Child Youth And Family - Latest News [Page 2]
CYFS Rejects Dominion-Post Article
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 5:30 pm | Child Youth And Family
To be attributed to Jo Mika-Thomas, General Manager – People and Capability, Child, Youth and Family: More >>
CYF Starts Community Consultation at YJ Central
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 10:00 am | Child Youth And Family
"Child, Youth and Family staff have started public consultation on the site which has been selected for consideration for the new youth justice residential centre in the central North Island. More >>
Children’s Day a Great Success
Friday, 4 November 2005, 3:18 pm | Child Youth And Family
The Children’s Day website received more than half a million hits between August and October during the buildup to Children’s Day on 30 October. “More than 10,000 people and organisations were contacted about the day, 50,000 balloons were blown ... More >>
Foster Awareness - Support to caregivers improves
Monday, 31 October 2005, 11:08 am | Child Youth And Family
Foster Care Awareness Week kicks off today (31st October) to recognise the role of caregivers and educate others about caregiving and what it entails. The Week runs from 31st October to 5th November and is run by the New Zealand Family and Foster ... More >>
Children’s Day Just Four Sleeps Away!
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 2:41 pm | Child Youth And Family
National Children’s Day is just around the corner with children throughout New Zealand counting down to special Children’s Day events planned in their honour this Sunday 30 October. More >>
Tui The Star Of Children’s Day 2005
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 11:33 am | Child Youth And Family
The tui plays a starring role in National Children’s Day this year. Every year Children’s Day profiles an indigenous animal for children to learn more about. More >>
Chief Executive Resigns
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 3:31 pm | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family’s Chief Executive Paula Tyler has tendered her resignation from the position for family reasons and will be returning to Canada. Her resignation has been accepted by the State Services Commissioner. More >>
Rolleston facility increases youth justice beds
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 8:49 am | Child Youth And Family
A new 32-bed youth justice residence in Rolleston, Christchurch, will help address a national shortage of youth justice beds and provide a therapeutic environment for young people who offend, Child, Youth and Family Minister Ruth Dyson said today. More >>
New care and protection residence opens today
Monday, 3 October 2005, 5:30 pm | Child Youth And Family
Te Oranga, Child, Youth and Family’s new care and protection residence opens today (3rd). More >>
National Social Workers Day Arrives
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:30 am | Child Youth And Family
National Social Workers Day (28th) is a chance for all Child, Youth and Family’s staff to recognise the contribution of its social workers in improving outcomes for at-risk children and young people and turning around young lives for the better. More >>
A snippet of what it means to be a social worker
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:03 am | Child Youth And Family
Today is the second National Social Workers Day. Child, Youth and Family employs over 1150 front line social workers. Below is a short article about the role. More >>
120 new caregivers recruited in national campaign
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 8:33 am | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family has taken on 120 new caregivers from its first-ever national recruitment campaign launched in November last year. Another 60 potential caregivers are being assessed meaning that if the majority of them are approved, almost 200 ... More >>
Social Workers in Schools roll out
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 2:16 pm | Child Youth And Family
Nine social service providers have been approved to employ social workers for the expansion of the Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) programme. Following a successful tender process, these providers will employ 12 full time equivalent (FTE) social ... More >>
Contract awarded for new residence development
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 11:37 am | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family has awarded the contract for the redevelopment of its new care and protection residence in Auckland to Robert Cunningham Construction Ltd. More >>
Call Centre audio-recording calls
Friday, 21 January 2005, 3:01 pm | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family’s National Call Centre is now audio-recording calls, General Manager Operations Lorraine Williams announced today. It’s a move that she says will improve call management at both the telephone operator and social worker level. More >>
Stressing Less For Christmas
Friday, 17 December 2004, 11:45 am | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family’s Chief Executive Paula Tyler is urging families to stress less as Christmas and the holiday period approaches. More >>
Child, Youth and Family managers appointed
Friday, 17 December 2004, 11:35 am | Child Youth And Family
The Chief Executive of Child, Youth and Family, Paula Tyler, has announced the following senior appointments as part of the department’s restructuring: More >>
Next phase of Social Workers in Schools roll out
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 9:40 am | Child Youth And Family
The selection of schools to take part in the next phase of the Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) programme has been completed with 71 being chosen. More >>
Christchurch Caregiver Receives Civic Award
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 5:32 pm | Child Youth And Family
Child, Youth and Family caregiver Ana Martin received a civic award last night for her services to children and young people in a formal ceremony at the Christchurch Town Hall. More >>
Caregivers Recognised By Auckland’s New Mayor
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 6:02 pm | Child Youth And Family
Auckland’s new mayor, Dick Hubbard, used Foster Care Awareness Week as the opportunity to host a morning tea today (4 November) for Child, Youth and Family’s Auckland caregivers. More >>