Back to School Tips for Parents
Starting the new school year can be a time of great excitement… and anxiety. Help calm your child’s fears (and your own) with these teacher-approved tips... Take advantage of your school’s open house or back-to-school night. Some teachers welcome phone calls or e-mails [...]
‘Desperate’ need for foster parents for infants in Niagara
“We know there are many, many caring families out there in Niagara,”...“If (foster care) has ever crossed your mind, now is the time to call us because we really need you. “We want to keep kids close to home, we want to keep them in Niagara,” [...]
More FACS foster parents needed to meet growing demands
The growing list of programs offered by Family and Children’s Services Niagara seems to be making a difference in the communities. But running those programs has also stretched the agency’s resources. “...staffing shortages" [...]
Eckhardt signs on for second term as FACS board president
Brian Eckhardt has signed on for a second term as the president of the board of directors for Family and Children’s Services Niagara. The Fonthill native and retired inspector with the Niagara Regional Police Services was elected to continue his role [...]
Beamsville students show generosity for summer camp program
The Beamsville District students donated nearly 80 backpacks and bottles of sunscreen to the program, which provides local kids in need with an opportunity to go to summer camp. Wise Guys donated an additional $6,000 [...]
NIAGARA VOICES: Summer camp more than memories
Put your hand up if you have in the far reaches of your mind, happy childhood memories of summer camp. Think about it. Close your eyes and think waaay back. Maybe it was boy scout camp, sailing camp or even a day program with the local YMCA. For me it was Camp Sherbrooke in rural Nova Scotia. It still [...]
FACS tunes in to indigenous children’s needs
A child protection worker is in the home of an indigenous family. There, to investigate possible neglect. The worker opens a kitchen cupboard door. There's no food. At least, not traditional Canadian food. No boxes of cereal. No cans of soup. Nothing. Only flour. Oatmeal. Lard. And maybe powdered milk, or milk in the fridge. The assumption: neglect. But [...]
NIAGARA VOICES: Resolve to give back to your community
By now we are three weeks into the new year, and all that pumpkin pie, egg nog and turkey is just a distant memory. After the season of excess, I’m sure we have all turned our minds to our new year’s resolutions. It is the time of year when having experienced our many, many blessings, we start over with [...]
