Social worker knows power of cultural connections

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Innovative program connecting Aboriginal children in foster care with their heritage and culture.

Sabrina Williams sees the transformative power of connecting aboriginal children in foster care to their lineage, communities and cultural traditions in her work time and again. “Finding out who you are and where you come from gives a person a sense of completeness, a place to start,” said Williams, the cultural programs co-ordinator at Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services, the View Royal-based hub for urban aboriginal social services in Greater Victoria.

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Source: Times Colonist

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