The Foster Care Council of Canada 3705581 219519773 2008-06-15T16:50:45Z Iridescent 937705 Cleanup/[[WP:AWB/T|typo fixing]], typos fixed: and and → and using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''The Foster Care Council of Canada''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[non-profit organization]] comprised primarily of people who have lived in [[foster care]] and includes other members of the community who are concerned about the well-being of the country's 70,000 foster children. It is based in [[Ontario]]. ==Introduction== The Foster Care Council of Canada is an Ottawa based, non-profit organization of both current and former child-welfare service clients who are dedicated to bringing positive change to child-welfare services in Canada. ==Mission== It is our mission to seek out and involve both current and former child-welfare service clients in the process of improving the quality and accountability of child-welfare services and their providors respectively through a united, strong, representative voice. ==Objectives== We will achieve our mission by; * providing information on and involvement in the legislative process * providing information on the use of online and community based legal resources * initiating periodic events (annual conferences, public & private reunions, etc.) * launching public awareness campaigns (legislative reviews, issue/rights awareness) * publishing a newsletter (the Crown Ward) * supporting, intervening in, or initiating -- as a last resort -- legal actions where both necessary and appropriate in the public interest ==Recent Legal Actions== * Children's Aid Society of Ottawa and its Executive Director have been charged for violating section 307 (5) of the Corporations Act, RSO 1990, c. C-38, as amended * Children's Aid Society of Ottawa and its Executive Director have entered into resolution discussions * Next Court date (See Enforcement page on site link below) == Sources == * {{cite web|url=http://www.afterfostercare.ca/|title=Organization website|accessdate=2006-08-27}} [[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Canada|Foster Care Council of Canada, The]]