durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, May 12, 2022 We believe in endless possibilities. Learn more. Get involved. www.deafblindontario.com Sponsored by HOSTING AN EVENT? POST IT. PROMOTE IT. DURHAMREGION.COM /EVENTS Durham Children's Aid Society (DCAS) has announced a new initiative aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of Black children and youth in the child welfare system.fare system.f Kasserian Ingera -- The Durham Model, is the first of its kind in Ontario. Jaihun Sahak, director of equity at DCAS, will lead the three-year project in partnership with Ifarada Centre for Excellence, a community organization founded in 2018 by Nicole Perryman. "My hope for this project is it sends a clear message to the community that we're going in a different direction with child wel-ferent direction with child wel-f WHY SO MANY BLACK CHILDREN IN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM? See 'THERE'S', page 10 KASSERIAN INGERA - THE DURHAM MODEL FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ONTARIO TO LOOK AT OVERREPRESENTATION JILLIAN FOLLERT jfoller t@durhamregion.com Durham Children's Aid Society's Jai Sahak and Ifarada Centre for Excellence's Nicole Perryman have announced a partnership designed to address the overrepresentation of Black children and youth in the child welfare system. Jason Liebregts/Metroland