Wildfire Information for Foster Parents BC Centre for Disease Control Wildfires and smoke have always occurred in British Columbia, but they are becoming more frequent and severe as the climate changes. Wildfire smoke is a form of air pollution that can affect your health. Exposure to air pollution can irritate the lungs, cause inflammation, and alter immune [...]
Participate in the Colouring Contest using your computer Are you ready to unleash your creativity and bring life to your colouring pages? We are thrilled to introduce you to the magical world of painting on your computer or phone. 🎨 We are happy to share a step-by-step guide to the Krita app which is an amazing, free, and straightforward [...]
Colouring Book Contest We are thrilled to introduce our vibrant new campaign, "Bring Colour to A Child's Life," and we cannot wait to share it with you! As part of our grassroots-led marketing initiative, we are looking to expand our network of potential foster caregivers on Vancouver Island, and we believe you can play a [...]
Storwell Offers an Annual Bursary of $2,000 to Assist Foster Children Pursue Post-Secondary Education By Nikola Asambelevski Copywriter & Content Strategist, Storwell Self Storage To help foster children pursue their post-secondary education, Storwell Self Storage has developed the Foster Children Bursary Program. The aim of the bursary program is to provide foster children and youth [...]
"Become 'Empowered to Connect' with children who have experienced difficult childhoods. This is a live simulcast of the 2 day conference from the Dr. Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development teaching the impacts of trauma on brain development and behaviour later in life and techniques to more effectively work with hurt children.” In any [...]
My Fostering Village includes my FPSS Coordinator By Judy Hollywood Bonnett Foster parents have backgrounds and experiences as varied as the children and families they serve. As a skilled foster parent, you embody the best in child-centred parenting and personal self-care. You are capable, competent, and collaborative. You’ve taken on a staggering task and prepared [...]
World Suicide Prevention Day Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Resources coming soon.
Lunch Break 12:15pm to 1:30pm Please bring your own bagged lunch or you can pop out to a nearby restaurant. Only $10.00 to attend this excellent two day simulcast! "Become 'Empowered to Connect' with children who have experienced difficult childhoods. This is a live simulcast of the 2 day conference from the Dr. Karyn [...]
FPSSS Job Opportunity: January 2019 We have a part-time employment opportunity in the Central Island: (Click on the job title to view the job description) Central Island Area Coordinator - 12 to 15 hours per week (in home and our in the community) We are alerting foster parents in Ladysmith, Nanaimo [...]
