Important Community Resources
- Social Supports and Well-Being
- Foster Families Newfoundland and Labrador
- Waypoints
- Bridge the Gapp NL
- Family Resource Centres NL
- Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
- First Light St. John’s Native Friendship Centre
- Jordan’s Principle
- Planned Parenthood
- Domestic Violence Help Line 1-888-709-7090 – Violence Prevention Initiative (gov.nl.ca)
- Sexual Assault Crisis Line – Bridge the gapp
- St. John’s PRIDE
- PFLAG NL
- Trans Support NL Inc.
Foster Parent Resources and Reading Materials
- Protection and In-Care Policy and Procedures Manual
- Foster Families Handbook
- Foster Families Newfoundland and Labrador Resource Library – 90 O’Leary Ave Suite 211, St. John’s, NL
- The Innu Care Approach
- Long Journey: Residential Schools in Newfoundland and Labrador (author Andrea Proctor)
- 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act (author Bob Joseph)
- The Institute of Child Psychology
- ADHD Newsletters: Info & Help for Parents, Adults, Teachers (additudemag.com)
- Trauma and PTSD
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- Seven Tasks for Parents: Developing Positive Racial Identity – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Being Anti-Racist: A Critical Way to Support Children of Color in Foster Care and Adoption – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- The Teen Years: Brain Development and Trauma Recovery – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Silent Suffering: Responding to Self-Harm – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Understanding the Conversation Behind the Behavior – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Ambiguous Loss Haunts Foster and Adopted Children – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Helping Children Recover from Grief: Support Is Essential – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Parenting Children or Youth Who Are Sexually Reactive – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Healing from Food Insecurity: Beyond the Stash – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- How to Bond with a Child in Foster Care or Adoption – The North American Council on Adoptable Children (nacac.org)
- Supporting LGBTQ2S+ youth in adoption and foster care
- All About FASD – Resource Guide
- Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma (childwelfare.gov)
Children's Resources
Innu Resources for Children
- Innu Read-Alongs | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Circle Books – Early Primary | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Sheshatshiu Dialect | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Mushuau Dialect | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Kindergarten Social Studies | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Sheshatshiu Dialect | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Mushuau Dialect | (innu-aimun.ca)
- The Adventures of Uapikun | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Writing Workshop Books | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Naskapi Books | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Labrador myths and legends | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Oral Stories of the Innu | (innu-aimun.ca)
- Nutaui’s Cap https://youtu.be/TCUPfqaIk8Y?si=GneMCmJbm0kYz3_c
- Nutshimit: In the Woods | Scholastic Canada Book Clubs
- dictionary.innu-aimun.ca
- Algonquian Linguistics Atlas (atlas-ling.ca)
- Innu Conversation – Free on the App Store and Google Play
- Innu Dictionary – Free on the App Store and Google Play
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