What does VIF stand for?

Vanier Institute of the Family (Institut Vanier de la Famille - Canada)

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In 1969, Mary was appointed to the Vanier Institute of the Family, a charitable organization that works to promote the well being of Canadian families.

Mary Cousins: educator and activist worked to improve lives of Inuit ...

The Vanier Institute of the Family defines family as any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth and/or adoption, or placement and who, together, assume responsibilities for some of the following: * Physical maintenance and care of group members; * Addition of new members through procreation or adoption; * Socialization of children; * Social control of members; * Production, consumption, distribution of goods and services; and, * Nurturing--love.

Our families--traditional

Hutcheon later served as a research advisor to the Health Promotion Branch of the Canadian Department of Health and Welfare and, following early retirement from university teaching, served as a research consultant and as a director of the Vanier Institute of the Family.

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