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Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s 2024-25 scholarship application is now open!
From the Children's Aid Foundation-- The Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada post-secondary scholarships will award youth $5000 for each academic year of their program they attend until they finish, to a maximum of 7...
Canadian kids at ‘greater risk’ than others without online harms bill, experts warn
From the Winnipeg Free Press--A group of experts, summoned by the government last year for their advice on a new law to protect children online, is now urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to hurry up and...
NDP MP pushes bill to criminalize coercive control
From the Globe and Mail--A push to criminalize a type of domestic abuse known as coercive control is gaining momentum in Canada, after a private member’s bill put forward by the opposition New Democrats received...
Manitoba launches 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is recognizing those working in the gender-based violence sector and honouring survivors throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence...
Health advocates applaud province’s plan to offer free birth control
From CBC News--Birth control will soon become free for all Manitobans with a prescription, the province announced Tuesday. The announcement, made during Premier Wab Kinew's Tuesday throne speech, makes good on an...
Tuition Waiver Information Sessions – November 2023 to March 2024
Register Now! Tuition Waiver Information Sessions Hello! Are you a current or former youth in Child and Family Services (CFS) care in Manitoba? A service provider, case manager, or social worker working with youth in...
November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Manitoba Government News Release---November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time. It thrives in threats, demands silence and shames our...
Halloween Safety Tips from the Winnipeg Police Service
Ten Halloween Safety Tips 1. Children should be accompanied by an adult. 2. Children should wear clothing that can easily be seen at night. Retro-reflective materials are best. 3. Children should trick or treat in one...
New York expands financial support to include more relative caregivers
From the Imprint--In New York, hundreds of these caregivers receive monthly financial payments that amount to thousands of dollars a year, through the state’s Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP). But here...
Cost shouldn’t be a factor in keeping kids with their families: poll
From the Winnipeg Sun--A poll shows more than 90% of respondents believe more needs to be done to keep kids in Manitoba out of the child welfare system, while more than 80% believe that programs that keep kids with...