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Alberta adds $23M to support foster care providersThe provincial government is adding $23.6 million to support Alberta foster caregivers, including funding for counselling and for those helping older youth.PoliticsOct 24, 2023
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Alberta boy, 5, killed in dog attack was in care of children’s services: ‘It’s heartbreaking’The fatal dog attack happened the evening of Sunday, March 5 on the Whitefish Lake First Nation, which is about 375 kilometres north of Edmonton.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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Report on Alberta girl’s death highlights need for overhaul of child welfare system: advocatesSome advocates for families say the status quo is not acceptable when it comes to Alberta's child welfare system.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Fatality inquiry report looking into death of Alberta girl known as Serenity releasedA fatality inquiry looking into the case of an Alberta girl who died while in care has been released, offering recommendations to prevent a similar case from unfolding again.CanadaJan 4, 2023
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Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youthThe impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.FeaturesNov 15, 2022
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Calgary family reunited after daycare loses track of sonA Calgary family was on their way to pick up their son from daycare Wednesday when they got a call saying the boy had not been seen since around 2 p.m.CanadaOct 14, 2022
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Alberta child and youth advocate calls for more provincial accountabilityThe Alberta child and youth advocate is asking for more accountability when it comes to the province taking action on recommendations his office has made.CanadaJan 12, 2022
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$25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1"When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.MoneyMar 25, 2021
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Alberta government announces one-time $561 child benefit for working parentsAlberta parents who use childcare will soon be able to apply to receive a one-time payment of $561 per child through a new Working Parents Benefit.PoliticsFeb 24, 2021
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Alberta NDP wants to stop planned changes affecting young adults formerly in government careThe province's official Opposition is sounding the alarm over incoming changes that would sever supports for former foster children at age 22 instead of 24.PoliticsDec 30, 2020
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