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"An
organizational culture that shuns openness and accountability is often
a major cause when institutions fail children" Lawyer Susan Fraser
Position Statement on Child-Welfare Services
It
is our position that child welfare authorities are necessary to protect
children who are being abused or seriously neglected and that these
authorities require strong, proactive, responsive, transparent, and
accountable oversight mechanisms to ensure that the best interests of
the child are being met.
MISSION
STATEMENT: Involving
current and former foster children and
their
supporters in the process of improving the transparency and
accountability
of child-welfare services through a strong and united voice
INTRODUCTION
We strive to inform Canadians of important child-welfare related issues and events and to advocate for much needed changes by;
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome
to the Foster Care Council of Canada, a member supported organization
which is made up of former foster children and their supporters who
advocate for improved transparency and accountability in child-welfare
services across the country.
We strive to inform Canadians of important child-welfare related issues and events and to advocate for much needed changes by;
- launching child-welfare related public awareness campaigns
- conducting
child-welfare related research and reporting our findings to both the
government
and the public
- assisting
current and former child-welfare clients in the process of acquiring
access to their own personal records held by various child-welfare
authorities
- providing guidance and support to current and former
child-welfare clients regarding complaints
procedures and criminal injuries compensation claims resulting from
their time in foster care
- endorsing, intervening in, or initiating legal action where it is deemed necessary, appropriate, and possible to do in the public interest
