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
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Media Release For immediate release June 26, 2018 First Call Ranks Child Poverty in BC’s Federal Ridings and Calls for Urgent Action Vancouver – First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition ranked child poverty in BC’s federal electoral ridings based on new research from the national Campaign 2000: End 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
The Rental Housing Task Force was appointed by Premier John Horgan to advise on how to improve security and fairness for renters and rental housing providers throughout the province. Their work includes talking to the public, speaking with Manufactured home park tenants and owners, identifying options to improve security and MORE
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The Tyee: Lessons from Care: ‘We’ll Be Triumphant in Our Battle to Make This System Great’ The Province: Amy Lubik, Ben Parfitt and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: Scientific review of hydraulic fracking doesn’t go far enough The Tyee: Changes Coming — Slowly — to Indigenous Child Welfare in BC CBC News: B.C. Métis to MORE
The rate of childhood obesity in Canada has been rising steadily in recent decades and being overweight or obese impacts the mental health and well-being of children, as well as other aspects of their lives. There is unequivocal evidence that the marketing of unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages has a negative impact MORE
Canada currently ranks 25th out of 41 rich nations in child and youth well-being. While Canada’s GDP continues to grow, Canada is consistently ranked in the middle of the list and children continue to be the poorest group in Canada. There is commitment by UNICEF Canada to collaborate and address MORE
The federal Advisory Committee on Homelessness was announced in June 2017 with a mandate to provide context for homelessness in Canada and outline recommendations. In their most recent report, the committee notes specific recommendations for sub-populations at risk of homelessness. Youth homelessness was an area of specific concern for the Committee due to MORE
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In First Call’s 2017 Child Poverty Report Card, we recommended the provincial government work with local governments and transit authorities to develop a plan that will provide free public transit for minors (ages 0-18) and free or reduced-fee transit access for low income families. This week, Fresh Voices and Vancouver MORE
According to Working for a Living Wage 2018, published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ BC office, First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition and the Living Wage for Families Campaign, $20.91 hourly wage is needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver, up from $20.61 MORE
In First Call’s 2017 annual BC Child Poverty Report Card, we called on the federal and provincial governments to work together to introduce universal coverage for all Canadians for prescription drugs, dental care, eye care and hearing aids as essential aspects of health care. Last week, the House of Commons MORE