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Information regarding Call for Papers, Registration, and Travel & Accomodation will be available on the website in mid-October.…
IFCO Youth Planning Committee is looking for 2 young people (ages 14-24) to be a part of the Youth Planning Committee for IFCO Victoria 2011. Applications are due June 14th, 2010 at 9:00am. Click here for more information and application. http://fbcyicn.ca/category/news/…
Time to register for the European Regional Training Seminar on July 4-7, 2010, at the University of Sussex, Brighton, England
The next International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) European Regional Training Seminar will bring together young people, foster carers and organisations that are committed to the role of foster care in transforming the lives of children and young people.
With a focus on hearing and learning from young people and foster carers, a range of plenary sessions, workshops and networking opportunities will enable participants to share knowledge, research and experiences from across Europe.
This is a European Regional Training Seminar but people from outside Europe are welcome as both delegates and presenters.
The next International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) European Regional Training Seminar will bring together young people, foster careers and organisations that are committed to the role of foster care in transforming the lives of children and young poeple.
With a focus on hearing and learning from young people and foster careers, a range of pleanary sessions, workshops and networking opportunitites will enable participants to share knowledge, research and experiences from across Europe.
This is a European Regional Training Seminar but people from outside Europe are welcome as both delegates and presenters.
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The first edition of the IFCO Youth E-News The Dublin Edition. Take a look!
Victoria to Host International Fostering Conference
VICTORIA – More than 600 delegates from around the world will converge in Victoria when the city hosts the 2011 International Foster Care Organization (IFCO) conference.
Key representatives from B.C.’s leading Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster parent and family support agencies — led by Foster Parent Support Services Society (FPSSS) and Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services – worked in partnership to prepare the winning proposal. Letters of support for the bid came from throughout Canada and included those from the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, Children and Family Development Minister Tom Christensen, Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe and Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth.
The conference, themed “Fostering Hope…Together We Can Make a Difference”, will take place July 10th to 15th, 2011 at the University of Victoria.
“We are absolutely thrilled to announce …
