Here are some stories from the General Child and Family Services Authority that you might enjoy:
Becoming 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…
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Safe 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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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Goal of Child and Family Services: A Soccer Analogy. See More Here
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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