Final Southern First Nations Network of Care 2009/2010 Annual Report Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services (AOCFS) • Ontario First Nations members residing in Winnipeg and other families as assigned by the Southern First Nations Network of Care Anishinaabe Child and Family Services (ACFS) • Dauphin River • Pinaymootang • Lake Manitoba • Lake St. Martin • Little Saskatchewan Child and Family All Nations Coordinated Response Network (ANCR) • Winnipeg • Headingley • East St. Paul • West St. Paul Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services (DOCFS) • Birdtail Sioux • Canupawakpa • Dakota Plains • Long Plain • Roseau River • Sioux Valley • Swan Lake Note: Services for Dakota Plains First Nation are provided by Sandy Bay CFS on behalf of DOCFS Intertribal Child and Family Services (ICFS) • Dakota Tipi • Fisher River • Kinonjeoshtegon Peguis Child and Family Services (PCFS) • Peguis Sagkeeng Child and Family Services (SCFS) • Sagkeeng Sandy Bay Child and Family Services (SBCFS) • Sandy Bay • Dakota Plains Note: SBCFS provides services to Dakota Plains First Nation on behalf of DOCFS Southeast Child and Family Services (SECFS) • Berens River • Bloodvein • Brokenhead • Buffalo Point • Hollow Water • Black River • Little Grand Rapids • Pauingassi • Poplar River West Region Child and Family Services (WRCFS) • Ebb & Flow • Gambler • Keeseekoowenin • O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi • Pine Creek • Rolling River • Skownan • Tootinaowaziibeeng • Waywayseecappo www.southernauthority.org Southern First Nations Network of Care 2009/2010 Annual Report Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Message from the Board of Directors ........................................................................................................... 3 Message from the Chief Executive Officer.................................................................................................... 4 Board of Directors ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Staff Listing .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Staff Organizational Chart ............................................................................................................................. 8 Organizational History .................................................................................................................................. 9 Governance ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Vision ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................. 10 Goals ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Mandate .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................... 11 Agency Relations ......................................................................................................................................... 14 2009/10 Operational Objectives ................................................................................................................. 15 Areas of Focus ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Policy & Strategy ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative (AJI-CWI) ............................................................... 17 Changes for Children Initiative ................................................................................................................ 17 Implementation of a Differential Response (DR) Service Delivery Model .............................................. 17 Trauma and Crisis Response ................................................................................................................... 19 Emerging Issues....................................................................................................................................... 19 Other / New Projects .............................................................................................................................. 20 Response to H1N1 Flu ......................................................................................................................... 20 Communications ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Media and Public Relations ..................................................................................................................... 22 Public Awareness and Public Education ................................................................................................. 23 Strategic Communications Policy and Planning ...................................................................................... 23 Coordinate/Facilitate Communications .................................................................................................. 24 Corporate Image & Identity .................................................................................................................... 24 Finance ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Administration ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Information Technology .............................................................................................................................. 27 Human Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 28 www.southernauthority.org Page|1 Southern First Nations Network of Care 2009/2010 Annual Report Building an Aboriginal Work Force ......................................................................................................... 29 Human Resource Statistics for the SFNNC and Agencies ................................................................... 29 Human Resource Statistics for ANCR .................................................................................................. 31 Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act .................................................................... 32 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) ............................................................................................................................ 32 FIPPA Coordinator ............................................................................................................................... 33 Personal Health and Information Act (PHIA) ...................................................................................... 33 Agency Board Development and Strategic Planning .............................................................................. 33 Elder/Spiritual Caregiver ......................................................................................................................... 35 Education and Training ........................................................................................................................... 35 Service Support ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Duties and Responsibility under Legislation ........................................................................................... 39 Authority Determination Process ....................................................................................................... 39 Mandating Agencies............................................................................................................................ 39 Intake .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Children in Care ................................................................................................................................... 43 Case Management .............................................................................................................................. 50 Non-identifying Reporting of Alleged Abuse ...................................................................................... 52 Appeals from Foster Parents .............................................................................................................. 62 Repatriation