On behalf of our Early Childhood Development Roundtable, First Call submitted a letter to Mitzi Dean,Minister of Children and Family Development, requesting the restoration of the positions of Provincial Advisor for Infant Development Programs (IDP) and Supported Child Development Programs…
In February 2023, First Call sent a letter to all Members of the Legislative Assembly in BC about the release of our 26th Annual Child Poverty Report Card and its findings. The report contains 25 child poverty reduction recommendations for…
26th Annual BC Child Poverty Report Card Finds Government Pandemic Benefits DecreasedChild Poverty in 2020 (Vancouver BC) Today, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society released the 26th annual BC Child Poverty Report Card finding that BC’s child poverty rate…
First Call’s February 2023 submission to the federal government’s pre-budget consultation includes key recommendations from our Child Poverty Report Card including:
In response to the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s request for feedback on their July 2022 Youth Transitions Implementation Paper, First Call reviewed responses from several youth servicepartner organizations, as well as previous reports containing research and the perspectives…
On behalf of our Early Childhood Development Roundtable, First Call submitted a letter to Katrina Chen,Minister of State for Child Care, in support of the 32 Young Parent Programs (YPPs) in BC that are part of the Alliance of Professionals…
