Post from Deputy Minister of Families, Jay Rodgers – Since 1992, December 3 has been recognized around the world as the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, when global citizens are invited to…
From CTV News – The Manitoba government is taking steps to give residents a better understanding about the meaning of consent and who is responsible for sexual assault. “We want to take aim at victim…
From 660 News: CALGARY (660 NEWS) – On what is being called ‘National Child Day’ a group of researchers is out with a list of issues facing kids around the country and a call to…
Please visit the official website to learn more about Nov. 17 National Adoption Day. To learn about adoption in Manitoba, please visit the General Authority’s adoption page.
Please read this wonderful adoption story from Wendy’s Wonderful Kids and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and see their website for more resources. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids adoption recruiters work with smaller caseloads of children,…
From CBC News – Saskatchewan has become the first Canadian province to introduce legislation that allows police to warn people of someone’s violent or abusive past. On Monday, Justice Minister Don Morgan introduced The Interpersonal…
An opinion piece from the Winnipeg Free Press – Search the web with the words “unattended” and “children” and ready yourself for the horror show. Child dies in bathtub after being left alone by drug-addled…
Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women, is proclaiming November as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and urging Manitobans to speak out against abuse. “As we reflect on this issue, I’m…
An interesting article from the Chronicle of Social Change – Foster and adoptive mom Carrie Dahlin shares thoughts on navigating food challenges she faces with the children in her home. Read on here: When my…
From the Chronicle of Social Change: What happens in the “life” of a foster home? And why do those lives come to an end? Those are the questions at the heart of a groundbreaking study…