September 2013
First Call submitted this written brief to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. (Each fall, the Select Standing Committee holds province-wide public consultations on the next provincial budget, then drafts recommendations for the budget based on the input given.)
First Call’s recommendations call for a child and youth-centred budget framed within the 4 Keys to Success:
- Support early childhood development and health
- Support childhood-to-youth and youth-to-adulthood transitions
- Increase economic equality
- Help create safe and caring communities