Caring Dads co-founder conducts training at GA December 2017—Recent Caring Dads facilitator training at the General Authority brought one of its founders, Tim Kelly, to Winnipeg from London, Ont., to conduct a two-day course with about…
A report in the B.C. publication The Tyee discusses the issue of the difficulties faced by children when one or more of their parents is in prison. The study says that about 350,000 children across the country…
In advance of the upcoming meeting with Jane Philpott, federal Minister of Indigenous Services, on January 25-26, 2018, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for child and family services convened to discuss emerging opportunities. The ministers…
A recent story from Rise magazine’s Building a Bridge workbook tells the story of how an American birth mother, whose son was taken into foster care for a time, began to trust, and eventually develop a relationship…
A group called Treehouse in Seattle is helping to ensure young people in foster care graduate from high school. Starting in 2012, they set an ambitious goal: Raise the high school graduation rate for foster…
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is back! CBS announced that singer-songwriter Josh Groban will headline the 19th annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 19 (8- 9PM, ET/PT) on the CBS…
Cookies with Santa event grows larger each year December 2017—Hundreds of children, fresh baked cookies to decorate, crafts, games and activities and of course, the chance to visit Santa and take home a gift. This…
Families Minister Scott Fielding and Education and Training Minister Ian Wishart are inviting Manitobans to share their thoughts on how to prevent and reduce poverty as they announced the launch of consultations that will guide…
Dozens of youth gathered in Ottawa on Monday to mark National Child Day and to develop Canada’s first “Children’s Charter,” which will be unveiled in Parliament. See more here:
The Manitoba government is strengthening its fight against family violence, Families Minister Scott Fielding and Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women, announced today. The ministers advised the Family Violence…