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Vancouver aboriginal agency takes on full child welfare services.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
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Community Action
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March 20, 2008
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The Vancouver Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society will take on full child welfare services to its functions under an agreement with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the first such arrangement in British Columbia.
The agency, founded in 1992, and serves First Nation people living in the Vancouver area, will provide the full range of child welfare services, starting in April. The society has been recruiting foster parents and group homes, guardianship of children in care, family preservation and reunification programs, and providing resources for the caregivers on cultural and spiritual traditions to the children.
Their programs involve more ...