Joy Escalera, manager of settlement services at Westman Immigrant Services, was the recipient of this year’s Kim Thomas Award at the AGM. The Kim Thomas Award is given to a community member or CFS staff…
A new collaborative tool—the first of its kind in Canada—has been introduced in Winnipeg to help connect foster children, youth aging out of the child welfare system and at-risk families. CarePortal officially launched Nov. 14…
The 9th annual Cookies with Santa event took place on Dec. 10 at the Sergeant Tommy Prince Recreation Centre. The event, put on by the Winnipeg Child and Family Services Foster Care/Kinship Program, was well…
A focus on change and evolution was the theme of the 16th annual General Authority’s Annual General Meeting. CEO Debbie Besant outlined numerous changes that have taken place over the past several years, including the…
This year’s Kids in Kare Picnic (KIK) was graced with the presence of Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon, along with more than 700 foster children, families and volunteers. A lieutenant-governor has never attended a KIK Picnic in…
Cakes For Kids, a volunteer organization that makes birthday cakes for children who otherwise would not have one, including for children in care, was recently honoured with a Premier’s Volunteer Service Award. The idea began…
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. National Adoption Day was celebrated on Nov. 23 at the Barbara Mitchell Centre, hosted by Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, the General Authority and some of its agencies. A total of…
On Nov. 1, the Kids in Kare Picnic Committee received a 2018-19 Staff Achievement award at the Manitoba Legislature from the Department of Families in the Excellence in Service – Team Category. Team members included:…
Debbie Besant, CEO of the General Authority, and Dave McGregor, the now-retired CEO of CFS of Western, led a presentation on the implementation of the Safe & Together™ model in Manitoba during a RESOLVE team…
Laura Wilson was honoured at this year’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) Summit by being named one of three “Recruiters of the Year.” The recently retired General Authority adoption recruiter was one of three chosen out…