Report cards on child and family poverty stating,“Canada’s economic recovery hinges on federal leadership to pull recession victims out of the poor house and prevent Canadians from plunging into deeper poverty.” Compares most recent child and family poverty rate compared to 21 years ago, when Parliament unanimously resolved to end child poverty by 2000, and finds that 610,000 children (2008 LICO after-tax) and their families lived in poverty even before the recession hit.
This report is on the CARS for Women and Children in Rural, Remote, Northern and Aboriginal Communities(RRNA) project designed to increase the participation of mothers in the development and delivery of local services in RRNA communities across Canada. The project model involved training women, primarily young mothers, from two communities in every province and territory to use a pre-tested community development process called CARS (Communities Achieving Responsive Services).
Uses children's art and children's ideas to help children understand how abuse affects their families, their feelings and behaviour, and how to protect themselves and find the help they need.
Provides front line professionals with a succinct summary of basic information and strategies for constructive intervention and collaboration with community resources.
Works to strengthen the capacity of UNICEF and its cooperating institutions to respond to the evolving needs of children and to develop a new global ethic for children.
Promotes the well-being of all First Nations children, youth, families and communities with a particular focus on the prevention of, and response to, child maltreatment.
