This month’s Member Support and Information Exchange meeting focused on a number of important topics—ECE wage subsidies, HR resources, recruitment and retention funding, CFCSA Act reform and more. You can find a summary of the member discussion, facilitation by Associate Executive Director Rebecca At ...Read More
2/10/2022: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisThe topic for this Member Support and Information Exchange meeting was Organizational Wellness. We spoke about how members and their staff are faring, asked questions, and raised some issues. This topic was chosen in response to member concerns about individual and organizational wellness and how it relate ...Read More
1/27/2022: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisThis second meeting in January was arranged in response to feedback from the last meeting and recent regional meetings. Based on members’ requests, we facilitated a discussion around promising practices for creating safety plans and continuity plans.
We were pleased to welcome Fiona Senyk from the Communit ...Read More
1/13/2022: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us for another Member Support and Information Exchange call. This was our first meeting of the new year and found us once again having to respond to ever-changing COVID-19 variants. As such, this meeting was intended to make space for what was top of mind for ...Read More
11/18/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us for another Member Support and Information Exchange call. We were pleased to be joined by Aaryn Secker of the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (CMHA BC) to provide an overview of the Workplace Mental Wellness Hub for BC and to talk about me ...Read More
10/28/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us for another Member Support and Information Exchange call. The Federation was happy to have some non-members participate in this call as well!
The goal of these meetings is to support you, our members, and to surface your policy and practice concerns, ques ...Read More
10/14/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us for another Member Support and Information Exchange call. As most of you know, Sherry Sinclair (who usually hosts these meetings) has left The Federation but has asked us to pass along a message: “Sherry wishes you all a very fond farewell and wishes each ...Read More
09/23/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us for our second Member Support and Information Exchange call this month. To honour each of us on the call, we began with a check-in question. Below, please find topics for this week:
Member Discussion
Proof of Vaccination program
National Day for Truth an ...Read More
09/09/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us on Thursday, September 9, 2021, for our monthly Member Support and Information Exchange call. Below, please find updates for this week:
Member Discussion
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Improving child and family service delivery
Free cloth mas ...Read More
08/19/2021: Member Support and Information Recap
/in Member Support & Information /by Amy MullisHello Federation Members,
Thank you for joining us on Thursday, August 19, 2021, for our Member Support and Information call. Below, please find updates for this week:
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Residential School Crisis Line
BC Restart Plan Phase III
Health and Safety Council
Inv ...Read More
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The Federation of Community Social Services of BC
102 - 739 Kings Road
Victoria, BC, V8T 1W4
T: 250.480.7387
E: info@fcssbc.ca
Reconciliation
Our committment to reconciliation and decolonization includes recognizing that our work takes place on the unceded lands of many First Nations. In all that we do, The Federation strives to create more equitable relationships for and with our Indigenous partners and community members.
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About The Federation
The Federation of Community Social Services of BC has been a provincial leader in the child, youth, adult, and family serving field for 40 years. We provide tools and supports that enable BC’s community social services to do their best work. Read more »