Foster Families are needed throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. To Foster is to share heart and home with a child/youth. Foster Families provide a nurturing, supportive home environment for children. Foster Care is meant to be a temporary arrangement to allow birth families to work on a range of challenges that resulted in their child being placed in foster care. All families have problems sometimes and the main goal in most circumstances will be reunification. Foster Families support children/youth’s individuality, cultural connections, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation etc. There …
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In-person Training and Celebration in Grand-Falls
October 22, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
We will be having a half day training in Grand-Falls at the Mount Peyton Hotel on October 22 from 9am -1pm with lunch provided. A child friendly event to celebrate our 40th year as an Association will occur from 2-4pm. For the afternoon event there will be snacks, balloon twisting and other activities. Please RSVP to nlffa@nfld.net or call 754-0213. If childcare is a barrier for the morning or you have dietary restrictions, please let us know.
Training: LivingWorks safeTALK facilitators will present to participants. The session will prepare you to raise and respond to concerns about suicide in relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. It will equip you to build a culture of safety from suicide in your organization or community. You can play a vital connector role in what LivingWorks has called a Networks of Safet. A support person will also be on site to check in with participants individually if needed. All foster parents and social workers are invited to attend.