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ALIGN’s Well-Being Toolkit Community of Practice (CoP)
October 10, 2025 ZOOM. The Well-Being Community of Practice (CoP) is intended for service providers who are currently implementing ALIGN Association's Well-Being Toolkit. A Community of Practice (CoP) is an informal learning space where like-minded practitioners come together to share experiences, challenges, tools, and promising practices. The Well-Being Community of Practice focuses on strengthening the impact of child- and family-serving organizations on child and youth well-being.
OCYA Invites Young Albertans to Share their Creativity! My Rights, My Traditions: National Child Day Art Showcase
This year, OCYS is focusing on Article 30 of the UNCRC, which protects every child’s right to practice their own culture, religion, and language. The art showcase gives young people an opportunity to explore their traditions, share their identities, and connect with others through creativity.
ALIGN's Well-Being in Child and Family Services Toolkit
The way we define and understand child and youth well-being matters.
ALIGN's Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework (ICUF)
A Digital Interactive Journey to increase cultural understanding within Alberta agencies so that all Indigenous children living in Alberta can live in dignity and respect, supported by people with a deeper understanding of Indigenous worldviews, history and current reality.
Indigenous Games & Activities Directory for Children & Youth (ALIGN)
In honor of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, ALIGN hopes to encourage both Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and youth alike to learn more about Indigenous culture through fun and play.
ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers Sept. 2025
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.
Ages & Stages: A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting Children’s Racial Learning
Children are noticing, asking, and learning about race every day. The Ages & Stages Guide from EmbraceRace shows you how to meet them where they are— at every age!
Research Examining the Connection Between Sex Trafficking and the Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls (Thomson Reuters)
Despite being only 5% of the population, Indigenous women and girls account for over 50% of trafficking victims.
Creating Hope Society The Indigenous Boys Matter Too! program
The Indigenous Boys Matter Too! Program (IBMT) is a non-therapeutic wellness program that utilizes cultural teachings, journaling, sharing circles, community building and artistic expression to understand the historic, interpersonal and intergenerational traumas and barriers we may experience as Indigenous Male's.
