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Aboriginal Resources

Sites with Aboriginal foster care, content and issues.

• BC Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents
• BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
• BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centers
• The Aboriginal Youth Network
  Events and discussion
• Xwi7xwa Library
  A great resource page from the UBC First Nations Library

Adoption

Places to see for child Adoption.

• Adoptive Families Association of BC
• The BC Adoption and Permanency Trust Fund

Child Care and Family Resources

For links to Child care and family resource sites.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
  Support groups for all Grandparents who are generously raising their grandchildren.
• HandsOnScotland Toolkit
  A Toolkit of helpful responses to encourage children and young people's emotional wellbeing.
• Hollyburn Family Services
  Hollyburn programs include Individual and Family Counselling, Youth Services, Parent / Teen Mediation, Parent Education, Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Family Support Services, Residential Care for Youth, Home Support Services for Seniors and Persons with Special Needs and Autism Services.
• In Your Grasp Database
  An online resource locator for BC families.
• Long Faces and Happy Hearts Equestrian Centre
• “No-Cry” books by Elizabeth Pantley
• Parent Support Services of BC
  To promote healthy family relationship by supporting children, parents and others in a parenting role in B.C. communities.

Foster Care

Some particularly useful links regarding various aspects of foster care.

• BC Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD)
•      MCFD Foster Care Main Page
•      MCFD Foster Care Health and Well Being
• Canadian Foster Parent
  A number of interesting links and articles.
• Canadian Foster Family Association
  Click here for information about Fund Raising and Membership.
• Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
• Foster Care and Adoptive Community
  A number of articles and scheduled chats.
• FOSTER BC Web Site
  Listing the Foster Parent organizations in British Columbia. This site provides contact information for both current and prospective foster parents.
•   Fosterhub.ca!
  A new website for caregivers in the Vancouver Coastal Region is called Fosterhub.ca. For any training or support needs, whether you foster for VACFSS or MCFD the hub is the place to get it.
• National Youth in Care Network
• Canadian Foster Family
• Alberta Foster Parent Association
• Manitoba Foster Family Network
• Newfoundland & Labrador Foster Families Association
• Foster Family Coalition of the Northwest Territories
• Federation of Foster Families of Nova Scotia
• Foster Parent Society of Ontario
• Saskatchewan Foster Families Association
• Washington State Fosterparentscope Training
  Training material.
• Fostering Solutions
  Fostering Solutions is an independent foster care agency, based in the United Kingdom that is passionate about ensuring positive outcomes for children and young people.

Fun & Educational Sites

Some kid friendly sites, entertaining and, you guessed it, educational.

• Child Fun
  Site for parents of young children.
• Cool Science for Curious Kids
• Crayola Canada
• Disney© Online
• Find Family Fun in Vancouver
• Kaboose
  Video game, computer software reviews for children and their parents, online games too.
• National Geographic   National Geographic for Kids
  Monthly Kids features.
• Owl Kids Online
• PBS Kids!
  All your favorites, Arthur, Zaboomafoo, Mister Rogers, Dragon Tales, Barney.
• Yahoo Kids

Kids Up Front

• Welcome to Kids Up Front Foundation (Vancouver)
• Kids Up Front (Vancouver) is now on Facebook ! Click to visit!

Social Issues & Services

Current information on social services issues and more

• ACT Autism Community Training Society
  ACT is an information and referral service created to support families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
• Advokids
  The Child, Youth and Family Advocate in BC
• BBB Autism Online Support Network
• autism treatment services of canada
• BC Health Guide
  BC Ministry of Health bulletins
• BC Human Rights Tribunal
• BC Ministry of Education
• BC Ombudsman
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
  Working to reduce alcohol- and drug-related harms.
     Here is the CCSA Online Training Database.
• Canadian Association of Social Workers
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
  Your Online Source for Credible Health Information
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Child and Youth Officer
  The Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia is a provincial government-funded officer with legislated authority to serve the children and youth of BC. A new publication Speak Up and Be Heard: Steps to Effective Advocacy, is now available.
• Clean Air Coalition of BC
  The Clean Air Coalition site provides up to date information on a complete range of second-hand tobacco smoke issues and initiatives.
•   Conduct Disorders
  This web site is a "soft place to land for the battle-weary parent."
• FASlink
  Fetal Alcohol Disorders Society
• Health Canada
•   Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
• McGill University & Yaldei Development Center - Early Intervention Research
  A dynamic assessment of Early Intervention Models in Children with developmental delays. This site is intended to inform researchers, policymakers, practitioners, parents, families, and other stakeholders about early intervention for young children with developmental delays/disabilities.
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Student Awards
  Canadian database of Thousands of scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, grants and other financial awards.
• Tiny Giant 
  The Students Commission
• Tobaccofacts
  Tobaccofacts provides information about the effects of smoking, current prevention and cessation programs, links to other smoking resources including cessation and education strategies as well as other smoking related materials.