Proud to Support Foster Families of the Okanagan, Similkameen, and Shuswap.
Online Training and Education
Reconciliation related resources
Getting started in Fostering
Indigenous Resources
BC Foster Basics: Engaging and Working With Indigenous, First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports
Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada
Why Indigenous children are overrepresented in Canada's foster care system
Inclusive Foster Care: How do we do it
First Peoples Cultural Council
Inclusive Foster Care: How do we Do it?
Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services - Kamloops
Metis Commission for Children and Families of BC
Reconciliation Thunder - Dear Younger Me Video
Child Development
Raising your children the right way
Dr Bruce Perry Born for love - why empathy is essential and endangered
Bruce D. Perry: Social & Emotional Development in Early Childhood
When Should My Baby... Milestones 0-12 Months - Video
First3Years - Child Development
A Parents Handbook on Inclusive Education - Download Handbook
Videos & Resources for Children and Youth
Sesame Street: Dave Matthews and Grover Sing about Feelings
Virtual Mental Health Supports
Trauma and Attachment
The Attachment Theory- How Childhood Affects Life (short clip)
Attachment Roots: Developing the Capacity to Hold On When Apart
The Power of Play to Take Care of Us
How Childhood Trauma leads to Addiction - Gaboe Mate
Dr. Allan N. Schore - Modern attachment theory; the enduring impact of early right-brain development
The paradox of trauma-informed care
Gabor Mate: The Wisdom of Trauma - sign-up for movie dates
Trauma Informed Practice: What is it? Download free Guide
Making Smooth Transitions for The Youngest Children in Foster Care
Self Care & Caregiver Resources
Healing Trauma through Parental Self-Care
How to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving
Vicarious Trauma - Dr. Gabor Mate