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Communicating Using Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches

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We recently completed our “Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches for Financial Literacy Education” webinar series! The series was part of Families Canada’s SAFE Women project, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada. This project addressed the need for training on trauma- and violence-informed approaches (TVIA) in financial literacy education.   This webinar series featured informative presentations from: …

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COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources As we enter this winter season, we see the return of seasonal respiratory illnesses along with the continued COVID-19 pandemic. With funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada and in partnership with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, we are working to increase the capacity of the family support sector to support vaccine …

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Just Released! Financial Empowerment for Women Living on Low Incomes: An Action Plan

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Families Canada is pleased to announce the release of Financial Empowerment for Women Living on Low Incomes: An Action Plan. This Action Plan provides twenty actions for adapting financial literacy programming to better support women living on low incomes.   The Action Plan was developed as part of the project Increasing Financial Literacy Opportunities for …

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6 Tips to Support Positive Peer Relations in Early Childhood Development

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In this blog post guest writer Angel Monks summarizes information presented by Isabelle Vinet, Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development, and Michel Boivin, Professor of Psychology at Laval University, in the webinar Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic: Peer Relations. This webinar shared 6 ways educators and parents …

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9 Strategies to Promote Early Childhood Emotional Competence

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In this blog post, guest writer Angel Monks summarizes information presented by Isabelle Vinet, Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development, in the webinar Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic: Emotional Competence. Isabelle Vinet shared 9 strategies that family support practitioners can use to promote childhood emotional competence skills.    …

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National Family Week

National Family Week Since 1985, during the first week of October, Canadians come together for local festivities celebrating National Family Week. Since 2007, Families Canada has coordinated the program with other National Family Week event organizers. Celebrate with us October 3-9, 2022, with this year’s theme “Play At All Ages: A Prescription for Wellbeing”. National …

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Social Inclusion of Newcomers

Social Inclusion of Newcomers Families Canada produces resources and pilots programming that help newcomers settle in Canada. Some resources are for newcomers, some are for people who work with newcomers. Our research reports and multilingual resources are available in the resources and publications section of our website. What is social inclusion and why is it important …

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Benefits of Intergenerational Programming for Newcomer Seniors and Children

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In this blog post, guest writer Angel Monks summarizes information presented by Maureen Keelan and Jean Tinling in the webinar Promoting Intergenerational Volunteering - Benefits to Seniors and Preschool-Aged Children. They discuss the importance of intergenerational programming for seniors, newcomer seniors, and children and how it contributes to building a sense of community.   Seniors and …

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New at Families Canada! Online Learning Now Available for Family Support Practitioners

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We're so pleased to announce the new Families Canada Training Portal! Created to provide family support practitioners interested in building on, building up, or simply refreshing their knowledge, the training portal is the perfect opportunity to access exclusive content developed in partnership with experts.   Courses  Focused on providing trusted, science-backed learning opportunities, all courses are …

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