After fourteen years, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society is winding down our operation of the Living Wage for Families BC employer certification program. We have reached an agreement with Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) and as of November 1, 2022 VCF is operating the program. First Call co-founded and MORE
Submission to Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services First Call’s September 2021 budget submission, highlighted five priority areas for children, youth, and their families, with recommendations for next year’s budget: Poverty reduction measures and income security for families Investments in early childhood development and prevention services Support youth MORE
The Living Wage for Families Campaign is kicking off the recruitment phase of a participatory action research (PAR) project to better understand the experiences of those doing low-wage work. If you have lived experience with low-wage work OR you represent agencies, organizations, initiatives, communities, or families impacted by working poverty, MORE
Are you working but struggling to make ends meet? If you live or work in Vancouver, the Making Ends Meet Participatory Action Research Project invites your input. The goal of this project is to understand how low paying jobs, not enough hours of work, or the fear of losing a job impacts MORE
Last week, November 11-17, was Living Wage Week. The Living Wage for Families Campaign celebrated with a series of blog posts that dove deeper into their living wage calculations and what they reveal about working poverty in BC. The first blog post invited readers to learn how the provincial government’s child care MORE
The Living Wage for Families Campaign just finished releasing a series of five resources for employers. Their five resources are: The Living Wage for Local Governments The Business Case for the Living Wage Working in a Living Wage Municipality The Living Wage for Small Businesses The Living Wage and Non-Profits MORE
The Living Wage for Families Campaign participated in the BC government’s public consultation for the 2020 Budget. Our submission has eight recommendations, focused in three areas: higher wages and income supports that meet the cost of living, expanded affordable child care, and more investment in high-expense areas for all family types including MORE
This Commission is now seeking input on closing the gap between living wages and the minimum wage in B.C. Let them know you support recommendations for the provincial government to: continue to raise the minimum wage with regular, predictable increases until it reaches the living wage rate, and then index MORE
In case you missed it, the Living Wage for Families Campaign released the 2019 living wage calculations last week. The living wage for communities across BC decreased significantly this year. Even though costs are increasing steeply for rent and other basic necessities, the cost of living for many families with MORE
The Living Wage for Families Campaign will launch the 2019 Living Wage Calculations on Wednesday May 1. For those new to the campaign, the living wage is the hourly amount a family needs to cover basic expenses, and the calculation is based on a two-parent family with two children and MORE
The Fair Wages Commission launched a consultation for British Columbians to share their views on ways to close the gap between the minimum wage and a living wage. Submissions can be made in-person, via video-conference, or via email to FWC@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for feedback is May 31, 2019. Learn more about MORE
In July 2018, the Province announced the creation of an expert committee to study the potential for using a basic income approach in its efforts to reduce poverty and prepare for the emerging economy. Organizations and individuals with an interest in basic income were invited to share their input by MORE
The Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre conducted an online survey earlier this year of all staff working in centre-based child care programs in Vancouver to collect data on wages and benefits of educators and administrators. One result from the 627 completed surveys (92% female respondents) found the median hourly wage MORE
The Living Wage for Families Campaign is hiring a Research Coordinator for a participatory action research project on the impacts of low wages on individuals and families. This is a part-time role at 3 days (21 hours) per week, for the duration of the three-year project. Deadline for applications is Sunday October MORE
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