Southeast Child & Family Services

southeast child and family services serves eight first nations in the southeast region of manitoba: brokenhead ojibway nation; black river first nation; hollow water first nation; bloodvein first nation; berens river first nation; poplar river first nation; little grand rapids first nation; and, pauingassi first nation. of these, poplar river, pauingassi, and little grand rapids are remote communities and are accessible by plane except for a brief period when there is winter road access. buffalo point first nation, which falls under the secfs mandate, is served by animikii osozon child and family services under a sub-agreement since 2008. the agency is provincially and federally funded, based on a 60/40 split, and is mandated under manitoba's the child and family services act. the agency services requires a comprehensive plan that takes into account the geographical complexities and high costs to deliver services and goods to the eight communities, and we have a large off-reserve clie