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Children First Canada is proud to announce the completion of a feasibility study exploring the creation of a What Works Centre for Kids: a collaborative hub designed to develop, test, and scale proven solutions that improve the lives of children and youth. Supported by an investment from the Calgary Foundation,...
Together, we’ve raised our hands for change. Now, we raise them in celebration. This year marks a milestone in the movement to make Canada the best place in the world for kids to grow up. Since 2015, Children First Canada (CFC) has united Canadians around a bold vision for Canada’s...
Calgary, AB – Children First Canada (CFC), BlackNorth Initiative (BNI), and United Way of Calgary and Area (UWCA) are proud to announce the launch of a Youth Social Impact Forum aimed at empowering Calgary-area youth to tackle anti-Black racism. This forum will provide an innovative and safe space for young...
ATTENTION PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 0-18ATTENTION STAKEHOLDERS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH Children First Canada and the University of Calgary are currently conducting research to understand the top threats that children and youth in Canada face, the implications of these threats, and to understand stakeholders, parents and young...
Giving Tuesday is a global movement to create major impact and transform our communities. More than 80 countries participate. Canadians donated $43.6 million last year within a 24-hour period. Right now, kids are facing huge challenges and they need our support! An unprecedented paediatric crisis is unfolding across the country,...
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We are deeply grieved by the news of the 215 children who were found buried in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. As an organization that advocates for the rights and well-being of every child in Canada, we mourn the loss of these 215 Indigenous children and the many more yet uncounted, and we honour the survivors and their families.
