Helps families with First Nation and Inuit children (including children in foster care or adopted) access needed health and social services not being provided by another government department. Services can address children's social, mental, physical or spiritual needs. Files are reviewed on an individual needs basis.

Assists families to complete application forms. Works with Federal Jordan's Principle Focal Points at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) who review completed files. If approved, provides funding support for IFN member communities for the needed service.

Services may include:

• professional services - assessment, podiatry/chiropody, chiropractic, optometric, traditional healing
• home-based services - respite care, palliative care
• community rehabilitation - physiotherapy, speech and language, audiology
• social services - assisted adoption, permanency planning
• education - assessments, special needs assistants/teachers, 1:1 support workers, technology
• disability aids - communication, orthodontic/prosthetic devices, respiratory equipment and supplies, wheelchairs, mobility aids, medical supplies and equipment, special diets/formulas
• mental health services - traditional healing, crisis counselling, prevention services, residential treatments
• in-home family support - assisted living, home care, medical foster homes
• physical needs - sporting registration, art therapy, sports equipment, summer programming, day care costs
• medical transportation

Jordan's Principle Navigators also:

• engage and educate communities on Jordan's Principle
• support community resource teams including health
• education and social service professionals
• help identify children with unmet needs
• collects and track data to identify service gaps for each community.

First Nations families can contact the JP Navigator closest to their place of residence. IFN Jordan's Principle Navigators serve Grey, Bruce and 12 Independent First Nations (IFN) communities around Ontario.

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm

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