The Nunatsiavut Government Department of Health and Social Development recently hired on a new Foster Home Recruitment and Retention Social Worker for their new project “Caring for our children”.
Krista Mogridge is the Foster Home Recruitment and Retention Social Worker for NG.
She says their main goal is to support current caregivers who live within Nunatsiavut as well as recruiting new caregivers.
This project initially started in 2010.
Because of the big demand in Nunatsiavut for children who are under care with (CSSD) Child Protection Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development.
An independent review of Inuit children in Newfoundland and Labrador’s child protection system says the current system is “crisis” and lacks respectful involvement of Inuit families and culture.
Click here to find out more about this new project.