Children and Youth, Poverty Research, British Columbia
There are two sides to the debate over child poverty in British Columbia. According to the well-funded researchers at the Fraser Institute, the problem is exaggerated, but despite attempts such as...
Children and Youth, Education, Family, Poverty Research, British Columbia
Justice Education Society of BC and We Can BC have launched a program aiming to end violence against women and girls. They're looking for students to join their 'Youth Against Violence Team.' The...
Children and Youth, Violence, Women, British Columbia
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia
Redwire Native Youth Media Society is a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Media, British Columbia
The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance has replace its BCEA manual for a new kind of information provider, entitled, the MEIA Online Resource. You can also access the Ministry Reports and...
Children and Youth, Disability, Welfare, British Columbia
Justice for Girls is a non-profit organisation based in Vancouver promoting support, justice and equality for low income and street-involved teenage girls who have experienced violence.
Children and Youth, Violence, Women, British Columbia
Justice for Girls has a number of online resources - a Girls' Rights Card, Rights of Incarcerated Girls in BC Facts Sheet, and reports, articles and links on girls and the criminal justice system.
Children and Youth, Legal Research, Prisoners' Rights, Women, British Columbia
BC 211 is British Columbia's directory of community, social and government services. Available online or by dialling 211, where staff are available 24/7 to assist those looking for services.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Government Policy, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, British Columbia
The Friendship Centre movement is built on community support, trust, strong leadership, tradition and faith and is mandated to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal Peoples throughout Canada....
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Family, friendship centres, indigenous, British Columbia
The BCTF has created an antipoverty social justice action group to help support you in your work as teachers or social justice activists. One of our goals is to gather resources and share information...
Children and Youth, Education, Poverty Research, school, social justice, teachers, teaching, youth poverty, British Columbia
First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition is a cross-sectoral, non-partisan coalition. Our mission is to mobilize British Columbians to work together to ensure our children and youth have...
Children and Youth, children rights, youth advocacy, youth rights, British Columbia
The YWCA is seeing a growing number of mothers without legal status, many of whom have fled their relationships because of abuse. While trying to rebuild their lives and still adapting to a new...
Children and Youth, Family, family law, family law, Immigrants and Refugees, immigration law, immigration law, immigration status, immigration status, Legal Info (PLEI), mothers, mothers, non-status, non-status, service providers, service providers, sponsorship, sponsorship, Women, British Columbia
The child poverty rate in British Columbia dropped to 14.5 percent in 2008, according to the latest figures published by Statistics Canada. The number of poor children was 121,000 - or about one of...
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, British Columbia, All of Canada
Westcoast LEAF has a site that reviews rights in the workplace and personal relationships for youth. It also reviews sources of rights (government, laws and the justice system) and what we can do if...
Children and Youth, employment rights, employment rights, Human Rights, youth justice, youth justice, youth rights, youth rights, British Columbia
For the last seven years, BC has had the highest child poverty rate in Canada. These early years of poverty have been proven to have long ranging effects on children including health problems later...
Children and Youth, British Columbia
First Call has launched a new website to draw attention to the BC government's unacceptable child labour laws.
child labour, Children and Youth, labour laws, Workers' Rights, British Columbia
The social justice initiatives of the BC Teachers' Federation focus on poverty, child and youth issues, race relations, gender equity, homophobia and heterosexism, bullying, environmental issues,...
Children and Youth, Education, Ethnicity and Race, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Poverty Research, social justice, British Columbia
child care subsidy appeal, Children and Youth, Disability, disability appeal, Welfare, welfare appeal, British Columbia
First Call, the BC child and youth advocacy organization has compared child poverty statistics from 1989 and 2007. The year 1989 was the best year of the 1980s for the economy, and the national child...
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, British Columbia
