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Program:
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Alternate and Kinship Care
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Address:
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303 York St
Sudbury, ON
P3E 2A5
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Hours:
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Emergency Services: Daily 24 hours
Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
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Dates Available:
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Jun-Aug: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm
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Service Description:
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Provides and facilitates the placement of children into alternate homes
Alternate Care
- offers information, an application package, support and training to individuals considering fostering a child/youth
- offers approved alternate/kinship caregivers a support worker who assists with the fostering role and responsibilities while recognizing that the child/youth is their primary client
Kinship Care
- works with the child/youth's immediate and extended family and the community to establish a permanent home for a child/youth in care
- assesses the prospective family or community caregivers through the completion of criminal and agency background checks, personal interviews, and an assessment of the home and family
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Children and youth 16 years and under and their families
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Area Served:
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Chapleau, Greater Sudbury, and Manitoulin
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