Newcomer Unit creates welcoming environment
The Winnipeg Child and Family Services Newcomer Unit may be small, but it has helped many people who are new to Canada settle in to their new homes and keep their families together. The brightly…
What good data mean for black youth in foster care: opinion
A Globe and Mail opinion piece talks about the importance of compiling data on foster youth, based on the experiences of black youth in care in Ontario. Not enough snacks, not enough privacy, not…
LGBTQ youth and the foster care system
From the Chronicle of Social Change: Why we need to collect data on LGBTQ youth in the U.S. foster system: opinion article In the United States, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System…
Today is PTSD Awareness Day
Of children who experience at least one trauma, up to 15 per cent may develop PTSD, according to research. Learn about risk factors, symptoms, and treatment at this fact sheet about how trauma affects young children as well…
Making college graduation a reality for foster youth
If you are a foster youth graduating from high school, there are programs out there to help you. Youths who are aging out of the child welfare system CAN get access to university scholarships and…
Manitoba invests in Child Protection Centre
MANITOBA GOVERNMENT RELEASE Funding to Increase Timely, Relevant Assessments of Children in Care: Fielding The Manitoba government is providing $424,000 toward a new pilot project at Winnipeg’s Child Protection Centre (CPC), to increase the number…
Parliamentary roundtable focuses on youth mental health
From the Mental Health Commission Catalyst: Mental health means different things to different people – but it should matter to everyone. On May 1, Member of Parliament from Guelph, Ontario, Lloyd Longfield, partnered with the Mental…
Today is International Missing Children’s Day
From the Deputy Minister of Families: May 25th, 2018, marks the 32nd anniversary of Canada’s participation in International Missing Children’s Day. First proclaimed in Canada in 1986, International Missing Children’s Day serves as an annual…
New podcast series advocates for foster youth
From the Chronicle of Social Change: The U.S.-based Foster Movement Podcast brings awareness to the difficulties associated with life in the foster care system. It features a revolving series of guests, all who have had…
New Mexico announces tax credit for hiring foster youth
New Mexico has just announced it will provide a tax credit to employers for hiring foster youth. These youths often have more obstacles to obtaining employment. New Mexico is the first state to pass a…