Jean Samuel, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at OACAS, talks about the significance of her new position for child welfare in Ontario On September 10, 2019 / Accountability, Child Welfare Agencies, Featured
The Child, Youth and Family Services Act is going to dramatically increase the number of kin families supporting vulnerable children, youth, and families. Senior Counsel Cheryl Buehler discusses how the new legislation will make this happen. On September 9, 2019 / African Canadian Families, Children, Featured, Kinship, Permanency
OACAS Welcomes Associate Minister Dunlop’s Launch Announcement for Child Welfare Modernization Engagement Process On August 23, 2019 / Accountability, Advocacy, African Canadian Families, Child Poverty, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Permanency, Youth
OACAS Response to Toronto Star Article On July 29, 2019 / Child Welfare Agencies, Community Partners, Featured
OACAS Statement on Ontario Child Advocate’s Thunder Bay Foster Homes Report On May 2, 2019 / Accountability, Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Government, Youth
Ontario 2019 Budget: OACAS Encouraged by Investment in Community Mental Health Services, Concerned by Decrease in Funding to Children’s and Social Services Sector On April 11, 2019 / Accountability, Advocacy, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Featured, Government, Youth
The secret is shame: Why some white child welfare workers really don’t want to address race On April 10, 2019 / Accountability, Advocacy, African Canadian Families, Child Welfare Agencies, Children, Community Partners, Featured, Research, Youth
Children’s Aid Societies celebrate 8,000 volunteers during National Volunteer Week On April 5, 2019 / Child Welfare Agencies, Community Partners, Featured, Youth
Can Data Be Racist? UK Researcher says ‘Yes’. On February 8, 2019 / African Canadian Families, Featured
