Latest News
TVOKids show “It’s my Party!” features NCFST in next episode on Tuesday Nov 5th at 6PM
Hello Community,
We are pleased to share with you that TVOKids will be featuring Native Child and Family Services of Toronto in their next episode of It’s My Party! National Indigenous Peoples Day airing on Tuesday, November 5th at 6PM on TVOKids.
- Rogers Cable 2 & HD 580
- Bell TV 265
- Bell Fibe TV HD 1209 & SD 209
- Shaw Direct HD 39 & SD 353
Thank you Foster, Kinship and Customary Care parents
A Call for the Inclusion of Urban Aboriginal Service Providers in the Federal Transformation of Aboriginal Child Welfare
In September 2019, Indigenous child and family well-being organizations delivering services in urban spaces across Canada met for the first time to consider the potential impacts of Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. This federal transformation of Aboriginal1 child welfare has been designed and developed without the technical expertise of the agencies currently delivering these services to the majority of Aboriginal children and families in Canada. Mechanisms used to develop Bill C-92’s regulations and inform its ongoing implementation continue to leave out large urban service providers. As a result, this process also ignores the voices of the 25% of Indigenous children not registered for Indian status and who reside in urban spaces; this population has their own unique and legitimate needs and aspirations around cultural identity, belonging, and service.
We collectively call for Indigenous Services Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to provide meaningful opportunities for urban services providers to participate in the ongoing development and implementation of Bill C-92 to ensure that: 1) distinct urban Aboriginal voices inform the process; and 2) Aboriginal children do fall through jurisdictional gaps created by the implementation of the Bill.
Read the full position paper here
Toronto Star – Opinion Editorial, Oct 15, 2019 – Spotlight needed on urban Indigenous child welfare
Thanks to everyone who participated in making the 22nd Annual Community Pow Wow a success!
There were many community members who volunteered their time including the committed staff, drummers, dancers, cooks and vendors that we would like to say THANK YOU for your tireless work to make this day happen. This year’s sunrise ceremony had four pipe carriers present to give thanks for the day, offer prayers for the event and community, and to call in the ancestors to guide us. Through the generosity of those who attended, we also spread awareness and raised funds for the Indigenous Spirit Fund (ISF).
Chi Miigwech, we look forward to next year’s Pow Wow.
Please enjoy the images we captured at the event in the gallery below.
Orange Shirt Day at Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Today the staff at 30 College Street and the Scarborough Child and Family Life Centre wore orange shirts to honour residential school survivors and spread awareness of the children that were taken from their families in an attempt to erase their culture and identity. It is also important to recognize and remember the children that never made it home.
#orangeshirtday #everychildmatters #residentialschoolawareness #intergenerationaltrauma #reconciliACTION #truth
