NEWS
The Adoption Council of Canada and The Children's Bridge are pleased to partner with Connect-A-Kid to provide a team based mentorship program for adopted children, devoted to connecting the adoption community through mentorship, embracing cultural diversity and celebrating adoption.
Please see below for further details.
REVISED AND UPDATED
CANADA'S WAITING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WEBSITE NOW LAUNCHED!
The Adoption Council of Canada has officially launched the newly revised and updated Canada's Waiting Children and Youth website.
Head on over to www.canadaswaitingchildren.ca to check it out!
If you have any questions please contact us at cwcinfo@adoption.ca.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we designed the new site, and we look forward to assisting in more matches between permanent families and children and youth waiting in the child welfare system.
Adopt4Life (Ontario's Adoptive Parent Association) and Western University, in partnership with the Adoption Council of Canada, are spearheading a national campaign for 15 weeks paid attachment leave for adoptive parents and kinship and customary caregivers. They are taking their case to Ottawa again in April, 2019 to build on the momentum of their November, 2018 meetings on Parliament Hill. The #TimetoAttach team will present compelling arguments from research conducted at Western about the need for paid attachment leave.
Presenters
Carolyn McLeod, Professor, Departments of Philosophy and Women’s Studies and Feminist Research, Western University; and Chair, Board of Directors, Adopt4Life
Cathy Murphy, Executive Director, Adoption Council of Canada
Mary-Jo Land, Registered Psychotherapist; Chair, Mental Health Committee, Adopt4Life; and Advisor on Attachment, Time to Attach group
Rachael Manion, Strategic Policy Committee Chair, Adopt4Life
Julie Despaties, Founder and Executive Director, Adopt4Life
Erin Ingard Rau, Associate Director, Adopt4Life
Sarah Reid, Team Lead/Community Engager From Adoptive Families Association of BC
Samantha McRorie*, Youth Speak Out Program Coordinator & Administrative Support From Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan
Suzanne Kingston, Executive Director, New Brunswick Adoption Foundation/Fondation du Nouveau-Brunswick pour l’adoption
Emily Cichocki, PhD Candidate, Philosophy, Western
Hosted by Valerie Howes, Community Engagement Liaison, Adopt4Life