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
Meet The Team
Executive
Tammy Roberts -
Executive Director
Tammy has been a committed professional parent since 1991 providing emergency and long term care to approximately 250 NWT foster children and youth with mild to extreme learning and behavioural disabilities. She continues to provide long-term care to individuals that have been prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol as a foster and adoptive parent.
For many years Tammy served as the Yellowknife Foster Family Association President, and cultivated her parenting skills through training, which has enabled her to deliver FASD workshops locally, territorially and nationally. Tammy has been a support to many children and parents across the north, and because of this was recognized with the Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 for her contribution to the community and was a finalist of the Lynn Factor Stand Up For Kids Award in 2019.
Tammy has been the Executive Director of the Foster Family Coalition of the Northwest Territories since 2009 and in this position facilitates PRIDE Training and provides support to foster and adoptive parents and child protection workers across the territory. She also is the secretary of the Canadian Foster Family Association, participates on the National Executive Director’s Working Group and is the Co-chair of the CanFASD Research Network Family Advisory Committee.
Ashley Gresl -
Executive Assistant
Coordinators and Program Directors
Leesa Myers - GLOW/4Y Program Coordinator
Leesa joined the Foster Family Coalition as a part time 4Y Navigator in April 2020 before coming onboard full time as the GLOW/4Y Coordinator in May 2021.
Leesa moved to Yellowknife from Melbourne, Australia in December 2019 in search of adventure and a change of scenery. Leesa quickly decided she had made the right choice and made Yellowknife her home.
Leesa began volunteering at the Speak English Cafe program through the Literacy council however once the pandemic arrived the weekly meetings moved on-line and Leesa found she had additional free time. In search of further volunteer opportunities Leesa came across the FFCNWT. It was during her experience with the 4Y program that Leesa felt she could offer more to the organisation in a full time capacity.
Leesa is a strong advocate for inclusion and policy change. Leesa believes in Lifelong Learning for herself, and her team. She aims to implement FASD best practice within all of the youth programs offered and continually aims to support staff in furthering their knowledge and development. Leesa is passionate about youth supporting vulnerable youth, meeting youth where they are at, increasing education outcomes, creating community partnerships, and reducing recidivism with justice involved youth.
Leesa is a member of the National Youth Justice Network, works closely with CANFASD, provides FASD informed training to community partners including RCMP and presented at the 2023 CANFASD Conference in Saskatoon.