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CFS Western launches employment program for youth in or from care

Stories to InspireBy The General AuthorityApril 11, 2018

For youth in care, achieving employment success can be difficult, because they often have barriers to job success that other young people do not. Now, young people who are currently in care or who have…

Innovative domestic violence training held at the GA

Stories to InspireBy The General AuthorityApril 11, 2018

Working with survivors of domestic violence and their families requires specific strategies, and sometimes it can be challenging for workers to hold the perpetrator accountable while keeping the children safe and together with the survivor.…

Caring Dads co-founder conducts training at GA

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityMarch 2, 2018

Caring Dads co-founder conducts training at GA December 2017—Recent Caring Dads facilitator training at the General Authority brought one of its founders, Tim Kelly, to Winnipeg from London, Ont., to conduct a two-day course with about…

Cookies with Santa event grows larger each year

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityDecember 2, 2017

Cookies with Santa event grows larger each year December 2017—Hundreds of children, fresh baked cookies to decorate, crafts, games and activities and of course, the chance to visit Santa and take home a gift. This…

Lifebook work helps Rural & Northern Children with permanence

Stories to InspireBy General AuthoritySeptember 12, 2017

Lifebook work helping Rural and Northern children with permanence Attending a conference in Ottawa provided Ginger Richards with her first glimpse of the importance of lifebook work. The regional adoption worker from Rural and Northern…

14th annual AGM focuses on ‘Promising Practice’

Stories to InspireBy General AuthoritySeptember 2, 2017

14th AGM focuses on ‘Promising Practice’ “Promising Practice” was the theme for this year’s General Authority AGM, and speakers shared inspiring stories of key elements of practice that are changing families’ lives for the better.…

KIK Picnic’s angel donor

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityJuly 23, 2017

Meet 2017 KIK Picnic’s angel donor! A Facebook video about foster children having to transport all their possessions in black garbage bags when they move to a new home was all it took to spur…

Eastman conducts CFS training session with educators

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityJuly 12, 2017

Eastman conducts CFS information sessions with educators July 2017—Eastman CFS has spent the past several months taking presentations on child and family services on the road. The presentations are hoped to encourage positive and open…

KIK Picnic features lifelong volunteers

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityJuly 6, 2017

KIK Picnic features lifelong dedicated volunteers For some longtime volunteers at the KIK Picnic, it really doesn’t matter whether the day is beautiful and sunny, or grey and windy like it was this year—as long…

Eastman wins Excellence in Service Award

Stories to InspireBy General AuthorityMay 23, 2017

Eastman team wins Excellence in Service Award Written by nominators Dan Knight and Sherri Rollins In April, 2017, the Rural and Northern Service team was awarded the Excellence in Service Award as part of the…

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