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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 19
A Winnipeg child welfare worker says she can t properly meet the demands of all of her clients because of her high caseload. (Novikov Alex/Shutterstock)
Though she is the lifeline for about 30 kids in Manitoba s child welfare system, a Winnipeg CFS worker says she doesn t even have a work cellphone clients can reach her on.
Two new children in care have recently been added to her caseload, but she hasn t had time to meet them yet. Some of her other clients haven t had an in-person visit in months. It s absolute insanity, is what it is, said the Child and Family Services worker, who CBC News is not identifying to protect her from repercussions for speaking out.
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Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark
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The Manitoba Government is terminating its agreement with a Brandon company to provide housing for youth in care, saying a third-party report led to an investigation that discovered significant financial deficiencies.
Brightscape Endeavours’ agreement will end on June 18, a Manitoba Families spokesperson stated in an email to the Sun. The children in the care of the company will be transitioned elsewhere by the time the deadline arrives.
Brightscape CEO Jesse Dourado stated in an email that the company has just under 30 children in care at 14 homes in the Brandon area, of which 70 per cent are Indigenous, Black or people of colour.
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The Manitoba Government is terminating its agreement with a Brandon company to provide housing for youth in care, saying a third-party report led to an investigation that discovered significant financial deficiencies.
Brightscape Endeavours agreement will end on June 18, according to a Manitoba Families spokesperson in an email to the Sun. The children in the case of the company will be transitioned elsewhere by the time the deadline arrives.
A report by the CBC said that the organization has 27 youth in care at 14 homes in the Brandon area. The results found significant deficiencies in the company’s financial management and accounting policy and procedures, the Manitoba Families spokesperson said in the email. These findings are contrary to the Province’s responsibility to ensure that service providers demonstrate financial stability and sustainability.