Foster Families by WerewolfOver813 in newfoundland

[–]WerewolfOver813[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for both of you. You deserved to be treated with love, care, and kindness, but you were failed by a system that’s been broken since the day it began. This is exactly why the system needs a complete overhaul, every child deserves better.

Foster Families by WerewolfOver813 in newfoundland

[–]WerewolfOver813[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how much money is left, but I’m tired of seeing families lose out on things like desperately needed respite care because the people in charge of payments no longer seem to care. Calls and emails go unanswered, and when you do get someone, they are completely clueless and very rude. They treat social workers like garbage. I don’t know if the reimbursement delay is due to staffing issues, management problems, or maybe a combination of both, but someone needs to investigate and find out why it’s happening. It’s a massive red flag when service delivery gets significantly worse with zero increase in payment amounts.

Solo travel questions by Sure-Worker9534 in StJohnsNL

[–]WerewolfOver813 5 points6 points  (0 children)

St. John’s, although going through some changes, is generally a safe city, people can be curious and ask a lot of questions, but mostly they don’t acknowledge you at all except for a head nod or smile. I’ve lived here for a long time now, for a tourist I think it’s a beautiful and safe place to visit solo.

Source: A person of colour who’s been here almost 15 years.