The newest petition launched by the $10aDay Campaign expresses appreciation for the BC government’s bold steps to address the child care situation in BC. The government is lowering parent fees, raising educator wages and education, and creating more licensed spaces. $10aDay Campaign thanks everyone who has participated in the campaign MORE
Last Friday, First Call submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Labour and The Law Institute of B.C. calling for better government protection for children who are working. First Call’s recommendations provide a framework for the B.C. government to develop employment standards consistent with Canada’s commitment to establish 16 as the age for MORE
StarMetro Vancouver: Children being injured on the job: child advocates call for better labour standards CBC News: B.C. labour laws need serious reform, workers’ advocates say CTV News: New report highlights ‘alarming’ state of Canadian kids’ well-being The Kingston Whig Standard: Mental health and obesity, along with math and reading, are issues facing kids MORE
Thank you to Amy Lubik for sourcing the article. In 2015, a group of researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health conducted a study on children under the age of one at well child cares. The study investigated if systemically screening for unmet basic needs and providing simple MORE
The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) published a paper titled Understanding Social Work and Child Welfare: Canadian Survey and Interviews with Child Welfare Experts earlier this month. The research took two main forms: a nation-wide, bilingual survey completed by more than 3,200 social workers, as well as interviews with child-welfare leaders MORE
The UBC Faculty of Education and the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada are pleased to announce the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. The distinguished speaker for the event is Marta Santos Pais, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. The event is on September 13, 2018 and RSVPs MORE
BC Local News: COLUMN: Child poverty still a problem in B.C. CBC News: B.C. First Nation secures federal funding for plan to keep children out of foster care CBC News: Mom says flight attendant told her to keep toddler with autism quiet CBC News: Downtown Eastside daycare closing after failing to meet city grant MORE
The Greater Nanaimo Early Years Partnership released their third State of the Child Report that supports investments in the first years of a child’s life and highlights how the community supports the positive development of young people. It provides an overview of the situations of family and economic wellbeing, health and wellness, MORE
The ParticipACTION Report Card is a comprehensive assessment of child and youth physical activity in Canada. This year’s report card gave Canadian children and youth a D+ for overall physical activity. Only 35% of 5-17 year olds and 62% of 3-4 year olds meet the physical activity recommendation. The report graded various MORE
The #AllonBoard campaign has launched a petition calling on Metro Vancouver for affordable and accessible transit. The campaign advocates for: Free transit for all children and youth 0-18 Sliding scale monthly pass system based on income They also advocate for a social justice and poverty reduction mandate for Translink, non-stigmatizing affordability measures, fare evasion MORE
Join Elizabeth Fry in calling on the Government of Canada to ensure the rights of homeless and other vulnerable children are protected. EFry calls on the federal government for: Children in informal living arrangements to be eligible to receive the Canada Child Benefit and Child Special Allowances. That children who MORE
Media Release For immediate release July 6, 2018 Opinion Survey Finds Most British Columbians Unaware That Children Allowed to Work at 12 Years of Age Vancouver – A June public opinion survey commissioned by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition found that only 6% of British Columbians could MORE
Join Elizabeth Fry in calling on the Government of Canada to ensure the rights of homeless and other vulnerable children are protected. The government’s current rules and delivery of financial programs do not often reach Canada’s poorest children due to lack of access. EFry calls on the federal government to MORE
Canada will submit its 5th/6th report on children rights in Canada to the United Nations in September 2018. In advance of the release, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children is focusing on five basic rights for children aged 0-18. Each right is associated with a summary, previous recommendations, MORE
Canada’s first federal Poverty Reduction Strategy is expected to be released within the next few weeks. Campaign 2000’s newly released child poverty data reveals a disturbing picture of the magnitude of child poverty in every federal riding. The ridings with the worst child poverty rates are home to the highest MORE