‘A better way’: An Indigenous alternative to Ontario’s faltering child-welfare system
The day Ethan learned Nogdawindamin had taken over his case is etched in his mind.
On the long drive back to Sault Ste. Marie, Ethan and his brother sat in the car’s back seat and turned to each other. “We both said, ‘It’s over. We don’t gotta worry about it anymore.’”In the years that followed, Nogdawindamin grew with incredible urgency — from 115 staff in 2017 to 380 today. Immediately, kids who had been placed in group homes were returned to live with relatives or community members.How one Ontario child-welfare agency is fighting to fix a broken system
High-needs youth with developmental or behavioural challenges are now given therapy to help develop coping and social skills. Their caregivers are supported by parenting coaches.
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