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AFN vote on $47.8B-child welfare reform deal doesn’t pass after lengthy debate
From the Winnipeg Free Press-- First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted...
Governments of Canada and Manitoba announce expanded school food program
Government of Manitoba Press Release--Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, alongside Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds and...
Government announces new agreement-based supports to keep children out of care
Manitoba Government News Release--Amendments to the Child and Family Services Act (CFS) that allow new agreement-based supports to keep more children in their homes and out of the child welfare system are now in...
Families minister apologizes as part of CFS settlement
From the Winnipeg Free Press--Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine apologized Tuesday to children in care who were denied federal special allowance payments from 2005 to 2019. “Today, as minister of families, and on...
Moms share harrowing stories of online child sexual abuse to push for Bill C-63
From Global News--Six Canadian mothers are sharing their children’s stories of online sexual abuse in Safe Spaces, a new campaign by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection demanding urgent action for the online harms...
Toba Centre launches ‘Go Blue’ campaign for Child Abuse Prevention Month
From Global News--October marks Child Abuse Prevention Month across Canada, and here in Manitoba, Toba Centre for Children and Youth is working to raise awareness and community involvement with their “Go Blue”...
Rural Manitoba has highest domestic-violence rate in Canada
From the Winnipeg Free Press--Rural Manitoba holds the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of intimate partner violence in Canada, where the domestic-related homicide rate is 10 times higher than urban...
Manitoba government renews Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder strategy
Manitoba Government Press Release--The Manitoba government is releasing its renewed five-year Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Strategy, which includes immediate investments and ongoing funds for timely and...
General CFS Authority’s 21st Annual General Meeting
General Child and Family Services Authority's 21st Annual General Meeting! (Virtual) Date: Sept. 24, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Please click here for a full recording of the 2023/24 AGM. Please also see: 2023/24...
Parents are stressed. Here’s what we can do to help them
From The Conversation--Parents are stressed and it is time to do something about it. In a nutshell, that’s the message from the United States Surgeon General’s recent public health advisory on the mental health and...