Happy Children’s Day!!
November 20 is International Children’s Day, a day set aside to recognize togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improve children’s welfare. Please read more here! http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/
Let’s celebrate National Adoption Month!
The Dave Thomas Foundation celebrates National Adoption Month. Every child deserves a safe, loving and permanent family. That is the simple yet profound motivation behind National Adoption Month. Celebrated across North America each November, this…
Knowles Treatment Centre seeks foster parents!
Knowles Centre’s Treatment Foster Care Program is actively recruiting treatment foster parents in Winnipeg and surrounding areas. As you are aware, there is a record number of children in care in Manitoba. While most are…
A sweet idea
A new volunteer organization in Winnipeg is creating birthday and other cakes for children in need. “Every child, regardless of their life circumstance, deserves a cake for their birthday,” says one of the partners of…
New program offered to empower coaches, protect children
A new course is being offered by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to for coaches to help protect children. The course, called Commit to Kids for Coaches, provides practical information that gives coaches a standard…
November is domestic violence month
The Manitoba government is proclaiming November as Domestic Violence Prevention Month and urging Manitobans to play a role in speaking out against abuse, Families Minister Scott Fielding and Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible…
Breaking the cycle of foster care
A recent story on CBC.ca highlights the need for more Indigenous social workers. It recounts the stories of two grown foster children who decided to break the cycle when they became adults. One was a…
Winnipeg police launch child abuse awareness campaign
Online Campaign Against Child Abuse October is Child Abuse Protection Month. The Winnipeg Police Service, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is launching an online campaign against child abuse. In our efforts…
Manitoba government announces child welfare reforms
New plan will lead to fewer children in care, better outcomes, says Families Minister Families Minister The Manitoba government launched a new plan to end the crisis in the child welfare system and create better…
Manitoba marks International Day of the Girl
Computer Coding Event held Wednesday The Manitoba government is recognizing International Day of the Girl with a girls’ coding event at the University of Winnipeg, Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status…