Iona Sky recently joined OACAS as Director of Practice Transformation. Here she tells us more about herself and her new role to transform child welfare in Ontario. On October 21, 2020 / Accountability, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Featured, Youth
The practice of birth alerts in Ontario is ceasing October 15th. What’s next for child welfare agencies and their approach to working with expectant mothers? On October 13, 2020 / Accountability, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government
Premier Ford joins 2020 Dress Purple Day Campaign to Remind Ontarians Help is Available On October 13, 2020 / Advocacy, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Youth
New Study Shows 42% of Ontarians Say They Need Additional Help from Social Services During the Pandemic On October 13, 2020 / Advocacy, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Publications, Research, Youth
Face Coverings, Cloth Masks, and You: A New Resource for Children and Youth On August 26, 2020 / Children, Community Partners, Featured, Youth
We’re All In This Together: A Recap of YouthCAN’s 13 ½ Annual (Virtual) Conference On August 21, 2020 / Child Welfare Agencies, Featured, OACAS Events, Youth
One Vision One Voice Phase III underway: Program Lead Keishia Facey tells us what’s next for African Canadian families On August 7, 2020 / Accountability, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Youth
OACAS Welcomes the Ontario Government’s New Vision for Child Welfare On July 29, 2020 / Accountability, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Permanency, Youth
OACAS CEO Nicole Bonnie named one of six finalists for the 2020 Lynn Factor Stand up for Kids National Award On July 22, 2020 / African Canadian Families, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Youth
OACAS Applauds the Cessation of Birth Alerts in Ontario On July 14, 2020 / Accountability, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Featured, Government, Indigenous Services