The Métis Nation-BC and the Adoptive Families Association of BC

The Métis Nation-BC and the Adoptive Families Association of BC signed a memorandum of understanding Feb. 9 to help find permanent homes for Métis children and youth currently in the care in the province. There are more than 4,000 Aboriginal children and youth in care, including more than 1,000 Métis children, reads a press statement. The MOU wants to safely reduce this number while supporting these children in their families, extended families, kin, neighborhoods, and communities.

By “combining our efforts and experience to focus on Métis children and helping to find them permanent homes is tremendously valuable in MNBC’s work on behalf of Métis children in British Columbia,” said Métis Nation-BC Children and Families Minister Daniel Pitman.

The organizations will collaborate on programming and services intended to support Métis and non-Métis families who plan to adopt Métis children. “The ability to provide support services that are sensitive to the needs of Métis children and their families is important for ensuring permanency for children and youth. It also builds stability for the families who provide that permanence,” said Karen Madeiros, the Adoptive Families Association executive director.