Manitoba Government Press Release–The Manitoba government is taking additional proactive measures to help reduce the impact of COVID-19. This includes: • suspending services at licensed child-care centres, effective end-of-day Friday, March 20; • recommending parents…
Compiled from Manitoba Government Press Releases– The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve rapidly worldwide, with more countries reporting cases and an overall increase in case numbers. Public health officials continue to recommend these social…
Cakes for Kids article from Reader’s Digest– These Volunteer Bakers Are Making Sure No Child in Winnipeg Goes Without a Birthday Cake Read the full article here.
Manitoba Government Press Release–The Manitoba government is investing more than $100,000 with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to help protect children and youth from the dangers of online sexual exploitation, Families Minister Heather…
March 8 is International Women’s Day. How will you celebrate the women in your lives? This year’s theme is #EachforEqual. From the International Women’s Day website–An equal world is an enabled world. Individually, we’re all…
From The Globe and Mail–Intimate partner violence is similarly prevalent in same-sex relationships as in heterosexual ones, a new study from the University of Guelph has found. The research, which was published in the Journal…
Manitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government is investing $60,000 to expand the highly successful Families and Schools Together (F&ST) program, bringing the total to nine schools benefiting from the initiative, Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced…
From CBC News–A 16-year-old who died by suicide, despite many contacts with community supports and therapists, should have had access to long-term in-patient care, says a new report from Manitoba’s advocate for children and youth.…
From the Chronicle of Social Change–Ten years ago, I was George White, a 17-year-old high school student in foster care advocating for the extension of foster care to age 21 through AB 12. Today, I…
Joy Escalera, manager of settlement services at Westman Immigrant Services, was the recipient of this year’s Kim Thomas Award at the AGM. The Kim Thomas Award is given to a community member or CFS staff…