Community Action Plan for Children

The Community Action Plan for Children promotes the health and wellbeing of children up to the age of 6 years, who face challenges that put their health at risk in Kenora, Red Lake, and Ear Falls.  

Goals of the Community Action Program for Children

Improve healthy child development by: 

  • Improving parenting skills and parent-child relationships 
  • Decreasing social isolation 
  • Increasing child self-esteem 
  • Providing child-focused activities, such as preschool programs and play groups 

Promote and create partnerships within communities to: 

  • Actively involve the people they serve in the planning, managing, developing, delivering, and evaluation of their programs 
  • Strengthen community capacity 
  • Support vulnerable children and their families 

Services include education and support on child development, parenting, child safety, and a healthy nutrition and lifestyle. Referrals are also made to other agencies and services that can provide additional support. 

Mental Health & Counseling