Dufferin VOCA aims to reform the Children's Aid Societies of the
province of Ontario, with emphasis on Dufferin County.
Our connection with Dufferin is now mostly historical. Our
efforts at reform through a membership drive have been outlawed
through changes to the bylaws, so reform can now only be
achieved through the provincial government.
We try to post as many documents as possible about Children's
Aid. If you are willing to give us photocopies, please call.
We welcome reports from all sources. If you are a current or
former child-protection worker or foster parent, we welcome your
comments as well. Full confidence can be maintained where
necessary.
From time to time, there are rallies supporting protection of
families and children from children's aid. These are an
effective means of getting the attention of legislators. Come
to as many of them as possible.
For suggestions on how to save your own family from CAS, try
help.
Robert T McQuaid, 705-744-6274
email: rtmq at fixcas.com
Mascot:
Our masthead shows a painting by Nicolas
Poussin, created in the 1630s and now at the Musée Condé,
Chantilly. Viewing nearly four centuries ahead, he depicted
what a child protection worker thinks is rescuing a baby from an
abusive mother. For a larger than full screen version, click on
the image below. For more art on the same theme click Herod.
Most pages on this site conform to standards for HTML 4.01 and CSS. We
warn when another format appears. You are using a
sub-standard browser (it won't recognize a child
selector). This site is developed on Linux with Firefox 4
and Opera 11, but usually works on Windows with Internet
Explorer. The host is hostgator. Artistic design is by Linda Prosh, the text is
by Robert T McQuaid. In spite of our Spartan appearance, we
have over fourteen gigabytes of material on child protection.
Please link to this site as www.fixcas.com
Here is software we suggest for reading the file formats on this site:
A new page for mobile devices with small screens shows the news page only. With positive
feedback, this will be improved and expanded to other pages.
Disclaimer:
This site links web pages posted by religious cults,
anti-semitic groups and others outside the mainstream, because
child protectors like to target them. These links do not imply
endorsement of their position on matters other than child
protection.
Other resources
The full remedy for the problems of child protection has not
been found. For those interested in learning more, there are
resources for understanding, analysis, communication and even a
good laugh.
