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Red Dress Day – May 5: Honours Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people
This day began as “an aesthetic response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada" by Jaime Black. The red dresses act as a visual reminder of all of the missing women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
ALIGN Presenting at the 2025 Symposium on Child & Youth Trauma May 1st Montreal
This presentation, May 1, 2025 in Montreal, is designed to support First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities looking to take over jurisdiction of their child welfare services under Bill C-92. The toolkit integrates traditional Indigenous knowledge with modern practices.
ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers April 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.
Spirit Bear Award Nominations Open - Deadline April 30, 2025
Created in 2019, the Spirit Bear Award is named in honour of Spirit Bear, who is a symbol of reconciliation and equity for kids.
ALIGN Well-Being in Child and Family Services Initiative
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.
ALIGN’s Well-Being Toolkit Community of Practice (CoP)
The CoP is an informal community of like-minded practitioners and evaluators in the child and family serving sector who are interested in growing their organization’s impact on child and youth well-being.
ALIGN Report "Empowering Futures: Gatherings for Indigenous Child Welfare Sovereignty" April 2025
The ALIGN gathering, Empowering Futures Gatherings in Treaty 6 (Edmonton) and Treaty 7 (Calgary), focused on Indigenous Child Welfare Sovereignty, allowing us to engage in deep discussions about Indigenous jurisdiction over child welfare, the barriers and opportunities in Alberta, and what meaningful action looks like moving forward.
KPMG Survey Child and Family Services Key Trends Survey
KPMG has launched a national survey to better understand the current landscape of services and supports for children, youth, and families across the country. The goal is to identify shared challenges, surface leading practices, and inform system transformation efforts—from service integration and workforce modernization to reducing cultural inequities.
