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ARC:Anti-Black Racism and Child Welfare

Information, links, and resources related to anti-Black racism in child welfare and achieving equity for African Canadian children, youth, and families

Organizations and websites

HairStory
Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
This non-profit community legal clinic delivers legal aid services to low and no income Black/African Canadians in Ontario
Black Youth Helpline
ByBlacks: Black Youth and Family Services
Directory of African Canadian health and community service providers
Pathways to Care
Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators (ONABSE)
National Association of Black Social Workers (U.S.)
Black Community Action Network (BCAN) of Peel
Black Health Alliance

Collections of resources

One Vision One Voice
YouthREX: Doing Right Together for Black Youth
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute: Racial equity resources
Resources to support child welfare staff and leaders as they confront implicit bias, implement system changes, and work to achieve racial equity within their organizations and across systems
Children's Aid Society of Hamilton: So you want to learn about race?
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200626205007/https://www.hamiltoncas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AntiRacistResourcesFinal.pdf
Phoenix Youth Programs: Learning about racism resources
National Museum of African American History & Culture: Talking about race
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Working With African-American Families
Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal: Ethno-cultural