Wendy’s helps one of its Wonderful Kids get a job
Wendy’s helps one of its Wonderful Kids get a job For most teenagers, getting that first job is a rite of passage. But for a child in care, there may obstacles in the way, such…
CFS clients learn cooking, life skills
CFS clients learn cooking, life skills It’s a bright and chilly January Thursday, but things are warm and bustling inside the Carman United Church hall, where several in-home support workers from CFS of Central Manitoba…
COACH program changing CFS students’ lives
COACH program changing CFS students’ lives It‟s early on a wintery morning in a church near Mulvey School, and the students who are part of the COACH 1 program are buzzing with activity. One child…
Soccer Video by Rhonda Dagg
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Eastman newcomer programs promote prevention
Eastman newcomer programs promote prevention The close-knit community of Steinbach has always rallied around its people, but never more so than in the past decade, when the city experienced a large influx of newcomers from…
Safe and Together training launched
Safe and Together training launched An innovative new domestic violence prevention training initiative was recently launched by the General Authority for its agencies and other stakeholders involved in Manitoba’s child welfare system. The Safe and…
Somali worker inspired by community
Somali worker inspired by community Born in Somalia, raised in India and having entered Canada as a refugee, Warda Ahmed is well aware of the challenges of being a newcomer in a new country. Ahmed,…
GA hosts facilitator training with CRC
GA hosts facilitator training with CRC Managers and workers were treated to a lively two-day seminar on advanced meeting facilitation skills at the General Authority with trainer Heather Meitner in mid-June. Meitner, who is a…
KIK Picnic still going strong in 15th year
KIK Picnic still going strong in 15th year The Kids in Kare Picnic—now in its 15th year—may have started out threatening stormy weather, but those who attended were pleasantly surprised as the clouds parted soon…