Welcome to the Family Councils' Program (FCP) Website. FCP offers free
information resources, consultation services, networking support and
training opportunities - to help you start, strengthen and sustain your
council.
A Family Council is an organized, self-led, self-determining, democratic
group composed of family and friends of the residents of long term care
homes.
I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Samantha and I am the new resource assistant for the Family Councils’ Program. If you have any questions or need assistance with anything related to FCP resources (such as the website, upcoming newsletter and any administrative needs), feel free to contact me. I look forward to working with all of you!
And a reminder that May 16th is the deadline for submissions for the upcoming Spring/Summer FCP newsletter. Please submit your recent event information, success stories, questions and anything else you would like to share. We love to hear what is going on with your Family Councils!
Samantha Peck
Interim Resource Coordinator
Family Councils' Program
fcpresource@selfhelp.on.ca
www.familycouncils.net
416-487-4355
Posted by Gillian @ 10:36 AM EST
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Our newsletter keeps growing. Thanks to the many contributions from family council members across Ontario, this issue is 16 pages long! To download the newsletter in PDF format, choose "FCP Resources" from the menu on the left, then select "Print newsletter archives".
Happy reading!
Posted by Gillian @ 02:38 PM EST
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Happy New Year!
The tremendous commitment and efforts put forth by Family Councils during 2007 resulted in great strides with regards to the development of Regional Networks, their recognition by government, and - as always - the local impacts of new and established Family Councils helping to improve quality of life for residents in long-term care.
FCP’s winter newsletter will be off to the printer this week. To make sure that you get your free copy… BY EMAIL: Click on the “E-newsletter” item on the menu to the left (or go to http://www.familycouncilmembers.net/list.html) and type in your email address. BY SURFACE MAIL: Contact the FCP office by phone or email and tell us your name, mailing address, and Family Council “relationship”, e.g. member (family/friend), LTC staff, or other organization.
At the FCP office, we look forward to working with all of you over the coming year!
Posted by Gillian @ 09:20 AM EST [Add a comment]
Friday, November 2, 2007
Through September and October, many Regional Family Council Networks have been busy with Regional Meetings. To find out what's happening in your region, look at the documents under "Regional Networks". They are now easy to access by region. And if you have something your Region is working on that you would like us to post, send it in!
Posted by Gillian @ 03:24 PM EST
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
New Discussion Forums! We moved some of the previous dynamic conversations to our new discussion forums. We hope you'll find these new forums easy to use and navigate. Anyone can register, and it's your choice whether to remain anonymous. Please Note: if you were registered on our previous site your old registration won't automatically convert, but do re-register and chat with us!
Posted by Regan @ 12:37 PM EST
Monday, September 17, 2007
This new site combines both our old sites so it will be easier to use and find the resources you need. Our discussion and documents areas are still being transferred to the new system, and you can still browse the existing files for references and information.
We hope you enjoy the new site and come back soon to see more changes take effect!
Posted by Regan @ 02:44 PM EST
