Summary
ALIGN Association of Community Services supports organizations that work with children, youth, and families in Alberta.
The Cultural Awareness Program Directory for Indigenous Children and Youth in Care connects Indigenous children and youth with cultural learning programs. This resource focuses on supports for Indigenous children and youth in foster and kinship care across Alberta. The directory supports, not replaces, each child or youth’s own cultural connections.
Policy & Practice Implications
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Social workers can use the resource to develop cultural connection plans and make referrals.
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Service providers can fill cultural programming gaps and develop relationships with Indigenous communities.
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Caregivers can use the resource to find culturally relevant activities that fit a child or youth’s needs.
