Here are some stories from the General Child and Family Services Authority that you might enjoy:
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…
DetailsCookies 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…
DetailsLifebook 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…
Details14th 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.…
DetailsMeet 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…
DetailsEastman 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…
DetailsKIK 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…
DetailsEastman 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…
DetailsBecoming a foster family: What it’s all about The Central Region is currently seeking foster parents. An information session will be held May 17. Please see below for more information. To receive more information on…
DetailsSafe and Together session works on perpetrator patterns A second session of Safe and Together domestic violence training for mentors and their mentees was held in January 2017—and this session focused specifically on “perpetrator’s patterns…
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