Here are some stories from the General Child and Family Services Authority that you might enjoy:
From CTV News–It’s shaped like a turtle shell and consists of four large murals depicting the spiritual journey of the Anishinaabe. A project known as the Sacred Spirits of Turtle Island. The new amphitheatre space…
DetailsFrom the Winnipeg Sun–Just one year after putting boots on the ground, a new program in Thompson has managed to get hundreds of missing and at-risk youth off the streets, away from possible danger and…
DetailsManitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government is recognizing Truth and Reconciliation Week to continue important conversations and bring awareness to the history of Indigenous peoples and to honour survivors of residential schools, their families, their…
DetailsFrom the Winnipeg Free Press–If things had gone differently, Awet Biagaber wouldn’t be alive right now. In 2004, Biagaber was in a coma for two weeks after being seriously assaulted. “I was just lucky that…
DetailsFrom Global News–The Manitoba government is investing more than $342,000 to provide emergency telepsychiatry assessments to rural emergency departments and First Nations communities, Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery, announced Minister Audrey Gordon in a conference…
DetailsFrom the Winnipeg Free Press–Manitoba parents will be able to use a new app to find a daycare spot. On Thursday, Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced the Manitoba Child Care Search online app will replace…
DetailsFrom the Deputy Minister’s Blog–June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, an annual celebration of the heritage, contributions, achievements and diverse cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Today’s celebration is a key event…
DetailsFrom CBC News–A Winnipeg-based organization that works with families and youth in crisis is changing its name in the spirit of reconciliation. “I think people are just more aware that we can’t keep having these…
DetailsFrom the Imprint. Opinion piece by Paul DiLorenzo, child welfare consultant–As a part of their efforts to engage families, many child welfare agencies sponsor community events. These happenings are designed to build social capital, to…
DetailsFrom CanStar Community News–More than a year after Kookum’s House arrived in the North End, the child-care operation is launching a second location in the community. Blue Thunderbird Family Care opened Kookum’s (Granny’s) House as…
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