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Development Education Finance Health Human Resources Human Services Reservation Services Resource Management Tribal Referral Environmental Health Food Distribution Healthy Heart Project Home Care The Nest Nutrition Services Satellite Clinics 115 Sixth Street NW, Suite E
Cass Lake, MN 56633
(218) 335-8270 Phone
(800) 551-0956 Toll Free
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare)
The Social Workers provide child protection services in conjunction with the various counties surrounding the Leech Lake Reservation. The workers attend court cases, advocating for families with the best interest of the child in mind.
Foster Care
This program provides Indian foster care liscense on and off the reservation. The Leech Lake foster homes are intended to provide a safe, stable environment for children until they can be reunited with their families.
Adoption
This program provides interested persons with information concerning adoption. The owrker will complete a home study and this person will then become a prospective adoptive parent. If a child becomes available the worker will attempt to match this child with the prospective parents on file. The worker will become an adcocate for the family until the fianl adobpion decree.
Attendance Intervention
This program is set up to intervene when a child is missing a substantial number of school days. It is the policy of the Leech Lake Tribal Council to encourage education and learnig among its members. In order to facilitate this policy the Tribal Council enacted a resolution on compulsory school attendance. The Huma Services progam is step three of a three step process to comply with the resolution. The intervention staff will work with family to resolve issues that are contributing to the attnedance problem.