The Bulletin – November 2011

The November 2011 Bulletin features a report on the IFCO Conference, a fall update from the CFFA President and reports from Territorial and Provincial foster family organizations. Download the entire PDF newsletter here.

The Bulletin – July 2011

The July 2011 Bulletin features a report on CFFA Conference in P.E.I., as well as a list of CFFA Successes from the past year.

It also includes letters from the president, the VP’s, and annual reports from our Provincial and Territorial members. Download the entire PDF newsletter here.

President’s 2011 Conference Report

Our 2011 annual conference – “Building Bridges” was held May 9 – 15^th, 2011 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, hosted by the PEI Federation of Foster Families.  Among the 100 plus participants were foster parents – both current and retired, youth workers, social workers and organizational members.

The first of the week the CFFA held their business meetings which included the CFFA Executive meeting, the Board of Director’s meeting, and the Provincial/Territorial President’s and Executive Director’s meetings.  During the National Working group a brainstorming session was held in the morning. The Information collected will be used for our National Project, Every Child Matters. Our last meeting to be held was our Annual General Meeting.The Safeguarding committee held several meetings to work on updating of the Safeguarding manual. Read more

The Bulletin – March 2011

This months Bulletin features info about the upcoming CFFA Conference in P.E.I. as well as letters from the president, the finance committee, and reports from our Provincial and Territorial members. Download the entire PDF newsletter here.

The Bulletin November 2010

This November’s edition of the Bulletin features reports from all the Provinces, letters of goodwill from the Governor General and Prime Minister as well as information on the upcoming 2011 IFCO world conference to be held in Victoria, BC. Download the full PDF here.

Report on 2010 CFFA Annual Symposium

by Sheila Durnford, President

This year our 30th Annual CFFA Symposium was hosted by the Saskatchewan Foster Family Association in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The conference – Walking Together, Voices for Change was held June 7 – 13th.

The CFFA meetings went well, being held during the first part of the week, with the Executive meeting on Monday, the Board of Directors on Tuesday, the National Working Group on Wednesday, and the AGM Thursday morning. Read more

July 2010 Bulletin

The July 2010 Bulletin includes a reports from several provinces, a letter from the CFFA president and vice Presidents, and a piece on Understanding Foster/Adoptive Child Crises.

The July 2010 Bulletin can be downloaded here.

March 2010 Bulletin

The March 2010 Bulletin includes a reports from several provinces, a letter from the CFFA president, Sheila Durnford, a meeting schedule for the 2010 conference in Saskatchewan and a press release regarding a new foster parenting project!

The March 2010 Bulletin can be downloaded here.

November/December 2009 Bulletin

The November 2009 Bulletin includes an update on planning the 2011 International Foster Care Organization Conference, a reminder of our Santa’s Christmas Show fundraiser and greetings to foster parents from the Right Honorable Steven Harper, Prime Minister, and Her Excellency Michaelle Jean, Governor General.

The November 2009 Bulletin can be downloaded here.

CFFA Executive Conference Call (Aug 09)

CFFA Executive Conference Call Summary. Download the document here.(PDF)

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