every stage of family life
All programs and servicesChildren and youth
Care, connection and advocacy for young people, including cultural and community connection wherever a child is living.
Parents and caregivers
Practical, everyday help for families raising children, from early parenting support to navigating difficult stretches.
Alternative care and caregivers
Support for families and community members who open their homes to children, keeping children close to their Nation.
Family wellbeing and prevention
Working alongside families and communities before difficulties grow, including wellbeing, healing and community-led programs.
Treaty 3 service area
Serving 12 Treaty 3 First Nations.
Find your community
Search by First Nation or community name to reach the AAFS team closest to you.
We start with a searchable list because it is faster on a phone, works on slow connections, is easier to keep accurate, and does not display boundaries that have not been confirmed. A map can be added later using approved geographic information.
Communities we serve
When you call, a worker will listen and help you decide what to do next.
You do not need to know the name of a program. Start by telling us what is happening, and we will help you find the right next step.
Calling us does not mean a child will be removed. Most of our work is helping families stay together.
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You talk to a worker
A person answers, listens, and writes down only what is needed. You can bring a family member, an Elder or a support person.
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We look at it together
We tell you plainly what we can and cannot do, what happens next, and how long it usually takes.
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Your community stays involved
Wherever a child's care is involved, family, First Nation and cultural connection are part of the plan from the first conversation.
Asking for family support
Call central intake or your local office during the day.
Reporting a concern about a child
Speak to a worker during the day or after hours.
Someone is in immediate danger
Call 911 first, then contact AAFS.
Please do not send case details, information about children, health information or urgent reports through a general website form. Website forms are not monitored continuously. Call us instead.
Culture
Approved cultural language to be supplied by AAFS.
AAFS works with families, Elders and community members across Treaty 3.
Cultural connection is part of how services are delivered. Elders and community members guide practice, and family and First Nation are involved in planning for a child. The wording of this section will be written and approved by AAFS.
Careers
Build your career close to home
AAFS hires across the communities we serve, in front-line work, family support, administration and leadership. Work that keeps children connected to their Nation.
View open positions- Working here
- Small teams based in the communities they serve, with supervision, cultural supports and time set aside for learning.
- Pay and benefits
- Salary ranges, pension, health benefits and leave will be listed on each posting rather than described only in a document.
- Accessibility
- Accommodations are available at every stage of hiring. Tell us what you need and we will arrange it.
- How hiring works
- Apply online, a short phone conversation, an interview with the team you would join, then references and a check. We tell you where you stand at each step.
Workplace details and postings are placeholders pending AAFS confirmation.
Urgent help and reporting
If you are worried about a child, you can speak to a worker directly. You do not need to be certain before you call.
Central intake line
Phone number pending verification
Use this line during office hours to report a concern or ask for support.
After-hours line
Phone number pending verification
Use this line evenings, weekends and holidays when a child needs help now.
Do not use a contact form to report a concern or in an emergency. It is not monitored continuously.