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Family Services and Housing Minister Christine Melnick has announced an action plan that responds to recommendations from the Office of the Children's Advocate for improvements to the short-term shelter system for children who are at risk. The province's action plan identifies four key steps to be addressed immediately: creating 50 new spaces with foster care resources for children under age eight; establishing an implementation committee to further address major recommendations; implementing key recommendations to improve quality of care in the shelter system, such as increasing supports for shelter workers; and following through on recommendations to strengthen the system, such as hiring more staff for licensing and monitoring of shelters. With the creation of the new child and family services authorities, planning continues on the overall restructuring of the child and family services system throughout the province. This includes transferring responsibility for delivering short-term placement resources for children in temporary care. Manitoba Family Services and Housing, the four child and family services authorities, and the implementation committee will work together to ensure the delivery of culturally appropriate services.
