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BC child poverty rates increase after COVID, says 2023 report card

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BC child poverty rates increase after COVID, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society reports Vancouver, BC:  First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society has released its 27th annual BC Child Poverty Report Card that sheds light on the scope…

2023 Child and Youth Housing In BC Report

Unaffordable housing and discrimination stand in the way of BC children’s right to housing  Vancouver, BC: A new report released by First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society (First Call), and funded by the Law Foundation, highlights the difficulties faced…

FIRST CALL IS HIRING! 

We are looking for an experienced professional with a passion for supporting the rights of children and youth in BC as our new Communications and Development Coordinator. Application deadline: October 30, 2023 Read the full job posting here.

Making Ends Meet Report Release

August 9, 2023 Making Ends Meet Research Project Finds Vancouver Families Struggling (Vancouver, BC) Today, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society released Making Ends Meet: Low Wage Work, Poverty and Healthy Communities in Vancouver, a research report that found…

2022 BC Child Poverty Report Card Released

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…