Well-Being EBlast December 2024 The Village: Supporting Staff in Seeing the Impact

 December 19, 2024

This month we feature Val Crosby, Executive Director of The High Level Toy Lending Library, which currently provides Mackenzie Family Resource Network (MFRN) services

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A Call for Meaningful Action in 2025 (Inclusion Canada)

 December 17, 2024

The federal government released its Fall Economic Statement (FES) with new priorities and new spending—but no meaningful progress to lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Inclusion Canada is deeply disappointed that, despite Minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and clear signs of an economic pivot, this government continues to neglect the urgent needs of Canadians with disabilities.

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Community-driven Collective Empowers Indigenous Caregivers of Children, Youth with Autism (U of A)

 December 10, 2024

U of A researcher receives funding to foster a network of support, resources and advocacy for caregivers of children, youth and adults with autism. November 2024

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This December, Be Part of a Provincial Story of Well-Being Impact! (Well-Being Eblast Nov 2024)

 December 4, 2024

This December, we invite you to share your organization’s work of supporting Well-Being and create a Provincial Story of Impact with the ALIGN Well-Being Impact Portal and Dashboard. .

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Alberta.ca Ensuring Wraparound Services

 October 25, 2024

Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange and Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon issued the following update on continuing care and the health refocusing work originally announced in November 2023: “

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MCHB: Centering Stories in an Ecological Framework (ALIGN's Well-Being Eblast Oct. 2024)

 October 24, 2024

This month we feature Hannah Goa’s experience of piloting the toolkit at the Multicultural Health Broker Cooperative (MCHB) in Edmonton. Hannah has been supporting the Intercultural FRN work for the past 4 years and is responsible for reporting to funders. She became interested in joining the toolkit pilot group to inspire her work on their Evaluation Framework that uniquely reflects the values and principles of cultural brokering.

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CCSA Free OnDemand Course - Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Orientation

 October 8, 2024

CCSA is happy to announce the launching of an animated and interactive 60-min online Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (MIP) Orientation course designed to cover all of the theories behind safe lifting injury prevention. 

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Alberta FSCD Policy and Procedures Manual Update June 2024 Update

Family Support for Children with Disabilities Policy and Procedures Manual provides information about the manual, legislation, FSCD Act and regulation, program eligibility, service delivery procedures, family support services, child focused services, transition planning; and concerns resolution.

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ALIGN Journal for Services to Children and Families 2024

 July 25, 2024

The ALIGN Journal for Services to Children and Families (the Journal) is intended to be a forum for significant, critical and serious inquiry related to the work of the agencies – children, youth, families, organizations, leadership and wellness. ALIGN Journals support strengthening member agencies and promoting attitudes, practices and conditions that contribute to quality services for children and families

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