Last week’s ‘Building on Success’ conference was a big success. Over two days, The Federation and MCFD brought together practitioners and leaders from across the province—and across the sector—to examine […]
Below is the full text of the 2017 Select Standing Committee Presentation submitted by The Federation of Community Social Services of BC. 2017 Select Standing Committee Presentation Thank you for […]
Earlier this week, I stood before the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government services on behalf of all Federation members. I explained to them the importance of community social […]
Earlier this month, BC’s NDP government released their first budget which mapped out an initial financial plan for our province. I was, like many of you, happy to see new social spending […]
Last Friday, like so many of you, I was thrilled to hear that the Provincial Government has expanded it’s tuition waiver program to include all 25 of BC’s public post-secondary institutions. It is […]
This is the first iteration of the new and improved Federation research bulletins. This member service reviews and shares research that explains, analyzes and addresses issues related to what’s going on in […]
We are a sector that takes care of people. In order for us to do that job well, we need to also take care our organizations and the people that […]
Last week, BC Premier John Horgan released the mandate letters sent to each newly appointed Cabinet Minister as well as select Ministers of State. These letters (and additional information about each […]
Last week in this space I briefly touched on some new developments with the Leadership 2020 program. This week, I want to go into more detail about what the future […]
This space is often devoted to The Federation’s goals, our strategic priorities, and our responses to the news and issues that affect our members. And many of these goals and […]