Private Support and Discussion Groups
The FFCNWT has a private Facebook community. Because we must be cautious about confidentiality, the groups are CLOSED to the public. Our groups are monitored by experienced staff from our office who will be able to assist you. The only way you can access the groups is if you send a request by email to our office. We will then give you the rules and guidelines that we have for the groups and once you accept them, we will add you to the group. The next time you log on to Facebook, anything that is posted in the group will be added to your newsfeed. It's that simple!!
Head to the contact page to send us a message with your interest in joining the closed Facebook groups. Or read below for a specific group you may want to join.
FOSTER FAMILY COALITION OF THE NWT
New foster caregivers promised more help to keep kids in NWT
Cabin Radio, September 20 2021
Yellowknife's Sidedoor appoints new executive director
Cabin Radio, October 31 2020
https://cabinradio.ca/48622/news/yellowknife/yellowknifes-sidedoor-appoints-new-executive-director
A bus gets Yellowknife's Foster Family Coalition moving
Cabin Radio, October 28 2020
https://cabinradio.ca/48313/news/yellowknife/a-bus-gets-yellowknifes-foster-family-coalition-moving
Foster Family Coalition hopes for return of stolen tipi
Cabin Radio, October 2 2020
NWT Foster Family Coalition’s $2,300 Yellowknife tipi goes missing
NNSL, October 2 2020
https://nnsl.com/yellowknifer/nwt-foster-family-coalitions-23000-yellowknife-tipi-goes-missing/
How Foster Family Coalition transformed itself this year
Cabin Radio, September 30 2020
https://cabinradio.ca/45988/news/yellowknife/foster-family-coalition-shows-off-new-facilities/
NWT Foster Care March for Reform: Yellowknife / Sǫ̀mba k'è, NT, 🇨🇦 June 29 2020
Organized by Sandra Noel, June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0tGvPQyb4
Some N.W.T. day home operators say they won't take in foster children amid concerns with system
CBC, February 3 2020
Yellowknifer editorial: Kids in care test new government
Yellowknifer, February 2 2020
Northern Wildflower: No easy fix for foster care
Catherine Lafferty, NNSL, February 2 2020
https://nnsl.com/nwtnewsnorth/northern-wildflower-no-easy-fix-for-foster-care/
Health minister meets with foster family board of directors
Yellowknifer, January 31 2020
Kinship foster families in N.W.T. say they 'don't have any rights'
CBC, January 29 2020
Fixes to child welfare system will take years, premier tells caregivers
Yellowknifer, January 28 2020
"We're not getting the support we need": NWT foster care employees speak out
CBC, January 27 2020
‘This is not good:’ health minister commits to ‘action’ amid child welfare ‘crisis’
Yellowknifer, January 24 2020
Social services minister: 'We need to do better' for foster families
Cabin Radio, January 24 2020
Kieron Testart, OPINION | N.W.T. Child and Family Services is broken, will MLAs be able to fix it?
CBC, January 24 2020
Editorial: F for 33% progress on foster care
Yellowknifer, January 22 2020
Health minister to hear foster family concerns at Jan. 30 meeting
Yellowknifer, January 21 2020
Here's how N.W.T. MLAs, auditor general's office reacted to foster parents' horror stories
CBC, January 20 2020
Mass chaos' in social services, say foster caregivers in crisis
Cabin Radio, January 19 2020
N.W.T. premier, health minister say little in response to foster families' allegations
CBC, January 18 2020
'We're done': Foster parents share horror stories about broken N.W.T. system
CBC, January 17 2020