What We Do
Cultural Identity
Resources
Supporting All Paths to Permanency
We offer comprehensive support and education services for everyone touched by permanency. Whether you're a birth parent exploring options, a prospective parent looking into adoption, an adoptee seeking reunion or support, or parents or caregivers whose families are created through permanency and need support, educational tools, or just an ear, we're here to help.
Educating on the Importance of Cultural Identity
Understanding and celebrating culture is crucial to a child's wellbeing. At Evermore, we recognize the profound impact of losing connection to birth families, which can mean a loss of culture, identity, spirituality, and personality. In addition to our adoption and permanency services, we educate families and communities about cultural significance and the legacy of colonization.
Culture is central to Indigenous ways of being and community-building. The long history of colonization disconnected many from their cultural practices, a legacy that continues to affect families today. For families adopting Indigenous children, it’s essential to understand this history and support the child’s cultural identity.
We strive to include and celebrate culture in our journey to permanency, providing education and opportunities for families of all backgrounds.
Our Resources
Our extensive range of resources provides those with a connection to adoption, legal guardianship, Person of Sufficient Interest (PSI), and kinship care with appropriate information for their specific needs, support in their process through the Domestic Adoption Orientation Program, The Evermore Centre support groups, the The Evermore Centre Library, our mentoring program and much more.
Indigenous Resource Representative
The Role of the Indigenous Resource Representative is to support families built through all forms of permanency that are searching for resources to connect to cultural resources within their region. This neutral role supports non-Indigenous parents/caregivers by helping obtain the tools needed to support their child/s exploration of Indigenous Identity. We realize advocating for programming, creating partnerships with local Indigenous organizations is key in ensuring that our families are able to connect to community and local cultural events and ceremonies.
Carol Bothwell Library
The Evermore Centre is home to the The Evermore Centre Carol Bothwell Library, an extensive Resource Centre which houses one of the largest adoption-related libraries in Canada. It offers information on all aspects of adoption and permanency-related topics for adults, children, professionals and students. The Carol Bothwell Library is a substantial resource for Saskatchewan Polytechnic, University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina students working on projects or bachelor and masters programs. An The Evermore Centre membership to the library allows for members to borrow books which are then mailed via Canada Post with all postage paid including book returns. Learn more about our library.
Conferences, Workshops & Webinars
We host and facilitate a number of adoption and permanency-related events. These events provide training and information on relevant, current topics of interest to the wider community of permanent families. Past conferences have brought renowned experts such as Cindy Blackstock, Deborah Gray, Patricia Irwin Johnston and Dr. Denise Goodman to Saskatchewan. See what's coming up in our calendar!