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Julie Despaties, Founder and Executive Director of Adopt4Life, sits down with Global News Toronto to talk about what #Timetoattach means for families formed through adoption.
Adopt4Life and the Child and Youth Permanency Council of Canada (CYPCC) welcome the introduction of a new 15-week Adoption Benefit for adoptive parents as part of enhancements to Canada’s Employment Insurance program, as announced in today’s Fall Economic Statement by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. This long-awaited benefit is a significant step forward in supporting strong, healthy attachment in families, no matter how they are formed.
Today, the Federal Court of Canada approved the First Nations Child and Family Services, Jordan’s Principle, Trout and Kith Class Settlement Agreement, with reasons to follow. The agreement was reached between the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Moushoom and Trout class actions plaintiffs and Canada, with the support of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society.
A new Private Member’s Bill will provide adoptive parents with 15 additional weeks of attachment leave through Employment Insurance benefits.
Adopt4Life’s new AFCCA Family Supports Program supports families formed by adoption in strengthening family connections and meeting the needs of their children and youth, with both clinical coordination and peer-based supports and resources for parents and caregivers.
The adoptive family community is disappointed that the federal government is not supporting families formed through adoption, kinship and customary care in Budget 2022.
From the Star: Adopt4Life offers advocacy, support and guidance for parents and caregivers throughout their lifelong adoption journey.
A Barrie woman is leading the charge to get former foster children the same protections as young offenders.
They play a crucial role, but the lack of support can cause hardships.
For the third consecutive year, dozens of remarkable and inspiring Canadians were nominated for the Lynn Factor Stand Up for Kids National Award. Our own founder and Executive Director, Julie was selected as one of the finalists!
Julie Despaties, Executive Director and Founder of Adopt4Life, recognized as national finalist for the 2020 Lynn Factor Stand Up for Kids Award, from the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada.
Having the blues after your baby or child moves in is actually really normal.
It's a taboo that isolates parents and is misunderstood among professionals. For some families, the pandemic is only intensifying this crisis.
Governments across Canada must urgently work together to strengthen counseling services, emergency respite and subsidies during the COVID- 19 pandemic, to better support our most vulnerable children, youth and their families (customary caregivers, kinship caregivers, legal guardians, foster families and adoptive families).