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Building Stronger Child Welfare Systems Together (“Reconciliation Talks” Blog)

 June 1, 2024

As non-Indigenous agencies, our role is to support and collaborate with Indigenous communities, acknowledging their expertise and authority in child welfare matters.

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CFS Rate Schedule Reflecting Increases for Foster, Kinship and Other Caregivers Effective June 1, 2024

 June 1, 2024

Caregiver rates will be increasing June 1, 2024, by 4.2 per cent as per the Caregiver Rate Schedule and will be adjusted on an annual basis starting on January 1.

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Alberta Transition to Adulthood Program (TAP)

 May 23, 2024

The Transition to Adulthood Program will provide young adults with targeted services they choose based on their goals and dreams for their future. Additional supports will be provided, which will focus on supports and services the young adult needs to successfully transition into adulthood.

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RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN Exercising Métis Child and Family Services Jurisdiction Under Act C-92

 May 23, 2024

. Act C-92 opens the door for Indigenous communities to build their own child intervention systems and related laws so that they can better care for their children, youth, and families.

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WoW Guide Nlaka’pamus Wrapping Our Ways Around Them Indigenous Communities & Child Welfare Guide (C-92)

 May 23, 2024

The intention of the guide is to have child welfare agencies and societies understand, respect and honour the experience of indigenous peoples from an intergenerational trauma lens to better support the act.

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VIDEO: Decolonizing Pathways Towards Integrative Healing in Social Work

 May 22, 2024

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto held a two-hour workshop on Decolonizing Pathways Towards Integrative Healing in Social Work, inspired by Michael Yellow Bird and Kris Clarke’s book of the same name

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ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers May 2024

 May 20, 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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Honouring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work (ACSW)

 May 20, 2024

This document was initiated and supported through Ceremony to invite the spiritual and lived wisdom of Indigenous and non-Indigenous social workers into a collective process.

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Indigenous Kids Need Better Access to Culture While in Government Care (The Discourse)

 May 16, 2024

The ‘Generic’ Indigenous teachings aren’t good enough, say Indigenous youth (The Discourse)

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