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…
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/
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…