In case you missed it, the Canadian Medical Association Journal released a blog article in February to discuss the impact of poverty on Canadian children. Cal Robinson, a postgraduate year two Pediatrics resident in Ontario, explains that Canada’s position as third highest rate of child poverty amongst 17 similarly developed countries points to the MORE
In a recent post, Marc Lee, Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s BC office, argues “There is a compelling case for the BC government to fund the #AllOnBoard campaign ask as part of their poverty reduction strategy.” The campaign calls for (1) free transit for those under MORE
In case you missed it, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-BC released a report on the #TogetherBC BC Poverty Reduction Strategy. The report outlines the flagship elements of the plan, including welcome changes to the rules for accessing social assistance (welfare benefits), which will end a number of very punitive, arbitrary and MORE
CBC Early Edition: Is 12 too young to work? Youth advocacy group pushing for changes to B.C.’s labour laws CBC News: Is 12 too young to work? Youth advocates slam B.C.’s lax child-labour laws Prince George Matters: City to study what poverty looks like in Prince George Burnaby Now: Good Girls Don’t celebrates kids MORE
This week, the government released BC’s first ever poverty reduction strategy TogetherBC setting out a number of strategies and initiatives aimed at meeting legislated poverty reduction targets including a 50% reduction in the child poverty rate by 2024. First Call is pleased to see several significant initiatives restated in this 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 Poverty Reduction Coalition is happy to announce another round of the Community Action Network (CAN) Leadership Training Program starting early April 2019. This program provides an opportunity for individuals in Metro Vancouver with the lived experience of poverty to develop their advocacy skills as they aim to increase their MORE
The Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee invites you to participate in the Skookum Lab, an initiative that is building solutions to the high rates of Indigenous child and youth poverty in Surrey. Part of the process for building community-based solutions is through the development of Guide Groups consisting of elders, MORE
Media Release For immediate release March 18, 2019 BC Poverty Reduction Strategy Offers Initiatives That Will Help Lift Families Out of Poverty (Vancouver) Today, government released BC’s first ever poverty reduction strategy TogetherBC setting out a number of strategies and initiatives aimed at meeting legislated poverty reduction targets including a MORE
Too many parents and guardians in Canada still can’t find affordable child care for their kids – with today’s young families still relying on the patchwork of inadequate solutions of their parents’ generation. Child Care Now is hosting The Affordable Child Care for All Plan that calls for accessible child care for MORE
Spotlight: Child Welfare is a collaborative journalism project that aims to deepen and improve reporting on B.C.’s child welfare system. Their goals are to produce in-depth, nuanced, data-driven and solutions‑oriented reporting about B.C.’s child‑welfare system, and to develop a model for collaborative journalism projects that folks can use in other regions MORE
The big news for families with children is that starting in October 2020 a new B.C. Child Opportunity Benefit will replace the Early Childhood Tax benefit. In our annual Child Poverty Report Card we have been calling for improvements to this benefit for years. BC is the only province MORE
The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition collaborated with partners in developing a discussion paper based on key concerns and observations collected over years of working on assistance issues with people seeking MCFD services. The paper includes 31 specific and achievable recommendations for the Ministry so that those seeking help have their needs met MORE
Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount2018 Report includes powerful recommendations to governments including a call to Support the Creation of Standardized, Affordable Early Learning and Childcare Across the Country. Read the full report and four public policy recommendations that would decrease Canadians’ reliance on food banks. In BC, 31% of food bank users were families with MORE
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is seeking presenters for the 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Edmonton, Alberta – November 4-6, 2019. They are inviting proposal submissions on a range of topics including Youth Homelessness. Apply online here.