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Online Indigenous Advent Calendar

 December 10, 2024

Updated annually, this online advent calendar is great fun for kids and anyone wanting to learn more about First Nations, Metis or Inuit culture

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Caring for Foster Kids During the Holidays: Bringing Joy and Stability to Their Lives

 December 10, 2024

As a caregiver, fostering a sense of joy, comfort, and security during the holidays can make a world of difference.

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ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers November 2024

 November 28, 2024

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers October 2024

 October 23, 2024

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers September 2024

 September 15, 2024

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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A Caregivers Guide to FASD Diagnosis for Kinship, Foster Parents (CanFASD)

 July 17, 2024

This guide is intended for caregivers with children who are soon-to-be assessed for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), or have recently been diagnosed with FASD.

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Caregiver Resources for Natural Disasters and Emergencies

 July 9, 2024

Emergencies and disasters can impact individual, family and community well-being. Children’s reactions to disasters and their aftermath are strongly influenced by how their parents, grandparents, families, teachers, and other caregivers cope during and after the events

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Foster Care and the Holidays (Foster Focus Magazine)

 June 12, 2024

Holidays can be a stark reminder to these children that they are not with their own family. It is during the holidays when families are supposed to be together, yet these children in care are not. They are not with their families, and they may not know when they will see them next.

Sad toddler snuggled on the lap of a mom or caregiver
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Online Course for Foster/Kinship Caregivers: Giving and Receiving Healing

 June 12, 2024

Foster parents and other caregivers give from the bottom of their hearts. Often this isn't enough. Complex trauma changes the child’s brain and nervous system (and thus all development). These kids often don't respond well to typical parenting. Learn more about giving and receiving healing and caregiver wellness.

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