At the end of June, First Call submitted our recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services as they consider spending priorities in the next provincial budget. This year, in the midst of uncertainty about how COVID-19 has (and will continue to) affect BC’s children, youth and MORE
Media Release November 20, 2018 First Call’s Annual 2018 Child Poverty Report Card Finds One in Five Children Still Poor (Vancouver BC) Today, First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition released its annual BC Child Poverty Report Card finding that not much has changed for poor children and their families. MORE
Policy Solutions Day Successes – Speaker Announcement for First Call Fundraising Gala 2019 – Upcoming 2018 BC Child Poverty Report Card Launch – and more! October 2018 Welcome to our monthly update about First Call’s advocacy work and key developments in child and youth policy in BC. Highlights this month MORE
Welcome to our monthly update about First Call’s advocacy work and key developments in child and youth policy in BC. Highlights this month include: First Call Submission to Federal Budget Tent Cities: Open Letter Calls For Public Health Approach To Reducing Health And Safety Risks Welcome Nadine Gagné-L’Hirondelle Living Wage MORE
On August 3, First Call participated in the federal government’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2019 Budget with a submission that made recommendations in three key areas: Tax Fairness and Income Support Leveling the playing field for Canada’s children and youth is one of the best investments government can MORE
Welcome to our monthly update about First Call’s advocacy work and key developments in child and youth policy in BC. Highlights this month include: Child Labour Campaign in the News Requesting Priorities to Include in Election Toolkit Fostering Change Surprise Action at Pedestrian Overpass September 22nd Public Education Forum Read on MORE
Welcome to our monthly update about First Call’s advocacy work and key developments in child and youth policy in BC. Highlights this month include: First Call Presentation to the Joint Public Meeting on Transit Episode 8: As Word Spreads Podcast Launched Fostering Change Update May Coalition and Early Childhood Development MORE
On March 16, 2018, First Call collaborated with the UBC School of Social Work, CCPA, City of Vancouver, SFU, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship, Vancity, CCPA-BC, UN Association of Canada-Vancouver Branch, Centre for Inclusion and Leadership to organize the Basic Income, Social Security and Poverty Reduction Symposium. MORE
Each year First Call publishes a BC Child Poverty Report Card, analyzing the latest federal and provincial data to accurately portray the extent of child and family poverty in our province. In 2017, using the most recent available data, we found that 153,300, or 1 in 5, BC children are MORE
Published November 21, 2017, in The Province By Adrienne Montani A generational opportunity to change the child-poverty story in B.C. is knocking. The provincial NDP government and the B.C. Green party have committed to work together to design and implement a province-wide poverty reduction strategy. The new cabinet includes a minister MORE
Youth Policy Options Day – BC 2018 Budget Submission – Opioid Action Plan – and more! October 2017 Highlights this month include: First Call Youth Policy Options Day BC 2018 Budget Submission Call to increase child care outdoor play space BC Opioid Action Plan open letter First Call out and MORE
On October 24, 2017, a group of more than 60 youth from foster care rallied outside the BC Legislature to call for changes to the provincial foster care system. Earlier that day, several of these youth leaders presented a policy brief that features their key recommendations and expected next steps, MORE
First Call has submitted a written brief, Respecting Child & Youth Rights with Timely Investments, to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services as part of their public consultation to prepare British Columbia’s 2018 budget. Each fall, the Committee drafts recommendations for the provincial budget based on the MORE
Cabinet mandate letters – Fostering Change consultation – First Call member appeal – and more! September 2017 Highlights this month include: First Call meets new provincial Ministers Fostering Change youth-led policy advocacy project Welcome Dylan Cohen 2017 BC Child Poverty Report Card First Call out and about First Call correspondence MORE
First Call staff changes – Provincial election promises – Federal poverty reduction strategy – and more! June 2017 Welcome to our monthly update about First Call’s advocacy work and key developments in child and youth policy in BC. Highlights this month include: Goodbye…and hello! First Call staff changes Provincial election MORE