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By Amy Romer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After what they say has been months of refused visits with their four children in foster care, Kimberly and Jordan Joseph packed their bags and decided to walk more than 1,500 kilometres from \u201cPrince Rupert, B.C.\u201d to \u201cVictoria.\u201d The couple \u2014 both Dakelh (Carrier) \u2014 say they\u2019re raising awareness about the lack of support for birth parents resulting in too many kids in the country\u2019s child welfare system. During their 75-day journey, they met dozens of people with lived experience of the child welfare system, visited a number of Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) offices, and earned the encouragement of hundreds of supporters. The Josephs live in Yekooche, a remote community of 87, northwest of \u201cFort St. James.\u201d They said they… <\/p>\n

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By Amy Romer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After what they say has been months of refused visits with their four children in foster care, Kimberly and Jordan Joseph packed their bags and decided to walk more than 1,500 kilometres from \u201cPrince Rupert, B.C.\u201d to \u201cVictoria.\u201d The couple \u2014 both Dakelh (Carrier) \u2014 say they\u2019re raising awareness about the lack of support for birth parents resulting in too many kids in the country\u2019s child welfare system. During their 75-day journey, they met dozens of people with lived experience of the child welfare system, visited a number of Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) offices, and earned the encouragement of hundreds of supporters. The Josephs live in Yekooche, a remote community of 87, northwest of \u201cFort St. James.\u201d They said they... <\/p>\n

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