Entries by Amy Mullis
Issues, Advocacy, and Election Resources
This week we are sharing info about a new section of The Federation website devoted to tracking the issues and advocacy efforts we’re working on and providing Federation members some […]
Federation Research Bulletin: September 2019
This month’s research bulletin includes articles and reports about adoption, permanency, child protection case management, family preservation, women fleeing abuse, housing needs of women fleeing violence, and mobility and work […]
The Research to Practice Network: Mental Health Literacy and Community Social Service Practice
Last year, The Federation re-launched our Research to Practice Network with two popular short articles on street-involved youth and gender-based violence. This month, we are excited to share another piece […]
The MCFD/Federation October Conference in Richmond
There is very little The Federation undertakes that we do truly on our own. A commitment to working collaboratively is woven through our strategic plan and our values for good […]
Federation Research Bulletin: August 2019
This month’s research bulletin includes articles and reports about Indigenous child mental health, cross-sector collaboration and interventions, legal approaches to family preservation, the effect of supportive housing on child welfare, […]
The Community Social Services Health & Safety Council
A few weeks ago in this space, I introduced to Federation members a new initiative to support BC’s community social services sector—a health and safety council. Many other sectors and […]
Advocacy and Opportunities: The New Social Sector Roundtable
Over the past few years, one of the most intentional and important areas of focus for The Federation has been the strength and sustainability of the community social services sector. […]
Clinical Supervision Survey
This important survey is the result of a small working group of Federation members who have come together around issues related to supervision in our sector and will benchmark critical […]
2019 Annual General Meeting Recap
Thank you to those of you who attended our Conference and Annual General Meeting in Penticton last month. It was a full two days of learning, sharing, and connecting. Below […]